Western Conference Finals: (1) San Antonio vs. (2) Oklahoma City

I notice Wade's post game a lot more.
Too bad Miami's post players don't have actual post games.
But considering Wade and LeBron's outstanding playmaking abilities maybe its for the better.

 

How long before Jackson bolts because OKC doesn't want to pay him? LOL.

 

Would be traded this offseason if it is a repeat of Harden.

 

It's to diversify an offense for teams who are perimeter-oriented, which Miami and OKC are.

You don't need to be Hakeem or Kobe or MJ up in there. Just enough to give the offense different looks.

Durant doing that will do wonders for OKC's overall offense. WB should consider going down there a lot more too.

 

Well, speculating about it is half the battle.
We still have no public statements from KD or WB about integrating a post game.
I remember Dwight and LeBron worked with Hakeem.
Why isn't KD reaching out?

 

OKC (like HOU) needs better plays. WB can create his own shot, but Durant had to work so hard to get his attempts up. I don't know why they try to post up Ibaka.

Then on defense, Ibaka couldn't stop Duncan in OT and they don't even try Perkins or Adams? It's not like anyone was scoring other than WB and KD.

Then Fisher, why do you want Fisher in the closing minutes of an elimination game? Brooks, you never learn.

 

San Antonio will meet the Heat and rightfully so. Pop is a magician and guiding a team consisting of players basically void of personal ego, the results are amazing. Looks like we are going to have epic finals.

 

Championships are hard to win. 2 of the top 5 players playing at the very highest level can't even get there.

That's why losing is a must. It makes the truly great players identify their weaknesses and work on them.

OKC will be scary next year. WB finally realized how scary good he is. And Durant will get even better.

 

OKC you next year

 

The only thing I don't understand is why all of a sudden they realize now?
They were a lot closer to the championship in 2012 than they were this season.
I still think they need to dump Brooks, OKC is relying on pure talent from WB and Durant alone to help them win games.

 

They need to change their game plan.

WB having to throw his body at the basket just to make shots is another injury waiting to happen.

How much better can Durant get? Max efficiency already. They need to create opportunities for others so that WB and KD are fresher in the endgame.

 

The injury already happened. Twice.
Granted it was off a freak accident, but still.
Can't believe how fast he recovered its like it never even happened...

 

he could actually have a reliable post game, be more demanding about getting the ball, and get better defensively. with his height, length, and athleticism, he should be an absolute nightmare on defense but he's just above average to me.

 

WB is who he is b/c of how he plays. You can't tell a person like that to stop. He's built like a machine. Prior to this with the same style of play, how many games did he miss? He's like the Lebron James of PGs.

Durant can get better. We thought Lebron couldn't get better for the past 3 years but he has.

Durant needs to bring that efficiency to the postseason first of all. All of his efficiency numbers dropped BIG time. PER was 22-23, huge drop from the regular season. His FT % even dropped this postseason. Better post game. Better defense. Better playmaking. The truly great players never stop improving. I expect Durant to be a beast next year.

 

OKC has the same problem as Houston. It´s about talent, no game-plan outside of WB and Duarnt bailing out terrible offensive possessions, and Ibaka bailing out terrible defense. OKC is as talented as any team in the league, unfortunately they will never play at the top of their game as a team, if a better coach is not in place.

And yes, WB takes a lot of terrible shots and Durant defense is below average, and the bench is not that good, but you can live with that if you have a coach that makes them improve over time and hides those weaknesses, because every team has them.

The worst part about this is what this means to our Houston team, when you have a GM that thinks coaching is not that important, when you have teams like SA beating more talented teams just because they have a system/coach that makes those players as efficient as possible one both ends (and yes I know Popovich is on another level but still, there is a difference between terrible coaches and good ones, we and OKC have the terrible type).

 

Umm...

 

I laughed:grin: