Playoff Matchup Round 2: Thunder (4) Vs. Grizzlies (8)

We know the real the reason the griz are so good:

The no stat all star

 

Westbrook is crashing and burning. It isn't that obvious because his talent and athleticism are bailing him out sometimes. But his decision-making hasn't been this bad all season long. The guy has problems right now.

Congrats to Memphis. They are better.

 

Tony freaking Allen!

 

now that was GREAT team offense by memphis, and that beat great team defense by the thunder

 

The Thunder need to go back to their bread and butter, Kevin Durant.

 

Good ball movement by Memphis.

 

watch how KD and the rest of the thunder are playing: jumpshooting.

if you're going to allow the grizz' big men to just playing without any fouls, you're not going to win. how about telling KD and harden and the other guys to freakin' attack the basket? westbrook is the only one not playing scared and going at the rim at all times. the thunder losing this game is not on him. hopefully his teammates watch tapes and follow his lead and attack the rim

 

the thunder just aren't getting enough calls right now. every 4th or 5th possession they don't even get free throws.

 

Thunder have a 28 to 14 free throw advantage. Twice the free throws.

 

Their bread and butter includes Westbrook scoring and dishing.

 

how can people blame westbrook is beyond me? when the ball isn't in his hands, the ball just floats around outside the paint for a jumpshot

this guy is fearless (sometimes TOO much lol).

 

Westbrick is becoming a real ball hog.

If Presti is smart and Russell keeps this up he'd trade him for Chris Paul this offseason.

 

TheBillWalton: "Memphis represents a pack of determined sea otters from the Aleutian Islands, lifting large boulders together to forage its helpless prey."

 

If Memphis blows this lead they won't be winning this series.

They need to step it up

 

come on mayo. you get a nice steal and then act like the ball is on fire and just throw it right at okc on a pass that wasn't even going to set up a score or anything.

 

The rest of these guys hardly get the ball. And sometimes are getting the ball AFTER Westbrook realizes he's in trouble. Not much you can do then.

At one point Ibaka was wide open at the FT line and held his hands out hoping for the ball...he literally realizes that Westbrook is just going to ignore him and drops his hands and then stands around.

There is a difference between driving just to drive and ignoring open teammates and driving because there is nothing there similar to what Rose does.

People always want to put Westbrook in the elite class of PGs like Rose/Williams/Paul tonight shows why he isn't there yet.

 

Memphis, particularly Zack Randolph has impressed me this post season.

The rest of the team has been great, but......Z-BO is showing me real game

28pts
10rb
3stl
2ast

thats game ladies and gentleman.

Go Z-B0 GO!!!!!

 

His decision making is horrible. Once he has the ball around the free throw line forget about it, he's shooting it. He is forcing is all playoffs long

 

Maybe you don't see him enough. He is completely out of control. His talent and athleticism are covering up some of his incredibly bad judgement. His TOs have KILLED the Thunder today, as has his ball-hogging. His head isn't screwed on right.

 

Zach Randolph is a smart basketball player. What a paradox.