So far in game 1 Durant has showed me that he's truly the all around player.. He stepped when he needed to... Made the play with his shooting and passing and stepped on defense.. Lebron has a lot of talent, but for some reason he has a hard time stepping up when his team needs him the most. I have a lot of respect for Wade, it has to be real hard to step back and let someone else be the man and you have to be the support. Durant's demeanor reminds me a lot of Hakeem when he played David Robinson in the 95 series... He's leading his team and letting actions speak for him. T_Man
If Leborn doesn't win this year, he only has 2-3 years left in his prime..and then he'll be old as Kobe when he was in 08-09.. even tho he seems like such a young player he's only 5 years apart from Kobe.
Durant is simply unstoppable. He's a 6'10 wing player that has the reach of a 7 footer. The guy can get his shot off anytime he wants. I've never seen such an effortless scorer.
This. Westbrook is unguardable when he is aggressive, which is often. Yes, he takes many shots, but he is fearless, a guy who is not afraid to miss at key moments in a game. The hate on Westbrook here is just crazy. Luckily for him, Scott Brooks is his coach and not some internet billboard hater.
even westbrooks misses at the rim open offensive rebounds and putbacks for perkins, collison, and ibaka. okc needs him to stay aggressive.
steve was never the defender Russell is right now and Russell's ceiling is much higher than steve's I believe
Taking many shots is a good thing if you're the most efficient scorer on your team. WB shouldn't be all those shots; Durant should.
Thunder HAVE to win Game 2. They have to. I have an uneasy feeling that if the Heat take Game 2, Thunder might not be coming back to OKC with the trophy even though it's rarity these days that a home team sweeps the middle 3 games in the Finals.
Westbrook does a LOT of good things on the court that helps his team win, other than shooting, witness his near triple-double tonight. If Scott Brooks gives him the green light to shoot, who are you to question that decision?
Westbrook probably took too many 3 pointers in the game but besides that he played within the offense. He has a deadly midrange game and that driving to the hole quick pull up shot of his is almost always a quality shot.
I thought Westbrook played really well overall. Besides the little antic with Battier drawing the T, he played pretty smart. His attacking the rim is the key to throwing off the Heat defense. Sefalosha (one-on-one) & Collison (help D) came up huge on the defensive end. Durant is just the man on offense!
