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

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by GlenRice, Apr 29, 2011.

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Who will win?

  1. Thunders

    65 vote(s)
    48.1%

  2. grizzlies

    70 vote(s)
    51.9%
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  1. orbb

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    mr intangibles strikes again
     
    #1421 orbb, May 15, 2011
  2. t_mac1

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    2 straight trips to the line, hopefully this will get KD going
     
    #1422 t_mac1, May 15, 2011
  3. Yung-T

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    Maybe Shane has no time to work on his shot as he's working out so hard on his intangibles at practices.
     
    #1423 Yung-T, May 15, 2011
  4. saleem

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    Battier is a good defender but he is no longer an elite defender.
     
    #1424 saleem, May 15, 2011
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    I thought Nazr has been getting minutes because ZBo is getting everyone in foul trouble.

    Agree about Brooks though. I think if OKC falls, Brooks deserves to take a bit of a hit. Most observers thought OKC looked unprepared for what turned out to be a crucial Game 1. Couple that with the at times stagnate looking offense despite having two of the top scorers in the game and you have to wonder if Brooks is really making necessary adjustments.

    JVG mentioned this last game and I had mentioned it earlier in the series - Durant is not getting the ball in scoring positions and that's crucial for him. JVG said Durant wasn't waiting for the play to develop before making his cuts and I can buy that but I still feel Brooks is not making the adjustments to free up Durant to get the ball in "the spot". It seems the Griz know where "the spot" is for each play and crowd the entry to Durant at the spot and force him to work to get the ball a few feet away from "the spot". This is why Durant has been taking 3s from 4 ft behind the 3pt line or driving to the hoop from so far out that the defense has time to react. If Durant is coming through screens too early, then Brook has to adjust and simplify the set or change it up with some variations(backdoor cuts, etc). As it is, we are seeing the Thunder run the same play unsuccessfully 2 and 3 times in a row and smart defenders(like Battier) know how to defend when they know where the play is going....
     
    #1425 glimmertwins, May 15, 2011
  6. Shaud

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    Memphis missing a lot of open shots. Lucky to only be down 4.
     
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    Battier looks lost out there. I hope he can find his groove.
     
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  8. WhoMikeJames

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    Come on Memphis... :eek:
     
    #1428 WhoMikeJames, May 15, 2011
  9. saleem

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    He is the Teflon Don.
     
    #1429 saleem, May 15, 2011
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    OKC is lucky to be up 4 after the 1st quarter.

    That was brutal to watch on both sides.
     
    #1430 A_3PO, May 15, 2011
  11. Mr. Space City

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    this game is in tents
     
    #1431 Mr. Space City, May 15, 2011
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    Memphis in a scoring drought
     
    #1432 cavevato, May 15, 2011
  13. t_mac1

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    man these memphis players cannot make an open J to save their life

    same can be said for OKC
     
    #1433 t_mac1, May 15, 2011
  14. Mr. Space City

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    okc needs to take advantage of the fact that memphis can't hit anything
     
    #1434 Mr. Space City, May 15, 2011
  15. BleedRocketsRed

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    Randolph needs to come in ASAP.
     
    #1435 BleedRocketsRed, May 15, 2011
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    Cook better not see one minute in the 2nd half. Wow. Good thing he's guarding Shane.
     
    #1436 A_3PO, May 15, 2011
  17. WhoMikeJames

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    Who does Cook think he is?
     
    #1437 WhoMikeJames, May 15, 2011
  18. BleedRocketsRed

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    Yeah Cook been looking raw
     
    #1438 BleedRocketsRed, May 15, 2011
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    wow that's a goaltend
     
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    Wow wtf was Vasquez thinking
     
    #1440 BleedRocketsRed, May 15, 2011
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