2014 NBA Playoffs: Oklahoma City Thunder(2) vs Memphis Grizzlies(7)

doubt it.

 

lmfao So many excuses for Kevin Durant it is flat out sickening. What does Westbrook driving like a madman have to do with Durant struggling to shoot the ball this series?

Kevin Durant is hands down the most protected superstar in NBA history, the guy is free from any kind of blame.

 

Scotty brooks brought harden off the bench in the playoffs. He cant be as bad as a coach as i think he is. :grin:

 

Uhh... because they have Lebron. That isn't Spoesltra.

There's a reason Miami has gone to multiple game 7s, and struggle to score a ton of times in the playoffs. B/c Spo doesn't know jack.

 

but they move the ball and find open shooters...

 

spacing was not a factor in the ecf finals last year.

kd is acting like he doesn't even want the ball in the 4th. he's not calling for it. he's not moving without the ball. he's not establishing himself in the post to shoot over the shorter tony allen.

this is ridiculous. i expected the thunder to breeze by this series. all the games have been winnable down the stretch and durant was nowhere to be found.

if it wasn't for reggie jackson bailing durant out last game this series would be over.

 

nope. too many ball dominance. it's a team game. you can't have 3 alphas.

 

Look at who Miami faces in the playoffs vs. the teams in the western conference. Huge difference in competition.

 

so lebron created the offensive system...

i doubt pat riley would support spoesltra if he was incompetent.

 

yo are you kidding me dude? you prolly don't watch enough basketball do you because few years back when spoelstra was rookie coach he took the heat in the playoffs when dwayne wade was the only superstar on his team. he even beat coach pop last year's finals

 

dude, forget the matchups for a second, are you seriously telling me that a guy who is the presumptive MVP and choking big in the playoffs is better than a 4x MVP, 2X finals MVP and 2x NBA champion? I know people like KD and all but lets be real here...Miami has run the gauntlet 3 years in a row (in addition to the olympics for lebron)

 

don't mind him he's just a troll

 

it's the FIRST round :grin:

the pacers last year >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.. this grizzlies team

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Durant on not getting touches late: &quot;Sometimes you've got to be a decoy out there, and I'm fine with that ... I trust my teammates.&quot;</p>&mdash; Royce Young (@royceyoung) <a href="https://twitter.com/royceyoung/statuses/461369156189687808">April 30, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Durant needs to stop being such a beta. If he was playing here and Mchale was coach, I wouldn't even mind all the damn Isos. He needs to shoot AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.

 

yeah but harden coming off the bench is the reason why they made it to the finals couple years ago

 

Wow Kevin...comeon man. Brooks should be fired for the **** he lets go. You have the best offensive player in the game, one of the best all time actually in that regard...and you let a Chuckbrook ruin him?

 

disgusting. this is the mvp?

 

No, Lebron + Wade + Bosh make any coach competent. Ask any Heat fan, Spo's inability to adjust and pathetic offensive sets drive them nuts.

But when you have 3 stars, it hides a lot. Just like KD/WB hide a lot of Brook's ineptitude.

But you really can't blame the coach when you straight up suck. Just like you don't blame Spo for Lebron playing like a little chicken v. Dallas.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Westbrook: &quot;If they give me a 15-footer, I'm gonna make that nine times out of 10, so I'm gonna shoot it.&quot; Um. Uh. Hmm.</p>&mdash; Royce Young (@royceyoung) <a href="https://twitter.com/royceyoung/statuses/461369817455267840">April 30, 2014</a></blockquote>
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