So Wesbtrook is 8 - 11 and Durant is 6 - 19 with 6 turnovers... Not hating on Durant or anything but just pointing out that it's funny when its the other way
Another late game where Durant is settling for bad jumpers instead of going to the basket. Westbrook didn't take a shot down the stretch even while shooting 72% Skip Bayless should be happy.
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WB had 13 points in the 1st quarter but someone on the staff clearly got on him because he only took 5 shots the rest of the game. Don't laugh but Scott Brooks is coaching for his job right now. OKC needs a real coach who can put in a system on offense the generates shots. Brooks' "basic playground" system is pathetic; KD's and WB's talent is what makes it work.
WOW great find.. GREAT video I see the guy in that video understands how good James Harden could be on another team as well( so underrated)
Quodos to you. This is exactly how I feel about Westbrook. He's got lusch upstairs. Great find. Can't rep you right now, gotta spread it around.
Perk clobbered Blake Griffin early in the game to send a message and got T-ed up. The message was well-received as Griffin wasn't a factor the entire game. He played like a little lamb. (Not joking). Career-low 7 points. Harden thought he got fouled on a dunk and he yelled "And-1" too loud and too often at the ref. WB and Thabo got nailed at almost the same time after a foul was called. WB made a sarcastic comment. Thabo is usually mild-mannered but he was ticked off too. Danny Crawford called all 4 of them.
Correction: Tony Brothers, not Danny Crawford. My very serious bad. Crawford is a good ref. Brothers always has a serious attitude going on.
Now that's just a stereotype. Seriously, though, I agree about these two guys. But as a player, you gotta know the refs you are dealing with each night and adjust accordingly. Didn't hurt them tonight, but sometimes those Ts can be the winning margin for the opposing team (see Westbrook vs. Rockets).
Which is kind of sad, the moment players and teams need to start researching about referees is the time when NBA needs to review it's officiating criteria...if they even have one.
This has been true for a very long time. Nothing new. Techs are often subjective and players have to exercise common sense when guys like Brothers and (the ultimate jerk ref) Joey Crawford are officiating. Think of MLB umpires that have varying strike zones, which is much more important than how quick NBA refs call techs. As long as a guy is consistent and the players can gauge them, fine.
When they announce who is reffing the game, I always give a groan and sign when I hear two names, Tony Brothers and Violet Palmer. Joey Crawford is going to be Joey Crawford. I actually think Tony Brothers is worse than Violet Palmer.
so um westbrook has a few good shooting games on national tv and everyones hurray, now what happened last 2 games continues to chuck and lose games, its gonna cost them in the playoffs... I hope rockets match up and just let westbrook take 30 shots every game, guy is a chucker and inefficent at that and doesn't stop chucking when his off. Thunder are one of my fav teams besides rockets esp with Harden and Durant and also i really like thabo and defenders like him. I can't believe they bombed a potential CP3 for wb trade that woulda been ouch... oh ye durant goes for 44 taking almost the same amount of shots. I like that durant sticks up for his guns so eagerly to defend them but the amount of codling that team has to do just to keep him in check is ridiculous, sometimes you just gotta no who is worth it and who isnt.
