2013-2014 NBA Thread - IND @ WAS and OKC @ LAC on ESPN

[bonafide hustla]

dudes just wanna deny greatness thats all fam

ha I don't understand the flack tho. we see the championship team's approach to the game (run offense through your best guy and everyone take the best shot) and Durant has seemed to adopt this mindset into his game . and he's wet from the perimeter and takes what's given to him or is aggressive when he's hot. Add the crazy handle we've seen this year and the fact that he isn't the biggest, strongest guy on the court (to have him camping in/around the mid post to interior most the time) I'm thinking why the hell can't he facilitate. he gets it in all over the court but why not start outside in. defenses look way more spaced and confused with him out there. They highlighted KD willing to pass up shots to get another guy a shot on TNT tho. I know I wasn't seeing things. ha.

 

[victor page]

Holy ****....is that Mustafa Shakur on the Thunder bench?

 

[datznasty]

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Holy ****....is that Mustafa Shakur on the Thunder bench?

Yes. Signed him to a 10 day a few days ago. Russ is on a 30 minute restriction and not playing back to backs. Mustafa was at our Tulsa affiliate a few times so we called him up, after Reggie Williams wasn't retained following his 10 day

 

[imlive365]

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Bankers life field house for tomorrow's game lol.

 

[certifiedflyboi23]

All of that effort just to get washed at home..

 

[carltonjunior]

ha I don't understand the flack tho. we see the championship team's approach to the game (run offense through your best guy and everyone take the best shot) and Durant has seemed to adopt this mindset into his game . and he's wet from the perimeter and takes what's given to him or is aggressive when he's hot. Add the crazy handle we've seen this year and the fact that he isn't the biggest, strongest guy on the court (to have him camping in/around the mid post to interior most the time) I'm thinking why the hell can't he facilitate. he gets it in all over the court but why not start outside in. defenses look way more spaced and confused with him out there. They highlighted KD willing to pass up shots to get another guy a shot on TNT tho. I know I wasn't seeing things. ha.

It's because LeBron's somehow set this standard in our minds that players that aren't diesel and cocky like him can't be great so people use that along with his lowkey personality to place a crutch on him. KD before even becoming a primary ball handler this season when Westbrook went out got his assists by playing his role. Starting to hit cutters on pocket passes, added that skid pass to the corner from the opposite elbow, give n go, etc. then when he becomes a primary ball handler you add the pick n pop to ibaka and you have a 5+ assist season.

When OKC made it to the finals, Harden was allowed to be primary ball handler and Westbrook played off ball. They should alternate and let KD do that from time to time as well, and I think it would diversify and add freedom to OKC's offense.

And yeah TNT generally seemed to refuse to give KD his props except Kenny because he has common sense. Now that most of the main cast is out they can kill all that noise

 

[Peep Game]

Blazers better be lucky it's only like 12 games left. It if were 30, they'd fall in a vortex straight out the playoffs

 

[imlive365]

Did hibbert get fined for that flop last night against Noah?

 

[awwsome]

Monta Ellis have it all

 

[alleniversonfan01]

Westbrook just be way too out of control sometimes. 

 

[carltonjunior]

 
Westbrook just be way too out of control sometimes. 

Sometimes? Man the only reason they are in this game anymore is because KD finally got his hands on the ball

 

[nelson999]

Westbrook just be way too out of control sometimes. 

Big time. If he gets the ball on a fast break, he ain't passing it

 

[$tacy]

1 particular nter is obsessed wit the pacers

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

 
Westbrook just be way too out of control sometimes. 

Dude's story since day 1 in the league

 

[$tacy]

Westbrook just be way too out of control sometimes. 

Dude needs to realize who team this is. U gotta give it to the soon to be mvp

 

[certifiedflyboi23]

No foul there

 

[victor page]

Kicking your leg out on 3 point attempts needs to fall under flopping.

 

[carltonjunior]

At the same time, this is why you also need Westbrook to win a championship.

 

[nelson999]

Put the ball in Durants hands. ****** idiots

 

[scuse7]

 
At the same time, this is why you also need Westbrook to win a championship.

His +/- is -15 right now. Not sure they really need him.

 

[alleniversonfan01]

I mean dont get me wrong. I like the guy as a player. But sometimes you gotta just pull it back a little and be under control on Fastbreaks and some of the ill advised 3s. 

But just like now. Hes gonna keep shooting so hes gonna have a chance to redeem himself. Take the good with the bad I guess. 

 

[Vincent Van Goat]

 
At the same time, this is why you also need Westbrook to win a championship.

That's not really a question though. His weird decision making is just so mindblowing at times

 

[datznasty]

KD never turns the ball over or misses shots. Brooks is also coaching a flawless game, particularly this 3 pg lineup when they have Dirk, Marion, and Wright in the game together

His +/- is -15 right now. Not sure they really need him

Barely beat the 8 seeded Rockets without him (had a 2 game headstart luckily before PatBev happened) and got smoked by the Grizzlies. Prisoner of the moment *** dudes

 

[imlive365]

If that was bosh or chalmers they woulda got a warning

 

[carltonjunior]

What I mean to say is. You take the good with the bad. You need Westbrook to win a championship, but he WILL lose you some games at the same time. It's a conundrum if I ever seen one.

EDIT: Also if you're ibaka you gotta take that to the rim man