EPTOn May 28 2012 12:03 Looms wrote:
james who? its all manu ginobili tonight
james who? its all manu ginobili tonight
Harden has been completely off today. Manu played great.
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Roggay
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Harden has been completely off today. Manu played great. | ||
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Vindicare605
United States16125 Posts
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RowdierBob
Australia13430 Posts
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Doraemon
Australia14949 Posts
still not a fan of westbrook, hope he doesn't shoot his team out of the series... | ||
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9175 Posts
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andrewlt
United States7702 Posts
Popovich: "Are we having fun yet?" Spurs win. | ||
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RowdierBob
Australia13430 Posts
On May 28 2012 12:12 Scarecrow wrote: if westbrook continues to take that many shots OKC aren't winning this series If he's taking good shots, I don't think it's an issue. But today he took way too many dumb shots he either bricked or got called for a charge on. Volume's not so much the issue but rather quality for me. | ||
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Doraemon
Australia14949 Posts
On May 28 2012 12:16 andrewlt wrote: Coach of the Year message right here. Team is down 71-62 entering the fourth. Popovich: "Are we having fun yet?" Spurs win. gotta love pops =] i used to really dislike the spurs and they bland brand of ball they played. but huge respect for them and especially TD, parker making a HOF case for himself and we're seeing 3 HOF'ers playing near their twilight. awesome to see | ||
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andrewlt
United States7702 Posts
On May 28 2012 12:16 RowdierBob wrote: If he's taking good shots, I don't think it's an issue. But today he took way too many dumb shots he either bricked or got called for a charge on. Volume's not so much the issue but rather quality for me. Westbrook loves taking pull up jumpers off the dribble. That's one of the, if not the, lowest percentage shots in basketball. | ||
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IMHope
Korea (South)1241 Posts
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Saeglopur
Canada177 Posts
On May 28 2012 12:16 RowdierBob wrote: If he's taking good shots, I don't think it's an issue. But today he took way too many dumb shots he either bricked or got called for a charge on. Volume's not so much the issue but rather quality for me. I agree with you to an extent. However, Westbrook has Durant on his team. Durant is probably the most unguardable guy in the league right now. It's inexcusable to take more shots than him. | ||
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Whatson
United States5357 Posts
On May 28 2012 12:44 Saeglopur wrote: I agree with you to an extent. However, Westbrook has Durant on his team. Durant is probably the most unguardable guy in the league right now. It's inexcusable to take more shots than him. I kind of want Westbrook and Harden's roles to be swtiched. Harden and KD play better together I feel, and Westbrook can still provide scoring off the bench. | ||
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Pantagruel
United States1427 Posts
I thought OKC played phenomenal defense on Tony Parker, he was completed stifled for the vast majority of the game. TP was not able to stop Westbrook quite as well, but Westbrook did start chucking towards the end of the game which hurt his team considerably. Gary Neal also had a number of big baskets in the 4th quarter. All in all, this was a very important Spurs win. I felt before the series started that the Spurs needed to win game 1 but could afford to lose game 2. So far they have taken care of business. If they do end up winning game 2 I think it could get nasty for OKC. I really love this Spurs team and I hope they win the title this year. One more for Duncan would be no shame for the NBA. | ||
OneOther
United States10774 Posts
On May 28 2012 12:44 Saeglopur wrote: I agree with you to an extent. However, Westbrook has Durant on his team. Durant is probably the most unguardable guy in the league right now. It's inexcusable to take more shots than him. Eh, I don't know if I can agree with you completely. Durant is overall a player better than Westbrook, yes, but it makes more sense for Westbrook to take more shots being guarded by a smaller Parker than Durant against a good defensive player in Jackson. Thus it's not comprehensive to decide that Durant should take more shots. Westbrook certainly needs to take better shots, but I just don't believe Durant taking more shots is the answer. Also, the most unguardable player title has to go to LeBron, and I say that as a big Heat/LeBron hater. He's just extraterrestrial. Harden starting in place of Westbrook is not a good idea in my opinion. Harden plays well with just anybody because he can create shots on his own, but the Thunder need Westbrook to score/pass/faciliate and run the offense right off the bat. Spurs played the worst three quarters I have seen them play in the playoffs, yet still pulled out the win. Well-managed, well-coached, fundamental, experienced, calm, collected and deep. Best team in the league, I would be surprised if this series goes to six. (Though the youthness of OKC is a factor, I don't think it will hinder the Spurs). | ||
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RowdierBob
Australia13430 Posts
On May 28 2012 13:51 OneOther wrote: Eh, I don't know if I can agree with you completely. Durant is overall a player better than Westbrook, yes, but it makes more sense for Westbrook to take more shots being guarded by a smaller Parker than Durant against a good defensive player in Jackson. Thus it's not comprehensive to decide that Durant should take more shots. Westbrook certainly needs to take better shots, but I just don't believe Durant taking more shots is the answer. Also, the most unguardable player title has to go to LeBron, and I say that as a big Heat/LeBron hater. He's just extraterrestrial. Harden starting in place of Westbrook is not a good idea in my opinion. Harden plays well with just anybody because he can create shots on his own, but the Thunder need Westbrook to score/pass/faciliate and run the offense right off the bat. Spurs played the worst three quarters I have seen them play in the playoffs, yet still pulled out the win. Well-managed, well-coached, fundamental, experienced, calm, collected and deep. Best team in the league, I would be surprised if this series goes to six. (Though the youthness of OKC is a factor, I don't think it will hinder the Spurs). Durant is the big matchup favour for OKC in this series. Capn Jack is good, but he couldn't keep up with Durant when he was attacking the rim and kept fouling him. Only problem was the Spurs started swarming Durant as he went to the paint when Harden and Westbrook were failing to impact the game. If I have one criticism of OKC, it's that their offence can stagnate pretty quickly. They lack a bit of off-the-ball movement and can have a tendency to just watch Durant/Westbrook go iso. | ||
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OneOther
United States10774 Posts
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MilesTeg
France1271 Posts
But against Westbrook, Harden and to some extent Durant, who are guys who like to play pick and rolls and come off screens, rotation and bigs are more important than one on one matchups. Anyway I hope this series is over soon or I will have a heart attack. Especially if the Spurs keep turning it over so damn much! | ||
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Chunhyang
Bangladesh1389 Posts
On May 28 2012 14:05 RowdierBob wrote: Durant is the big matchup favour for OKC in this series. Capn Jack is good, but he couldn't keep up with Durant when he was attacking the rim and kept fouling him. Only problem was the Spurs started swarming Durant as he went to the paint when Harden and Westbrook were failing to impact the game. If I have one criticism of OKC, it's that their offence can stagnate pretty quickly. They lack a bit of off-the-ball movement and can have a tendency to just watch Durant/Westbrook go iso. Durant/Westbrook going iso is still one of the most dangerous offensive plays in the league. | ||
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