EPTAre they looking like a 6-8th seed now? Imagine if they missed the playoffs...
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ketomai
United States2789 Posts
Are they looking like a 6-8th seed now? Imagine if they missed the playoffs... | ||
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
On October 31 2014 15:16 ketomai wrote: Westbrook fractured his hand. He and KD are probably going to be out for at least a month or more, and this conference isn't playing around. Are they looking like a 6-8th seed now? Imagine if they missed the playoffs... If they miss the playoffs coupled with how cheap the franchise has been about spending to build a contender I would predict that both KD and Westbrook are gone once their contracts are up | ||
XaI)CyRiC
United States4471 Posts
Disappointed in the Clippers game, but I'm hoping it's just first game jitters and also having to face the team that eliminated them this past season. CP3 had to be having flashbacks. | ||
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
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nbaker
United States1341 Posts
On October 31 2014 16:22 DystopiaX wrote: If there was ever a time to prove the haters wrong it's now, but the Thunder's whole offensive system was basically just letting KD and Westbrook work. If he can actually pull off an interesting system I'd be impressed, but people were already laughing at how pitiful their roster is/was. I don't think any coach could build an offense around what they currently have. It's not just Westbrook and Durant missing, but Lamb, Morrow, Jackson, McGary. Watching Telfair try to do anything is just painful... | ||
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
On October 31 2014 16:40 nbaker wrote: I don't think any coach could build an offense around what they currently have. It's not just Westbrook and Durant missing, but Lamb, Morrow, Jackson, McGary. Watching Telfair try to do anything is just painful... I know that's why I said it'd be impressive. I don't even want the system to win games, I just want to see if Scott Brooks is actually a capable coach that can draw up plays | ||
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9172 Posts
On October 31 2014 16:42 DystopiaX wrote: I just want to see if Scott Brooks is actually a capable coach that can draw up plays No way he is. I wish he had more roleplayers available so there'd be less excuses. | ||
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
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RowdierBob
Australia13241 Posts
But yeah, you'd have to think they won't win many games through November/December without WB and KD. I took a look at their schedule through those two months and generously gave them seven wins (assuming KD and WB out both months). That'd be a 7-26 start. When you think Phx missed the Playoffs last year with 48 wins, they'd have to go something like 42-7 to make it. Can't see it happening. But maybe I'm being harsh. When does Reggie get back? With him and Lamb they might be able to limp through at .400 or so? | ||
Jibba
United States22883 Posts
He's taking 2 3pters per game, which might be too high but still isn't horrible. His midrange shot is actually doing decent, and he's playing a LOT more in the paint. Granted, he's missing most of his shots in the paint (3-9 last night  ) but I'm fine with him missing those, especially since Greg Monroe has been out. | ||
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Haiq343
United States2548 Posts
On October 31 2014 17:39 DystopiaX wrote: Also i bet the thunder wish they didn't stash their pick this year lol Gotta save the billionaires a few bucks. | ||
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Scarecrow
Korea (South)9172 Posts
On October 31 2014 21:03 Jibba wrote: I know Josh Smith is going to get shit for not shooting well so far, but I actually like the way he's playing. He's taking 2 3pters per game, which might be too high but still isn't horrible. His midrange shot is actually doing decent, and he's playing a LOT more in the paint. Granted, he's missing most of his shots in the paint (3-9 last night ) but I'm fine with him missing those, especially since Greg Monroe has been out.I had the opposite impression. Watched both Pistons games due to fantasy and thought he was terrible. Took a couple of long contested two's and his usual brick 3's. Including jumpers in the paint near the ft line and threes he's shot 7/23 over the first two games. SVG needs to slap some sense into him. | ||
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FakePseudo
Belgium716 Posts
Goddayum I love this franchise. Looking forward to the Cavs-bulls game tonight. Playing on the road against a worthy opponent could make the cavs bring their A-game or at least look a bit more decontracted. Just a pithy they're playing under the pressure of back to back losses though. NB: Ok part of me enjoyed watching the cavs lose. | ||
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Ace
United States16096 Posts
OKCs cheapskate owners with their bullshit. Sad WB got hurt but I hope him and KD leave. That ownership group is terrible. ETA: hahahahahaha ![[image loading]](https://33.media.tumblr.com/b9ae61cc7229be8d7b9dd7df6de92e5c/tumblr_neah6qrFz21rcdem6o1_500.png) | ||
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
On October 31 2014 22:15 Ace wrote: Just remember in June 2012 when people were saying OKC would definitely be back to the Finals and I said "you never know, a year in the NBA is a long time." OKCs cheapskate owners with their bullshit. Sad WB got hurt but I hope him and KD leave. That ownership group is terrible. ETA: hahahahahaha Haven't laughed so hard in a while. Hilarious. OKC is def fucked, like others have said. They are going to get exceptionally behind in the standings and when everyone is back they will likely be fighting for a 6ish seed, forcing a very hard rd1 mu. I have ZERO confidence in Scotts ability to coach an effective offense in general, let alone without their best weapons. | ||
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
On October 31 2014 22:02 Scarecrow wrote: I had the opposite impression. Watched both Pistons games due to fantasy and thought he was terrible. Took a couple of long contested two's and his usual brick 3's. Including jumpers in the paint near the ft line and threes he's shot 7/23 over the first two games. SVG needs to slap some sense into him. He's taken bad shots but the number of bad shots isn't that out of line with a normal upper-tier (like >70% percentile) player. The worst misses are the good shots he's taking, which so far has been > 50% of them. People are knocking him for not shooting well, which he deserves, but his shot selection through the first 2 games is the best it's been since 2011. He's making progress to where he should be. | ||
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GeneralStan
United States4789 Posts
On October 31 2014 22:15 Ace wrote: Just remember in June 2012 when people were saying OKC would definitely be back to the Finals and I said "you never know, a year in the NBA is a long time." OKCs cheapskate owners with their bullshit. Sad WB got hurt but I hope him and KD leave. That ownership group is terrible. ETA: hahahahahaha hahaha, that's fantastic | ||
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nooboon
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bolahola
Croatia28 Posts
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DystopiaX
United States16236 Posts
On October 31 2014 22:09 FakePseudo wrote: I'm late but san antonio did the ring ceremony using alphabetical order. Goddayum I love this franchise. Looking forward to the Cavs-bulls game tonight. Playing on the road against a worthy opponent could make the cavs bring their A-game or at least look a bit more decontracted. Just a pithy they're playing under the pressure of back to back losses though. NB: Ok part of me enjoyed watching the cavs lose. Personally I hope the Bulls shit on the Cavs harder than they shit on the Knicks and Rose drops 40 On November 01 2014 01:12 nooboon wrote: KD gone, Now WB gone. Time for Ibaka to shine? Ibaka can't really create his own shot, he's more of a pick-n-pop guy. Man what if the Thunder just David Robinson to get Tim Duncan this season lol Both WB and KD should come back in time but what if | ||
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