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2012 NBA Finals |OT| Good Job, Good Effort
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ClovingWestbrook
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^5 bro.^5.
MorisUkunRasik
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lawlohwhat
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nba-age, where putting a game on ice with clutch free throws is passive
mysticwhip
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so you think bron wasn't passive in the 4th last night?
I doubt that the starting lineup is going to change but running something, anything at all on offense to get early scoring if we aren't going to modify the lineup to match up better defensively must be done or this series is over.
Reminds me of Dallas last year and trying to dig out of a damn hole every game. We just can't do it against Lebron, DWade, Bosh and Co consistently.
Holy shit lmao.
Stephen A & Skip tag team the shit out of Shitbrook's ass
Stephen A continues to lay it on thick --> Skip to 1:35
So. Much. Damn. Truuf
Also, smh @ the guy arguing with him in the second video by throwing YNB's numbers in SAS's face.
Stephen A continues to lay it on thick --> Skip to 1:35
So. Much. Damn. Truuf
Also, smh @ the guy arguing with him in the second video by throwing YNB's numbers in SAS's face.
ClovingWestbrook
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Ace or Bish, h3ro and I have come to an agreement regarding Viakado > iceraven > Basketball Reasons. He shall now be called haley joel osment.
Syphon Filter
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yes he was bad.also its not really about passing,its that he takes too many jumpers when he is much better as a driver.
Dominican Power
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Bring in Nash, move Westbrook to the 2 and bring in Maynor/Harden/Thabo off the bench.
mysticwhip
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what man, he was terrible.
Part of the reason Westbrook is so stupid and apparently loves to disrupt the flow of his team so much is because apparently the head guys on the Thunder are actually encouraging it. YNB has shown some rare signs of brilliance by playing in the flow of the offense, getting everyone else involved, and still getting his at the same time. And I guarantee you the Thunder never lost a game whenever that happened.
Also, ESPN interviewed LBJ about him defending KD on the final possession. He completely denied the possibility that he could have maybe committed a foul. Shocker.
If the Thunder had Maynor in these Finals, they would 100% sweep the Heat.
Real talk.
This is true. When he's on, he's great - but trying to draw that out of point guards never works.
lawlohwhat
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He certainly wasn't super aggressive like durant was in game 1, but I wouldn't say making a couple clutch shots and sinking game ending free throws when you're a bad free throw shooter is passive.
If anything, we saw a solid all around game from him. Maybe the criticism should be that "solid" isn't enough for a player with his skill set, but passive? That's just hating.
MorisUkunRasik
Member
You can hit two shots, two FTs AND still play passive. Mediocre is better than what he did last season, still not good enough for the NBA's best player.
Did you?
I gave a pretty clear example of what Westbrook does.
I might find the exact time it happened later.
mysticwhip
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which i did say but im pretty sure he only made 1 shot in the 4th(which was a great shot and made it a 5 point game instead of a 3 point game) and the FTs were awesome it's just i wish he was more aggressive for the majority of the 4th quarter.
YNB was pretty inefficient yesterday. Why is that so hard to just admit?
He ruins their offensive flow. A lot. Can't run an offense. Doesn't run an offense.
He does a lot of things well. But i don't think he's overly skilled, and would be tyreke evans useful on a bad team. i.e. not really useful at all. He benefits enormously by what the people around him do well.
TP is also a score first PG, who runs an offense incredibly well and is a genuine floor leader.
bigmit3737
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Who is YNB?
Just been watching the later rounds of the playoffs, so don't much of teams played in the regular season.
Just been watching the later rounds of the playoffs, so don't much of teams played in the regular season.
mysticwhip
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westbrook
Did I?
I just covered it all before, during, and after the game in detail. I don't understand how Westbrook's most frequent look, a jumper off the elbow in transition, leads to a hockey assist. Tell me more.
Because he rarely drives with the intent to distribute.
Iron E Man
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OTs should just start off by saying what YNB means now.
There's also a conversation to be had about the Thunder offense.
There are no easy baskets, iso's that last entire shot clock are pretty acceptable and a lack of passing in general.
How much is Russell "ruining" their offensive flow versus Scott Brooks being a crappy coach and not preaching easy baskets?
A lot? Their offense is pretty ugly in general because he takes a fucking age to actually initiate any offensive sets.
Brooks isn't going to be judged a great coach any time soon. But the difference between harden running their offense and YNB is easy to discern.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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The Thunder's offense has been obscenely productive these playoffs despite having arguably the most offensively challenged frontcourt in the NBA, not sure their offense needs to be harped on more.
Jake Tower
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LOL. For real!
I challenge the fact that Ibaka is bad offensively, they just don't run any offense for him. But yeah, they don't get a lot of production from them.
It's the reduction in Turn Overs that has made their offense so great, as a team.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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Ibaka has some of the worst hands in the NBA, they really shouldn't be including him more.
Yes that was the only reason...
Does he? he seems capable enough to me.
Blackace
if you see me in a fight with a bear, don't help me fool, help the bear!
oooohh sh11111111t
The Frankman
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Dominican Power
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Did they make the font bigger on Gaf?
Red Blaster
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Carlton errr YNB looks short as hell in that gif lulz
Ok, so it's not just me... I thought I accidentally messed with something on my browser.
Change it back, admins!
:-/
This is great....definitely when it shows Durants face.
RedAssedApe
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Wtf...was Tony Parker banging Rhianna too? Scratched retina. lol
MiamiWesker
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What kind of twilight zone shit is this. That is EXACTLY what we Heat fans say about our offense. Wade has been our Westbrook.
Lol these teams ARE each other. When I saw that Ibaka post about stone hands... THATS OUR WARDEN
Oh lawd! Durant's face at the end is GOLDEN! XD :jnc
Vire
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LOL for real.
That's some funny shit.
Also, you guys hear about the homeless dude who got his face eaten? First words he said in the hospital after recovering was "Go Heat".