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2012 NBA Playoffs |OT3| If he dies, he dies *wink*
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KD ain't about that life
Thats coaching. And the spurs coughed up a lot of dumb turnovers. I hardly think Thabo sefelosha will be an offensive force to start every game.
SA also shot FT's relatively poorly tonight.
A lot of things didnt' go the spurs way, and they still had a cushion.
But a lot of it will be much clearer after game 2.
Glorified G
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Black Mamba
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But I was right. OKC abandoned their athleticism in the 4th leaving WB, Ibaka, and Thabo on the bench a lot, running a lineup with Fisher and Perk together.
I also was right about FTs. Thunder got pretty close to their usual, so Dy was wrong.
And if you look at my posts, I said their athleticism affected them so far. I never clowned the Spurs. They made some tough shots and OKC missed easy ones. In the 4th, Spurs got a ton of easy shots, especially in the paint, thanks to no Ibaka and Harden defending Manu. Also said the 4th would be good, and it was. Never said OKC had the game won at any point.
But I understand you gotta take out your Dwight rage out somewhere.
cr_blah_blah
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but I spent basically my entire life in SA =(. It's hard coming into a sports thread when you don't post all the time and lay out credentials without being a douche or pandering. That's why sports threads get so insular so quick. Though this thread has been pretty cool for the most part.
It's the playoffs, this is kind of the time when fans of specific teams would want to come talk about the specific game they're watching with other basketball people on GAF. It makes sense.
LiveFromKyoto
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If you haven't seen it, just go watch it as soon as the finals are over instead of summer league or some other waste of time. It's the most badass thing ever.
it had 2 good seasons out of 5.
You can't call that of ALL TIME. unless we're crowning YNB as the best PG in the NBA of course.
The Frankman
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Because Fisher was hot. The minute he cooled down he was out.
Look at the game and compare the shots overall by the Spurs and Thunder. Spurs had much easier shots then the Thunder due to the execution and passing.
Hell, the TNT guys are saying the exact same thing.
ryutaro's mama
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Ginobli's fadeaway at the end of the first turned out to be the difference.
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How was I wrong? SA doesn't foul heavy - and that kept them from getting suckered into FThunder late in the game. It never got close again because SA played smart and kept things under control even when the whistle went crazy.
Grimm Fandango
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Nah nothing wrong with how you said it. Just the people who come in that scream they are a lifelong fan.
cr_blah_blah
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Anytime I lend someone my box set, they agree. Best of all time.
Wat.
S1, 3 & 4 are God tier.
S2 is different, but not necessarily bad, just different.
S5 is still good, the main story arc went a bit nuts. But the series ending montage nearly made me shed manly tears. That made up for the average season.
Black Mamba
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And that's the fallacy of not benching someone cuz they'r ehot. Yes, Fisher was 5/5. But he only took 5 shots. Does 1 shot every 4-5 minute going in justify what he does on defense to you? Fisher should have come out when Manu started to get going again in the 4th. That's when the game was lost. That final Fisher bucket was negated by the 4 given up due to him on the floor.
Because of the 4th. In the first 3 quarters, OKC got better looks and that's why they were up 9.
Durant was getting such easy shots in the 3rd.
I told you the end would be in between the two extremes. And it was.
TheKaeptain
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t-ara's Eunjung.
Didn't the Spurs have more than 20 points in the paint than OKC?
i guess
errr... okay
i guess
LiquidMetal14
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RealSkipBayless
Westbrook 21 shots, Durant 19. Westbrook, several out-of-control drives, missed dunk & late killer charge. I'm glad he's OKC "point guard."
Westbrook 21 shots, Durant 19. Westbrook, several out-of-control drives, missed dunk & late killer charge. I'm glad he's OKC "point guard."
BruceLeeRoy
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Your good man. We get a lot of "sudden lifelongs" at this point.
cr_blah_blah
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I remember not liking season 2 much the first time I watched, but every time I rewatch the series I like it more to the point it's one of my favorites now. It's weird.
nba-gaf is way more accepting than nfl-gaf, but they do have a professional punter posting there. Someone like Mark Madsen needs to post in this thread.
Black Mamba
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lopsided 4th does that to ya.
well, they didn't hold them to 15 FTs you implied.
Robert Fisher....smh Shaq.
The Frankman
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Obviously it did to Scott Brooks!
We know OKC has only 1.5 PGs. Harden, and maybe Royal Ivey or something. If you're not playing YNBrook, you have to play Harden/Fisher/Cook/Ivey. What defensive wizard was going to play point?
I'm not even talking the 4th, I said the whole game. OKC was hitting shots that you just shake the guys hand when he hit it. Spurs actually missed alot of shots that the normally hit/lower pressure shots.
obijkenobi
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The Thunder can't play their athletes 48 minutes a game Mamba. Spurs wore them down.
I ask because they were up double digits even going into the half :|
i implied WHAT
Breaking Bad > The Wire. Just much more consistent IMO
Black Mamba
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It was the opposite. OKC had fast break points. Durant had simple mid range shots. Dunk for Perkins.
Ginobili hit 2 tough 3s, Neal with a crazy wild runner bank from the wing. Spurs were making much tougher shots, especially in the 1st half. Harden missed some wide open easy looks.
4th flipped big time, though. Spurs were moonwalking into layups.
OKC got a few more FT paint points which don't show up. Plus, OKC makes their money at the short mid-range, anyway.
ya heard me.
BB to be canceled after next season confirmed.
The Frankman
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TNT aired my tweet!
The Chosen One
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You can tell Ernie wishes he had a mute button for Shaq.
Black Mamba
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Next season is its last season.
Also, Wire > BB. As a fan of both, not even close. Come on, now.
Agreed, black brony.
BatiGOOOOOOL
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They already had a good advantage in the paint before the start of the 4th. The Spurs have been outscoring their rivals in the paint constantly during these playoffs.
Black Mamba
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Joke post?
JOKE POST?
I'm not arguing against that. But that doesn't matter because OKC doesn't live in the paint. As long as they get the short mid-range shots, at least. Also, they get fouled in the pain a lot, which doesn't become paint points.
Having seen every single episode of both, that is absolutely wrong.
cr_blah_blah
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House got terrible once the main team was gone. It peaked at the season where Foreman getting sick double part episode WASN'T EVEN THE FINALE. That's how good House was for a moment in time.
ItWasMeantToBe19
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I liked season 2 of The Wire a lot.
Watching the fourth quarter, all I could think of was Brooks half time speech - "You guys are playing SO hard".
And at that point it was pretty much over. It was almost like Ali doing the rope a dope letting the more athletic Thunder go as hard as they could then kicking in that extra gear they've been sandbagging teams with since the all star break and making it no contest (despite the end score). The Thunder played an amazing game tonight, Durant was amazing and Westbrook most of the time did way more good than harm.
The NBA BIG Spurs commercial pretty much nails the Spurs this year in the end. Even when Splitter is doing everything he can to lose the game, even when the Spurs can't buy a three, even when TP gets completely neutralized, they throw down extra gear and out of nowhere someone is scoring in bunches. And if it's Manu? God help the rest of the league. I don't think the Spurs can lose the rest of the way unless Pop wants them to.
And at that point it was pretty much over. It was almost like Ali doing the rope a dope letting the more athletic Thunder go as hard as they could then kicking in that extra gear they've been sandbagging teams with since the all star break and making it no contest (despite the end score). The Thunder played an amazing game tonight, Durant was amazing and Westbrook most of the time did way more good than harm.
The NBA BIG Spurs commercial pretty much nails the Spurs this year in the end. Even when Splitter is doing everything he can to lose the game, even when the Spurs can't buy a three, even when TP gets completely neutralized, they throw down extra gear and out of nowhere someone is scoring in bunches. And if it's Manu? God help the rest of the league. I don't think the Spurs can lose the rest of the way unless Pop wants them to.
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