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[Bam Bam Baklava]

Green can guard Love lol, he's not Adams
Bogut will struggle again but Green also gets to relax a little

No Mozgov this year, they're gonna have Channing Frye out there for stretches. Imagine that, going from Adams, Kanter, Ibaka to Frye and Kevin Love. Even Thompson is a breathe of relief.

 

[TTG]

I wouldn't make many changes at all if I'm OKC. If you can move some of the guys at the end of the rotation like Foye, that's cool, but they're right there. I mean, you cannot be any more right there than they are.

It pretty much came down to this, crazy: https://streamable.com/o9ig

 

[Mory Dunz]

Steph and his wife weird me the fuck out. I don't get the pray to Jesus shit . Like Jesus supposed to pick sides and of all things around irrelevant basketball shit.

Didn't hear what he said, but in general there's nothing wrong with praying/thanking god for a blessing.

Not sure why it matters to people here.
Like, in soccer whenever someone gets subbed in or scores a goal, or wins a match, some point upwards and pray, or if they're muslim they kneel after scoring. If that annoyed someone, that sport would be unwatchable for them lol. Their loss I suppose.

 

[CherryWoodFuton]

Any chance he will go the Rockets?

That way he can team up with his boy Harden again. Also, Rockets' defense will be more improved and comparable to GSW.

But D'Antoni is the coach tho....
He don't coach defense

 

[mjp2417]

Sad about Westbrook though, dude deserves a ring. West is too crowded, maybe he should try the Lebron special of playing in the East and giving himself plenty of Finals. I mean, if Lebron can reach it with Ty fucking Lue as a coach, there's no way Westbrook can't with Brad Stevens.

Westbrook isn't LeBron though. Bron is still the only player in the league that instantly transforms a team into a title contender

 

[Ninjimbo]

If KD did come back, where do you upgrade OKC. I cant see how the team changes for the better. Theres still that critical flaw.

It's hard to point fingers at anyone other than Durant and Westbrook. It falls on their shoulders, but man I hate assigning blame when Klay and Curry nailed like 60 threes between the two. That's a lot of points. A lot.

 

[Tom Penny]

I've got to say that defensive performance by OKC was something special. No one has given GS that much trouble in 2 years. Shots are going to feel easy against CLE after that 7 game battle.

GS will have no problem scoring. Cavs will be shooting and hitting way more threes. Should be interesting. I think Iggy and green on Lebron should be the difference. We will see.

 

[jmizzal]

Any chance he will go the Rockets?

That way he can team up with his boy Harden again. Also, Rockets' defense will be more improved and comparable to GSW.

Rockets will def be in play, they try to get every big name FA lol

 

[panthapanda]

KD can come to ATL. We'll welcome you with open arms.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

KD can come to ATL. We'll welcome you with open arms.

Atlanta has a basketball team?

 

[PadWarrior]

Did Westbrook head straight to the locker room? I saw Durant out there talking to the warriors and Adams too.

 

[chaislip3]

Any chance he will go the Rockets?

That way he can team up with his boy Harden again. Also, Rockets' defense will be more improved and comparable to GSW.

 

[victreeb3l]

I don't. Needs to humble himself and mature his damn offense.

Why? He was flailing around and turning the ball over constantly these last 3 games. Yeah he put up numbers, but he didn't lead. Reggie Jackson must have been loving it.

I mixed up WB and KD's stats. Yeah he had a pretty terrible game. I thought he performed better than I assumed but I guess him being energetic and running around got me confused.

Reggie Jackson's being petty as shit on Twitter right now too.

 

[blackaroni]

KD needs to reunite with his bff Harden.

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

you play defense for 2 reasons:
- stop your opponent from getting a shot off
- make your opponent take a bad shot

its just near impossible to beat a good team with 2 guys that regularly makes "bad shots".

in the same way Jordan's athleticism+midrange made things nearly impossible for defenses, Steph's off-the-dribble marksmanship and Clay's catch n shot ability just makes you feel helpless.

Golden State, to use a videogame reference, basically hacked the game.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

Looking forward to the shootout the Cavs try to get into with the Warriors.

 

[PeregrinSe7en]

Didn't hear what he said, but in general there's nothing wrong with praying/thanking god for a blessing.

Not sure why it matters to people here.
Like, in soccer whenever someone gets subbed in or scores a goal, or wins a match, some point upwards and pray, or if they're muslim they kneel after scoring. If that annoyed someone, that sport would be unwatchable for them lol. Their loss I suppose.

well said my friend

 

[BMO = GOAT]

Has Charles Barkley talked yet? Can't watch since im out of the country

 

[Ninja Scooter]

if OKC can ever figure out how to develop Cameron Payne and swing Westbrook over to the 2 or off the ball more often that could do wonders for them as well.

 

[VeeP]

Steph and his wife weird me the fuck out. I don't get the pray to Jesus shit . Like Jesus supposed to pick sides and of all things around irrelevant basketball shit.

I didn't see what your talking about tonight, but I'm sure he's just thanking God for his blessings. Athleticism, team, wife, child, etc.

I don't think he said "Yo God, thanks for choosing me and letting my 3s sink in"

 

[PeregrinSe7en]

Yeah, but he got pissed at Kobe and goes to Miami to proof he can win without him.

well true

when you put it that way

 

[TheAutomator]

That was it. That was the finals. OKC were the final boss. Cleveland series will seem really dull in comparison.

 

[Servbot24]

Steph and his wife weird me the fuck out. I don't get the pray to Jesus shit . Like Jesus supposed to pick sides and of all things around irrelevant basketball shit.

While you're sitting around being weirded out by another man's faith, he's using it as motivation to accomplish new heights in his field, donate to charities, etc.

 

[ViciousDS]

Has Charles Barkley talked yet? Can't watch since im out of the country

Yes, he had a decent explanation. Starting hero ball towards the end of the last 3 games ruined them. He said that they looked amazing the first half. Talked about how the team looked like they gave up and argued with each other like they were down 12 points even when they were only down 3.

 

[Timedog]

I'm legit shook right now.

 

[TTG]

if OKC can ever figure out how to develop Cameron Payne and swing Westbrook over to the 2 or off the ball more often that could do wonders for them as well.

He'll be too busy perfecting his hype man/cheerleader game in the off season.

 

[random25]

Sad about Westbrook though, dude deserves a ring. West is too crowded, maybe he should try the Lebron special of playing in the East and giving himself plenty of Finals. I mean, if Lebron can reach it with Ty fucking Lue as a coach, there's no way Westbrook can't with Brad Stevens.

For as long as LeBron is in the East and healthy, no other team will get there...unless Russ goes to Indiana lol.

I feel like a change of power is coming next season. If I were Westbrook I'd convince KD to stay for another shot at the finals together. They're almost there.

 

[panthapanda]

Atlanta has a basketball team?

Not yet but we got a top of the line practice facility and medical center on the way! #startsmallandbuild

 

[CherryWoodFuton]

Yea chill the fuck out so what if he thanks God? You probably think he doesn't exist anyway so it shouldn't weird you out

 

[TTG]

Yes, he had a decent explanation. Starting hero ball towards the end of the last 3 games ruined them. He said that they looked amazing the first half. Talked about how the team looked like they gave up and argued with each other like they were down 12 points even when they were only down 3.

Durant absolutely did NOT do that tonight.

 

[TheAutomator]

KD needs to go and join a contender. He wasted too many years already.

 

[PeregrinSe7en]

While you're sitting around being weirded out by another man's faith, he's using it as motivation to accomplish new heights in his field, donate to charities, etc.

pretty much

 

[Jarmel]

So was Curry back to form this game?

 

[ViciousDS]

Durant absolutely did NOT do that tonight.

Did not do what?

He was talking as a whole, westbrook totally tried playing hero on 3 key possessions towards the end where he just turned the ball over.

 

[friskykillface]

Wizards regressed so much this season, had they been alright KD might have considered them

 

[DietRob]

KD needs to go and join a contender. He wasted too many years already.

He's already with a contender? The lack of experience, immaturity, and not following the a game plan is why they aren't in the finals.

 

[Lionel Richie]

Westbrook isn't LeBron though. Bron is still the only player in the league that instantly transforms a team into a title contender

He's frequently been beaten by more cohesive teams with better coaches so while I agree that Westbrook (or Durant) isn't on his level, there's no need to be while Lebron the GM still holds any power.

Although yeah Westbrook isn't going East. He should though, it would be awesome.

 

[Timedog]

While you're sitting around being weirded out by another man's faith, he's using it as motivation to accomplish new heights in his field, donate to charities, etc.

This is totally relevant and he couldn't be good at basketball or donate to charity without Jesus.

 

[Redd]

Wow giving up a 3-1 series lead with a chance to win at home. One of the biggest chokes I've seen.

 

[BMO = GOAT]

Yes, he had a decent explanation. Starting hero ball towards the end of the last 3 games ruined them. He said that they looked amazing the first half. Talked about how the team looked like they gave up and argued with each other like they were down 12 points even when they were only down 3.

Yea, OKC played better last game tho they choked. I thought this game would have been close maybe OT, basing on what happened on game 6.

Charles is hurting deep down, a jump shooting team is going to the finals, beating the team he picked to win. Lol

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

So was Curry back to form this game?

He had a monster game with a bad ankle, bad knee, and bad elbow. People will never give him credit for it because he makes it look easy and they assume he's healthy.

 

[Crimson_Echidna]

While you're sitting around being weirded out by another man's faith, he's using it as motivation to accomplish new heights in his field, donate to charities, etc.

+1

 

[ViciousDS]

This is totally relevant and he couldn't be good at basketball or donate to charity without Jesus.

What the fuck.....did I miss something on faith here magically being a part of my.post lol

 

[Ninja Scooter]

KD needs to go and join a contender. He wasted too many years already.

He is on a contender. He's on a team with another one of the 10 best players in the league, a 23 year old franchise 2 way center and a fairly decent amount of roster flexibility. The only caveat is that he's in the West, but really, aside from Golden State, the West isn't exactly a powerhouse anymore. And who knows how much longer the Warriors (and Spurs) have in them. It's not the worst plan to wait. We just saw a series that demonstrated the possibility when these guys are on their game. Lots of great teams have gone through 2-3 years of heartbreak before busting through. Dirk's Mavs. Isaiah's Pistons.

 

[XxRampage07xX]

But D'Antoni is the coach tho....
He don't coach defense

Well the best defense is a good offense

 

[M_A_C]

So was Curry back to form this game?

nah only 36pts and THIS

 

[mjp2417]

Listening to Billy Donovan in the press conference, and you get the feeling that OKC sticking with Scott Brooks well past the expiration date fucked them long term. Imagine this team with a real coach circa 2012 growing up with all of this talent

 

[Lionel Richie]

For as long as LeBron is in the East and healthy, no other team will get there...unless Russ goes to Indiana lol.

Pacers are cursed after firing Frank Vogel and replacing him with Nate McMillan.

 

[PadWarrior]

The league should make the cavs play the thunder and warriors.

 

[Timedog]

edit: my bad