NBA Playoffs 2011 Discussion Thread

[Elite]

Thank you finally someone understands me!!!

He understands you because he has 6 favorite teams all over the country lol

 

[jonathanlambert33]

I wonder if OKC will explore trading Westbrook after the playoffs he had.

 

[Elite]

Westbrook and something for Dwight?

 

[CameronCrazy06]

They aren't trading Westbrook everyone stop...

 

[Yankees2772]

They aren't trading Westbrook everyone stop...

You're probably right, but they should...

 

[CameronCrazy06]

You're probably right, but they should...

Everyone is overreacting. This guy was an all-NBA second teamer, he just had an awful post-season. I still have faith in him.

 

[Elite]

I don't really think he'll get traded, was just throwing it out there. Dwight and KD? Holy shit

 

[DJT]

They won't trade him. But if they do it should be for CP3 or DWill, not Dwight.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Everyone is overreacting. This guy was an all-NBA second teamer, he just had an awful post-season. I still have faith in him.

Nobody is overreacting, what we're seeing in the playoffs IS Westbrook. He's just playing like 3 more minutes during the post season than he did during the regular season.

 

[DJT]

He's still not bad though. I mean last night he had a good game, scoring and rebounding wise. He'll be fine.

 

[Elite]

They won't trade him. But if they do it should be for CP3 or DWill, not Dwight.

No, if they move him they're moving him so Maynor can run the point.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

He's still not bad though. I mean last night he had a good game, scoring and rebounding wise. He'll be fine.

Eh, he still wasn't the star people make him out to be.

Bad shots all over the floor (he shot like 35% from the floor), didn't get others involved (Durant), played out of control a good bit.

 

[DJT]

No, if they move him they're moving him so Maynor can run the point.

I don't buy that. Maynor isn't bad, but he's not the guy to lead your team to the promised land.

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Nobody is overreacting, what we're seeing in the playoffs IS Westbrook. He's just playing like 3 more minutes during the post season than he did during the regular season.

No he was a great point guard in the regular season lol.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

No he was a great point guard in the regular season lol.

Good, sure. Not great though. He was never great. He's a poor mans DRose hype wise, everyone sees him on Sportscenter and thinks he is great. Don't get me wrong, I'd take him on my team, but I'll never call him great until he actually deserves it. It's time for people to stop looking at numbers and start using the eye test. I'll also say this, he is massively OVERRATED on the offensive end. He takes a lot of shots, which equals a lot of points. He isn't a good shooter and he isn't a great finisher. I also wonder how many assists he would average if Durant wasn't on his team. He doesn't (or can't) run a consistent offense.

The Thunder don't move on offense, and that falls on your leaders. Westbrook and Durant are probably the two biggest enforcers of this, if they don't have the ball in their hands, they just clear out to the corner or wing and just watch, no movement to get open at all. They just stand around. I'll also say, Coach Brooks is at fault here too. He isn't providing a second option if the first option fails, the Thunder also don't have any weakside action off the ball. Far to many times the Thunder come up and run no offense at all, or run one set and when it doesn't work, they're in trouble. One thing I've also noticed, and it has hurt the Thunder all series long, is that they don't run any sets late. The Thunder just rely on the abilities of Westbrook or Durant to get their own shot and normally it fails. This is why the Mavs were able to come back from 15 down in Game 4. The Thunder resorted to running terrible offense and everything came in a iso situation. Now when the Thunder do try to run a set, it isn't executed correctly (Durants miss in Game 4).

 

[RipCity32]

My prayers go out to Mike Miller's newborn child, damn.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

What happened?

 

[RipCity32]

Has some heart complications I think. I can't really remember what they said.
If I remember correctly, they said she's in intensive care?

 

[.infamous]

Has some heart complications I think. I can't really remember what they said.
If I remember correctly, they said she's in intensive care?

Damn thats crazy. Is miller playing tonight or no?

 

[RipCity32]

Yes he is.