NBA Discussion Thread

Sefolosha was injured for most of the season, but his defense makes a huge difference. Also That Old Fish did a nice job creating a spark last night.

Pau getting 4 totally changed that game. Lakers didn't play well regardless, and I'm not sure why the Thunder are playing Westbrook and Durant the entire 2nd half in a regular season game. That seems pretty silly

I'm starting to get tired of Mike Brown. His rotations suck ass. Troy Murphy should never play again

OU wrote:

Thunder OWNED the Lakers. Playoff matchup wouldn't be any different. Tried to warn you mofos. Check out a real big 3.

I thought the Thunder were a cert last night. Warned everyone at work but 2 other guys still bet on the Lakers

bobbitt15 wrote:

Pau getting 4 totally changed that game. Lakers didn't play well regardless, and I'm not sure why the Thunder are playing Westbrook and Durant the entire 2nd half in a regular season game. That seems pretty silly

I'm starting to get tired of Mike Brown. His rotations suck ass. Troy Murphy should never play again

Upgrade at PG or not, Laker still got nothing for Westbrook. Sefolosha being healthy makes things more difficult for Kobe. Depth down low allows them to be physical. Ron Ron can't hold KD for a series. Thunder still have plenty of energy and the Laker stand no shot in a series. Lakers don't have a 3rd scorer that can hang off Harden's nuts.

The Thunder have young fresh legs and can play long minutes.

freakzilla wrote:

The Thunder have young fresh legs and can play long minutes.

KD played 43 min, Westbrook played 42 and Kobe and Bynum played 41. Even in foul trouble Gasol played 1 min less then Perkins and more minutes then anyone else on either team that I haven't listed.

OU wrote:

freakzilla wrote:

The Thunder have young fresh legs and can play long minutes.

KD played 43 min, Westbrook played 42 and Kobe and Bynum played 41. Even in foul trouble Gasol played 1 min less then Perkins and more minutes then anyone else on either team that I haven't listed.

Kobe also only shot 28% and Gasol 36%. The Thunder were too energetic for them.

OU wrote:

bobbitt15 wrote:

Pau getting 4 totally changed that game. Lakers didn't play well regardless, and I'm not sure why the Thunder are playing Westbrook and Durant the entire 2nd half in a regular season game. That seems pretty silly

I'm starting to get tired of Mike Brown. His rotations suck ass. Troy Murphy should never play again

Upgrade at PG or not, Laker still got nothing for Westbrook. Sefolosha being healthy makes things more difficult for Kobe. Depth down low allows them to be physical. Ron Ron can't hold KD for a series. Thunder still have plenty of energy and the Laker stand no shot in a series. Lakers don't have a 3rd scorer that can hang off Harden's nuts.

Kobe, Gasol, and Bynum are all pretty effective scorers

Lakers have 3 very good scorers.

They have no hope this season. I think the Laker team knows it. They are working together to get Brown out of town BEFORE the season ends.

i think thats over reacting IMO, they still have to get used to playing with Sessions. great win for the thunder tho.

Looking like Thunder vs Bulls in finals. Not the most best players but the best teams with some of the best players.

GDPofDRC wrote:

Looking like Thunder vs Bulls in finals. Not the most best players but the best teams with some of the best players.

I'll take that. Would be a great series. Don't count out the Heat though.

Or half the teams in the West

bobbitt15 wrote:

Or half the teams in the West

I can see the Lakers taking out the west but no other team is a chance.

OKC, SA, LA, Dallas, and Memphis all have a shot to me. Wouldn't be surprised by any

SA will do nothing again like last year, Dallas have no Chandler for the playoffs and will struggle defensively and Memphis had a great run last year but wont back it up.

All teams with great players and there is no clear lock in the West. None would surprise me

LOL don't be a hater. OKC is clearly the best team in the West right now. Actually they are clearly the best team in the NBA at the moment. Only team that has a shot in the West is Spurs.

OU wrote:

LOL don't be a hater. OKC is clearly the best team in the West right now. Actually they are clearly the best team in the NBA at the moment. Only team that has a shot in the West is Spurs.

Is that why Chicago has a better record? Beating the Bulls without the league MVP doesn't mean much either.

OKC is good, but slow down. I'd pick Miami over them in a 7 game series. I wouldn't count out either LAs, or the 2 good TXs teams, and of course Chicago too.

Farmer1906 wrote:

OU wrote:

LOL don't be a hater. OKC is clearly the best team in the West right now. Actually they are clearly the best team in the NBA at the moment. Only team that has a shot in the West is Spurs.

Is that why Chicago has a better record? Beating the Bulls without the league MVP doesn't mean much either.

OKC is good, but slow down. I'd pick Miami over them in a 7 game series. I wouldn't count out either LAs, or the 2 good TXs teams, and of course Chicago too.

I'm not putting weight on that Bulls win. I'm just saying they are currently the best team in the NBA. Rose isn't playing so you would be silly to call the Bulls better. But for someone to pretend like the West is wide open is just laughable at this point. There is a clear favorite.

The Thunder are the best team in the West by far.

With Rose still hurt and Thunder only 1 back. I think they steal away the best record and home court in the playoffs.

Playoffs are a different animal. I cannot stand LA, SAS, or Dallas but I'd give them all a decent shot at making the finals. While I can agree OKC is the fav, it is not like they're hands down going to run through everyone. Last year they largely had the same team and Memphis (who?) almost knocked them off and Dallas ran through OKC. Plus the meltdown between Westbrook and Durrant hasn't happened yet. When they get into it, the team suffers and Westbrook becomes more of a ball hog and pouts.

Dallas didn't run through OKC. If it wasn't for an epic melt down at home where they blew an enormous lead who know what would have happened? Also the team is full of young players who are all better then they were last season. You just don't want to give them the credit they deserve.