THUNDER vs. SPURS - 2012 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS THREAD

[Jdoug312]

Quote: Originally Posted by Altimus

Anyone thinking Westbrook should have been benched in favor of Maynor or Rose for Westbrook are nothing more than simpleton fans of the NBA. Sent from my HTC EVO

Skip Bayless would disagree with you. According to him, James Harden should be OKC's starting point guard

[ajven643]

As much as I hate to say this, I dont think that OKC will win four games this series. I Think that the biggest matchup will be Parker and Westbrook, and Westbrook is too inconsistent defensively to slow him down.

[SteelersFreak]

Quote: Originally Posted by ex carrabba fan

Don't say that Alt I'm about to look back at the threads just for giggles but I'm scared of what I might find and who was saying what exactly Edit: Here's the western conference finals thread from last year... http://www.operationsports.com/forum...mavericks.html

lol people thought Ibaka was gonna be able to stop Dirk.

That thread just makes me miss last year's team.

[Hotobu]

Quote: Originally Posted by 23

Why the heck is the first game not until Sunday?

2 reasons:

#1 Sunday games get the best ratings
#2 Even if the Heat/Pacers series finishes in 6 games that series wont be over until Saturday.


As for Westbrook he takes a lot of "no, no, no yes" shots. The shots he's taking this year aren't really any different from before. They're just falling more now. First of all I'd like to see him never shoot a 3 again unless there's < 4 seconds on the clock. Also how hard is it to get a face up jumper from 15-18 feet? He's a legit star so I understand him taking a lot of these, but he takes a few too many a game when there's like ~16 seconds on the clock and he's the only one that's touched the ball.

The other thing about Westbrook this year compared to last year is that OKC has never been in any real trouble. They've won close games, but they've never been behind in a series. Let's see what happens when the series is tied, or they're down, and he's got the ball. If he goes back into hero mode and his % goes down then has he really improved?

[23]

This is what Scooby said about Russell last year

Quote:

How far they go (Thunder) depends on Westbrook's maturation. His shot selection, how he takes care of the rock, getting teammates in the right spots will play a huge role in the success/failure of the Thunder. I am really impressed by this group though. With Presti behind the scenes, this team is only gonna get better, which is crazy

The Grizz Thunder thread was better though

[SteelersFreak]

I also pretty accurately said...

Quote: Originally Posted by SteelersFreak

Crazy game, gotta give props to the Thunder though, they're going to be a top tier team for a long time and chances are they'll whoop our asses a few years down the road at some point.

I just didn't think it would be this year...

[trobinson97]

OKC in 7. It's gonna be tight y'all.

[kingkilla56]

Thunder in 4

Mark my words broskis.