2025 NBA Finals: OKC Thunder vs Indiana Pacers

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Most of players on Indy's & OKC's rosters were still in H.S. in 2016.

Lebron & Steph both looked so young back then too.

 

[tlance]

Zone defense played by OKC.

Tlance, ummm I thought nobody in NBA plays it. Esp the best team.

Are ya ever right?

Is that what I said?

Nope. Try again.

Teams use it as a change of pace. Clearly their base man was getting torched. Just not enough effort and energy last night.

 

[bksballer89]

 

[bksballer89]

 

[shopson67]

It’s a joke he is still employed


Shows the extender is real

Does the extender in a game 7 have any purpose?

 

[shopson67]

SGA was worse by a lot. I really didn't think he played poorly. Which is why plus/minus isn't always useful

If he's on the court for nearly all the time SGA was playing poorly, his stats are hurt by association basically. It's definitely a flawed stat.

 

[Pastafazul]

Is that what I said?

Nope. Try again.

Teams use it as a change of pace. Clearly their base man was getting torched. Just not enough effort and energy last night.

Ya said the series would not be close

Ya said teams in NBA , players are too skilled to play zone d

you’re on a roll

 

[The Q]

Does the extender in a game 7 have any purpose?

Claim the mvp trophy??

 

[thunderc]

What I was saying last night

 

[thunderc]

No don’t like that idea, that allows a team to win in 5 with more games at home when they did not earn home court

 

[bksballer89]

No don’t like that idea, that allows a team to win in 5 with more games at home when they did not earn home court

If you’re the better team you either shouldn’t lose at home in games 1 & 2 or you shouldn’t lose 3 straight on the road

 

[logic]

If you’re the better team you either shouldn’t lose at home in games 1 & 2 or you shouldn’t lose 3 straight on the road

But the team without home court should never be in a situation where they have more games at home in a series. 2-3-2 sucks.

 

[thunderc]

If you’re the better team you either shouldn’t lose at home in games 1 & 2 or you shouldn’t lose 3 straight on the road

Just saying home court should mean at no point should you have played less games at home

 

[Stakesarehigh]

J Dub with a minus 40

Kawhi he's coming for ya

 

[tlance]

Ya said the series would not be close

Ya said teams in NBA , players are too skilled to play zone d

you’re on a roll

I said I was wrong about the series not being close. Indiana much better than I thought.

But I am not alone there.

And you are very much paraphrasing what I said about zones which amounts to a lie.

OKC plays zone very infrequently. Like maybe 2% of the time. I never said teams don’t play zone. I said zones are used as a change of pace or a strategic adjustment.

You are calling for Thibs to play zone as if you want it to be a base defense.

That would get devoured in the NBA.

 

[thunderc]

J Dub with a minus 40

Kawhi he's coming for ya

Lmao cherry picking is so much fun.

 

[Pastafazul]

I said I was wrong about the series not being close. Indiana much better than I thought.

But I am not alone there.

And you are very much paraphrasing what I said about zones which amounts to a lie.

OKC plays zone very infrequently. Like maybe 2% of the time. I never said teams don’t play zone. I said zones are used as a change of pace or a strategic adjustment.

You are calling for Thibs to play zone as if you want it to be a base defense.

That would get devoured in the NBA.

How many times did we interact about you underestimatin the Pacers success

You were so hardheaded about it simply cause they played in a different Conference

Thibs should have implemented a zone defense cause we all saw how slow footed both Brunson and towns were on d, how many games did we see the switch up , they were too slow in getting out to defend?

Cmon man

 

[tlance]

How many times did we interact about you underestimatin the Pacers success

You were so hardheaded about it simply cause they played in a different Conference

Thibs should have implemented a zone defense cause we all saw how slow footed both Brunson and towns were on d, how many games did we see the switch up was too slow in getting out to defend?

Cmon man

Not against Indiana.

They might be the best shooting team in the league and they move the ball as well as anyone.

Zone defense is not how you beat them.

Need to make shots and keep them out of transition. Make them a halfcourt team.

When OKC has done that, and when the Knicks did it…

Guess what?

They win.

 

[Stakesarehigh]

Lmao cherry picking is so much fun.

It really is

 

[ducky]

Just saying home court should mean at no point should you have played less games at home

Completely agree.

2-3-2 format was for when travel was a little tougher than it is now. That is the only reason that format ever existed. The current format is what would have been adopted had travel been easier back then because like you said "home court advantage" should mean just that.