Series Thread: 2nd Round: 1) OKC Thunder vs 4) Denver Nuggets

[thunderc]

Didn't see your ending last night but seen ours do it with well more than 24 seconds left.

Well you need a beer for not having to watch that

 

[tlance]

Just a few years ago as I recall it was about a 50/50 deal, not anymore it’s pretty universal

Not fouling right away. That is not universal.

 

[thunderc]

Not fouling right away. That is not universal.

Oh I agree with that, got to defend them hard to half court, too many good things can happen not to.

 

[trojanfan12]

That is fine.

I think it is not the right strategy.

I get the logic behind the strategy...but they were fouling immediately, including when they hadn't even crossed half court. At least have them run 2-4 seconds off the clock trying to get across half court before you foul. OKC was only letting 10th's of seconds run off the clock.

 

[thunderc]

I get the logic behind the strategy...but they were fouling immediately, including when they hadn't even crossed half court. At least have them run 2-4 seconds off the clock trying to get across half court before you foul. OKC was only letting 10th's of seconds run off the clock.

They have too good of a defense not to try to guard to half court before fouling.

 

[bksballer89]

Well pretty much every coach in the league is fouling up 3 with less than 24 seconds left now days.

Just not true

 

[trojanfan12]

They have too good of a defense not to try to guard to half court before fouling.

Yep.

Oh well, if we know nothing else about the Thunder and their coach... it's pretty safe to say that they will learn from this and be better for it.

 

[trojanfan12]

Just not true

Yeah, I don't think it's as prevalent as @thunderc is implying. I think more teams may be doing it, but most of the time teams are inbounding in their half of the court which brings the dilemma of trying to "time it" so you don't end up fouling a guy shooting a 3.

 

[thunderc]

Just not true

It actually is from what I have seen recently, it’s much more true than it was a few years ago.

 

[thunderc]

Yep.

Oh well, if we know nothing else about the Thunder and their coach... it's pretty safe to say that they will learn from this and be better for it.

Yes, but it needs to happen now. To me this isn’t even the story of last night, the story is Jdub and Chet, and Hartenstein to some degree completely stoking the place up. It’s not a game late if they hadn’t.

 

[bksballer89]

It actually is from what I have seen recently, it’s much more true than it was a few years ago.

Very few teams do it like thunder aka fouling multiple times with over 10 seconds left. If you talking about under 5 seconds left then yes but you don’t see a lot of teams fouling with 10-15 seconds left

 

[trojanfan12]

Yes, but it needs to happen now. To me this isn’t even the story of last night, the story is Jdub and Chet, and Hartenstein to some degree completely stoking the place up. It’s not a game late if they hadn’t.

To be fair, neither team played particularly well. So, even if JDub, The Big Amish and Hartenstein played well, it's safe to say that if Denver plays better as well, we get a better played version of the same game.

 

[thunderc]

Very few teams do it like thunder aka fouling multiple times with over 10 seconds left. If you talking about under 5 seconds left then yes but you don’t see a lot of teams fouling with 10-15 seconds left

I’m just taking about fouling period. I see it all the time with 15 seconds though. It shouldn’t have mattered, too much being made about it. Got to move on.

 

[DJ Fieri]

That was a helluva game last night.

Didn't expect the Nuggets to steal game one.

Hope the entire series is like this.

Nobody expected the Knicks to win either....it was a great night.

 

[thunderc]

To be fair, neither team played particularly well. So, even if JDub, The Big Amish and Hartenstein played well, it's safe to say that if Denver plays better as well, we get a better played version of the same game.

Whatever, Ive watched every game the Thunder have played and when they were up 10 with normal play from those guys it was a runaway. Like it should have been the first game on so much rest against a team coming off a 7 game series. Hopefully they get it straightened out.

 

[Wamu]

Nobody expected the Knicks to win either....it was a great night.

Warriors/Twolves who's favored? Guessing Minny even though G.S. has all the playoff experience.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Warriors/Twolves who's favored? Guessing Minny even though G.S. has all the playoff experience.

Wolves are -6.5 faves.

 

[thunderc]

Warriors/Twolves who's favored? Guessing Minny even though G.S. has all the playoff experience.

Minny -6.5

 

[Wamu]

Wolves are -6.5 faves.

Minny -6.5

Thanks for the info.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Thanks for the info.

Take the W's +6.5. And I also like the Pacers +7.5, but think the Cavs win a close one tonight.