Game Thread: Western Conference Finals: OKC Thunder vs San Antonio Spurs

[bksballer89]

They took out Ibaka way too first I'm interested to see how soon do they put him back in and what is the score when he returns?

 

[bksballer89]

3 fouls on Perk

 

[Wishbone]

I see SA brought their refs with them.

 

[gohusk]

Wow. Hoping the new regime would actually hold the officiating to some sort of accountability but I guess Spurs/Heat is where they think the bucks are. These calls against Perkins are ridiculous.

 

[Heatles84]

The defensive rotations are so bad on OKC's side. Perk is the primary reason, as he's just too damn slow for Duncan and/or Splitter.

 

[trojanfan12]

I see SA brought their refs with them.

And the lameness begins.

 

[trojanfan12]

The defensive rotations are so bad on OKC's side. Perk is the primary reason, as he's just too damn slow for Duncan and/or Splitter.

You couldn't be more wrong. Haven't you heard? It's the refs fault.

 

[Heatles84]

Wow. Hoping the new regime would actually hold the officiating to some sort of accountability but I guess Spurs/Heat is where they think the bucks are. These calls against Perkins are ridiculous.

You call a tech on Westbrook for that?

 

[gohusk]

Wow. This officiating is unreal. Why do the refs hat OKC?

 

[gohusk]

You call a tech on Westbrook for that?

That was god awful. I think SA is the better team and would win anyway but why give them this crap?

 

[Heatles84]

You couldn't be more wrong. Haven't you heard? It's the refs fault.

Shit. My bad.

 

[gohusk]

That officiating was ghastly. I'm from flippin Seattle and hope OKC starts going 0-82 for multiple years but they're obviously getting screwed. Ibaka is back so let's get Perkins off the floor. I guess that's what you get when Stern's job is handed to one of his yes-men.

 

[Heatles84]

I've never really watched OKC since the 2011 Finals. This is the first time that I've had a chance to really dissect this team. Three things pop out at me:

1) This team is nearly perfectly constructed. Reggie Jackson's going to be good and they have Lamb as well as Perry Jones (who never plays, but he looks to have good athleticism). The two latter players don't get to play much and I put that on Brooks.
2) Perkins needs to be gone from this team, he's your weak link with the money he makes. Collins does a better job and doesn't make anywhere near what Perkins does.
3) OKC doesn't play defense worth a damn.

I'll go out on a limb and say that if OKC had fired Brooks last season and hired Doc Rivers; they'd win a title in 2015 because Doc Rivers preaches defense.

 

[bksballer89]

I never get the logic of having Westbrook/Durant on the bench at the same time unless one of them is in foul trouble. You never see Miami have Wade/James on the bench at the same in the playoffs when neither are in foul trouble unless the game is already decided

 

[trojanfan12]

Shit. My bad.

I swear, every team in the league would be 82-0 and win the title every year if it wasn't for the fucking refs screwing shit up all of the time.

The refs are clearly why the Lakers only won 27 games this year!!

 

[Heatles84]

Damn. That was all ball.

 

[Heatles84]

I swear, every team in the league would be 82-0 and win the title every year if it wasn't for the fucking refs screwing shit up all of the time.

The refs are clearly why the Lakers only won 27 games this year!!

Reason why we lost the title in 2011. Nevermind, there was another reason, but that guy has made up for it. I digress.

 

[Heatles84]

I don't know why OKC fans are saying the NBA wants Spurs vs. Heat in the Finals. You don't think ratings would soar if you had Lebron vs. Durant part two?

 

[trojanfan12]

I never get the logic of having Westbrook/Durant on the bench at the same time unless one of them is in foul trouble. You never see Miami have Wade/James on the bench at the same in the playoffs when neither are in foul trouble unless the game is already decided

Yeah, that is a bit strange. I don't recall the Lakers having Shaq and Kobe or Pau and Kobe out of the game at the same time very much when they were contending teams.

 

[trojanfan12]

I don't know why OKC fans are saying the NBA wants Spurs vs. Heat in the Finals. You don't think ratings would soar if you had Lebron vs. Durant part two?

Normally, I would agree. But after the finals that the Heat and Spurs had last year, I think there is just as much, if not more interest in Spurs/Heat.