2013-2014 NBA Thread - IND @ WAS and OKC @ LAC on ESPN

[AEA18]

 

[monix23]

Spurs not missing so far...

 

[herbshuttles15]

I thought it's a shtick. He says reported like 4 times a day

OK, good....

I've seen him copy NT's rules/regulations if people curse amongst other things.

He also agreed with the Nene & Blair suspension maybe he's some type of Pacifist

 

[Air Pope]

VC w/ the master flop.

 

[finallyfamous]

who are you guys talking about?

 

[julius wrek]

Bomani Jones' tweets and 2 year old article illustrate why Brooks is terribad.

Julius F. Wrek

 

[D_eezus]

Last year Memphis beat them and the excuse was "no Russel", what will it be this year?

Russel...

I kid I kid

but this year, if OKC cant pull game 6/7 out, will BE TONY ALLEN COMPLETELY TOOK KD OUT OF THE EQUATION.

 

[Air Pope]

 
Bomani Jones' tweets and 2 year old article illustrate why Brooks is terribad.

Julius F. Wrek

Even the media are starting to turn on Brooks. Uh oh.

 

[D_eezus]

I wonder how OKC would do in the Triangle Offense??

 

[Air Pope]

 
I wonder how OKC would do in the Triangle Offense??

If Brooks is teaching it, pretty badly.

 

[sohoguy]

Based God, Scott Brooks....and probably Westbrook

Tony romo taking pics with Durant....

 

[flyerthandelta]

I dont wanna see KD momma like this and Basegod in the Cut

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[shoeking2101]

Bomani Jones' tweets and 2 year old article illustrate why Brooks is terribad.

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Julius F. Wrek

Well let's see here...He botched the series against Miami, but got them all the way to the finals. And IMO in that final, the better team won. You're only as good as your talent. And if his coaching style got him all the way to the finals, you would understand why he chose not to change certain lineups, and things of that nature. But Like I said, if we are going to give coaches credit then he has to get it I mean, he got his team to the finals, then won 60 games, then won 59 games this year. No one is going to win it all every year but results count for something.

Personally, as I've stated before, a coach is only as good as his talent and right now his talent isn't playing up to par and he's getting the blame for it. Make or miss league. TA and co. are forcing OKC into some really difficult shots that aren't going in. It isn't scott brooks that's pushing KD to the half court line, it isn't Scott Brooks shooting ill advised 3 pointers when they are down 2.

 

[D_eezus]

I dont wanna see KD momma like this and Basegod in the Cut



 

This hurt so much... i was almost in tears... COME ON KD. I cant keep going through this with him.

 

[shoeking2101]

I wonder how OKC would do in the Triangle Offense??

They would do awesome IMO no matter who's teaching it because it would force their best player (KD) to get off the rock, and catch the ball 12 to 15 feet to operate. It would also maximize the potential of the rest of the players on the team.

 

[Bert.]

Why is manu wearing Lebrons again?

now we know what team hes cheering for

 

[monix23]

Mavs staying in it, really showing tenacity...

 

[shoeking2101]

Why is manu wearing Lebrons again?

now we know what team hes cheering for

 

[eyedea]

Bomani

 

[Air Pope]

These Raptor fans make Nets fans look so bad man. Not that they need much to make them look bad.

 

[shoeking2101]

Are Collabro and Smith calling the game from Toronto? Or from Atlanta?

 

[MVP]

Well let's see here...He botched the series against Miami, but got them all the way to the finals. And IMO in that final, the better team won. You're only as good as your talent. And if his coaching style got him all the way to the finals, you would understand why he chose not to change certain lineups, and things of that nature. But Like I said, if we are going to give coaches credit then he has to get it I mean, he got his team to the finals, then won 60 games, then won 59 games this year. No one is going to win it all every year but results count for something.

Personally, as I've stated before, a coach is only as good as his talent and right now his talent isn't playing up to par and he's getting the blame for it. Make or miss league. TA and co. are forcing OKC into some really difficult shots that aren't going in. It isn't scott brooks that's pushing KD to the half court line, it isn't Scott Brooks shooting ill advised 3 pointers when they are down 2.

So it's not a coaches job to make adjustments or lineup changes when what he's been doing hasn't worked. You play the exact same way against every team? The Spurs had no answer for James Harden had more to do with them getting to the Finals, and him going ghost combined with Brooks stubbornness to adjust to the small ball in Miami is why they lost that series. Which except for the final game was very close and down to the wire.

His refusal to have any kind of creative offense, and inexplicably benching Lamb and Jones when Butler and Thabo are struggling so mightily and giving you nothing on the offensive end or even an outlet so KD and Russ don't have to do everything is a huge reason they're struggling in this series.

 

[tricky nicky]

Cannot stand Tiago Splitter. Spurs wasted all these years by not getting a real center to play alongside Duncan

 

[kingjaffejo]

The problem with OKC is it's multiple issues coming to ahead at once.

1. KD is waaaaay too passive. He is too passive on the court & off the court. No aggression.

2. Westbrook has failed to learn what Mr. John Wall has, & that is ..just because you have the physical advantage over your opponent every night that doesn't mean you play 1 on 1 every time you touch the ball. You're the point guard, you have to RAISE the level of your ROLE players.

3. Scott Brooks is too rigid with his offensive sets. It's actually quite disgusting to see what gets ran out there.

There isn't one person to blame.

 

[shoeking2101]

So it's not a coaches job to make adjustments or lineup changes when what he's been doing hasn't worked. You play the exact same way against every team? The Spurs had no answer for James Harden had more to do with them getting to the Finals, and him going ghost combined with Brooks stubbornness to adjust to the small ball in Miami is why they lost that series. Which except for the final game was very close and down to the wire.

His refusal to have any kind of creative offense, and inexplicably benching Lamb and Jones when Butler and Thabo are struggling so mightily and giving you nothing on the offensive end or even an outlet so KD and Russ don't have to do everything is a huge reason they're struggling in this series.

I'm not saying that he shouldn't have made adjustments in that final, but his rotations that year got them there and every game was extremely close sans the last one. So, he couldn't have been that bad I mean he got them to the finals, and put them in fantastic positions to win every game that series except the last one.

Creative offense is a moot point to me so I won't go into that. But Jones and especially Lamb haven't been that good at all this year when they were getting time. Hell, if Lamb was putting it down the Butler acquisition probably doesn't happen. Should he give them a shot? Probably. However, he's rolling with proven vets that have been better this year than those guys, can't really get on him for that. Besides, his rotations aren't why the Thunder are struggling right now anyway IMO.