OT: Westbrook Blows
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That last shot....
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Lamb clanking a meaningless shot to end the season, looks familiar.
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man you are one miserable dude, yeesh. why bother being a UConn fan if it brings you this much grief?
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Off the top of the backboard. Sweet.
Nobody looks better on the stat line and worse when it counts than RW.
Scott brooks cost Scott brooks his job. Guy simply cannot coach. Has zero offense instilled into this team. Defense was ok. He didn't even use his bench check the stat sheet. Made one substitution whole 2nd half and that was to put Perkins in for a rebound on a FT. Lamb/collison/butler/thabo played 9 min combined...he literally wore Durant out
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Gee my memory of Lamb is his steal and dunk to seal the San Diego State game. And helping us win a National Title.
What a surprise your memory of him is the negative though.
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Wouldn't we want that
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I agree. I do get that the "driving" was working, but the last 5 minutes of the game and the entire overtime was 2 on 5 offensively. Westbrook made most of the bad decisions, but Durant was no better, altho to be fair, he hardly had the ball in his hands.
Really sad offense - such a contract to San Antonio, who constantly moved the ball all around when playing offense. Sure Duncan went in with a few 1 on 1 shots, but the lack of creative offense from OKC is sad. They have so much talent and I think with a coach like Pop, they could be a champion...
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basically, on one hand you see a coach in Pop that trusts his bench and has a system in place that allows him to plug in a Patty Mills or Cory Joseph and see them perform with Parker on the bench(or whenever). then on the other side you see Brooks bury his youngsters 2/3rds of the season thru, kill their confidence and not operate much of an offensive system so that when they do get on the floor, they're basically bystanders.
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I'm no Westbrook fan but to say he sucks is ridiculous. I know that he giveth and taketh away with his style of play but he puts up monster stats and kept them in the game, Durant never gets called out when he goes MIA. Westbrook can be infuriating at times but Scott Brooks is a way bigger problem for that team than Westbrook. They better make some changes because if they just expect the Spurs to be a year older next year and they will beat them, it ain't gonna happen.
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7 TOs and only 2 assists when he's attracting all of that attention and defenders and its all on Westbrook, crazy.
I think you nailed it, a perfect summation. What's amazing is how common the Brooks approach seems in the NBA as compared to the Pop approach. Maybe it's the level of pressure on coaches that causes it, but it is shocking. Pop is a smart guy, but this ain't rocket science.
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He's the reason I couldn't root for OKC even though they're loaded with UConn guys.
I don't think a team of his will ever win the title unless they end up with a coach who can rein him in. Larry Brown would be ideal for that team, even at his age.
I don't think a team of his will ever win the title unless they end up with a coach who can rein him in. Larry Brown would be ideal for that team, even at his age.
and hire who?
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It's not about being athletic. It's creating shots in the right spot for people. It's about dictating tempo (for 4 quarters). Westbrook has no clue in how to control a game at any speed other than 5th gear at all times. A Tony Parker is never going to let Westbrook have the upper hand.
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There are only two guys you would trade Westbrook to get: Lebron and Durant. He carried that team on several nights. They need a new coach. Why hasn't this team implemented a real offense in four years?
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Maybe Derek Fisher slides in there, George Karl would do wonders with that offense........basically anyone is better than Brooks.
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With a better point guard, they wouldn't need one guy to carry the team: They'd actually outplay all comers as a unit.
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The Westbrook hate is absurd. He damn near willed Oklahoma City back into that game when they were down double digits in the second half with his relentless attack of the rim and ridiculous off-ball defense. He has his flaws as a player, but overall, he's just a phenomenal player. The problem is they are all exacerbated by Oklahoma City's personnel and coaching deficiencies. It doesn't take a trained eye to note that Oklahoma City is seriously lacking creativity in their offensive sets. But the problem runs deeper than that: aside from possibly Reggie Jackson (who doesn't always play alongside Westbrook), the Thunder lack complementary ball-handlers and creators, which casts an enormous spotlight on Westbrook at all times. Everybody and their mother know that one of two players are getting the ball down the stretch, and when you consider how prone Durant is to being taken out of the game by physical perimeter defenders like Leonard, the burden really falls on one guy. Westbrook doesn't take as many shots as he does out of selfishness, he does it out of necessity. Durant has a very weak handle meaning he can't always effectively initiate the offense from the top of the key, and he constantly gets bumped off cuts away from the ball. Back in 2012, James Harden would come off pick and rolls in crunch time and find shooters, allowing Westbrook to shift off the ball. Obviously, they no longer have that luxury.
Regardless, Oklahoma City lost this series on the defensive end of the floor first and foremost. The Spurs crucified them time and time again with the simplest play in basketball, and Oklahoma City's defense wasn't quite good enough to stop it. This was plainly apparent in the fourth quarter when they just began switching on everything leading to ridiculous mismatches like Fisher on Dunacn. Pop was out there playing chess while Brooks was playing checkers.
Regardless, Oklahoma City lost this series on the defensive end of the floor first and foremost. The Spurs crucified them time and time again with the simplest play in basketball, and Oklahoma City's defense wasn't quite good enough to stop it. This was plainly apparent in the fourth quarter when they just began switching on everything leading to ridiculous mismatches like Fisher on Dunacn. Pop was out there playing chess while Brooks was playing checkers.
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