By Kabro Go To PostKanter, go home you aint made for this kind of life.He can't, he's been expelled from his country.
By KingGondo Go To PostWelp, catastrophic overall performance except from Russ and Roberson.Think Adams played pretty well.
Honestly I feel like we had big leads in most games against the Thunder but the came roaring back in the fourth. I expect game 2 to be a slugfest.
By Colonel Nasty Go To PostHonestly I feel like we had big leads in most games against the Thunder but the came roaring back in the fourth. I expect game 2 to be a slugfest.
Same
By Colonel Nasty Go To PostRemember the Thunder got blown out by the Spurs last year
ibaka and durant have been replaced with oladipo
With Westbrook done for the night, let's check his performance against Gondo's MVP criteria:
Triple-doubleness: Nope.
Clutchness: Nope.
Opposition-fan-chanting-MVP-for-Westbrookness: Nope.
#thatsmymvp
Triple-doubleness: Nope.
Clutchness: Nope.
Opposition-fan-chanting-MVP-for-Westbrookness: Nope.
#thatsmymvp
By KingGondo Go To PostWelp, catastrophic overall performance except from Russ and Roberson.
Russ was shit
Yeah he could've played a lot better
Bad performance overall
On to game 2, but it's gonna be a asking a lot to win one in Houston
Bad performance overall
On to game 2, but it's gonna be a asking a lot to win one in Houston
By reilo Go To PostMVP doeHe doesn't have nearly as much help to be fair.
By reilo Go To PostWait, shooting 6-23 isn't catastrophic, Gondo?He almost got a triple-double (22/11/9 turnovers) so he played his part.
By KingGondo Go To PostYeah he could've played a lot better
Bad performance overall
On to game 2, but it's gonna be a asking a lot to win one in Houston
By unknown Go To PostHe doesn't have nearly as much help to be fair.pffffft
I'm no fan of Houston's but several of their players that are lauded this year nobody wanted a piece of a year ago. Adams and Oladipo had next, and they feature several top 5 picks.
By unknown Go To PostHe doesn't have nearly as much help to be fair.Remember when we came out of the 2016 playoffs raving about how much we liked Steven Adams, Enes Kanter, and Andre Roberson? Why didn’t they get any better? Why wasn’t Adams as devastating in OKC as the Capela-Nene-Harrell trio was for Houston? Why wasn’t Oladipo BETTER on a much better team? Why did they dump Ersan Ilyasova after only three games, and why wasn’t it a bigger deal when he thrived in Philly and Atlanta? Why such a wasted rookie year for Domantas Sabonis? Everyone acts like Russ is playing with the Washington Generals — he has two top-three lottery picks and three other lottery picks in their playing rotation. Kanter and Oladipo have near-max deals. Adams has a nine-figure deal coming. Ilyasova scored 15 a night on Philadelphia. Those guys sucked? If a superstar guarantees you 45 wins, then Westbrook dragged them to … 47 wins? What?
By chandlerparsons Go To PostRemember when we came out of the 2016 playoffs raving about how much we liked Steven Adams, Enes Kanter, and Andre Roberson? Why didn’t they get any better? Why wasn’t Adams as devastating in OKC as the Capela-Nene-Harrell trio was for Houston? Why wasn’t Oladipo BETTER on a much better team? Why did they dump Ersan Ilyasova after only three games, and why wasn’t it a bigger deal when he thrived in Philly and Atlanta? Why such a wasted rookie year for Domantas Sabonis? Everyone acts like Russ is playing with the Washington Generals — he has two top-three lottery picks and three other lottery picks in their playing rotation. Kanter and Oladipo have near-max deals. Adams has a nine-figure deal coming. Ilyasova scored 15 a night on Philadelphia. Those guys sucked? If a superstar guarantees you 45 wins, then Westbrook dragged them to … 47 wins? What?
No one said that about Enes.
OKC isn't deprived of help. So i'm not making that argument in the slightest.
I have a feeling Houston steal one in OKC and this is over in 5.
But that could be a common theme in 3 of the West series. Only Jazz v Clips looks like it will get interesting.
Bill wasn't wrong but the triple double was too hard to look past. To be fair it's a hell of an accomplishment.
By reilo Go To PostI agree with chandler *shrug*What is the world coming to.
For what it's worth, I hope Nurkic comes back soon. Would make that series more competitive.
By Dark PhaZe Go To PostBill wasn't wrong but the triple double was too hard to look past. To be fair it's a hell of an accomplishment.
It really wasn't.
like, it just really wasn't.
By IWMTB19 Go To Postlmao.
"Can't play Kanter."
Nice.
By Dark PhaZe Go To PostBill wasn't wrong but the triple double was too hard to look past. To be fair it's a hell of an accomplishment.It was easy to look past Kobe's 35PPG. Just saying.
By chandlerparsons Go To PostRemember when we came out of the 2016 playoffs raving about how much we liked Steven Adams, Enes Kanter, and Andre Roberson? Why didn’t they get any better? Why wasn’t Adams as devastating in OKC as the Capela-Nene-Harrell trio was for Houston? Why wasn’t Oladipo BETTER on a much better team? Why did they dump Ersan Ilyasova after only three games, and why wasn’t it a bigger deal when he thrived in Philly and Atlanta? Why such a wasted rookie year for Domantas Sabonis? Everyone acts like Russ is playing with the Washington Generals — he has two top-three lottery picks and three other lottery picks in their playing rotation. Kanter and Oladipo have near-max deals. Adams has a nine-figure deal coming. Ilyasova scored 15 a night on Philadelphia. Those guys sucked? If a superstar guarantees you 45 wins, then Westbrook dragged them to … 47 wins? What?
By reilo Go To PostI agree with chandler *shrug*
It's a quote from a Bill Simmons article.
By blackace Go To PostWait averaging 15 in Philly is some sort of proof that OKC is a solid cast? lolI think it's more telling that they couldn't find a use for a .350 3pt shooter that can rebound.
By Bill Simmons Go To PostRemember when we came out of the 2016 playoffs raving about how much we liked Steven Adams, Enes Kanter, and Andre Roberson? Why didn’t they get any better? Why wasn’t Adams as devastating in OKC as the Capela-Nene-Harrell trio was for Houston? Why wasn’t Oladipo BETTER on a much better team? Why did they dump Ersan Ilyasova after only three games, and why wasn’t it a bigger deal when he thrived in Philly and Atlanta? Why such a wasted rookie year for Domantas Sabonis? Everyone acts like Russ is playing with the Washington Generals — he has two top-three lottery picks and three other lottery picks in their playing rotation. Kanter and Oladipo have near-max deals. Adams has a nine-figure deal coming. Ilyasova scored 15 a night on Philadelphia. Those guys sucked? If a superstar guarantees you 45 wins, then Westbrook dragged them to … 47 wins? What?
Meanwhile, the Rockets were pegged as a fringe playoff team with only one All-Star and even lower expectations than OKC. And we didn’t know what to expect with Harden. After he finished second in the 2015 MVP voting, the Dwightbola virus turned him into a smoke-and-mirrors superstar last season. Why didn’t it seem like he cared? Was he turning into a glorified DH? This year, a rejuvenated Harden grabbed the point guard reins (why doesn’t he get more credit for switching positions, by the way?), made a bunch of role players better and transformed the Rockets into the league’s second-best offense. And not just that — they finished with one of the TEN BEST REGULAR-SEASON OFFENSES OF All TIME.
I loved watching Westbrook this season. Repeat: I loved it. I never imagined we’d see a Big O/triple-double sequel, just like I never imagined that Kobe could average 35 a game, or that Ron Artest could fight an entire section of Pistons fans without getting shanked. But if it’s down to Harden and Westbrook, and both sides are relatively equal, and we’re voting on offensive impact and team success over everything else and that breakdown comes down to this …
47 wins, 17th-ranked offense, zero chance of winning the title
55 wins, second-ranked offense (10th all time), puncher’s chance of winning the title
… I mean, what are we arguing about? And why the hell did it take me so long? I’m picking James Harden.
Bill Simmons
🤔
https://theringer.com/bill-simmons-2017-nba-mvp-james-harden-russell-westbrook-kawhi-leonard-4f617e8d5df5
By giririsss Go To PostI think it's more telling that they couldn't find a use for a .350 3pt shooter that can rebound.no one has a use for ilyasova