NBA 2013?14 Season

I don't hate the Spurs. Hell, I respect the shit out of Duncan. However, if there is one player that I want to see humiliated and possibly injured beyond all ability to play it is Manu Ginobli. Fuck that little balding bitch.

LiquidDeath_sl said:

Durant is leaving OKC. There is no possible way he lets Scott Brooks coach him through his prime. What a fucking waste.

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Presti has to know this. There better not be any talk about how far they would've gone with Ibaka because nothing excuses his poor decisions through the entire playoffs.

The problem is that even when Ibaka was healthy Brooks has an ungodly obsession with defending the three more than defending the paint. How many times during the season and playoffs do teams run the high screen pick and roll and one of the Thunder big men is out at the three point line with hardly a chance to affect the rest of the play. I would rather our bigs be coached to drop back two steps into the paint and deny the easy bucket and have the guard fight through the screen to defend the three. For every team that could put together 4 out of 7 games winning with long jumpers and 3s I can name 10 that will absolutely destroy you by taking the ball to the hole.

Let's not even start on how the lack of a post game for any Thunder big means that most the team's missed jumpers are uncontested defensive rebounds since the one that have the best chance at a rebound are the same ones responsible for the offensive side of the infuriating goddamn high pick and roll. Seriously, leave Collison and Adams by the basket and let your "seasoned veterans" throw those high picks.

Szlia_sl said:

The specifics of the rotations can be argued, but the cold hard fact is that when you claw back from a 15 points deficit in the 2nd quarter to find yourself with a lead with 4 min left in the third, not being able to keep it close until the end is a bit lame.

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That is all coaching. Pop vs. Brooks is a monumental mismatch when it comes to identifying exploitable weaknesses during the game. One is playing chess, the other is playing checkers.

Algiz_sl said:

I just came here to witness someone throwing a tantrum that OKC lost, laying the entirety of the blame of the refs for manipulating the game to fit the evil whims of the NBA's shadow government.

I am very, very disappointed in all of you.

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You must be super excited about the Gaige posts when the Heat lose tonight! Prediction: Lebron has almost as many FTA as the entire Pacers' starting 5 and Gagie bitches about phantom no-calls when the lose down the stretch.