Grades v. Thunder 01/25/2013

[pshn80]

-Smart F
-Why so many ISO from JJ?
-Starting line up should be Reke, Cisco, Salmon, JT and Cuz
let Reke at least try to D up Westbrook, let Cisco to space the floor and tracing Sefolosha around, Salmon help to bring the ball up and let KD beat us.
-I think Reke no longer care about Smart
-I felt sick everytime I see Westbrook or Sefolosha post up IT

When we are playing against big guards we should do as you say, start Salmons at SF, Evans at SF, Garcia at SF, Thompson and Cousins. Bring the ball up by committee and defend the hell out of whoever is in front of them. Lose, lose, lose maybe but hold them to 83 points.

[Kingster]

IT went out with 5 fouls with the team down by 11, the score 70-59 and 6 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. With 1 minute 30 seconds left in the 3rd quarter, the score was 86-61. A 25 point collapse. In 4.5 minutes the Thunder expanded their lead by 14 points. They never looked back. If IT is that bad and Tyreke (his replacement) is that great, wouldn't you expect just the opposite? Wouldn't you expect for the Thunder's margin to decrease rather than increase?

[bajaden]

IT went out with 5 fouls with the team down by 11, the score 70-59 and 6 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. With 1 minute 30 seconds left in the 3rd quarter, the score was 86-61. A 25 point collapse. In 4.5 minutes the Thunder expanded their lead by 14 points. They never looked back. If IT is that bad and Tyreke (his replacement) is that great, wouldn't you expect just the opposite? Wouldn't you expect for the Thunder's margin to decrease rather than increase?

So your suggesting that if IT hadn't left the game, we would have had a better outcome? Why preytell? He had done nothing in the game to make me think that his presence on the court, or lack thereof, was a difference maker. In the first quarter, he got to guard Thabo, who isn't that much of an offensive threat, and Tyreke guarded Westbrook. And Tyreke did a dammed good job on Westbrook. The problem occurred when Martim came into the game for Thabo. IT couldn't guard Martin, and there were times when he didn't even look like he was trying, while Martin torched us over and over again. He had 1 assist in the entire game, and he got that assist about 1 minute into the first quarter. Just what the hell was he doing the rest of the game?

Look, I've got nothing against IT. But sometimes a player just doesn't play well, whether it be the matchup, or he just got up on the wrong side of the bed. For IT, last night was one of those games.

[mac]

IT went out with 5 fouls with the team down by 11, the score 70-59 and 6 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. With 1 minute 30 seconds left in the 3rd quarter, the score was 86-61. A 25 point collapse. In 4.5 minutes the Thunder expanded their lead by 14 points. They never looked back. If IT is that bad and Tyreke (his replacement) is that great, wouldn't you expect just the opposite? Wouldn't you expect for the Thunder's margin to decrease rather than increase?

Wow. The sheer ignorance in this post is too damn high. Your love for IT has clouded your ability to be objective. Oh, maybe IT picking up so many fouls in the 3rd help put the Thunder in the penalty? Maybe it allowed the Thunder to start gaining even more momentum? And that's just on the defensive end - I don't know what you saw from IT on offense that could possibly make you think that he played well or better than any of the others. On one possession he just dribbled it up the court, drove inside, backed out to the 3 point line and chucked up a 3. Didn't even pass the ball a single time, and you call this guy our PG that gets others involved. And it's not a one-off thing, he does it every single game.