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re: Grizzlies vs. OKC Playoff Thread
Posted on 5/4/14 at 10:34 am to PortCityTiger24
Posted on 5/4/14 at 10:34 am to PortCityTiger24
It's retarded. I love Westbrook and will defend him to anyone.
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Posted on 5/4/14 at 10:35 am to tigers32
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As a basketball fan, I hope OKC and Memphis play each other in the playoffs each year.
Hopefully next year in the conference finals.
Posted on 5/4/14 at 10:37 am to ohiovol
I hope not. 
Posted on 5/4/14 at 10:49 am to okietiger
If Memphis stays healthy, I'd be surprised if we're in a position to play a high seed early on next year. I guess it depends on the offseason, though.
Posted on 5/4/14 at 10:52 am to ohiovol
As team as a whole, Memphis is right there with all the elite teams.
The problem IMO, is without more than 1 superstar (to me, Gasol is the only superstar on Memphis), the margin for error with injuries is almost nothing. If the Grizz lose Gasol, Conley, and/or ZBo, they struggle.
Teams like OKC, San Antonio, and Miami have the ability to still play really well even if they lose 1 of their elite players.
Don't know if Memphis should change anything, but that's the challenge they face.
The problem IMO, is without more than 1 superstar (to me, Gasol is the only superstar on Memphis), the margin for error with injuries is almost nothing. If the Grizz lose Gasol, Conley, and/or ZBo, they struggle.
Teams like OKC, San Antonio, and Miami have the ability to still play really well even if they lose 1 of their elite players.
Don't know if Memphis should change anything, but that's the challenge they face.
Posted on 5/4/14 at 11:46 am to okietiger
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Teams like OKC, San Antonio, and Miami have the ability to still play really well even if they lose 1 of their elite players.
What did Okc do last year when they lost one of their elite players?
Posted on 5/4/14 at 11:51 am to Slippery Slope
Plus Miami was a sub .500 team down the stretch without D Wade.
Grizz won 50+ when Zbo missed majority of the 2012 season with a knee injury. They won 50 this year with major injuries to 3 of their top 8 players and that doesn't include the 10+ games Conley missed.
Grizz won 50+ when Zbo missed majority of the 2012 season with a knee injury. They won 50 this year with major injuries to 3 of their top 8 players and that doesn't include the 10+ games Conley missed.
Posted on 5/4/14 at 11:59 am to RTR America
would have loved to see a memphis-miami series in the Wade/Lebron/Bosh era but looks like that will be blown up this summer
Posted on 5/4/14 at 12:56 pm to Slippery Slope
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What did Okc do last year when they lost one of their elite players?
Made it to the 2nd round?
Posted on 5/4/14 at 1:50 pm to okietiger
OKC could survive an injury to Westbrook because they have the best scorer in the world and the 2nd best player in the world. An injury to Durant would be devastating though. And look how much y'all struggled when Thabo and Perk got hurt this year.
San Antonio is the only team that is able to sustain their pace despite multiple key injuries because of the system Pop has built there.
We struggled so much without Gasol because we run our offense through him and he is the QB of our defense. They actually were playing some damn good basketball the 2 weeks before he got back because they were finally figuring out how to play with him.
The NBA didn't even give the Grizz early enough notice to let them practice without Zbo. The biggest issue with not having Zbo was tempo. The reason we had so much success during the rest of the series because we were able to slow the pace so much. Zbo draws so much attention on the offensive glass that it makes it more difficult to just run out after misses.
San Antonio is the only team that is able to sustain their pace despite multiple key injuries because of the system Pop has built there.
We struggled so much without Gasol because we run our offense through him and he is the QB of our defense. They actually were playing some damn good basketball the 2 weeks before he got back because they were finally figuring out how to play with him.
The NBA didn't even give the Grizz early enough notice to let them practice without Zbo. The biggest issue with not having Zbo was tempo. The reason we had so much success during the rest of the series because we were able to slow the pace so much. Zbo draws so much attention on the offensive glass that it makes it more difficult to just run out after misses.
Posted on 5/4/14 at 4:08 pm to RTR America
I'm just glad Durant finally played with a controlled anger in game 6. Was waiting all series to see him do it and he finally dug deep to pull off the wins with their backs to the wall.
Oh and by the way, my buddy told me he met and talked with Marc Gasol at the Skirvin hotel breakfast randomly before game 5. Said he couldn't have been a nicer/classier guy.
Oh and by the way, my buddy told me he met and talked with Marc Gasol at the Skirvin hotel breakfast randomly before game 5. Said he couldn't have been a nicer/classier guy.
Posted on 5/4/14 at 4:09 pm to RTR America
quote:Anthony Davis doesn't play for OKC
OKC could survive an injury to Westbrook because they have the best scorer in the world and the 2nd best player in the world
Posted on 5/4/14 at 4:09 pm to Slippery Slope
quote:
What did Okc do last year when they lost one of their elite players?
KABOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted on 5/4/14 at 4:11 pm to dukke v
OKC played the vast majority of the year this year without that 2nd best player...and posted the 2nd best record in the NBA.
Posted on 5/4/14 at 4:13 pm to okietiger
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OKC played the vast majority of the year this year without that 2nd best player...and posted the 2nd best record in the NBA.
OK... SO............ The Spurs will RAPE them if they play............
Posted on 5/4/14 at 4:14 pm to dukke v
What?
Eta: Let me rephrase that one word question I posed:
How drunk are you right now?
Etae: PLEASE go ahead pick the Spurs to RAPE OKC if you would be so kind to do so please.
Eta: Let me rephrase that one word question I posed:
How drunk are you right now?
Etae: PLEASE go ahead pick the Spurs to RAPE OKC if you would be so kind to do so please.
This post was edited on 5/4/14 at 4:17 pm
Posted on 5/4/14 at 4:17 pm to okietiger
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Eta: Let me rephrase that one word question I posed: How drunk are you right now?
Not at all.... The Thunder are WAY overated.... FACE it Dude..... I LOVE the way Durant plays the game.. Westbrook is real good as well... BUT The Spurs will CRUSH the Thunder IF they even play............
Posted on 5/4/14 at 4:41 pm to dukke v
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BUT The Spurs will CRUSH the Thunder
BOOOOM
Posted on 5/4/14 at 5:42 pm to dukke v
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OK... SO............ The Spurs will RAPE them if they play......
I'm so happy to be in the finals again.
This post was edited on 5/4/14 at 5:44 pm
Posted on 5/4/14 at 7:50 pm to dukke v
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SO............ The Spurs will RAPE them if they play............
YESSSSS!!!!
This post was edited on 5/4/14 at 7:54 pm
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