re: WCF game 3: okietiger’s Thunders @ Ostrich’s Spurs 7:30 NBC

Credit to Presti for creating a full team not just a starting team. And credit to Mark D for playing a ton of bench players all season long. Thats huge in playoffs where you have 2 injured players. His bench was the star tonight.

And most teams only go 8 or 9 deep in playoffs but OKC has rotated more than that. To me it looked like SA was tired in 2nd qtr and rest of game. Young players can tire too if they let emotions get best of them. SA is a very young team and this is their first playoff experience. They’ll learn and grow. And series isn’t over yet.

Crickets from those dudes beating their chest 4 nights ago.

Spurs are young and dumb, will be a force going forward next few years. But this is the Thunder show.

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All that said: won’t be shocked at all if Spurs even it Sunday.

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Caruso has been the x-factor this series. He's shot 60+% on threes and has harassed the Spurs. Wemby had 41 and 20; otherwise, this is 3-0. I think OKC wins in five. Spurs are nice, but young, and their youth is showing. Castle and Harper have not been very good this series. But Williams, Caruso, Hartstein have.

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Castle and Harper have not been very good this series. But Williams, Caruso, Hartstein have.

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Harper was very good in the series, and then he got hurt. Started to take over in G2 then as soon as he left the game it totally flipped.

This is a very watchable game. Really enjoying watching the replay.

Turning into a whistle fest in the third but I think the refs were trying to get control of the game after it got chippy.

Loving the two heavyweights duking it out, this is some good basketball. I think either one of these teams would sweep whoever comes out of the East.