Only two players have scored 40, 10 and five in a game in 2015. Both play for OKC.

[SOD 21]

There are only two players in the NBA this season that have scored at least 40 points, ten rebounds and over five assists and they both play for the same team.... Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant.

Let's hope that they can stay healthy from here on out this year.

[russwest0]

If Brooks can just simply not be a drooling retard once the playoffs roll around, OKC should be the favorites to win it all if fully healthy.

[Fork]

If Brooks can just simply not be a drooling retard once the playoffs roll around, OKC should be the favorites to win it all if fully healthy.

They're not getting through the west without Home court

[russwest0]

They're not getting through the west without Home court

Ain't nobody stopping a full strength OKC team with a guaranteed two players better than any two the other team has... just because that team has one more home game.

[SOD 21]

They're not getting through the west without Home court

It certainly won't be easy...

But give me one match up where you believe OKC can't win without homecourt advantage?

I believe that they can beat any team without homecourt advantage, I really do. What I do wonder about is whether they, or really any team, can do it for three rounds in a row because there could be an accumulative affect.

The talent is there to do so but that is far from a given, obviously.

[BuffaloBill]

If Brooks can just simply not be a drooling retard once the playoffs roll around, OKC should be the favorites to win it all if fully healthy.



What are you saying? Scotty Brooks has the best playbook in the league.



http://i.imgur.com/WUd19UK.png

[SOD 21]

If Brooks can just simply not be a drooling retard once the playoffs roll around, OKC should be the favorites to win it all if fully healthy.

I still didn't think OKC's offensive problems with ball movement or player movement was better last night than it has been. It's just that KD is just so good that he can rise up at anytime with his height, dribbling skills and shooting range to repeatedly bail out Scott Brooks offense by getting quality shots by shooting over the top of the defense anytime that he wants to.

[Fork]

It certainly won't be easy...

But give me one match up where you believe OKC can't win without homecourt advantage?

I believe that they can beat any team without homecourt advantage, I really do. What I do wonder about is whether they, or really any team, can do it for three rounds in a row because there could be an accumulative affect.

The talent is there to do so but that is far from a given, obviously.

Yeah, I agree, they do have the ability to beat any team even without homecourt, but through the grueling playoffs, will it happen? I don't think they can beat Memphis without home court.

[russwest0]

Yeah, I agree, they do have the ability to beat any team even without homecourt, but through the grueling playoffs, will it happen? I don't think they can beat Memphis without home court.

if they beat memphis last year with butler, fisher, perkins, and sefolosha all getting decent minutes and playing like total shit, then they can easily beat them this year.

Thing about this Thunder team compared to the past is the supporting cast around Durant/Westbrook is as good as it's ever been and Durant/Westbrook themselves are as good as they've ever been. Only Scott Brooks can screw this one up to be honest. You already see it so far this year with Adams dominating Portland but Perkins playing basically the whole 4th and OT and getting more minutes than Adams with OKC losing in OT...

[SOD 21]

Yeah, I agree, they do have the ability to beat any team even without homecourt, but through the grueling playoffs, will it happen? I don't think they can beat Memphis without home court.

Memphis is tough, no question, and last year's match up against OKC in the first round illustrates how tough they can be. I'll give the Grizzlies credit because I just read the other day that they are 60-23 in games played in 2014, which basically coincides with Marc Gasol returning to the line up after a knee injury kept him out of a lot of the first part of last season.

But the only time that we've seen Memphis beat OKC in the playoffs is when RW was injured in the Houston series and unable to play against the Grizzlies. I don't think that they have enough offense to beat OKC, althoug it would be a tough, competitive and grueling series. I'd put my money KD and RW.

Time will tell. There will be some killer match-ups in the WC playoffs.

[SOD 21]

if they beat memphis last year with butler, fisher, perkins, and sefolosha all getting decent minutes and playing like total shit, then they can easily beat them this year.

Thing about this Thunder team compared to the past is the supporting cast around Durant/Westbrook is as good as it's ever been and Durant/Westbrook themselves are as good as they've ever been. Only Scott Brooks can screw this one up to be honest. You already see it so far this year with Adams dominating Portland but Perkins playing basically the whole 4th and OT and getting more minutes than Adams with OKC losing in OT...

Steven Adams is a significant upgrade over Kendrick Perkins, no question, and Morrow is a good addition since he's one of the best shooters in the NBA.

I do wonder about the quality of the depth on their bench with players like Lamb, Perry Jones, and even at times Jackson, being able to play with anytime of consistency.

Also, how effective with Roberson be in the playoffs as teams will certainly ignore him on offense and how will this impact OKC's offense when he's in the game? I believe that a trade in necessary to strengthen their bench. I wouldn't be upset to see Lamb, Jones and maybe a pick being packaged to upgrade their bench.

[russwest0]

Steven Adams is a significant upgrade over Kendrick Perkins, no question, and Morrow is a good addition since he's one of the best shooters in the NBA.

I do wonder about the quality of the depth on their bench with players like Lamb, Perry Jones, and even at times Jackson, being able to play with anytime of consistency.

Also, how effective with Roberson be in the playoffs as teams will certainly ignore him on offense and how will this impact OKC's offense when he's in the game? I believe that a trade in necessary to strengthen their bench. I wouldn't be upset to see Lamb, Jones and maybe a pick being packaged to upgrade their bench.

Thing about Roberson is even if teams ignore him on offense he's still going to produce a decent amount. He's a great slasher and good finisher so if you ignore him on offense he'll easily find a way to the hoop to receive a pass from KD or Russ for an easy basket. He's done it so many times this year.

Not to mention Roberson is an elite defender and rebounder from his position, who can spend all game locking down the other teams best player.

Whenever OKC ran their current starting 5 this year, in rotations last season, the lineup absolutely dominated, and has done much of the same this year. Adams has been playing like a machine, Roberson is playing like an All-NBA defender with amazing rebounding.... and with Ibaka smartly expanding his shots to being 3's instead of just deep 2's (and hitting those 3's at a high clip), this Thunder team is basically unbeatable in a 7 game series. Brooks just has to not do totally retarded shit come playoff time like play Perkins 35 minutes in a game 6 or some shit like that.

[SOD 21]

Thing about Roberson is even if teams ignore him on offense he's still going to produce a decent amount. He's a great slasher and good finisher so if you ignore him on offense he'll easily find a way to the hoop to receive a pass from KD or Russ for an easy basket. He's done it so many times this year.

Not to mention Roberson is an elite defender and rebounder from his position, who can spend all game locking down the other teams best player.

Whenever OKC ran their current starting 5 this year, in rotations last season, the lineup absolutely dominated, and has done much of the same this year. Adams has been playing like a machine, Roberson is playing like an All-NBA defender with amazing rebounding.... and with Ibaka smartly expanding his shots to being 3's instead of just deep 2's (and hitting those 3's at a high clip), this Thunder team is basically unbeatable in a 7 game series. Brooks just has to not do totally retarded shit come playoff time like play Perkins 35 minutes in a game 6 or some shit like that.

I understand Roberson's strengths and weaknesses well and you're right that he's been an absolute beast on the defensive end. Opposing players are shooting only 34% against him this season (ten percent less than they usually shoot) and they only shoot 22% on three pointers against him. He's numbers compare quite favorably to Tony Allen, who by comparison holds opposing players to 39% FG and 21% on three point attempts.

Also, Roberson has the second highest defensive plus/minus for a perimeter player in the league at plus 3.3 per 100 possessions. By comparison, Tony Allen has the top defensive plus/minus for a perimeter player at 3.4 per 100 possessions.

With that said, Roberson's offensive shortcoming will be exploited in the playoffs as teams game plan for him in ways that just aren't don in the regular season. He'll still have his moments on defense, rebounding, on put backs, back door cuts and fast break baskets, of course, but he'll also hurt their offense in the playoffs unless he can start making more than 15% of his three point fg attempts.

[La Frescobaldi]

Perkins finally exploded in the paint?

[russwest0]

I understand Roberson's strengths and weaknesses well and you're right that he's been an absolute beast on the defensive end. Opposing players are shooting only 34% against him this season (ten percent less than they usually shoot) and they only shoot 22% on three pointers against him. He's numbers compare quite favorably to Tony Allen, who by comparison holds opposing players to 39% FG and 21% on three point attempts.

Also, Roberson has the second highest defensive plus/minus for a perimeter player in the league at plus 3.3 per 100 possessions. By comparison, Tony Allen has the top defensive plus/minus for a perimeter player at 3.4 per 100 possessions.

Okay, so defense's don't pay him much attention but he basically shrinks the floor for the other teams offense and can lock down anyone.

It's not like the Thunder need much more offense with Westbrook/Durant/Ibaka/Adams in the starting lineup, so I'll gladly take Roberson as the SG.

[fragokota]

If only they hadn't f*cked up big time with Harden, this OKC team could have been one for the ages.

[Spurs5Rings2014]

this Thunder team is basically unbeatable in a 7 game series.

:roll:

[russwest0]

If only they hadn't f*cked up big time with Harden, this OKC team could have been one for the ages.

Harden doesn't fit in well with this team at all.

[Spurs5Rings2014]

Harden doesn't fit in well with this team at all.

You'll never win a championship because of that trade.

:lol

[russwest0]

:roll:

Not sure why you're laughing. With Perkins, Butler, Sefolosha, and Fisher all having decent sized roles and with Ibaka hurt, this Thunder team STILL took the Spurs to 6 games, almost 7.

[russwest0]

You'll never win a championship because of that trade.

:lol

Retards still on about that trade... after 2 years have gone by and 2 more Harden playoff chokes have came and went...

shit is hilarious.

[La Frescobaldi]

Harden doesn't fit in well with this team at all.

Older, smarter, stronger Harden off the bench would be insane levels of 6th man.
They'd have to invent a whole new category of 6th Man of the Year... that prolly would sit never awarded because nobody deserved the trophy.

[necya]

If Brooks can just simply not be a drooling retard once the playoffs roll around, OKC should be the favorites to win it all if fully healthy.
someone called russwest talking about drooling retard is pretty funny. Westbrook has the bball IQ of stephon Marbury...

[GimmeThat]

and yes, the thing is, there's only 48 minutes in a game.


how do they hit the opposing team hard with their plays, even during the middle of the stretch.

is probably OKC's largest advantage

[Roundball_Rock]

OKC has two top 5 players--who arguably are the best player and the third best player. This gives them a shot in any series, even without HCA imo.