Apparently you don't watch the game. Until OKC get a coach that can run an offense that doesn't consist of dribbling and having your players rub off down screens to catch the ball 30 feet from the basket, the won't win anything. It was glaring how down the stretch Memphis ran good offense to get buckets (i.e. the Tony Allen dish to Z-bo for the layup in OT) while Russ pounded the ball into the ground waiting on KD to fight through the clogged up down screens to only catch the ball at the 3 point line with 12-15 seconds left on the clock. Brooks is holding this team back. The few times KD found himself on a free release and caught the ball at the elbow, it was money. Brooks isn't a championship coach. He's wasting Russ and KD window for a chip.
KD's lack of a back to the basket game
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Apparently you don't watch the game. Until OKC get a coach that can run an offense that doesn't consist of dribbling and having your players rub off down screens to catch the ball 30 feet from the basket, the won't win anything. It was glaring how down the stretch Memphis ran good offense to get buckets (i.e. the Tony Allen dish to Z-bo for the layup in OT) while Russ pounded the ball into the ground waiting on KD to fight through the clogged up down screens to only catch the ball at the 3 point line with 12-15 seconds left on the clock. Brooks is holding this team back. The few times KD found himself on a free release and caught the ball at the elbow, it was money. Brooks isn't a championship coach. He's wasting Russ and KD window for a chip.
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His post game is fine, it's just he doesn't consistently go to it and demand position. It's that or either he can't get position due to stronger defender sometimes. LeBron dominated in the post in that finals with his zbo like physical nature getting Sefolosha and Harden in foul trouble, and when they doubled he kicked it to his shooters.
Durant has had problems getting the ball in crucial times his whole career. I honestly can't tell or not if it's a physical thing or what. This series when guarded by Tony Allen he's shooting 36%
when being guarded by anyone else he' shooting 56%. Smaller defenders who can get into his ball space and deny him entry do great against him.
Durant has had problems getting the ball in crucial times his whole career. I honestly can't tell or not if it's a physical thing or what. This series when guarded by Tony Allen he's shooting 36%
when being guarded by anyone else he' shooting 56%. Smaller defenders who can get into his ball space and deny him entry do great against him.
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But that aside, KD can make it easier on everyone if he allows his teammates to dump an entry pass into him.
A mid-post game would do wonders for him, he's not the passer that Bron is so he can't always get away with facing up like Bron used to.
He claims Dirk is his favorite player, work on that mid-post game near the elbows & foul line like Dirk.
He claims Dirk is his favorite player, work on that mid-post game near the elbows & foul line like Dirk.
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He doesn't have the same push and pressure to get a post game like LeBron did.He's going to have to learn like lebron did
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dont get it twisted breh, ive been anti-Scott Brooks since 2011. I saw through him way back then when he was putting in Eric Maynor over Russy in critical situations.
But Durant would even make him look smarter by developing a back to the basket game.
He will if OKC loses again
Bron developed a postgame because everyone was yelling and screaming at him for years for not having one. Dude is the same size as Karl Malone and passes like Magic.
Durant is a little different. You could compare him to Dirk but in his offense he's a swingman. He also has to playmake. Dirk doesn't have those responsibilities. So he'd have to learn how to both pass and score from the post. Could take him a year or two to get that down.
Its hard work goin down there in that low block and scoring or gettin fouled. Thats why these wings don't wanna do it.. I don't think he wants to deal with that punishment.
KD is a classic SF to me.. I don't think he is built for the low post..
KD is a classic SF to me.. I don't think he is built for the low post..
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He's going to have to learn like lebron did
As a certified hater even I gotta admit Bron learned well and quickly
G-Zeus
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... Ibaka anyone? .it's why they beat spurs in the first place in 2012
The Thunder need to find somebody else that can score in the paint.. Not everybody is Lebron.. I don't think KD should be asked to take that punishment.. Look at his body.
If anything he needs to get his Sam Cassell on and just bury you with mid range jumpers.
If anything he needs to get his Sam Cassell on and just bury you with mid range jumpers.
mastermind
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Ibaka has no post moves..
With that contract he signed he should be the one that should be asked to develop post moves..
He's strictly a jump shooter who blocks shots.
G-Zeus
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Ibaka was hitting jumpers.
I'm saying they don't have a lack of posting.. they need KD to play the 2 again. .. to me hey were experimenting last night... I think they will crush Memphis next game
