The Oklahoma City Thunder will miss the Playoffs

[Gangstar8]

Nah. He isn't, because Kevin Durant is better than him

Ya'll being in love with Russ's mean mugging/yelling all the time and being in ya'll feelings about KD going to the warriors has nothing to do with 30/9/5 on 50% from the field, 40% from 3 and 90% at the stripe clips

lmao stfu fakkit posting KD's stats as if they better than westbrooks this season

 

[Gangstar8]

Quiet now, don't wanna upset the Westbrook nut huggers.

I don't blame KD one bit leaving a franchise who had one of the worst trades of all time. They deserve misery this season.

nobody is blaming KD for leaving
its joining GSW that matters

 

[gluvnast]

The Thunder is more than likely can make the playoffs. The Western Conference as a whole is decidedly weaker and OKC's schedule from the beginning looks manageable. It's a long season and therefore the chemistry due to a whole new look needs to be formulated, but they GOT THE TALENT. They're definitely not championship qualifiers, but they are good enough for playoff contention for sure.

That said, Golden State are looking more and more like paper champs.... they got their rep on the line and needs to return back to playing TEAM ball instead of superhero ISO's.... the Spurs aren't going no where and they're younger and faster now with still maintaining ball discipline. Durant trying to bandwagon is going to be his own karma.

 

[GoddamnyamanProf]

They struggled with the Suns... who got destroyed at home by the Kings

You mean the same thing as the Warriors did?

 

[CrimsonTider]

I'm not gonna go that far but I will say they don't look as good as I thought they would look.

Obviously they're no longer title contenders without their best player but I figured Russ + Co was enough to get them a top 5 seed. Not sure anymore, but Oladipo still needs time to adjust.

Why did you think this team would look good?

We have seen OKC without Durant before

 

[Versa]

Why did you think this team would look good?

We have seen OKC without Durant before

Not so much good, but at least a top 5 seed in a weakened west

 

[Floyd Pinkerton]

Who are they beating in the FIRST round

Utah? Portland?

 

[Fckumeen]

They'll be straight. Westbrook a beast. Olo can ball. They got biggs.

 

[Mindfield333]

This fearless, heart and courage mentality shyt is bullshyt. KD was always the closer, better with the game on the line, better in big games. Russ sabotages shyt with T.O.'s and poor shot selection.

what happened to that when the warriors came back from 3-1? Ive been a KD fan but dude is mentally soft its like being a T-mac fan all over again.

Dude is a great player but you dont win shyt without that fire & intensity.

they aren't winning shyt. they lost their depth.

Kerr will be exposed this year.

 

[Versa]

Dude is a great player but you dont win shyt without that fire & intensity.

Yeah, because San Antonio is known for their fire and intensity.

 

[Mindfield333]

nobody is blaming KD for leaving
its joining GSW that matters

thats the softest part to me.

but i don't see GSW being the move to win a ring.

they don't even have any rebounding/shot blocking bigs

 

[Mindfield333]

Yeah, because San Antonio is known for their fire and intensity.

They have one of the best coaches even and Tim Duncan had intensity.

c'mon fam. dude was a killer

 

[Gangstar8]

They have one of the best coaches even and Tim Duncan had intensity.

c'mon fam. dude was a killer

tim duncan had no fire or intensity

one of the reasons any spurs fan would trade TD for kobe

 

[bxrfan]

Fire and intensity can be displayed in certain ways. Kobe and Westbrook outwardly express their passion but guys like Duncan are a lot more internal about it.

LeBron's best performances when his back was against the wall and everyone counted him out (Game 6 2012 ECF, Game 5 2016 Finals, etc.) all came when he displayed little emotion. There was only a quiet look of determination on his face, but I'm sure no one would question his fire and intensity in those games

 

[Versa]

Fire and intensity can be displayed in certain ways. Kobe and Westbrook outwardly express their passion but guys like Duncan are a lot more internal about it.

LeBron's best performances when his back was against the wall and everyone counted him out (Game 6 2012 ECF, Game 5 2016 Finals, etc.) all came when he displayed little emotion. There was only a quiet look of determination on his face, but I'm sure no one would question his fire and intensity in those games

Moral of the story is to not look so deep into people's facial expressions and just watch their productivity on the court lol

Ya'll too quick to fall for theatrics. Spurs quietest, most emotionless and robotic team in the league for 20 years. The most successful franchise in most of our lifetimes. "Passion and intensity" is a silly, overrated concept that displays itself differently in people. Westbrook doesn't want it more than Kawhi Leonard just because Leonard is loud and Kawhi is quiet.