How Disappointing Will The Season Be For GS If OKC Eliminates Them In The 1st Round?

Game6 · Post #1 » by **Game6** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:20 am

I'm very confident OKC beats Golden State in 6 games.

KD35Brah · Post #2 » by **KD35Brah** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:20 am

Won't happen.

Post #3 » by **Froob** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:21 am

Who tweeted this?

Game6 · Post #4 » by **Game6** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:21 am

KD35Brah wrote:Won't happen.

If OKC gets Golden State in the first round, I guarantee you they beat them. Quote me on it.

HiRez · Post #5 » by **HiRez** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:23 am

Not as disappointing as it would be for OKC if they fail to make the playoffs.

kib0yski · Post #6 » by **kib0yski** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:25 am

Game6 wrote:
KD35Brah wrote:Won't happen.

If OKC gets Golden State in the first round, I guarantee you they beat them. Quote me on it.

Coudnt agree more

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Dubeta · Post #7 » by **Dubeta** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:32 am

thunder fan here. Our team looks locked and loaded for a championship cruise this year. You wont hear any excuses from me, even against an all time stacked all star team like golden state.

Ursusamericanus · Post #8 » by **Ursusamericanus** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:33 am

OKC has got 41 games left this season and I'm more than confident they will make the playoffs barring another major injury to KD or Russell "I don't like you" Westbrook.

They will be a very dangerous opponent to whatever high-seeded team they face in the first round. I'd say the odds of an upset are pretty damn high. In fact I'll go on record and say they'll probably do it, no matter who they face.

TheKingofSting · Post #9 » by **TheKingofSting** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:36 am

They would probably feel like the Packers felt after the Seattle game.

dozendonuts · Post #10 » by **dozendonuts** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:39 am

Dubeta wrote:thunder fan here. Our team looks locked and loaded for a championship cruise this year. You wont hear any excuses from me, even against an all time stacked all star team like golden state.

I admire how committed you are to this whole Thunder fan act.

Optms · Post #11 » by **Optms** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:41 am

Not as disappointing as it typically would be if a top 2 seed lost to a 7th or 8th seed.

The Thunder are no ordinary late seed. Warriors would re-group and go again next season. They're in no rush.

clip set · Post #12 » by **clip set** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:44 am

It'll be interesting to see if the top couple of teams start dropping some games late if the Thunder look locked into the 8 seed.

nfmos · Post #13 » by **nfmos** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:44 am

And on the other hand, how disappointing would it be for OKC to go through everything it did this year, squeek into the playoffs, and then have to deal with another offseason of what-ifs?

OKC had a lot higher expectations this summer than the Dubs, and if we head into the playoffs healthy, the rest of the playoffs would be a little smoother if we knocked out OKC right off the bat. I wouldnt say that Dubs are scared of meeting anyone in the playoffs this year, healthy respect of course, but not trying to avoid anyone. Eventually they would always have to face the best anyways, so might as well do it early in the playoffs.

Amish Mafioso · Post #14 » by **Amish Mafioso** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:46 am

I think I liked Game6 better when he was a bot.

goodboy · Post #15 » by **goodboy** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:46 am

Wouldn't come a shock to me, OKC could have been cruising around the 1-3 top seed if they did not sustain injuries.

Hobes · Post #16 » by **Hobes** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:50 am

nfmos wrote:OKC had a lot higher expectations this summer than the Dubs, and if we head into the playoffs healthy, the rest of the playoffs would be a little smoother if we knocked out OKC right off the bat.

While a team this talented will always have expectations, there has been a sharp decline in what people reasonably expect the Thunder to achieve. The injuries in a way have dropped us from title contender through to "can we even make it to the playoffs?" I think this will benefit the team moving forward.

nfmos wrote:Eventually they would always have to face the best anyways, so might as well do it early in the playoffs.

I do agree, but it's always better to face an easy opponent first. A tough challenger can be extremely tiring for everyone on your squad and really affect you moving forwards.

Ballerhogger · Post #17 » by **Ballerhogger** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:51 am

Remember when Dallas lost to Golden State? That bad

The irony would be hilarious if Dallas fell to the 8th seed

Rasheeed!!! · Post #18 » by **Rasheeed!!!** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:52 am

OKC might finish 7th even.

te887848 · Post #19 » by **te887848** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:53 am

There won't be any such thing as an upset in the Western Conference playoffs this year.

YogurtProducer · Post #20 » by **YogurtProducer** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:58 am

Optms wrote:Not as disappointing as it typically would be if a top 2 seed lost to a 7th or 8th seed.

The Thunder are no ordinary late seed. Warriors would re-group and go again next season. They're in no rush.

Warriors arent in any rush, but this could be the best Team they have for a while..

This offseason Draymond and Harrison are both FA's and are gonna get paid. Iggy Lee and Bogut are all one year older (do any of them expire?). Steph isn't gonna cost a fraction of his true value forever. So rights is on a bargain deal. It seems everything has aligned for GSW (contracts wise) this season.