Oklahoma City Thunder @ Portland Trailblazers 02/09/10

[slick_watts]

Jerome was the man in the first round of the playoffs. That pick and roll with Ray Allen seemed to work every time, even sort of against the Spurs.

Problem with that team was that nobody wanted to play any defense, at all. For some reason we got a reputation as a good defensive team but that's probably because we fouled so much and our pace was so slow.

One of my favorite plays from that playoff series was Luke Ridnour's open court pass to Lewis for the jam but whenever I watch it, I always notice the team standing around on defense and Jerome James half heartedly contesting Kenny Thomas' shot. I can't imagine today's Thunder playing defense that way: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM9Gp0aE2LM

[fallacy]

Jerome was the man in the first round of the playoffs. That pick and roll with Ray Allen seemed to work every time, even sort of against the Spurs.

Problem with that team was that nobody wanted to play any defense, at all. For some reason we got a reputation as a good defensive team but that's probably because we fouled so much and our pace was so slow.

One of my favorite plays from that playoff series was Luke Ridnour's open court pass to Lewis for the jam but whenever I watch it, I always notice the team standing around on defense and Jerome James half heartedly contesting Kenny Thomas' shot. I can't imagine today's Thunder playing defense that way: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yM9Gp0aE2LM

hahaha, scott brooks might have an aneurysm if we played defense like that