Post#64 » by sleestak33 » Sat Jan 12, 2019 10:01 am
That was one of the best NBA games I've ever watched. If Steven Adams could play any defense they win easily. It's funny to me that for some reason he never receives criticism for his defensive deficiencies and he simply can't guard mobile bigs who can take him outside and shoot. 56 points for Aldridge??? Look I love Adams and he's turned out to be much better than I thought but he most certainly is not a good defender and his defense in this game was absolutely atrocious. It's not like Aldridge is super quick either. That being said I have to give it up to Ferguson for at least showing promise for a two game stretch. My question is where in the hell has this been? This just goes to show how incredibly important it is to get scoring from your starting shooting guard as they would have gotten blown off the court if he doesn't hit all those open 3s. Ferguson starting and averaging under 5 points per game is a dead end street that sees this team ending in a 1st round exit. Ferguson playing anywhere remotely close to those last 2 games gives them a chance. They have to get double digit scoring from the starting 2. I will be more than happy to come on here and say I was wrong about him if he ends up becoming a good player but I'll need way more than 2 games. Even with some of these close losses it's encouraging how OKC is playing.