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B2B game, but I don't think that should be an issue here.
Thunder should come out fired up, after SAS beat them in their first meeting this season.

slick_watts wrote:First game of the new year is a doozy. The Spurs killed us from the perimeter last game. They're the best from the 3PT line, and we're the worst defending it. Could be a long night.

+1

I hope to see Green tear Blair from limb to limb.

I love your artwork

sorry slick im siding with eddie's postmodern genius

Jimmy76 wrote:I love your artwork

sorry slick im siding with eddie's postmodern genius

Agreed!

So long as we don't overhelp on defense and give them open look from 3, there's always a chance with the way durant and harden playing at the moment

We over help and give up wide open drive-and-kick threes. San Antonio's entire offense is built around that. Bonner is shooting 60% from three this year.

All of that means that we should lose quite easily. Hope for a win though

We atleast seem to have the ability to hit some threes now. We don't need to try and match them but its one thing that has improved since the last meeting.

Great job on the Spurs ms paint lineup btw lol

we're ****ed

So sick of our defense. Jeff Green is terrible, but someone like Thabo should know better. Over hedges on Tim Duncan, leaving Manu wide open for three. It's things like that which are inexcusable ans so stupid. It is not sound strategy to leave good shooters open for long jump shots, let Duncan shoot a contested post shot or foul him.

this is what i was afraid of

cant get away with not defending the spurs

Well.....there is a reason they are the best team in the league.

how the hell was bonner that open?

why did we double someone on the perimteter off a 60% three point shooter?

trapping made no sense there

Trip wrote:Well.....there is a reason they are the best team in the league.

BS. They're good but it's easy to score when you defend the way we are. See that 'rotation' on Bonner? He missed but Ibaka and Durant both left him wide open.

Our defense lacks focus and when we miss easy shots guys like Westbrook and Green panic and try to win on their own.

Spurs is a hard team to beat in the west....

Trip wrote:Well.....there is a reason they are the best team in the league.

Not many teams leave manu open for 3 though.

Devilanche wrote:

Trip wrote:Well.....there is a reason they are the best team in the league.

Not many teams leave manu open for 3 though.

or the league leader in 3p%

regardless of who we're playing the thunder are being idiotic on both ends

The defense has sucked but we suffer from hero syndrome on offense, wasting possessions taking tough shots out of rhythm. Russell Westbrook running the break trying to beat the whole team, Ibaka trying to dribble down the court, Green early on trying to force a shot. When this team meets resistance they panic and completely get out of what works.

Stupid turnovers galore! Where to start? The offense is going to have to slow it down because they are thriving on the turnovers and tempo. The defense is not there at all, adjustments haven't been made so its not like thats going to change in game.

KD 1/6 from the FG? Some times i wish we have a coach like Gregg P.....

slick_watts wrote:The defense has sucked but we suffer from hero syndrome on offense, wasting possessions taking tough shots out of rhythm. Russell Westbrook running the break trying to beat the whole team, Ibaka trying to dribble down the court, Green early on trying to force a shot. When this team meets resistance they panic and completely get out of what works.

Better to be stupid and blown out of the water now and let Brooks rip into the team. Hopefully the team learn from it and not commit similar mistake in the playoff.
I could understand leaving someone like thabo open on the 3 pt line but bonner? After that performance against us last time around?