2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 3-1)

California Gold · Post #961 » by **California Gold** » Tue May 27, 2025 3:29 am

powerball1373 wrote:
California Gold wrote:
Marvin Martian wrote:What does MIN do with Randle? He is the 2nd option and they cannot afford him to have 5 points in a critical playoff game

Question is what do they do with a mental midget that is their best player to get him to understand that you can’t just take 2 shots in a half. Dude has no drive. Looked lethargic most of the game. Randle was bad but Anthony Edwards was why they lost. All the others made up for Randle being bad. Can’t say the same for Cant man.

Somebody trying a little too hard to be Skip Bayless

For as terrible as Skip is, he’s been right about Anthony Edwards in these playoffs. Too many disappearing acts to be putting his name with the upper echelon players.

Chocolate City Jordanaire · Post #962 » by **Chocolate City Jordanaire** » Tue May 27, 2025 3:30 am

Tim_Hardawayy wrote:This OKC thing where they only interview together and act like they're too cool for the questions is pretty cringe. Feels like sincerity is dead in the modern age.

This is a new age. What other team has been like them?

Are there any old veteran voices on OKC?

Caruso leads by example.

Post #963 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Tue May 27, 2025 3:31 am

CobraCommander wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:Good game. OKC is better nothing else needs to be said

Man Randle and ant sucked and sga and williams were great and it was close - wow

Minny’s bench was great, OKC’s was just ok

bluemj32 · Post #964 » by **bluemj32** » Tue May 27, 2025 3:31 am

No way in hell the Minny bench is playing like that on the road. Ant & Randle have to step up to have a chance in game 5

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California Gold · Post #965 » by **California Gold** » Tue May 27, 2025 3:31 am

powerball1373 wrote:
California Gold wrote:
powerball1373 wrote:
Lol people getting excited bc fLuka looks a little less fat in the off-season.

No Luka unloaded himself all over the Minnesota franchise last season. This was Cant man’s turn to prove all the narratives about him being better than Luka correct. Dude doesn’t have that killer instinct.

IDC about Minnesota lol. fLuka got that killer instinct for the hookah lounge and super buffet.

And yet he’s still better than Edwards. I don’t care about Luka either, but anytime this clown gets compared with anyone great you can look at this 3 pt chucking and no-show playoff season to show how unserious he is.

He has a long ways to go before he can prove he’s a top 5 player in this league.

ibraheim718 · Post #966 » by **ibraheim718** » Tue May 27, 2025 3:31 am

Can't say anything bad about that 2nd half performance from the Thunder especially Chet. They made all the plays they needed to make.

Ursusamericanus · Post #967 » by **Ursusamericanus** » Tue May 27, 2025 3:32 am

Ant just isn't ready yet. He's 23. Needs another couple seasons and playoff runs before he makes that leap. Too streaky, seems to drift a bit during games and lose focus.

wang000hk · Post #968 » by **wang000hk** » Tue May 27, 2025 3:32 am

Thunder just does everything Wolves can do, but better

tmorgan · Post #969 » by **tmorgan** » Tue May 27, 2025 3:33 am

Rough to get over half your points from your bench and lose.

This is some decent tape for dealing with OKC’s defensive pressure, though.

Well, maybe not. Didn’t feel like 21 turnovers, but it was.

duppyy · Post #970 » by **duppyy** » Tue May 27, 2025 3:33 am

Ursusamericanus wrote:Ant just isn't ready yet. He's 23. Needs another couple seasons and playoff runs before he makes that leap. Too streaky, seems to drift a bit during games and lose focus.

As someone else said he’s a mid-range game away from taking it to the next level.

Post #971 » by **Dadouv47** » Tue May 27, 2025 3:33 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:
Dadouv47 wrote:I was so wrong about Gobert. He's the main reason this isn't totally over yet.

JDub/Chet showed up big time today.

That was close to perfect play from the big 3, maybe their best game together.

Bench was uncharacteristically quiet.

first half was probably our best in those POs and we were '"only" 8 pts ahead while Ant and Randle were struggling so I'm legit scared of the Wolves because they are really really good and somehow have more depth than us (wish Isaiah Joe and Wiggins were good but not in the postseason). Main difference between both teams is that we have a top 3 player in the world and a better defense but gotta close this in 5 or anything can happen.

baller16 · Post #972 » by **baller16** » Tue May 27, 2025 3:33 am

Tim_Hardawayy wrote:This OKC thing where they only interview together and act like they're too cool for the questions is pretty cringe. Feels like sincerity is dead in the modern age.

Here we go....

Reason #2454 on the OKC hate train :lol:

Post #973 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Tue May 27, 2025 3:34 am

SGA up to 103 assists with 34 turnovers in the playoffs this season

RunOKC · Post #974 » by **RunOKC** » Tue May 27, 2025 3:34 am

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bluemj32 · Post #975 » by **bluemj32** » Tue May 27, 2025 3:34 am

Ursusamericanus wrote:Ant just isn't ready yet. He's 23. Needs another couple seasons and playoff runs before he makes that leap. Too streaky, seems to drift a bit during games and lose focus.

Scary thing is the road for him to get back here is going to get harder.

The West has some young teams that are coming

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LethalRangee · Post #976 » by **LethalRangee** » Tue May 27, 2025 3:36 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:
CobraCommander wrote:
azcatz11 wrote:Good game. OKC is better nothing else needs to be said

Man Randle and ant sucked and sga and williams were great and it was close - wow

Minny’s bench was great, OKC’s was just ok

And Caruso gets away with Murder and SGA gets whatever he wants despite every other superstar getting no whistles comparable at all in the league. Congrats, you'll get your league-endorsed chip this year.

Tim_Hardawayy · Post #977 » by **Tim_Hardawayy** » Tue May 27, 2025 3:37 am

baller16 wrote:
Tim_Hardawayy wrote:This OKC thing where they only interview together and act like they're too cool for the questions is pretty cringe. Feels like sincerity is dead in the modern age.

Here we go....

Reason #2454 on the OKC hate train

Hey I'll own it if you want to call it hate. Personally I want to get to know them more as individuals, let me see who Shae is, Chet etc. This "we're so together we're too cool for solo interviews", I'm not about it. Let the stars be stars.

tmorgan · Post #978 » by **tmorgan** » Tue May 27, 2025 3:37 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:SGA up to 103 assists with 34 turnovers in the playoffs this season

I realize he’s a combo guard and shares primary distribution duties with Jalen Williams, but that’s one of the two things that makes SGA special and the MVP this year. The first one is obvious, he’s the shiftiest dude in the league. But the second is his ability to get up that many shots off the dribble and pass some and still only average 2.4 turnovers a game. That’s seriously elite.

Post #979 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Tue May 27, 2025 3:38 am

LethalRangee wrote:
MoneyTalks41890 wrote:
CobraCommander wrote:Man Randle and ant sucked and sga and williams were great and it was close - wow

Minny’s bench was great, OKC’s was just ok

And Caruso gets away with Murder and SGA gets whatever he wants despite every other superstar getting no whistles comparable at all in the league. Congrats, you'll get your league-endorsed chip this year.

You nailed it. NBA chasing that TV money by elevating Oklahoma.

Post #980 » by **Dadouv47** » Tue May 27, 2025 3:38 am

NAW won a few extra millions tonight but please stop giving so much work to your cousin.

Omg you guys who wins Game 4??