2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC WINS 4-1)

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Crikey you guys who wins Game 5??

Thunder win at home and advance to the NBA Finals
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Wolves win on the road and stay alive
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 3-1) 

Post#421 » by Longranger » Thu May 29, 2025 2:41 am

PushDaRock wrote:Scary to think OKC can still optimize this roster some more if they wanted to especially for next season before Chet and JDub's extensions would kick in


Sam Presti knows he can’t pay everyone. So he will tweak the roster a bit and bid his time until the OKC war chest of picks is opened
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Re: 2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 3-1) 

Post#422 » by Chuck Everett » Thu May 29, 2025 2:42 am

moss_is_1 wrote:Wolves having zero rotational quality pgs had killed them. Desperately need Rob to be good next year.


We knew that after Game 1 of the season unfortunately. Connelly has to upgrade the position. Mike Conley can be a backup for his last two seasons.
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Post#423 » by durden_tyler » Thu May 29, 2025 2:42 am

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Sharkboy242 wrote:IDGAF about your losses fam, that point is only to reinforce how certain you are in your bad takes. It is comedic.


Shame on me for betting on my team….FYI casinos were also on the Lakers. But what do they know.


They know that there are a lot more Laker fans in the world and as result they place a greater volume of bets.

Yeah, i believe Vegas’ favorite team are the Lakers; free money and biased fans means a lot of volume and profit


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Post#424 » by sfernald » Thu May 29, 2025 2:42 am

Hope they put Dillingham in!
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Post#425 » by xxSnEaKyPxx » Thu May 29, 2025 2:43 am

It’s crazy Denver got three games on OKC. They are so good.
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Post#426 » by Jazz9 » Thu May 29, 2025 2:43 am

What's the point of taking timeouts anymore.
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Post#427 » by ImmortalD24 » Thu May 29, 2025 2:43 am

Lou Dort with the high arc.. pure.
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Post#428 » by bbms » Thu May 29, 2025 2:43 am

XTC wrote:Cason Wallace is the most underrated player in the NBA.

He's a lockdown defender, solid athlete, he can run an offense, solid shooter, solid ball handler, and hes got a high IQ offensively & defensively. I think he has another gear to his game IMO.

Hes plays awfully alot like Jrue Holiday/Derrick White.


ngl he has work to do offensively but he soared in my all time favourite thunder rankings in these playoffs.
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Post#429 » by PhilBlackson » Thu May 29, 2025 2:44 am

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BmanInBigD wrote:All these years of what? An under 20 PER? A .90 WS/48? A DRtg higher than his ORtg? He’s just not that good. I’ve said it for years, he’s all flash and no substance or killer instinct.


All these years....he's 23 years old :lol: , he just finished his rookie contract last year lol

They've definitely overhyped him but damn would you give the kid enough time to at least grow a moustache before you write him off?!

I’m quoting the guy that said “all these years and they give him blah blah” like he’s been around long enough and done enough to deserve some all-star roster. SMH. Pay attention, man.


I'm responding to the "all these years & the best they give him is Gobert", I just didn't know where the original quote was or want to dig it up. But you're literally saying he's all flash no substance and my stance that he's only 23 years old, give him some time stands.
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Post#430 » by bbms » Thu May 29, 2025 2:45 am

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PushDaRock wrote:Scary to think OKC can still optimize this roster some more if they wanted to especially for next season before Chet and JDub's extensions would kick in


Sam Presti knows he can’t pay everyone. So he will tweak the roster a bit and bid his time until the OKC war chest of picks is opened


i expect him to liquidate more players into new future picks this seem to be the way of this new cba until everybody stops being idiots and the value of first round picks skyrockets, postponing second apron until he cannot
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Post#431 » by durden_tyler » Thu May 29, 2025 2:45 am

TheAlchemist wrote:Minnesota shouldn’t have bothered dressing up. You can tell many players on the team just quit. Edward’s, Conley, Mcdaniels, that kid off the bench are the only ones that showed up.

If I was Minnesota's front office, I’d be taking notes.

Eh you don’t make rash decisons and definitely not based on a game. The Wolves did fine this playoffs, obviously came up short but minor tweaks is what they’ll be looking at since they are still at least a Top 4 team out West.


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

Post#432 » by Doranku » Thu May 29, 2025 2:45 am

22 year old Chet has absolutely DOMINATED the center matchup in this series.
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Post#433 » by sfernald » Thu May 29, 2025 2:45 am

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PushDaRock wrote:Scary to think OKC can still optimize this roster some more if they wanted to especially for next season before Chet and JDub's extensions would kick in


Trade Hart, Cason, Wiggins & Topic for Giannis… Cason and Wiggins will be insanely good with starter minutes, hart is a total stud and topic could be the best player in last year’s draft if he turns out as expected.

Who says no?
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Post#434 » by Twinkie defense » Thu May 29, 2025 2:46 am

This is horrible - would have been a much better, more competitive matchup vs. Warriors if Stephen Curry wasn't injured.
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Post#435 » by RRR3 » Thu May 29, 2025 2:46 am

Doranku wrote:22 year old Chet has absolutely DOMINATED the center matchup in this series.

Typical playoff Gobert
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Post#436 » by Mavrelous » Thu May 29, 2025 2:47 am

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Post#437 » by KGDirkTD_Fan » Thu May 29, 2025 2:47 am

maybe its just inevitable that this is OKC's year, might not matter what anyone else does with all due respect to the Pacers or the Knicks. perhaps Denver was the only shot at turning this post-season into an open run for the title and they've gotten over that hump.
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Post#438 » by durden_tyler » Thu May 29, 2025 2:48 am

Twinkie defense wrote:This is horrible - would have been a much better, more competitive matchup vs. Warriors if Stephen Curry wasn't injured.

Two Ifs there so no the Warriors would have been swept by OKC.


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