Film room: Finding good looks for Durant

Durantist · Post #1 » by **Durantist** » Tue Jan 26, 2010 10:16 pm

Check this out:

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_ ... vin-durant

Clangus · Post #2 » by **Clangus** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:49 am

Slick has been saying it all year. And it so FN true. We need to find KD better shots, especially down the stretch, OR have one of our other guys raise thier shooting effeciency.

Julio · Post #3 » by **Julio** » Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:37 pm

Clangus wrote:Slick has been saying it all year. And it so FN true. We need to find KD better shots, especially down the stretch, OR have one of our other guys raise thier shooting effeciency.

And that's why I have difficulties with Westbrook as our PG.
He sometimes, just doesn't play like a PG should play. He makes some brilliant passes and everything, but he's not in control of the game or the team, not nearly enough.

Post #4 » by **slick_watts** » Sat Jan 30, 2010 8:22 pm

This is the best OKC Thunder related article of the season. Our defense is WAY ahead of our offense..

I trust Brooks will turn it around, especially with another offseason, but every Thunder fan should read this article; you'll get a great understanding of our shortcomings on offense and basically why we lose games.

pj_tor · Post #5 » by **pj_tor** » Wed Feb 3, 2010 6:29 am

I've watched a handful of OKC games this season and I've noticed that most of the time Westbrook just ignores Durant on offence. He will take a bad shot or pass it to another guy, but he doesn't even look at KD, not even when he has good looks and raises hands asking for the ball. In the majority of 3 against 1 fast breaks he will pass it to the guy not being Durant.

I don't like SG playing the point, and though I think Westbrook is a pretty decent defender I don't like the way he runs the offense. Bad shots, bad decisions and a possible case of envy of whatever...

Is it just me or someone else has the same thoughts?

Clangus · Post #6 » by **Clangus** » Fri Feb 5, 2010 5:44 am

pj_tor wrote:I've watched a handful of OKC games this season and I've noticed that most of the time Westbrook just ignores Durant on offence. He will take a bad shot or pass it to another guy, but he doesn't even look at KD, not even when he has good looks and raises hands asking for the ball. In the majority of 3 against 1 fast breaks he will pass it to the guy not being Durant.

I don't like SG playing the point, and though I think Westbrook is a pretty decent defender I don't like the way he runs the offense. Bad shots, bad decisions and a possible case of envy of whatever...

Is it just me or someone else has the same thoughts?

Westbrook is improving. I think its safe to say he CAN play PG now.

Durantist · Post #7 » by **Durantist** » Fri Feb 5, 2010 2:36 pm

Clangus wrote:
pj_tor wrote:I've watched a handful of OKC games this season and I've noticed that most of the time Westbrook just ignores Durant on offence. He will take a bad shot or pass it to another guy, but he doesn't even look at KD, not even when he has good looks and raises hands asking for the ball. In the majority of 3 against 1 fast breaks he will pass it to the guy not being Durant.

I don't like SG playing the point, and though I think Westbrook is a pretty decent defender I don't like the way he runs the offense. Bad shots, bad decisions and a possible case of envy of whatever...

Is it just me or someone else has the same thoughts?

Westbrook is improving. I think its safe to say he CAN play PG now.

Think of it this way, KD can play the 2 and he did. He had above average stats, like Westbrook, but we ALL knew that the 2 position wasn't his natural position. And this is true for Westbrook playing the 1

ubernathan · Post #8 » by **ubernathan** » Sun Feb 7, 2010 8:28 am

Durantist wrote:
Clangus wrote:
pj_tor wrote:I've watched a handful of OKC games this season and I've noticed that most of the time Westbrook just ignores Durant on offence. He will take a bad shot or pass it to another guy, but he doesn't even look at KD, not even when he has good looks and raises hands asking for the ball. In the majority of 3 against 1 fast breaks he will pass it to the guy not being Durant.

I don't like SG playing the point, and though I think Westbrook is a pretty decent defender I don't like the way he runs the offense. Bad shots, bad decisions and a possible case of envy of whatever...

Is it just me or someone else has the same thoughts?

Westbrook is improving. I think its safe to say he CAN play PG now.

Think of it this way, KD can play the 2 and he did. He had above average stats, like Westbrook, but we ALL knew that the 2 position wasn't his natural position. And this is true for Westbrook playing the 1

The difference is it was Durants body which holds him back from being a great shooting guard, he simply isn't built for it. He has all the skills. Westbrook has the body, and its possible he can develop the mentality for the position.