Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Phoenix Suns 04/09/10

Post #1 » by **slick_watts** » Fri Apr 9, 2010 10:09 pm

Well, here we are. Two tough losses brings us to this game, that we must win in my opinion to avoid the 8th seed in the playoffs and a date with the Lakers.

Nash / Amar'e kill us on the pick and roll. Expect Amar'e to have a huge game. Everyone else we have to limit, and we have to get out and run on turnovers and missed shots. Should be a fun game either way.

dream_catcher_9 · Post #2 » by **dream_catcher_9** » Fri Apr 9, 2010 10:12 pm

put Ibaka on Amare.

I think we lose this game unfortunately, 98-89

Post #3 » by **slick_watts** » Fri Apr 9, 2010 10:23 pm

I say we win 105-98

dream_catcher_9 · Post #4 » by **dream_catcher_9** » Fri Apr 9, 2010 10:49 pm

yeah I could see that but for some reason I don't have a good feeling about this game. I guess it's because Phoenix looks so damn good lately, and we have had trouble closing games out.

Jimmy76 · Post #5 » by **Jimmy76** » Fri Apr 9, 2010 11:56 pm

dream_catcher_9 wrote:yeah I could see that but for some reason I don't have a good feeling about this game. I guess it's because Phoenix looks so damn good lately, and we have had trouble closing games out.

which is incredibly frustrating

that and an improved interior is all that is standing between us and contending seriously for years and probably winning a ring or two

Post #6 » by **slick_watts** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:17 am

This defense is ridiculous. Stupid switches. Stupid hedging. Good offensive teams just rip this apart and find the mismatches / open man.

23MJ · Post #7 » by **23MJ** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:17 am

bad start. make stops ffs. i dont like this team's defense, and offense isnt good structured either. everyone is playing on its own, no team work.

Post #8 » by **slick_watts** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:24 am

I don't understand the switching we are doing defensively. Put Thabo on Nash, fine. But why go under every screen and switch? Phoenix is going to kill us if we continue to do that.

23MJ · Post #9 » by **23MJ** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:40 am

Agreed. Suns is making open threes. you have to be closer to challenge the shots

23MJ · Post #10 » by **23MJ** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:49 am

Green cant make open shots. just trade him

23MJ · Post #11 » by **23MJ** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 1:04 am

tbh i dont like westbrook either, making stupid decisions every game, not a good pg

Post #12 » by **slick_watts** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 1:51 am

23MJ wrote:tbh i dont like westbrook either, making stupid decisions every game, not a good pg

Russ is the reason we're a better team. One of the big reasons.

How about Serge?!? Wow!

23MJ · Post #13 » by **23MJ** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 2:09 am

ok we were up by 12 with 8 mins left. lets see how this ends, probably in a loss

23MJ · Post #14 » by **23MJ** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 2:11 am

with 6 mins left its only 3p lead, man this is just ridicilous. this team cant handle big leads at all

Post #15 » by **slick_watts** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 2:31 am

We had trouble executing offensively with the Suns sending so much help Durant's way and nobody else was making any shots (Green, Russ, Harden). Gritty win if we hold on. Some great defensive plays, nice play by Russ on Nash at the end here.

dream_catcher_9 · Post #16 » by **dream_catcher_9** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 2:40 am

This is the defense we saw in the middle of the year. Good energy, good closeouts, and aggressively punish the guys driving.

Now lets take care of business vs GS.

joyner82 · Post #17 » by **joyner82** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 2:51 am

23MJ wrote:tbh i dont like westbrook either, making stupid decisions every game, not a good pg

Dude Westbrook is 21 years old...he will get much better at his decision making. You can't compare Durant to other 21 years old including Russ.

premiumsqueezed · Post #18 » by **premiumsqueezed** » Sat Apr 10, 2010 3:54 am

KevinDurant35 Serge iBLOCKa<------the reason why we won this game...

...Serge iBlocka. I like it.