3/29 - POSTGAME | Oklahoma City Thunder (99) - (103) San Antonio Spurs

[ThunderBolt]

Thunder fans on this board support for this team is sad makes we me not wanna be a fan

Listen to what you’re saying compared to preseason hopes and expectations. We are hoping for the 7th seed so we can maybe have a shot against an all time great team who is missing one key player. That’s massively disappointing.

[bondom34]

doesn't seem like it compared to the other boards 100%

Minnesota hasn't made the playoffs in 14 years and half their fans want to trade Butler and/or miss again.

they just seem happier , seriously this board is that depressing

This team is underachieving.

[anthony00]

Minnesota hasn't made the playoffs in 14 years and half their fans want to trade Butler and/or miss again.

they just seem happier , seriously this board is that depressing

This team is underachieving.

i am aware bro

[anthony00]

Thunder fans on this board support for this team is sad makes we me not wanna be a fan

Listen to what you’re saying compared to preseason hopes and expectations. We are hoping for the 7th seed so we can maybe have a shot against an all time great team who is missing one key player. That’s massively disappointing.

we would be doing that even if we lived up to expectations

[ThunderBolt]

Thunder fans on this board support for this team is sad makes we me not wanna be a fan

Listen to what you’re saying compared to preseason hopes and expectations. We are hoping for the 7th seed so we can maybe have a shot against an all time great team who is missing one key player. That’s massively disappointing.

we would be doing that even if we lived up to expectations

If your preseason expectations were to play the warriors in the first round as a seven seed, I understand your elation. My expectations were different.

[Osirus89]

doesn't seem like it compared to the other boards 100%

Minnesota hasn't made the playoffs in 14 years and half their fans want to trade Butler and/or miss again.

they just seem happier , seriously this board is that depressing

Everybody here supports the team and wants the team to do well. However, at a certain point I have conceded that perhaps the team isn't what they were hyped to be and that maybe the postseason will be disappointing.

At this point I won't be let down by them.
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[anthony00]

Listen to what you’re saying compared to preseason hopes and expectations. We are hoping for the 7th seed so we can maybe have a shot against an all time great team who is missing one key player. That’s massively disappointing.

we would be doing that even if we lived up to expectations

If your preseason expectations were to play the warriors in the first round as a seven seed, I understand your elation. My expectations were different.

they weren't

[Thundershock88]

we would be doing that even if we lived up to expectations

If your preseason expectations were to play the warriors in the first round as a seven seed, I understand your elation. My expectations were different.

they weren't

Expectations are everything. If you don't live up tp expectations, you are a disappointment. That's what this team is. Most of us have accepted that.

[anthony00]

If your preseason expectations were to play the warriors in the first round as a seven seed, I understand your elation. My expectations were different.

they weren't

Expectations are everything. If you don't live up tp expectations, you are a disappointment. That's what this team is. Most of us have accepted that.

i guess

[ThunderBolt]

we would be doing that even if we lived up to expectations

If your preseason expectations were to play the warriors in the first round as a seven seed, I understand your elation. My expectations were different.

they weren't

Regardless of seeding, I want to see us playing our best ball right now. I want to see evidence of being able to string together good performances. It hasn’t happened and that’s why frustration is found on this board. Come the playoffs I’ll be cheering for them every game. Based upon what they’ve shown me now, the franchise needs to go a different direction with this group of guys and coaches. Missing the playoffs might begin that process.

[Old Man Game]

What happened with Russ shooting that 3 with like 12 seconds to go? He can't honestly be that dumb.

[Thundershock88]

What happened with Russ shooting that 3 with like 12 seconds to go? He can't honestly be that dumb.

He has been that dumb for a decade. Definitely not the time of the year we need classic Russ to come out.

[Thundershock88]

Russ was 1/5 (2 airballs) with 3 turnovers in the last 5 minutes. Flat out reminded me of the Golden State choke.

[Old Man Game]

What happened with Russ shooting that 3 with like 12 seconds to go? He can't honestly be that dumb.

He has been that dumb for a decade. Definitely not the time of the year we need classic Russ to come out.

I thought his form looked weird. Kept waiting for them to say he was trying to draw a foul or something (which also would have been dumb but not as dumb). But nope, he just hoisted it with time on the clock and a timeout in his back pocket. FML

[getrichordie]

What did Russ do? I was only boxscore watching.

On another note, here's our bench's +/-:

Patterson: -17
Felton: -16
Grant: -13
Abrines: -9
Ferguson: -5

I'm guessing since Paul George had the lowest +/- of our starters, Donovan still staggered the "Big 3" by playing George with the bench?

They went on a 7-0 run to start the 2nd quarter thanks to that brilliant PG bench lineup. Went from up 29-24 to down 31-29.

But, but, but, staggering!

[bondom34]

What did Russ do? I was only boxscore watching.

On another note, here's our bench's +/-:

Patterson: -17
Felton: -16
Grant: -13
Abrines: -9
Ferguson: -5

I'm guessing since Paul George had the lowest +/- of our starters, Donovan still staggered the "Big 3" by playing George with the bench?

They went on a 7-0 run to start the 2nd quarter thanks to that brilliant PG bench lineup. Went from up 29-24 to down 31-29.

But, but, but, staggering!

Melo with the bench has worked. Didn't see this one, but it has all year.

[slick_watts]

it's interesting watching the team react to stimuli. in the wake of all the questioning re: carmelo's role in 4Q, he still plays in 4Q but attempts no shots in six minutes (and gets roasted by davis bertans). on top of that, westbrook one-ups him with his own inexplicable three point attempt down the stretch.

if this wasn't a deliberate, petulant counter punch to the critics then i don't know what is.

[RalphSampsonJr]

If you had of told me that after the PG trade, Indy would have a better record than the thunder after 75 games i would of thought you were crazy

[Pillendreher]

I have to say I'm disappointed. They did not look like they gave 100 % despite how important this game was. 7 missed FTs, 15 turnovers (which lead to 17 Spurs points), 14 offensive rebounds for the Spurs (which lead to 10 Spurs points) and just very idiotic decision making all night long.

They were up 6 with 3 minutes to go in the 3rd quarter and it felt like they were finally taking control of the game. And then they go ahead and give up four 3s over the next 7 minutes (and basically all of them were wide open). The Spurs are not a team that picks defenses apart. They're not good offensively. Yet we don't rotate as a team and just scramble whenever they move.

I don't even know if I should make the effort to talk about Donovan's rotations anymore. With the Spurs playing big, we never went big as well - 0 minutes for Westbrook-George-Patterson-Adams. The Ferguson thing just won't stop and we've been paying the price all season long. The same goes for the George bench lineups. George plays 15 minutes straight and is on the bench with 6 minutes to go in the 4th? No problem! Felton-Ferguson-George-Patterson-Grant is a -17 NetRtG lineup on the season? No problem! Let's just continue to do it because MUH TINKERING

[M2J]

it's interesting watching the team react to stimuli. in the wake of all the questioning re: carmelo's role in 4Q, he still plays in 4Q but attempts no shots in six minutes (and gets roasted by davis bertans). on top of that, westbrook one-ups him with his own inexplicable three point attempt down the stretch.

if this wasn't a deliberate, petulant counter punch to the critics then i don't know what is.

He did a lot more than that to one up him. Carmelo is a 3rd option by necessity and his choosing, playing out of his normal style and touches, and numbers along with tape show to be one hell of a decoy that must be guarded.

Westbrook is the first option, but his constant FU it's my time approach to his teammates in the 4th are always on full display. Sometimes it works, many times it doesn't. Fact is as a point guard with this much help, he's got to find a better approach. To actually make the team better if they put the ball in his hands. Sometimes, that just means giving it up. He's not a skilled enough scorer to do this and it be a reliable weapon for a team with championship aspirations. He needs to be able to elevate the team if you're the one chosen over all of this talent to have a green light.

That's also on the coach for not having a system that just involved finding the best shot, as opposed to counting on Westbrook to make the best play.