12/5 | G23: Oklahoma City Thunder at Brooklyn Nets - 6:30PM CST

Post #41 » by **ThunderBolt** » Thu Dec 6, 2018 1:23 am

Defensive intensity always wanes when teams continually come up empty on the offensive end.

NaturalThunder · Post #42 » by **NaturalThunder** » Thu Dec 6, 2018 1:23 am

22-7 this quarter. Against the f***ing Nets. The bleeping Nets!!

NaturalThunder · Post #43 » by **NaturalThunder** » Thu Dec 6, 2018 1:25 am

Pillendreher wrote:The Nets started making trash shots and we've been settling for worse ones...

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That Carroll and-one was a semi-generous call, even more so when you watched Brooklyn get away with similar contact on "verticality" on our next two possessions.

getrichordie · Post #44 » by **getrichordie** » Thu Dec 6, 2018 1:26 am

Much needed 3 by Westbrook who shot it in rhythm of the game. God bless Westbrook.

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getrichordie · Post #45 » by **getrichordie** » Thu Dec 6, 2018 1:27 am

NaturalThunder wrote:22-7 this quarter. Against the f***ing Nets. The bleeping Nets!!

Calm down buddy. Everything is going to be okay.

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NaturalThunder · Post #46 » by **NaturalThunder** » Thu Dec 6, 2018 1:29 am

Carroll getting some superstar BS calls in the few minutes I've seen.

NaturalThunder · Post #47 » by **NaturalThunder** » Thu Dec 6, 2018 1:31 am

What is it about the Nets that makes us always struggle against them?

I don't get it. We're getting blown the **** out by a really bad team.

Post #48 » by **ThunderBolt** » Thu Dec 6, 2018 1:32 am

If we’re are going to play Abrines, could be at least get him some three point shots? He’s basically worthless if we don’t get him some looks.

NaturalThunder · Post #49 » by **NaturalThunder** » Thu Dec 6, 2018 1:33 am

They aren't going to miss, apparently.

I'm done. This one is over.

Post #50 » by **Dadouv47** » Thu Dec 6, 2018 1:35 am

Why do we always have to play dumb offense when we are losing?

getrichordie · Post #51 » by **getrichordie** » Thu Dec 6, 2018 1:36 am

ThunderBolt wrote:If we’re are going to play Abrines, could be at least get him some three point shots? He’s basically worthless if we don’t get him some looks.

We’ve been trying to but he’s been guarded pretty well.

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Post #52 » by **slick_watts** » Thu Dec 6, 2018 1:37 am

this is normalcy for the westbrook-schroder lineups. can't defend, and one of them is useless on offense.

Thundershock88 · Post #53 » by **Thundershock88** » Thu Dec 6, 2018 1:38 am

These calls are bogus. Thunder doing some dumb ****, but damn.

Kizz Fastfists · Post #54 » by **Kizz Fastfists** » Thu Dec 6, 2018 1:38 am

getrichordie wrote:Much needed 3 by Westbrook who shot it in rhythm of the game. God bless Westbrook.

Remember that when he finishes the game something like 3-13 from 3. If only he had the BBIQ of Ben Simmons who understands that when you can't shoot 3s you don't. It would also have been acceptable for him to be like LeBron and learned how to go from a bad 3pt shooter to a decent one. LeBron shot 32% from 3 on 4 attempts a game his first 5 seasons. From his 6th season through yesterday he has shot 35% on 4 attempts per game. Russ has never had a 3 year stretch where he shot more than 32.2% from 3! By comparison, Russ in his first 5 seasons shot 30% on 2 three point attempts per game and from his 6th season through yesterday has shot 31% on 5 attempts per game. LeBron increased his percentage and didn't increase his shooting. Russ shot the same and over double his rate!!!

alessandrux · Post #55 » by **alessandrux** » Thu Dec 6, 2018 1:39 am

That is going to be a tough second half.

I really liked out defense in the first quarter, then I missed the first half of the second quarter and we are behind almost 20, amazing.
On offense, we are not able to run one play that works, against a honestly well-coached Nets team, that is just bad.

Pillendreher · Post #56 » by **Pillendreher** » Thu Dec 6, 2018 1:39 am

slick_watts wrote:this is normalcy for the westbrook-schroder lineups. can't defend, and one of them is useless on offense.

99 DRtG on the season so far, but can't defend.

Like clockwork. Can't you create a separate thread for opportunistic bull like this instead of spamming threads people use?

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Kizz Fastfists · Post #57 » by **Kizz Fastfists** » Thu Dec 6, 2018 1:40 am

Dadouv47 wrote:Why do we always have to play dumb offense when we are losing?

No one has ever beaten the concept of team ball into Russ' thick skull. He still thinks he should play 1 on 5.

Post #58 » by **slick_watts** » Thu Dec 6, 2018 1:42 am

Pillendreher wrote:
slick_watts wrote:this is normalcy for the westbrook-schroder lineups. can't defend, and one of them is useless on offense.
99 DRtG on the season so far, but can't defend.

Like clockwork. Can't you create a separate thread for opportunistic bull like this instead of spamming threads people use?

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we will see who is correct in the long run. a lot of what the team is doing on defense seems unsustainable especially with the westbrook-schroder player pair. they'll still be good on defense of course with george and adams but i predict a collapse similar to last year's celtics when they started out this hot. and that'll hurt if the offense doesn't improve some.

Pillendreher · Post #59 » by **Pillendreher** » Thu Dec 6, 2018 1:43 am

This feels a liitle bit like the losses to Dallas and Denver btw. The other team makes shots and we can't answer and then our defense approaches our offense's level.

Let's see what they do in the 2nd half. The Nets are horrible. This is still very much winnable.

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Post #60 » by **ThunderBolt** » Thu Dec 6, 2018 1:46 am

Kizz Fastfists wrote:
Dadouv47 wrote:Why do we always have to play dumb offense when we are losing?

No one has ever beaten the concept of team ball into Russ' thick skull. He still thinks he should play 1 on 5.

Haven’t seen you during the recent wins...

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