2025 WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: #1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves (OKC leads 2-1)

levon · Post #401 » by **levon** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:31 am

Why is Mike Conley out there right now?

MoMan24 · Post #402 » by **MoMan24** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:31 am

WestbrookGOATed wrote:Empty the bench. I still don't see this series going past 5.

If Naz Reid and Ant no longer go ice cold from 3, the refs stop holding SGAs hand then this can easily go past 5. I just think it was unfair for Caruso, and Dort and Wallace and J-Dub to be so aggressive defensively and SGA got the calls he got.

Wolfgang630 · Post #403 » by **Wolfgang630** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:31 am

Losing by 40 lol.

jkvonny · Post #404 » by **jkvonny** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:32 am

Minn with the dumb turnovers again. That's their weakness

Dan33185 · Post #405 » by **Dan33185** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:32 am

G R E Y wrote:
scrabbarista wrote:
G R E Y wrote:I don't get it...

The best insult I know for OKC is just, "This [or that] is not what a pro wants." You can use it in like a thousand scenarios.

Seriously I don't get the reference, besides knowing those are CA lyrics...

Watch on YouTube

The4thHorseman · Post #406 » by **The4thHorseman** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:32 am

Rudy stat padding

JimmyPlopper · Post #407 » by **JimmyPlopper** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:32 am

For the Thunder right now, it's easier pyschologically to break it down into little mini-goals.
"Lets get this within 35"
then
"Let's get this within 25"

Those are the habits you want to form when you find yourself down big

Black Jack · Post #408 » by **Black Jack** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:33 am

I wish there were less blowouts this playoff run.

Post #409 » by **G R E Y** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:33 am

DrModesty wrote:
Mk0 wrote:
G R E Y wrote:I get he's an opponent and targeted with the MVP win but is there anything specific as to why SGA is getting booed?

People hate watching freethrows. They were chanting freethrow merchant when he was at the line

The Minnesota fanbase in particular doesn't like Shai, and haven't done for a good while.

Much obliged

Post #410 » by **Calinks** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:33 am

KGtabake wrote:
MrBigShot wrote:Guess i'm gonna have to eat some crow, thought Minny was going to get swept. Ant showed up big time. He is every bit as talented as SGA and should be going toe to toe with him

I told you so. Things in Minny are going to look different.
OKC is the favourite. They're not going to lose all next 3 games, it's impossible.
But Minny in the last 2 years has character. Mentality.
It's the only team in the league that can make Denver feel inferior.
Minny will win a ring with Ant.
Maybe not this year. But it will come.

cjx · Post #411 » by **cjx** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:33 am

NBA players need to stop taking shots that they fully know aren't going to go in :lol:

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The4thHorseman · Post #412 » by **The4thHorseman** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:34 am

levon wrote:Why is Mike Conley out there right now?

Veteran presence

sp6r=underrated · Post #413 » by **sp6r=underrated** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:34 am

Finch shouldn't be Thibs. Bring in the bench.

SlimShady83 · Post #414 » by **SlimShady83** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:34 am

Is this the worst loss of the season from any team?

scrabbarista · Post #415 » by **scrabbarista** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:34 am

G R E Y wrote:
scrabbarista wrote:
G R E Y wrote:I don't get it...

The best insult I know for OKC is just, "This [or that] is not what a pro wants." You can use it in like a thousand scenarios.

Seriously I don't get the reference, besides knowing those are CA lyrics...

Consider yourself lucky. It was a ubiquitous commercial with SGA and Chet. I guess it was AT&T. I don't really know.

Wolfgang630 · Post #416 » by **Wolfgang630** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:34 am

This series hasn’t been good. Blowout after blowout after blowout

KGDirkTD_Fan · Post #417 » by **KGDirkTD_Fan** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:34 am

Black Jack wrote:I wish there were less blowouts this playoff run.

I guess Aaron Gordon is on the money that playing a game consistently every 2 days is making everyone too exhausted to stop a big blow out game when it happens. If it can happen to OKC it can happen to anyone.

Post #418 » by **MoneyTalks41890** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:35 am

Dan33185 wrote:
G R E Y wrote:
scrabbarista wrote:
The best insult I know for OKC is just, "This [or that] is not what a pro wants." You can use it in like a thousand scenarios.

Seriously I don't get the reference, besides knowing those are CA lyrics...

Watch on YouTube

If this isn’t stuck in your head already do yourself a favor and just don’t click on it

Mk0 · Post #419 » by **Mk0** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:35 am

sp6r=underrated wrote:Hollywood age casting has always been absurd but casting 60 yr old Brad Pitt as a F1 driver is absurd even by their low standards. The average age of a driver is under 30. It would be like casting Tom Cruise as an NBA center.

I thought the general premise of the movie was that he is old af for a driver and is trying to hold on while some young driver is coming up in the sport.

idk..

The main issue is we don't have any new movie stars. They had a report about he highest paid actors and like 75% were over 40 and of the biggest names the youngest was the Rock and he is 53.

Glen Powell is trying. Between Twisters, Top Gun and The Running Man the dude is in a bunch of reboots but it is his path to being an A-lister. Even then the guy is 36. Tom Cruise was 24 when he was in Top Gun and that was like his 3rd HUGE movie. It is kinda crazy how we don't have any marketable movie stars anymore.

Post #420 » by **Domejandro** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:36 am

MoneyTalks41890 wrote:
Domejandro wrote:
G R E Y wrote:I get he's an opponent and targeted with the MVP win but is there anything specific as to why SGA is getting booed?

The Minnesota Timberwolves have one of the loudest stadiums in the NBA (actually something that dates back to the KG days... though there was a gap period). General attitude among Timberwolves fans is that Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a massive flopper (the extent to which that is fair doesn't really matter), so he's kind of on the **** list.

I mean the Thunder crowd is louder and they offer some respect.

Really speaks to the fans.

With peace and love, OKC fans are still booing Kevin Durant nine years after leaving in free-agency. :lol:

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