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That was a pretty solid game 7.  OKC had them on the ropes early but man, the Thunder got sloppy and blew a number of possessions and then GS started raining down 3s and you knew it was their night. 

For all the Billy Donovan hype I really question why he played Waiters and Roberson as much as they did.  Then Kanter only gets like 10 minutes?  Maybe he was hurt but GS did not have an answer for that guy. 

OKC should consider trading Westbrook to the Lakers or the Clippers. He's from Long Beach and played at UCLA. Get the Lakers #2 overall pick and some combination of D'Angelo Russell, Julius Randle, and another pick.  Westbrook on the Lakers would probably average 35 points and 10 assists next year and he could shoot all the time. He'd essentially be a much better version of the 2016 Kobe Bryant.

A Westbrook-Chris Paul swap would be interesting. Paul is 3 years older, but probably a much better fit to play with Durant.

Of course, if Durant leaves then OKC is cooked no matter what else they do. There are rumblings that Durant may end up in San Antonio or Golden State. Golden State might win 80 games next year if they had Durant with Curry and Thompson. How could you stop that level of shooting?

I would bet that Durant either goes home to DC or stays in OKC.

Curry and Klay AVERAGED 42% from the 3 point taking around 11 three's each per game during the series. The team averaged 40% for the series. 

If anyone has a slide rule, if Curry and Klay are taking that number of 3's and converting them each game, doesn't the other team have to shoot something like 70% or better on all two's to hang with GS? 

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MichiganPacker posted:


There are rumblings that Durant may end up in San Antonio or Golden State. Golden State might win 80 games next year if they had Durant with Curry and Thompson. 

Don't forget Draymond Green & Bogut feeding Curry, Klay & Durant

If Durant ends up in Golden State....fuhgeddaboutit. Unstoppable (barring injury)

Music City posted:

It used to be you let a guy go off like that and they'll come back to earth. Except that's how they play. They broke basketball...

Yup.

I'm wondering if they'll attempt to move the 3 point line farther away

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Boris posted:
MichiganPacker posted:


There are rumblings that Durant may end up in San Antonio or Golden State. Golden State might win 80 games next year if they had Durant with Curry and Thompson. 

Don't forget Draymond Green & Bogut feeding Curry, Klay & Durant

If Durant ends up in Golden State....fuhgeddaboutit. Unstoppable (barring injury)

Music City posted:

It used to be you let a guy go off like that and they'll come back to earth. Except that's how they play. They broke basketball...

Yup.

I'm wondering if they'll attempt to move the 3 point line farther away

I hope they don't try to "fix" this. These games are a lot more entertaining and more like "real" basketball for me than the late 1980s and 1990s era Knicks-Heat, Pistons-anybody, etc. I'd rather see guys hit contested 3 point shots than just pushing and shoving in the lane.

The 3 point shot has changed the game of basketball forever.  It started in college and has found a way to the pros. 

Teams now can play "small ball" with very successful results as shown by Golden State and you don't need to have the prototypical bigs to win at the highest level.  

It's also made the game a lot more entertaining.   The NBA playoffs used to be Dick Bennett like - slow down the pace, run your half court sets, and grind teams down defensively.  Not anymore. 

 

 

Tschmack posted:

Teams now can play "small ball" with very successful results as shown by Golden State and you don't need to have the prototypical bigs to win at the highest level.  

It's also made the game a lot more entertaining.   The NBA playoffs used to be Dick Bennett like - slow down the pace, run your half court sets, and grind teams down defensively.  Not anymore. 

I agree. And this is where I look at the Bucks and hope they can get the needed improvement from Middleton, Giannis, and Parker. If These guys can shoot? Look out- suddenly the court shrinks and a team like GS (who certainly had their share of trouble against the Bucks this year) will force the evolution of basketball to beat them. 

Like how the WCO was the answer to the 3/4, then the Tampa 2 was the answer to the WCO. 

Mir should be fun to watch, because it's much better to watch than 90s WWF ball...

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