[jjgold]

proven year after year ball hogs do not win titles

Team ball wins

I would trade this guy immediately

He just gets in the way of Durant

[tony_come]

Agree

[Roadtrip635]

proven year after year ball hogs do not win titles

Team ball wins

I would trade this guy immediately

He just gets in the way of Durant

[Darkside Magick]

I know it is easy to blame westbrook and in many instances you all may be right....but the main culprit is Scott brooks who allow this...it may be best in the team interest to explore another coach

[WalkingLuckCharm]

People always criticise him for his mistakes

I think you all miss the point. Westbrooks value is not his consistency or his ball IQ. It's when he takes over a game. Sometimes numbers don't really relay this properly. Not many pgs can take over a game by himself. Only ones I can think of are rose, rondo and perhaps maybe curry.

[FSUnole05]

People always criticise him for his mistakes

I think you all miss the point. Westbrooks value is not his consistency or his ball IQ. It's when he takes over a game. Sometimes numbers don't really relay this properly. Not many pgs can take over a game by himself. Only ones I can think of are rose, rondo and perhaps maybe curry.

tony parker?

[WalkingLuckCharm]

tony parker?

Agreed

[Darkside Magick]

All the players mentioned probably if not the best player on their respected team....westbrook is not

[freeVICK]

I don't mind Westbrook constantly attacking, but god damn stop complaining after every miss and run back on D. When he's missing he's a huge cancer

[champlain]

The guy has too much talent to give up. Fire the coach and find someone who knows how to coach him. Also, it would help to improve the roster and not rely on Sefelosha, Perkins and Butler. Not even the milwaukee bucks would want any of them. First things first, fire the coach get Thibodeau.

[Seto]

Westbrook played a bad game tonight but the main reason Durant isn't getting touches is because he's a soft pussy not because Russ won't pass to him.

But yeah that was a bad peformance so all you haters can come out and have a field day. Still at the end of the day they would have lost even if he had played well.

[WalkingLuckCharm]

All the players mentioned probably if not the best player on their respected team....westbrook is not

Irrelevant. I've seen more playoff games against the better teams where KD has gone fishing and Westbrook has been the savior. There is only so much KD can do with no support.

[jazzdrum78]

Look at these Spurs. 3 series vs ZERO defense. They are gonna be in utter shock vs Heat defense. The Heat can play 75% their normal defensive effort and beat Spurs in 6.

The NBA finals are over. All 3 series are done.

[FSUnole05]

Look at these Spurs. 3 series vs ZERO defense. They are gonna be in utter shock vs Heat defense. The Heat can play 75% their normal defensive effort and beat Spurs in 6.

The NBA finals are over. All 3 series are done.

[brainfreeze0]

Look at these Spurs. 3 series vs ZERO defense. They are gonna be in utter shock vs Heat defense. The Heat can play 75% their normal defensive effort and beat Spurs in 6.

The NBA finals are over. All 3 series are done.

What a joke. Miami didn't beat Spurs last year, Spurs beat the Spurs with brain fart decisions when they had the game won. Acting like they are miles ahead of SA is laughable at best. This Spurs team is miles ahead of Miami, assuming Miami even gets past Indiana.

Miami normally gets a free pass cakewalk to the finals every year with their bought dynasty. People saying the East is more ferocious is a joke...yeah, the Bobcats a .400 team making the playoffs, that's ferocious.

[brainfreeze]

Westbrook played a bad game tonight but the main reason Durant isn't getting touches is because he's a soft pussy not because Russ won't pass to him.

But yeah that was a bad peformance so all you haters can come out and have a field day. Still at the end of the day they would have lost even if he had played well.

I actually like the team, but their right. Westbrook is selfish and doesn't think well under pressure. T. Parker was way to much for him most games. The coach lets him do this and should therefore be cut. Then re-train Westbrook on team ball. A few other trades wouldn't hurt.

[FSUnole05]

What a joke. Miami didn't beat Spurs last year, Spurs beat the Spurs with brain fart decisions when they had the game won. Acting like they are miles ahead of SA is laughable at best. This Spurs team is miles ahead of Miami, assuming Miami even gets past Indiana.

Miami normally gets a free pass cakewalk to the finals every year with their bought dynasty. People saying the East is more ferocious is a joke...yeah, the Bobcats a .400 team making the playoffs, that's ferocious.

^this

[homie1975]

What a joke. Miami didn't beat Spurs last year, Spurs beat the Spurs with brain fart decisions when they had the game won. Acting like they are miles ahead of SA is laughable at best. This Spurs team is miles ahead of Miami, assuming Miami even gets past Indiana.

Miami normally gets a free pass cakewalk to the finals every year with their bought dynasty. People saying the East is more ferocious is a joke...yeah, the Bobcats a .400 team making the playoffs, that's ferocious.

shut up. Seriously. It was 4 games for mia and 3 for spurs. Both teams fully healthy. U dont win a best of 7 by luck. Im so sick and fukkin tired of hearing the excuses.

[homie1975]

Paging westbrook lover thor in 3......2........1......

[bigtymer56]

What does matter when Westbrook is facing these guys:

http://www.sportsbookreview.com/forum/players-ta...es.html?slf=27

[brainfreeze0]

Hah yeah, that's not an excuse, that's a fact. The officials swallowing their whistles in Game 7 was the final push in closing minutes: no call on Ray Allen travel, arm slaps on Ginobili going down the lane no call, and Bosh shoving Green out on final 3 pt attempt with a no call.

Miami is a great team don't get me wrong, but they got help winning that series from Spurs and Stern and Co. So you need to shut up and take off the Lebron blinders.

[akphidelt]

Thunder looked pathetic last year in the playoffs without Westbrook. Spurs are just better coached and will kill them with or without Westbrook.

[brainfreeze]

shut up. Seriously. It was 4 games for mia and 3 for spurs. Both teams fully healthy. U dont win a best of 7 by luck. Im so sick and fukkin tired of hearing the excuses.

They did have the game won, wasn't supposed to go 7.

Spurs for sure this year. Heat have no shot!!! If they can get pass Indy, which might actually turn out to be a decent series.

[tony_come]

Thunder looked pathetic last year in the playoffs without Westbrook. Spurs are just better coached and will kill them with or without Westbrook.

Agree

[Seto]

What a joke. Miami didn't beat Spurs last year, Spurs beat the Spurs with brain fart decisions when they had the game won. Acting like they are miles ahead of SA is laughable at best. This Spurs team is miles ahead of Miami, assuming Miami even gets past Indiana.

Miami normally gets a free pass cakewalk to the finals every year with their bought dynasty. People saying the East is more ferocious is a joke...yeah, the Bobcats a .400 team making the playoffs, that's ferocious.

So Ray Allen deserves no credit for hitting that shot?

[WalkingLuckCharm]

Hah yeah, that's not an excuse, that's a fact. The officials swallowing their whistles in Game 7 was the final push in closing minutes: no call on Ray Allen travel, arm slaps on Ginobili going down the lane no call, and Bosh shoving Green out on final 3 pt attempt with a no call.

Miami is a great team don't get me wrong, but they got help winning that series from Spurs and Stern and Co. So you need to shut up and take off the Lebron blinders.

Spurs won't lose to this sh1t miami team this year. Don't worry about last year's bad officiating BS. All that matters is pop is gonna rip the heat a 2nd hole

[WalkingLuckCharm]

So Ray Allen deserves no credit for hitting that shot?

He does deserve credit but it's too much. Any decent clutch shooter can hit it in rhythm (though it was backwards) against Tony park (practically open shot).

[tokio]

Anyone see in the 2nd quarter when Westbrook passed to Durant and Durant missed the shot and then asked the the ball again when he was wide open and Westbrook was like fukk that and drove it it instead? LOL. Absolutely no team work.

[homie1975]

Hah yeah, that's not an excuse, that's a fact. The officials swallowing their whistles in Game 7 was the final push in closing minutes: no call on Ray Allen travel, arm slaps on Ginobili going down the lane no call, and Bosh shoving Green out on final 3 pt attempt with a no call.

Miami is a great team don't get me wrong, but they got help winning that series from Spurs and Stern and Co. So you need to shut up and take off the Lebron blinders.

Yea im sure the spurs never got calls in 99 03 05 07 right? I watched every solitary effing gm all those years and they got calls too. 2013 champs = mia heat. Period

[BigDofBA]

Westbrook played like shit but so did Durant.

Durant is the golden boy and doesn't show the emotion Westbrook does so Durant never gets criticized.

Durant isn't enough of a leader IMO. Great player and I love him on my team but where is he out during these Spurs runs?

Why isn't he demanding the ball? How does he sometimes get taken out of the game?

[homie1975]

So Ray Allen deserves no credit for hitting that shot?

and the heat dont get credit for the 47.5 mins played before that shot thatut them in position to win?

these guys are morons. Only morons think an entire series is won or lost on one shot or play

[brainfreeze0]

So Ray Allen deserves no credit for hitting that shot?

The travel was close as he shuffled backwards so I can see how it would be missed, but it was a travel cuz he took to many steps from the time he touched the ball. The no calls on Ginobili and Green were horrendous though, and game changing affects.

[brainfreeze0]

and the heat dont get credit for the 47.5 mins played before that shot thatut them in position to win?

these guys are morons. Only morons think an entire series is won or lost on one shot or play

Are you a retard? An entire series can be won or lost on one play if it's a closing play of a close game in a tied up series.

[BigDofBA]

Everyone talking about Allen but the Heat were down 5 I think with like 20 seconds left when Lebron drained a three.

If Lebron doesn't make that Ray Allen would have never been a hero and he Heat would have been down 6-7 after the Spurs for the board instead of 2.

[brainfreeze0]

Everyone talking about Allen but the Heat were down 5 I think with like 20 seconds left when Lebron drained a three.

If Lebron doesn't make that Ray Allen would have never been a hero and he Heat would have been down 6-7 after the Spurs for the board instead of 2.

Those were the bone head mistakes i was referring to BigD. Taking Duncan out wtf, but not fouling Lebron right when he touches the ball to put him on the line for 2 was dumber. I guess you could make the case he might attempt to throw up anything to get the foul but if they hit him right away then no.