Originally <a href='http://www.sportsbookreview.com/forum/showthread.php?p=23818461'>posted</a> on 04/02/2015:
agree with alot of what you wrote. OKC definately would be out of the playoffs without him, but I tell you... Kanter and Adams are studs on the inside, and honestly I don't think Ibaka being hurt is hurting OKC all that much. OKC will get the 8 seed, but I dont give them much of a chance to win more than a game vrs Golden St. Ill def be rooting for OKC though... would love to see Westbrook throw up monster lines and them making it go 6 or 7 games.
I also think Westbrook has more help on his current team than he and Coach Brooks realize. OKC is #1 rebounding team in the NBA... I'd be interested in finding out a stat... what percentage of Westbrook's misses get offensive rebounded? And then compare that number to the league avg and other high volume shooters... There's a possibility since he draws so much attention that that percentage is high compared to others. If that happens to be the case, I'd have a little less problem with the misses.
I wonder about all this talent that OKC seems to just give away. Harden is an MVP, and he didnt even start for OKC... I mean, cmon. And then Reggie Jackson looks legit as an exciting up and coming PG the second he gets traded. Its easy to call these guys selfish when they bitch about minutes on a winning team, but when they leave and become the new team's best player, maybe they had a point.
This could be OKC (healthy) 12-man roster right now:
C Kanter
PF Ibaka
SF Durant
SG Harden
PG Westbrook
PG/SG R. Jackson
C Adams
PG Augustin
SG Waiters
SF Singler
SG Morrow
PF McGary
PF Collison
how would they ever lose?