Everything is set up for the OKC Thunder to win it all

[NBA Maniac]

So I think we've all reached the conclusion "City" is winning it all this year.


Woooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

Our OKC team didn't won all the last 3 years ??

[BigDofBA]

Our OKC team didn't won all the last 3 years ??

English?

I was being sarcastic in case you didn't notice...

[KRIT]

Ive never been very high on OKC in the past, but I think this is by far their best team since the Harden days. Brooks has finally come to his senses and cut back on Perkins minutes. And they actually have some good role players off the bench. Injuries to KD and Westbrook could be blessing in disguise, they should be more fresh in May/June.

How crazy would it be if OKC and Spurs were #7 and #8 seeds?

[mg63]

I agree, i like OKC.. the only problem is they dont have inside game and Durant always chokes in big games

[Seto]

So I think we've all reached the conclusion "City" is winning it all this year.


Woooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!

I just think they win the division and get 55 wins at least.

I have no fukking clue who is winning the West now as far as the playoffs. I do know whoever that is will beat the team that wins the East though.

[NBA Maniac]

English?

I was being sarcastic in case you didn't notice...

I know that, thats why i was messing around....

[NBA Maniac]

I just think they win the division and get 55 wins at least.

I have no fukking clue who is winning the West now as far as the playoffs. I do know whoever that is will beat the team that wins the East though.

Yap, i agree with you, about the final winner.

[swordsandtequila]

Originally Posted by t-wizzle
Right, and I don't want to mix messages here. I'm not declaring "the Thunder will win 75% of their games the rest of the way." I think they're going to be right there in the mix to win the division and we all agreed that would take around 55 wins or so.

Like you said, if they don't do that it's not the end of the world. They can win on the road in the playoffs.

Originally Posted by swordsandtequila
To get "55 wins or so" requires they go 46-14, a winning percentage of 76.6. Good luck with that.

So many people saying this kind of thing. That's such a square reasoning to me. Like I said, people were using the same type of arguments to explain why the Lakers had no chance of making the playoffs after starting 17-25 in 2012/13, that they had to go 28-12 to win just 45 and we all saw what happened there. And they did that despite never really finding a rhythm and still losing to awful teams even when they "needed" wins. Imagine, that shitty team basically playing on Kobe's willpower won 70% of games in a 40-game stretch. I don't wanna even hear the ref thing, that basically influenced 2 or 3 games.

The Thunder started 43-12 also last year playing WITHOUT Westbrook in many games. And people are saying they can't go 46-14 (which is a less good winning %) the rest of the way?

They're a better team this year as far as their supporting cast.

Even the Indiana fukking Pacers were 46-13 at one point last year. I know they play in the east but we all saw how fraudulent this team was in the end. They started 46 and 13. 46 wins and 13 losses.

Read my response in context and you'll see I was pointing out a contradiction in twizzle's post. Also didn't say it wasn't possible, just highly unlikely. And I stand by that, considering the strength of the West. Comparing Indiana's run in a sorry Eastern Conference is the definition of square reasoning. I could be wrong, wouldn't be the first time.

[t-wizzle]

Read my response in context and you'll see I was pointing out a contradiction in twizzle's post. Also didn't say it wasn't possible, just highly unlikely. And I stand by that, considering the strength of the West. Comparing Indiana's run in a sorry Eastern Conference is the definition of square reasoning. I could be wrong, wouldn't be the first time.

You just can't wrap your head around a team winning 45 of 60 games.

Once again, I think they'll have a good chance to win the division. And even if they don't, they're obviously making the playoffs regardless. This thread is about them making a run to the Finals. Stop getting hung up on regular season standings.

[RonPaul2008]

I put OKC somewhere in the top 5 teams. The others are Golden State, San Antonio, Memphis, and Chicago. It's only these 5 teams that have any chance to win the championship this year.

[swordsandtequila]

You just can't wrap your head around a team winning 45 of 60 games.

Once again, I think they'll have a good chance to win the division. And even if they don't, they're obviously making the playoffs regardless. This thread is about them making a run to the Finals. Stop getting hung up on regular season standings.

Wtf are you talking about? I'm not hung up on anything. Let me clarify.

You: Not saying Thunder win 75% of remaining games
You: Think they'll be right in the mix to win division
You: We all agree that will take around 55 wins or so

Me: That would take winning 76.6% of remaining games. Tough sledding in this year's West.

It's not obvious they make the playoffs, 50-50 @ best. Could they? Sure, plenty of talent. But another injury could just as easily kill their season. Clear enough?

[t-wizzle]

Wtf are you talking about? I'm not hung up on anything. Let me clarify.

You: Not saying Thunder win 75% of remaining games
You: Think they'll be right in the mix to win division
You: We all agree that will take around 55 wins or so

Me: That would take winning 76.6% of remaining games. Tough sledding in this year's West.

It's not obvious they make the playoffs, 50-50 @ best. Could they? Sure, plenty of talent. But another injury could just as easily kill their season. Clear enough?

"50-50 at best."

[swordsandtequila]

"50-50 at best."

Deflection @ its finest. Not an accident your "haters" thread gets so much attention.

[t-wizzle]

Deflection @ its finest. Not an accident your "haters" thread gets so much attention.

No that statement is laughable. You honestly believe they have a 50% shot at the playoffs? Like you were being serious?

[You mad bro]

No that statement is laughable. You honestly believe they have a 50% shot at the playoffs? Like you were being serious?

out of all the playoff teams right now in the west the only team they are actually better than is new orleans ... any other team would rape them in a 7 game series ...

you are just an idiot

go silence the haters with a 40u bomb tonight lakerboy

[Seto]

It's not obvious they make the playoffs, 50-50 @ best. Could they? Sure, plenty of talent. But another injury could just as easily kill their season. Clear enough?

So basically you're saying it's 50-50 that Westbrook or Durant go down again for an extended period of time? Because that's the ONLY way they have ANY chance of missing the playoffs.

[Seto]

Read my response in context and you'll see I was pointing out a contradiction in twizzle's post. Also didn't say it wasn't possible, just highly unlikely. And I stand by that, considering the strength of the West. Comparing Indiana's run in a sorry Eastern Conference is the definition of square reasoning. I could be wrong, wouldn't be the first time.

Your post certainly doesn't read as "pointing out a contradiction".

You didn't like the Indiana comparison, fine. I can understand that. Although I even specified it was in the sorry East but felt it was worth mentioning such an average team won so many games but you conveniently ignored that. How about the other examples I gave?

OKC was 43-12 after 55 games last year despite playing like half of those with Westbrook out. Was the West not just as tough last year as well? How come you completely ignored that example?

This whole "highly unlikely" thing you guys are using is just a way of making excuses in case you're wrong, to say something like "oh yeah you just got lucky this was highly unlikely, congrats on being right for once". Take a stand.

[swordsandtequila]

Your post certainly doesn't read as "pointing out a contradiction".

You didn't like the Indiana comparison, fine. I can understand that. Although I even specified it was in the sorry East but felt it was worth mentioning such an average team won so many games but you conveniently ignored that. How about the other examples I gave?

OKC was 43-12 after 55 games last year despite playing like half of those with Westbrook out. Was the West not just as tough last year as well? How come you completely ignored that example?

This whole "highly unlikely" thing you guys are using is just a way of making excuses in case you're wrong, to say something like "oh yeah you just got lucky this was highly unlikely, congrats on being right for once". Take a stand.

"Not saying they're winning 75% of their remaining games but feel good about them winning 75% of their remaining games". Call it what you will. Regarding taking a stand, I don't care either way. Not an OKC hater, just saying it's not a foregone conclusion they make the playoffs much less win the title. They started in a hole, it's a long season. Too many things can go wrong. Ask Bulls fans. Do I think they get in? Probably. Would I bet my house on it? No.

[Seto]

"Not saying they're winning 75% of their remaining games but feel good about them winning 75% of their remaining games". Call it what you will. Regarding taking a stand, I don't care either way. Not an OKC hater, just saying it's not a foregone conclusion they make the playoffs much less win the title. They started in a hole, it's a long season. Too many things can go wrong. Ask Bulls fans. Do I think they get in? Probably. Would I bet my house on it? No.

I can understand saying "I could be wrong", I say that all the time, but saying "you could be right it's highly unlikely" sounds like making premature excuses for me. I guess we all have different ways of expressing ourselves.

Do you think there is any chance they don't get in if Durant and Westbrook stay healthy? If the answer is yes I don't know what to say. They have already caught up with every average team in the West after just a few games. You actually think the Suns, Kings or Pelicans have any chance of finishing above (or even anywhere close to) OKC?

You can't sum up a team's season to a 3-12 stretch with their best players out. For example, the 2011 Mavs went 2-9 in a stretch where Dirk was injured (and then his first couple games back) and still won 57 games... Teams get hot. Teams can win 45 of 60 games. This OKC team basically did that last year (playing 30 games without Westbrook) before they inexplicably started playing dreadful ball after the All-Star break. Their supporting cast is much better this year and they know they can't fukk around if they want to win the Division.

[t-wizzle]

Didn't Portland have a really bad stretch last year? They won 54 or 55 games IIRC.

[Seto]

Didn't Portland have a really bad stretch last year? They won 54 or 55 games IIRC.

They started out 31-9 and ended 9-1 and "only" won 54 so they went 14-18 at one point.

Over a shorter sample I don't think it got any worse for them than a 1-4 stretch or something like that.

[Seto]

Looks like they went 3-8 at one point including 4 straight losses.

[suicidekings]

This recent 9-1 winning stretch featured: UTA, NYK, @NOR, @PHI, @DET, MIL, CLE, @MIN, PHX, @SAC. One good team (CLE), two .500 teams (MIL & PHX), and seven awful teams that have a combined 35-117 record. Not a tough stretch at all, and too early to tell how the fully healthy OKC team will stack up against the good teams in the league.

[Git Lo]

Where can I get Thunder futures?

[2daBank]

This recent 9-1 winning stretch featured: UTA, NYK, @NOR, @PHI, @DET, MIL, CLE, @MIN, PHX, @SAC. One good team (CLE), two .500 teams (MIL & PHX), and seven awful teams that have a combined 35-117 record. Not a tough stretch at all, and too early to tell how the fully healthy OKC team will stack up against the good teams in the league.

dont forget lbj didnt play and irving got hurt during that gm..

[Seto]

This recent 9-1 winning stretch featured: UTA, NYK, @NOR, @PHI, @DET, MIL, CLE, @MIN, PHX, @SAC. One good team (CLE), two .500 teams (MIL & PHX), and seven awful teams that have a combined 35-117 record. Not a tough stretch at all, and too early to tell how the fully healthy OKC team will stack up against the good teams in the league.

They haven't proven anything, that's true.

They soon will though I think.

[jjgold]

They look Fukkin toogh so far tonight

Westbrook and Durant inpossible to guard

[beerman2619]

Warriors on a 34 to 18 run wtf

[GunShard]

You say OKC, I say Spurs.
You say Packers, I say Seahawks.
Let's see who gets these right lol.

[beerman2619]

What a meltdown by the thunder. Up 17 in first now down 8. First good team they have played since durant and westbrook got back.

[beerman2619]

Kevin Durant hurt again. Thunder are buckin done.

[t-wizzle]

Why are people using this thread to talk about tonight's game?

Fukkin stupid.

[beerman2619]

Why are people using this thread to talk about tonight's game?

Fukkin stupid.

What a bunch of idiots huh son? Course this post of yours is going to look pretty buckin stupid if Durant is out for sometime again lol. Fly eagles fly son cheers.

[imadegen]

i like the fact you made this thread right before their 7 game win streak and when they had a sub .500 record. It shows you follow the sport closely. I think OKC makes it fairly deep in the playoffs as well.

[thunderous]

What a bunch of idiots huh son? Course this post of yours is going to look pretty buckin stupid if Durant is out for sometime again lol. Fly eagles fly son cheers.

Right now you are looking stupid because 1) you are using " 'if' Durant is out for sometime.... and 2) he is not out for sometime, just out for tonight.