in Game Thread: Game 7 OKC at GS

[ChuckyTheGoat]

Pretty clear that GSW are going to roll Cleveland. 5games.

To beat GSW, u need a substantial edge in big-guy pts. OKC was best equipped to do that. Clev ain't going to do that. Curry/Thompson are going to go crazy vs Clev.

Easiest call ever = Kevin Love no-showing the finals.

[Mac4Lyfe]

If I knew my history? Dont act like you're privy to some secret nba history the rest of us aren't. I know as much as you, and everyone else knows as much as me.

You cannot compare eras.

We know one thing for certain, Golden State Warriors won 83 games in the regular season and ir has never been done. They are now in the finals playing for a 2-peat

Ya, this is by all accounts the best team in the history of the nba

83 games playing against shitty opponents. The NBA is fukking watered down. If you can't see that then you obviously don't know shit. I don't have to compare era's, I'm comparing shit teams right now. Go look up the rosters of these teams. How many players in the league are top 50 type players? How many in the next 10 years will be top 50? Half the 1st round players are out of the league in a couple years. The 1 and done culture has created a Bline of players that just plain suck. The league needs to retract and get rid of about 10 teams and get rid of all these marginal guys. You have guys that are lottery picks, out of the league because they can't fukkin play.

I'm not impressed beating shit teams. Look at who GSW has played in the playoffs. Teams that just suck and are dysfunctional. The Rockets are a mess, Portland lost 4 starters from last year... Let me repeat. They lost 4 fukking starters. Then you have OKC who are dumber than a box of rocks. GSW has had their hats handed to them several times in these playoffs. You want to crown their asses, go right ahead but you don't get your asses handed to you like they did in this series against a dummy OKC team and be considered "best ever".

[JayDr3am]

Curry just buried the +7

Haha

that 3 in the end was a dagger and a spread killer

[Gonz312]

Why would it suck, they've been one of the most successful teams over the last 7-8 years. What they've accomplished over that time is not diminished because they don't have a ring, that a childs way of thinking.

KD isn't going anywhere. He loves OKC and going anywhere else doesn't offer him anything. He likes the small town feel of a big city.

Maybe I'm just spoiled for being a fan of a team that wins rings but it always sucks when you get so close only to fail. The greatness of 5 rings doesn't make Ray Allens dagger 3, or Manu's ridiculous And1 foul on Dirk in game 7 up 3, or blowing a 2-0 lead to your very own OKC Thunder suck any less. It always sucks.

[The Kraken]

Maybe I'm just spoiled for being a fan of a team that wins rings but it always sucks when you get so close only to fail. The greatness of 5 rings doesn't make Ray Allens dagger 3, or Manu's ridiculous And1 foul on Dirk in game 7 up 3, or blowing a 2-0 lead to your very own OKC Thunder suck any less. It always sucks.

I'll admit, I'm probably not the typical fan. Thanks to my lovely wife, and a freak work occurence, I've hung out with KD, Russ, Ibaka, Collison, and Sef when he was there. Other than Ivaka, whose just hard to understand, they're all nice guys, and KD's mom is an absolute sweetheart.

So for anyone that doesn't know anyone on the team, I get it, it probably sucks. But when you actually know them, it's less about winning titles and more about being proud of them for what they did accomplish.

[JArrieta49]

As a Thunder fan, I can assure you it does not suck. They're the second or third best team in the league right now

They just lost to probably the greatest team ever, in 7. That's not shabby.

When GSW rolls over the Cavs 4-1, what OKC was able to accomplish will become more obvious.

How could anyone with eyes say the Warriors are the best team ever?

if OKC can shoot better than blind children from 3, they win.

95-96 Bulls would sweep the Pab Warriors in 4.

[sk0002]

83 games playing against shitty opponents. The NBA is fukking watered down. If you can't see that then you obviously don't know shit. I don't have to compare era's, I'm comparing shit teams right now. Go look up the rosters of these teams. How many players in the league are top 50 type players? How many in the next 10 years will be top 50? Half the 1st round players are out of the league in a couple years. The 1 and done culture has created a Bline of players that just plain suck. The league needs to retract and get rid of about 10 teams and get rid of all these marginal guys. You have guys that are lottery picks, out of the league because they can't fukkin play.

I'm not impressed beating shit teams. Look at who GSW has played in the playoffs. Teams that just suck and are dysfunctional. The Rockets are a mess, Portland lost 4 starters from last year... Let me repeat. They lost 4 fukking starters. Then you have OKC who are dumber than a box of rocks. GSW has had their hats handed to them several times in these playoffs. You want to crown their asses, go right ahead but you don't get your asses handed to you like they did in this series against a dummy OKC team and be considered "best ever".

If it was that easy, why can't your garbage god damn cavs do the same?? Their records is very mediocre and the fact they won the east easy means absolute JACK SHIT. Cavs are one of the most overrated trashy garbage in the NBA right now, I rank them 4th best team in the NBA behind DUBS/SPURS/OKC, yes you heard me right. NBA playoffs is about match up, and there's a reason why OKC always play warriors tough, in regular season or postseason, due to their length, athleticism and immense scoring power, superstar power, just on and on.

Sure, warriors may have beaten weaker opposition before the conference finals, but you are forgetting that Warriors have done it without stephen Curry, they literally advanced two god damn rounds int he western conference without the best player.... something that CP3 has never done in his god damn career. Give credit when it's due... learn to respect instead of outright hating. Who has the Cavs face int he playoffs?? The pistons?? Bunch of amateur idiots who has yet to play in the playoffs but even then Pistons played cavaliers super tough 3 outta 4 games, took them down the wire 3 out of 4 games, If pistons had a closer, they would have won at least 2 games and may even upset Cavaliers. Now, Atlanta Hawks, are you kidding me?? That team is just outright garbage, and again without a closer, they couldn't close out games without a god damn closer. James Harden/ Damian penetrating lillard would have won their team at least a game vs cavaliers, that GUARANTEED. Now onto the freaking craptors, are you kidding me??? Losing back to back game to the freaking craptors is inexcusable especially when you are playing at full force.. All in all, Cavaliers are just super hyped and overrated... They are 4th best team in the NBA, no more than that, and no less than that.

IF there's a team that Cavs would love to avoid facing, its the Warriors. Cavs match up horribly against the warriors... and there's a reason why they match up so poorly vs warriors and i wont even want to waste my brain cell to type up the match up. Your Cavs are about to have a RUDE AWAKENING come finals, in about 2 days. Have fun with the east title until then, because from there on, it will be nightmare game after game

[Gonz312]

I don't know about that, I thought the Warriors were playing at a better level last year compared to this because their D was on another level...and somehow a deficient Cavs team was up 2-1. I had them winning far easier last year. Anything can happen, but we will have to wait and see.

[Mac4Lyfe]

If it was that easy, why can't your garbage god damn cavs do the same?? Their records is very mediocre and the fact they won the east easy means absolute JACK SHIT. Cavs are one of the most overrated trashy garbage in the NBA right now, I rank them 4th best team in the NBA behind DUBS/SPURS/OKC, yes you heard me right. NBA playoffs is about match up, and there's a reason why OKC always play warriors tough, in regular season or postseason, due to their length, athleticism and immense scoring power, superstar power, just on and on.

Sure, warriors may have beaten weaker opposition before the conference finals, but you are forgetting that Warriors have done it without stephen Curry, they literally advanced two god damn rounds int he western conference without the best player.... something that CP3 has never done in his god damn career. Give credit when it's due... learn to respect instead of outright hating. Who has the Cavs face int he playoffs?? The pistons?? Bunch of amateur idiots who has yet to play in the playoffs but even then Pistons played cavaliers super tough 3 outta 4 games, took them down the wire 3 out of 4 games, If pistons had a closer, they would have won at least 2 games and may even upset Cavaliers. Now, Atlanta Hawks, are you kidding me?? That team is just outright garbage, and again without a closer, they couldn't close out games without a god damn closer. James Harden/ Damian penetrating lillard would have won their team at least a game vs cavaliers, that GUARANTEED. Now onto the freaking craptors, are you kidding me??? Losing back to back game to the freaking craptors is inexcusable especially when you are playing at full force.. All in all, Cavaliers are just super hyped and overrated... They are 4th best team in the NBA, no more than that, and no less than that.

IF there's a team that Cavs would love to avoid facing, its the Warriors. Cavs match up horribly against the warriors... and there's a reason why they match up so poorly vs warriors and i wont even want to waste my brain cell to type up the match up. Your Cavs are about to have a RUDE AWAKENING come finals, in about 2 days. Have fun with the east title until then, because from there on, it will be nightmare game after game

When did I ever say that the Cavs were some juggernaut team? They have more holes than swiss cheese. I agree they are most likely 4th or 5th best in the league and do not match up well with GS. I do think they would have beaten OKC because that team is a bunch of idiots.

What does any of this have to do with the league sucking monkey nuts the last decade? The NBA is pretty much at its worst in talent level. Too many teams and too many 20 year Olds have watered down the product. It would be much more competitive if they got rid of a dozen teams.

Look at these teams in the finals. Guys like Sasha Kuan, McRae, Mozgov, Bogut and Ezeli wouldn't even make the NBA 20 years ago. You have guys like Tristan Thompson who can't do anything but get offensive rebounds getting damn near max money. A guy like Livingston can make a living because he's one of only a few guys that can make a midrange shot. im an NBA fan but i keep it real.

[Mac4Lyfe]

I don't know about that, I thought the Warriors were playing at a better level last year compared to this because their D was on another level...and somehow a deficient Cavs team was up 2-1. I had them winning far easier last year. Anything can happen, but we will have to wait and see.

GS looked better last year because every team they played last year was missing their starting PG. GS has gotten their ass kicked several times in these playoffs. I'm talking doors blown off, popping your cherry, doodoo in the underwear losses.