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  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,270
    Trick or Treat Tony is arguably the best perimeter defender in the league ...

    But what happened last night wasn't because of Tony Allen ... let's be real about that.
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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,855
    Tequilla said:

    Trick or Treat Tony is arguably the best perimeter defender in the league ...

    But what happened last night wasn't because of Tony Allen ... let's be real about that.

    If you can't see it had a hell of a lot to do with Durant going 4-11 when TA was guarding him then I can't help you.
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  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,270
    Tony Allen is the best perimeter defender in the league ... if anybody is going to slow KD down, he's got as much chance as anybody.

    What I was referencing was the 28 shots each for KD and Westbrook ... last night wasn't the first time it has happened. It won't be the last time either. And it wasn't 28 shots each because of Tony Allen's presence on the court. Westbrook does this stuff all the time regardless.
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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,855
    Tequilla said:

    Tony Allen is the best perimeter defender in the league ... if anybody is going to slow KD down, he's got as much chance as anybody.

    What I was referencing was the 28 shots each for KD and Westbrook ... last night wasn't the first time it has happened. It won't be the last time either. And it wasn't 28 shots each because of Tony Allen's presence on the court. Westbrook does this stuff all the time regardless.

    But you're missing the bigger point here, which is without Harden they don't have anybody else to take those shots.

    It's either Durant or Westbrook.

    It's not like Durant only getting 28 shots is some travesty. 28 is plenty of shots. The problem is without Harden they don't have anyone to take Westbrook's shots down to the 15-18 range where they belong.

    But yes, I do believe Allen had something to do with why Durant was at 28 and not at 34.
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  • Tequilla
    Tequilla Member Posts: 20,270
    But what you're getting at DNC is that the FS one of the group starts with Sam Presti for a fucktarded roster creation, then heads to Scott BrooksFS for creating an environment where there is a clear out left and right, and then to Westbrook for not doing more to create easy shots for others and instead defaults to his own shots.

    When Harden was on the roster, the offense consisted of the 3 of them being on the court, figuring out who had the mismatch, and more or less playing isolation ball with the best matchup on the court. That's NOT going to win you a title.

    The more time passes, the more I'm convinced that they won't win a title with a KD and Westbrook combo and I wouldn't be surprised if at least one of them leaves OKC when their current contract expires. We'll see how good of a NBA market that is AFTER they go into the crapper and don't have a generational talent to watch each and every night.
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  • Kaepsknee
    Kaepsknee Member Posts: 14,919
    dnc said:

    Westbrook tak too many shots, without question. But part of the reason Durant only got 28 shots last night is Tony Allen frustrated the hell out of him when he was guarding him. TA was the MVP of that game for Memphis, with Westbrook in an AuburnDawgesque tie for second with Randolph

    Dow

    Last night was the perfect example of a game where OKC missed Harden incredibly badly.

    Down voted due to I call Tony Allen TA that's what I like to do however recd X 5 for the Aubs reference.
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  • HeretoBeatmyChest
    HeretoBeatmyChest Member Posts: 4,295
    Some good points.

    They got nothing in return for Harden so it was a bad move. Paid Ibaka way too much after betting he could be a 3rd option as Tequilla said. True, OKC is not a destination but you'd have to think with that big 3 they could attract some free agent help.

    Tony Allen is amazing and clearly won game 2.

    Even if Westbrook improved and was more efficient offensively OK lacks the supporting cast. It really is terrible compared to what Miami has, SA, Dallas, etc. Great point RoadDawg.

    We saw that again this game where Memphis could just focus its D on Durant and Westbrook.

    Even when Chicago had MJ and Pippen they also had Kukoc, Rodman and guys like Harper and Longley that were not liabilities at either end. During their first run they had Paxson plus Grant and Armstrong who became All-Stars the year after MJ left.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 11,453
    I do think the media and those in the basketball community crowned Presti as a genius too quickly. He aced the lottery three years in a row plus nabbed Ibaka late. However that shows he is a good scout not an NBA GM.

    Trading Harden, going with Brooks this long and the inability to put up a competent NBA roster 4-12 has to fall on him.

    I think Presti needs to take some heat as well.
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  • dnc
    dnc Member Posts: 56,855
    Heck of a GS comeback going on. Can they finish?
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