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SmooshCHN1:
Told you that franchise is sick.. A franchise that once had Harden, Westbrook and Durant and let Harden go because of $4M but quick to give Russell and others so much just to sign, watch ninja turtle head ass MVP ball all alone out of his mind for 82 games without thinking he'll need so much support in the playoffs..

Probably knee jerk reaction from the Finals loss to the Heat, Harden's play in that series made him dispensable. Remember he was even a 6th man. This life ehn! In hindsight Ibaka is probably the guy they should have let go.

Roland17:
I have a question/ analogy for everyone particularly critics of Russell Westbrook

With other dynamics remaining constant(Coaching, players, and style of play), remove and replace Russell Westbrook with any current NBA superstar not named Lebron James, and convince me the NBA super star would take this Thunder roster to a 6th position in the dreaded western conference.

I need a name replacement, not named Lebron James.

Lol even LeBron sef e no sure for am for that West with that OKC lineup. I'm looking at prime Chris Paul based on his New Orleans days, prime Dirk, Steph Curry.

Those for me have at least mirrored that ability in the past. The rest na speculation

Lmao what happened to J.J Redick fam? His jumper is flatter than fermented palm wine

birdman:
You dont think westbrook is partly the problem? Considering the skilled big men on this team are invisible at crunch time, I say you have to blame the pg

Of course he is. However if not for Westbrook this game is a bloodbath not a nailbiter. You can see he has no belief in his teammates. Is that justified? I'd let u tell it

Donlittle:
common two minutes rest, see nonsense wey them they play. I don tire.

If I'm Westbrook I'm packing my bags and leaving that useless team. I don't think he would last as long as he should in this league if he continues at this rate.

Donlittle:
I guess lou williams and eric gordon are mvp lol.
Ol boy. The russell westbrook hatred is deep.

Lol. Who in that OKC team can run and drop 10pts in less than 3 mins. What were they looking at when the Rockets even with Gordon and Nene on their bench still went out and got Sweet Lou. Instead they ran to go and comically overpay Adams and Oladipo

Donlittle:
Quick question here, is the league going to review this three point players try to draw?

I think it is unfair actually how the greatest three point shooter ever in steph curry does not even get this kind of calls. I mean if you call all of these for harden, why not curry? klay?

Curry is a clean player who doesn't go out of his way to con refs. Its almost like the flailing would mess with his stroke. If he played like Harden and at times Westbrook he would be averaging 40 a night

Eruditor:
Tip-ins/Putbacks, Dunks, Alley-hoops. That is essentially his offence for The Rockets and Javale does any less for GSW?

I am not arguing who the better player is. I insist that offensively, for their present teams, they are virtually cut from the same cloth. I may have been hyperbolic in saying he was close to Shaqtin a fool but that is about it.

Nene can do more and does more than Putbacks and alley oops. It seems you are mixing him up with Capela. Nene has a post game and actually puts the ball on floor. Capela na him you go dey compare to McGee not O.G Nene

Nene can score buckets and generate offense with or without Harden

Donlittle:
Eruditor really out here comparing Nene to McGee. That's it for me.

Lol na Golden State I blame for this arifin. McGee? MVP and King of Shaqtin a Fool McGee

Eruditor:
Does he create his own shots? Nope.
90%+ of his points, don't they come from FTs and Alley-hoops (at least in Houston)?

He rebounds well and passes well for a big and Javale rebounds and blocks more shots. They are pretty much the same in my eye with little variations.

Guy you don't know Nene so just bone. Go to any forum and liken Nene to McGee and watch all your credibility vanish in an instant. Nene is a more versatile scorer and better defender.

Go to any forum and repeat this and come and give feedback

birdman:
Nene Hilario? Dude is a 20/10 guy on most teams. Most nba coaches like to use him as a big body, but he has rock solid offense. His outside jumper is legit. Repeated injuries have made coaches limit his playing time.

Dig up some denver nuggets games or fiba brazil to see how vicious Nene really is. I think someone finally told him the crazy black dude act doesnt fly well with yankee fans. When he first came into the league, he dunked on one dude, then made a knife slashing a throat gesture. Got a technical immediately - he is much more docile last couple of years

Me sef dey wonder maybe na Tiago Splitter wey e dey talk about when he mention Brazilian McGee. Confusion grip me. Say na Harden dey make plays for am. No be 2009 dem draft Harden? Abeg make una dey respect elderly.

Nene's issues have always been injuries. He even had a testicular tumor at a point

airmark:
Ibo ni eleyi ti wa tiko ni okun lorun na? Bounce and go and serve dayo your boss.

Oponu ayerada ni e. Ewure to ti san lori. Always making phoolish comparisons. Griezmann did not need to join Barca or Madrid to make Balon D'or top 3 at 25. So shut up with your nonsense example.

airmark:
that a player of hazard's quality three years ago cant be the best player 4,5,6 years later. Griezmann couldnt defeat costa to be among the laliga best 11 in 2014 but now he is the 3rd best in the world. Thats what you should address.

Bilewu. Hazard is older than Griezmann

Eruditor:
Nene plays more minutes and has done so for most of his career than Javale. His buckets don't they come from alley-hoops and dunks? Free throws? Is that not what Javale does? You are saying it like he fade's away like Dirk or bullies teams in the paint like Prime Shaq or has sleek footwork and moves like Hakeem.

Besides, Harden has played just one 16pt game in this series that ended up in a W for his team. His other games have been 37, 35 and 40 or so and his team lost in his 40 point game.

Have you asked yourself why Nene was getting more minutes? Nene was a standing starter for a playoff team. And Nene is more than a dunker or alley oop guy. I'm convinced you don't know this dude for you to even compare him to McGee. He has excellent footwork and a good jumper. Dirk, Shaq and Hakeem are once in generational players. He might not be Shaq but he sure as hell ain't McGee

Harden can have a bad night and Rockets win. Westbrook can't

airmark:
Lemme be sure you opened your eyes well to read my post. Will you put 100 grand to back your stand that griezmann did not play la liga at the same time costa was at atm ? I dont want story.

Alailojuti ni e. You are using Griezmann who is 2 months younger than your Belgian Ahmed Musa as example to compare Costa. Shey agbari o ki'n ta e ni?

Griezmann at 25 was a Balon D'or top 3 finalist and una dey shout Hazard name like say na something good

Be like Steph don dey play away match

Eruditor:
Naah fam. Néné is bang average barring the injuries. I am also sure his previous playoffs career high would not be close to the 28/10 he did yesterday.

And D'Antoni is great with players that work with his only system. Some may even call him a one-trick pony. Not taking anything away from him but was just pointing out how Anderson and Gordon were not helping Anthony Davis get to the playoffs consistently when they were with the Pelicans but the system under D'Antoni works for them.

In the same breath, I expected Billy Donovan to have devised a system to work with the scrubs at his disposal but it appears he settled for the "Give RW and Step out of his way" system. It has backfired in the playoffs because of the adjustments coaches keep making after every game and I think the scrubs are having a hard time knowing what to do with the ball when Russell is resting.

Never argued that the OKC roster was stacked - far from it. My argument has been that D'Antoni deployed a system that lifted the performances of his bench but Donovan did not do that at all. We have all agreed that Kanter and Adams were alot better last year especially in the playoffs. Roberson always struggled offensively but his defensive game gets him starts. Mcdermott is a decent 3-point shooter (I might throw a Sabonis in too) &Taj can play under the rim a bit. Oladipo was rated number 48 best player when the season began and in rhythm he can touch a few teams. Not saying they are championship ready but how bad they are when RW is offcourt has to be on the coach.

Lol if you don't know Nene just bone. Don't go outside and list McGee in the same breath. They would laugh you out of the room. Nene was a 14pt and 7 reb guy before Harden entered the league

Every coach has their system. The better the players the easier they execute. Some of the most enjoyable basketball I've seen were by a team coached by D'Antoni. They couldn't possibly help Davis cos they were always injured

Aside Game 1 OKC has competed in every game. Difference is Westbrook has to play perfectly, Harden can be average and guys like Nene, Gordon, Lou Williams would still bail him out. Donovan can't be responsible for Roberson shooting 2/12 FT. Oladipo is supposed to be the #2 guy. What is his shooting like? Who rated Oladipo #48 btw? That person must be smoking and sniffing used diapers. He is not a top 50 player

Adams has been playing like a D-League guy too. While we are lampooning Westbrook and Donovan let's not blame them for other players flat out not doing their job

SIRcumalot:
when WB repeat this same performance next season "dragging" OKC to another 40 win season/first round fodder we better hear this same song.

I'm just saying don't pin their incompetence on Westbrook. Westbrook will not teach Roberson how to shoot free throws. Neither will he teach Kanter defense or make Oladipo play like a top 5 pick.

SIRcumalot:
my answer is that,WB never gave them a chance to find out.
when KD got that first foot injury we saw what a post KD OKC would look like and everybody pretty much predicted,OKC's reality right now.

his the MVP there is no need even debating the issue,am more interested in how OKC go take move forward This post season.

I'm guessing it is Westbrook's fault that Roberson is the 2nd best OKC player and Steven Adams and Oladipo are playing like D-League players? Finding what they could do without Westbrook? They might as well tank

SIRcumalot:
Hazard is just another clone of a superior player,Ribery.
nothing Hazard do wey never see before.
Nani isnt a failure Abeg.

Baba just tibe. Champions League is kuku coming and local champion go soon find him level. I don't know how many Balon D'or winners are in Atletico, Juve e.t.c

Are they good without Westbrook? Do you believe that roster can win 30 games without Westbrook?

I have said before I would give Harden MVP on a good day because he did a phenomenal job but he is better coached. We can argue about Donovan's abilities or Westbrook being a stats hog but nobody can tell me his teammates are doing their job or Westbrook is not making them do their job. These are pros failing to do the most basic shyte anybody playing in a formal basketball programme even 3 months ought to be able to do

Looks like Boa and Javi would be fit for the Dortmund game on Wednesday. Alaba might as well. Speaking of Alaba I would find time to talk about how badly his game has declined. He was the best LB in Europe at a point. So his sharp drop in form is a mystery.

Roland17:
I doubt R. Lewandowski would remain with Bayern next season.

Where would he go to? China?

bykebyke:
They treated him like shït over there. This could've been his chance for him to hit back at those that said Semis = failure.

Instead...

Some of the fans. Not the front office who actually wanted him to stay. Not that he is missed anyway

aliondo:
K.D was my best player in okc..he was the reason i loved okc and became a fan...talking from a fan's perspective,the series is not over yet but in reality,we should look at where we went wrong and put things in order next season...

#THUNDERUP

Lol OKC are done if you ask me. Of course Westbrook is doing a little too much of everything. That is his nature and one he needs to work on. He even bullies them at times with his antics but how won't he when a lot of his teammates aren't doing what they are supposed to do. Their 2nd best guy on offense is Kanter but he can't even get on the floor because he doesn't play even passable defense. Now compare to Nene of the Rockets

The Roberson matter is sad for OKC because he is the only one that can slow down Harden for that team. He is also the only one not named Westbrook who has scored double figures in all 4 games so I can understand Donovan's dilemma. Ultimately it is on Roberson a paid professional to work on his shooting. How can a small forward be shooting 20% from the field and we are still blaming the coach

Tough luck for the Pacers. Got swept but lost by a combined 16 pts. Could have stolen Game 1 and we would be talking about a different series.

I'd advise the Warriors to rest K.D till the Western Finals. And what's up with Kerr? I get one agbo jedi joint for my area. Them go clear him back issue one time. I trust my Iya Onigba

Blake Griffin out for the year. Lol the Clippers have been cursed!! Ironically they have played better in his absence. There is a lot more space on the floor

Eruditor:
Which shots can Nene create on his own? Nene is a Brazilian Javanese McGee that would have dominated Shaqtin a fool Highlight reels had he not played with Harden. Are you kidding me?

And how good has Gordon been? Most of his 3s have come from second chance opportunities which he gets because Capela and co work hard for that rebound which they dish out to their wings to launch more 3s. Gordon's drives to the rim have been nothing short of awkward.

What cracks me up is how RWs teammates become bad only when he loses games- abi is it not the same team that won game 3?

A different coach creating a system that RW will adopt and adhere to will do a decent job with this crop of scrubs. Mike D'Antoni is no Houdini. We saw him fail with Lakers and the Knicks. Y'all should gimme a break with all that overplayed RWs teammates let him down. They designed a system to give him the ball 99% of the time and then wonder why they fold up when he is rested. Talk about obvious.

Ahh iya o ki'n se omi obe oo? You are comparing Nene to McGee? Nene? Did you see Nene in Denver? His problem has always been his inability to stay healthy. Nene has been creating his own shots before Harden knew he would play in the NBA.

D'Antoni of Phoenix Suns? Coach of the Year winner? Aye ma ni ika oo

Oya since D'Antoni left Lakers and Knicks aren't they still struggling? Despite hiring Phil Jackson as GM

Is it not this same D'Antoni that turned Houston around? Same Houston that barely made playoffs last year. This thing na like Hospital. Its not everybody that would respond to treatment

Nene outscored and outrebounded the entire OKC bench. On the road! This must be Westbrook's fault. Its also Westbrook's fault that a wingman like Roberson shoots free throws like Ben Wallace. Anybody who questioned K.D leaving that useless team is just an E.P - enemy of progress

That game had the funniest end sequence I have ever seen since I started watching basketball

birdman:
raptors...wao!

Hahaha it must be that Barney the Dinosaur intro they played for them that threw them off their game. Even as a kid I always thought that show was some ol bullshit

Plus they are making Greg Monroe look like Olajuwon in this bih. They have nobody that can guard him. The Pistons wondering which day Drummond would ever be this polished on offense

Decale:
I've said it here before with stats: Rockets bench are the best in NBA. Na dem dey save Rockets. 45-0 this season and counting.

How can one team have bench players averaging double figures, have Nene to come in for Capela. Isn't that madness?

If any team can shut down those devils, then Rockets have to plough their way through Harden, force him to make difficult shots. Sadly, Thunder don't have those players or even players that can match them offensively.

This series might not get to 6 games like I thought

No matter how anti Westbrook you might be you can't win a ball game with your bench dropping -64. I would admit that maybe Westbrook is doing a little too much. 43 shots is too much. He and his coach need to set a cap at 30 or 35. The weird part tho is that it almost worked. Whatever Westbrook is doing his teammates also need to show some professional pride. Guys like Oladipo, Adams, Kanter are on 8 figure contracts. Why aren't they playing like it?

SmooshCHN1:
they choked, had no answer and couldn't play defense.

Ok oh. I don hear

Roland17:
We never even play 1 minute and the Predators already have a power play.. Which kain wahala be this abeg? #blackhawks

Lmao you guys are a crying disgrace. 2 goals in 12 periods of hockey. 2 goals in 240mins #1 seed in the West

The Cavs defense still shyte tho but who in that East has the chutzpah to punish them

LeBron really raw dogged the Pacers this night sha. Iro o da the guy over ball. 26pt gap and they came back. The worst part is it had an air of inevitability about it. I can't even say the Pacers choked

K.D needs to stop faffing around and get healthy. This is the playoffs and its for MEN

usbcable:
Vidal clipped Asensio's leg before hitting the ball.


https://streamable.com/x1ufw


from what I saw in that clip Vidal deserved the card.

Carvajal was hit in the chest and not any upper arm.


You are justified on Ronnie's goals but not those ref calls.

That tackle is no different from last ditch tackles defenders make all the time. That was not a foul never mind another yellow. I don't have the time to flood this page with people who agree with me. Non Bayern fans

Plus Casemiro should have been sent off long before Vidal.

Lol you said chest. chest bawo? I even thought you would say shoulder. It hit Carvajal's upper arm

Abeg that match was a stain on UEFA's rep. Kassai and his crew should never officiate a Bayern match