OKC Thunder 2013 - 2014

[OKCretro]

looking online for tix, don't think anyone will be getting into the arena for less than $100 unless u had season tickets

[Mel]

Steve (Stone Cold) Adams. I doubt if even Kirk or Spock could phase him. Reminds me of the song "Tubthumping".

[Jake]

Ibaka out for the rest of the playoffs.

Better luck next year, I guess.

[dankrutka]

Ibaka out for the rest of the playoffs.

Better luck next year, I guess.

It's a huge blow, but we still have 2 of the best 10 players in basketball. Brooks is going to have to push the right buttons and I think our best chance is going small. KD will play a lot at the 4 and I could see Perry Jones getting minutes again. Adams, and to a lesser degree, Collison, will have to be good. Fisher and/or Butler need to shoot well and Reggie needs to have big games like he did against the Spurs all season. The defense will have to be more disciplined... which means Russ has to quit gambling for steals and stay in position. Winning this series just got a lot harder, but sometimes things work out in strange ways. The Heat had to go small when Bosh was injured last season and it changed their offense for the better permanently. Hopefully, the Thunder find something positive out of this.

[adaniel]

So I guess I am the only Thunder fan that isn't jumping off a ledge?

It hurts but its not the death of us. I would be more woried if I didn't see Steven Adams put on a FREAK performance last night. Collison has been laying low all year but he has it in him, as shown last night as well. I'm more worried about Perry Jones frankly. Bottom line, it can be done but the bench will need to be flawless.

And, I don't know, but notwithstanding Game 4's 4th quarter brain fart, I like the attitude of this team right now. In fact this team has a history of THRIVING this season when people/the media/fans, etc. started doubting them. Mr. Unreliable, RW injury, etc. Not to mention most so-called analysts had Clippers winning in 7 or even 6. Mental edges mean a lot when everything else is equal. Maybe I'm just too emotionally invested at this point to start doubting the Thunder now LOL.

Can't wait for Monday.

[Pete]

In a way, it helps to take the pressure off this team.

Too much "better win it all soon or it will never happen" talk has been swirling around.

[PhiAlpha]

Hoping for a Steven Adams coming out party and a hobbled Tony Parker.


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[Mel]

I was afraid of this. It just makes things a little bit harder but not impossible.

[Dennis Heaton]

I was afraid of this. It just makes things a little bit harder but not impossible.

It's gonna be all good...

[Laramie]

Thought that we would go into San Antonio with everyone healthy. Another situation like what occurred with Westbrook. What a blow; our best shot blocker out.

We will need our bench more now than ever.

"Oklahoma City looks oh-so pretty... ...as I get my kicks on Route 66." --Nat King Cole.

[SoonerDave]

Lots of Adams, more of Collison.

While this is a terrible blow, of course, it's not as bad as losing Westbrook was last year, and keep in mind this series still comes down to Westbrook vs a perhaps less-than-100% Tony Parker.

*SOMEONE* from the Thunder bench, like Butler or Fisher, has to step up and get some quality points for the team off the bench. I'm not jumping off the cliff.

[Klop]

Let's not forget we still have Perk defensively. He's not a shot blocker, but he sure takes up a lot of room in the middle. Adams is going to have to step it up. And, they need to stay out of foul trouble.

[Easy180]

I'm just thankful it wasn't Thabeet

[Dennis Heaton]

And let's not forget too...Doc Rivers is out of the pic now. That's a boost for team morale right there!

[Bellaboo]

Parker is questionable for game 1, according to one of the news channels. Listed day to day.

[Bellaboo]

It's a huge blow, but we still have 2 of the best 10 players in basketball. Brooks is going to have to push the right buttons and I think our best chance is going small. KD will play a lot at the 4 and I could see Perry Jones getting minutes again. Adams, and to a lesser degree, Collison, will have to be good. Fisher and/or Butler need to shoot well and Reggie needs to have big games like he did against the Spurs all season. The defense will have to be more disciplined... which means Russ has to quit gambling for steals and stay in position. Winning this series just got a lot harder, but sometimes things work out in strange ways. The Heat had to go small when Bosh was injured last season and it changed their offense for the better permanently. Hopefully, the Thunder find something positive out of this.

We pulled away from the Clippers last night with Serge in the locker room. I'd rather have him on the court, but you play with what you're dealt.

[Laramie]

I'm just thankful it wasn't Thabeet

Let's be thankful that we've put ourselves in a position to win the Western Conference playoffs. We may need the services of Thabeet; he has the right attitude and his size can be an intimidation factor.

The Dallas Mavericks took the Spurs through a full seven game series. The Trailblazers didn't match up with the Spurs who knocked them out in five.

San Antonio Spurs know that they have problems matching-up with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Steven Adams is playing at a high level; he will fill the void for Ibaka. Durant & Westbrook will cause problems for the Spurs.

The key San Antonio players in this series will be Kawhi Leonard and Patty Mills.

Coach Popovich relies heavily on a 'rotation rest' for his players; especially those ailing veterans. The Thunder have the horse power to exhaust and exacerbate the Spurs. Let's take one if not two of the opening games in San Antonio; then we can shake some apples off Coach Popovich's tree.

"Oklahoma City looks oh-so pretty... ...as I get my kicks on Route 66." --Nat King Cole.

[dankrutka]

I like the optimism, Laramie, but no way Adams is replacing Serge's production. It'll have to be a group effort.

[Richard at Remax]

Without Ibaka I'm gonna have to go spurs in 5. Just think we've ran out of luck. Hope I'm wrong though

[Snowman]

Without Ibaka I'm gonna have to go spurs in 5. Just think we've ran out of luck. Hope I'm wrong though

If we go out I doubt it will be in five

[Jake]

Still just makes me sick Ibaka got hurt.


Two years in a row. Dang. So unlucky.

[OKCJapan]

Parker was unbelievable in the Portland Series. Scott Brooks should look at what Dallas did defensively against Parker.

Thunder have no chance unless they can contain him. Duncan will be Duncan and Leonard will have an impact. However, in games 3-6 of the 2012 series, OKC figured out how to keep Parker out of the lane. Without Ibaka, it will be tough.

[Snowman]

Parker was unbelievable in the Portland Series. Scott Brooks should look at what Dallas did defensively against Parker.

Thunder have no chance unless they can contain him. Duncan will be Duncan and Leonard will have an impact. However, in games 3-6 of the 2012 series, OKC figured out how to keep Parker out of the lane. Without Ibaka, it will be tough.

In at least one of the interviews a couple days ago it sounded like Perk had already been looking into what happened with the Dallas series.

[Anonymous.]

Parker was unbelievable in the Portland Series. Scott Brooks should look at what Dallas did defensively against Parker.

Thunder have no chance unless they can contain him. Duncan will be Duncan and Leonard will have an impact. However, in games 3-6 of the 2012 series, OKC figured out how to keep Parker out of the lane. Without Ibaka, it will be tough.

Thabo can bother Parker. They have no answer for Reggie or Russell. And they used to have no answer for Ibaka, but luck took care of that. However, they have Leonard, Mills, and Green - who can all pour it on from 3. Limiting these shots will be the biggest key to Ws.

Like others have said, we will need everyone to help pour on the extra help with Ibaka missing.


I think tonight in game 1 is our best chance to steal. Brooks has no revealed the starting lineup, and SAS does not really know what to prepare for, yet.

[warreng88]

It has been a while, so help me remember, what did we do different in games 3,4,5 and 6 than we did in games 1 and 2 of the WCF of 2012? Did Thabo switch to guard Parker?