****Official 2012/2013 Oklahoma City Thunder Basketball Thread****

[dankrutka]

He doesn't know how to maximize Durant and WB. He should win 65 games with those 2.

Brooks has his flaws, but you realize that KD and Westbrook are the most productive offensive combo in the NBA, right? Kind of hurts your argument.

[Anonymous.]

Tonight is the night, does the Thunder roll over and accept defeat? Or do we pull out a W and fly back to MEM with a mission to crush hopes?

Winning game 6 sounds almost impossible as the series stands. I am sure if we force a g6, the Grizzlies will pull off a game 5 Heat performance from the finals last year (where everyone and their dog can make anything).


At least we get to see our team at home for possibly the last time (this post season) tonight.


8:30 on TNT

[Bill Robertson]

I hope we can have the intensity, and ability to hit shots, that we had in game 1. If so we will at least be going back to MEM for a game 6. I don't see us winning the series. Coming back from 1-3 has only been done something like 8 out of 211 times. But I want to us to go down fighting.

[Bellaboo]

Tonight is the night, does the Thunder roll over and accept defeat? Or do we pull out a W and fly back to MEM with a mission to crush hopes?

Winning game 6 sounds almost impossible as the series stands. I am sure if we force a g6, the Grizzlies will pull off a game 5 Heat performance from the finals last year (where everyone and their dog can make anything).


At least we get to see our team at home for possibly the last time (this post season) tonight.


8:30 on TNT

If it goes to a game 6, I'm hoping for a re-run from 2 years ago, when Memphis came out old, tired and ragged at the end of the series.

[Anonymous.]

Marc Gasol ate speghetti warehouse for lunch today. Maybe it will come back to haunt him by game time.

[MonkeesFan]

Get ready to see the Thunder get eliminated tonight

[okcboomer]

They better be pumped. This game is almost necessary.


Also, cute attempt. .

See how silly it sounds to suggest they aren't pumped up to play in a playoff game and then suggesting that's why they got beat?

[dankrutka]

Get ready to see the Thunder get eliminated tonight

I haven't seen you make a quality post... Maybe ever. How about instead of just throwing out baseless opinions/assertions you make a decent contribution to the dialogue. For example, provide a reason for your statement.

The Thunder could get eliminated tonight, but I'd argue they're more likely to stave off elimination for at least one game. There's a lot of pride in the locker room and the crowd should be energized. We'll see. Hopefully, its not like game 5 of the Finals last year.

[MonkeesFan]

I haven't seen you make a quality post... Maybe ever. How about instead of just throwing out baseless opinions/assertions you make a decent contribution to the dialogue. For example, provide a reason for your statement.

The Thunder could get eliminated tonight, but I'd argue they're more likely to stave off elimination for at least one game. There's a lot of pride in the locker room and the crowd should be energized. We'll see. Hopefully, its not like game 5 of the Finals last year.

Sure, here is my reason that the Thunder will get eliminated: No Russell Westbrook

[Dustin]

It's over folks. Not even 2nd half and it's over.

Maybe next season, Thunder.

[Easy180]

So we went from damn we need Harden to nah don't need him to damn we need Harden

[SoonerBoy18]

Sad the season had to end like this. I said a couple months ago that Memphis was a team the every body on the Thunder and even the fans really despise. I rooted against the Spurs all season and I hope they take them down!

[SoonerBoy18]

So we went from damn we need Harden to nah don't need him to damn we need Harden

We need Westbrook, We need scoring Down low, all we do is take jumpers!

[dankrutka]

Sure, here is my reason that the Thunder will get eliminated: No Russell Westbrook

Proving my point.

[MonkeesFan]

So we went from damn we need Harden to nah don't need him to damn we need Harden

Harden have not done ****, he sucked in the Finals and sucked against the Thunder in the first round, Harden would have not made a difference

[MonkeesFan]

It's over folks. Not even 2nd half and it's over.

Maybe next season, Thunder.

Giving up on the team already after the Thunder is behind 2 points?

[Jake]

Patrick Beverly for series MVP.

[zookeeper]

Silence on this board. Either way, what a finish!

[zookeeper]

Ok, you hate to say it, but how many millions do you pay Durant to make THAT shot? I know, they wouldn't be there without him. BUT.

Great year Thunder. NEXT YEAR!

[MonkeesFan]

Proving my point.

Told you that the Thunder will get eliminated, now the Thunder can watch the rest of the playoffs on the couch at home just like my Magic! Enjoy the loss!

[Dustin]

Giving up on the team already after the Thunder is behind 2 points?

Yup. You could tell they checked out. I was right

Excited for next year!

[zookeeper]

Barkley is spot-on in the postgame wrap-up on TNT. Thunder's a great team, but they miss a big man when the jumpers don't fall and the Grizzlies wouldn't have lost to an OKC team WITH Westbroook. They were playing better basketball than the Thunder before Westbrook got hurt. The match-up either way belonged to the Grizzlies THIS YEAR. But he said in the long run the Thunder will be winning for years because of their youth. He again said we just need a big man. Kenny Smith agreed with him on just about everything. Interesting thoughts from them all that nobody really knew how good Harden was going to be as a starter, they made the right move in the trade and Barkley said to remember that that trade came with some great draft picks coming up. But this year? It was going to be the Grizzlies no matter what.

Ready for summer camp and the '13-'14 season. Thunder up!

[Jake]

The contract Perkins has is atrocious. Can't believe they're paying him that much money.

[warreng88]

Told you that the Thunder will get eliminated, now the Thunder can watch the rest of the playoffs on the couch at home just like my Magic! Enjoy the loss!

Can you do us all a favor and not make any jerk remarks? Some of us are frustrated with the loss and are mourning the end of the great season. Thanks.

[warreng88]

The contract Perkins has is atrocious. Can't believe they're paying him that much money.

It made sense at the time because he was a great defensive stopper and we already had so many offensive options that we didn't need him to be an offensive prowess. Now, with the loss of Harden, no Westbrook, Serge struggling for z lot of games, we miss those offensive capabilities.