Grantland: What if This is OKC's Last Shot?

[S2J]

http://community.allhiphop.com/discussion/514720/the-i-been-sayin-this-for-years-thread/p1

2) KD escapes criticism b/c he's a nice guy. -Dont get me wrong, one of the best scorers ever and #2 in the league now, but the minute Bron won at Miami, I said be careful, b/c now KD is about to enter the category of 'best player to never win it all'...and here we are.

2a) I also been sayin for years that since KD is slight of frame, come playoffs he gets bodied around and you can deny him the ball.

3) With Jerey Lamb, Reggie Jackson, or Serge Ibaka as their 3rd option, OKC will NEVER win a title. I understood why OKC traded Harden for financial reasons, but i said that from day 1. Nggas tryied to say they had "potential"....and here we are.

 

[O.G.]

Star players are still under contract. Still got time to do big things.

 

[detcatinva]

The west is tough their window is closing.

Portland

golden state

clippers

houston

All these teams can prevent pic from winning a championship and all those teams have cap space and flexibility to improve the roster.

Okc needs to trade some of their young players for some veterans

 

[greenwood1921]

It's been so much fun having a front office that's so dope that haters like Bill Simmons and the media have to manufacture "fake deadlines" on our success.

I'll start worrying when they get rid of the draft and stop letting teams scout and develop talent. It's a wrap for us then.

 

[ericb4prez]

It's been so much fun having a front office that's so dope that haters like Bill Simmons and the media have to manufacture "fake deadlines" on our success.

I'll start worrying when they get rid of the draft and stop letting teams scout and develop talent. It's a wrap for us then.

Lookin back on it do you think they should have kept harden and let Ibaka go and jus sign some quality vet bigs for the low cuz I feel u can replace his production and impact on a game, harden not so much

 

[S2J]

It's been so much fun having a front office that's so dope that haters like Bill Simmons and the media have to manufacture "fake deadlines" on our success.

I'll start worrying when they get rid of the draft and stop letting teams scout and develop talent. It's a wrap for us then.

Lookin back on it do you think they should have kept harden and let Ibaka go and jus sign some quality vet bigs for the low cuz I feel u can replace his production and impact on a game, harden not so much

I'll answer for him Lol Of course he does. Everybody does. That will go down as one of the most franchise-altering decisons in NBA history. He's just bein a 'company man' puttin up that 'okc got next' front. We been talkin 'OKC got next ' since Mumo X was postin. Enough.

Why is Ibaka even still playing the 4? Why havent they added a true low post threat? Why is Kendrick Perkins still on the team? They been playin it safe and its gon hurt them

 

[greenwood1921]

It's been so much fun having a front office that's so dope that haters like Bill Simmons and the media have to manufacture "fake deadlines" on our success.

I'll start worrying when they get rid of the draft and stop letting teams scout and develop talent. It's a wrap for us then.

Lookin back on it do you think they should have kept harden and let Ibaka go and jus sign some quality vet bigs for the low cuz I feel u can replace his production and impact on a game, harden not so much

Get rid of our best defensive player (who isn't even a tru max player) to give a max deal to a streaky player that only plays on one end of the court.

Yeah, that would've been dope.

 

[Olorun22]

Harden wanted to be somewhere else. Point blank period

 

[sillyrbbt_03]

think Westbrook gona leave eventually

 

[ericb4prez]

It's been so much fun having a front office that's so dope that haters like Bill Simmons and the media have to manufacture "fake deadlines" on our success.

I'll start worrying when they get rid of the draft and stop letting teams scout and develop talent. It's a wrap for us then.

Lookin back on it do you think they should have kept harden and let Ibaka go and jus sign some quality vet bigs for the low cuz I feel u can replace his production and impact on a game, harden not so much

Get rid of our best defensive player (who isn't even a tru max player) to give a max deal to a streaky player that only plays on one end of the court.

Yeah, that would've been dope.

It ain't like Ibaka guards perimeter scorers even though I understand him being your best defensive player that shit is mostly about effort and a good team defense can eliminate harden being 1 dimensional

 

[greenwood1921]

Harden wanted to be somewhere else. Point blank period

Nah, bruh.

Presti fucked up.

We went from a contender with a .664 winning percentage with Harden...

...To a contender with a .726 winning percentage without him.

And look how we struggled against Memphis this year in the playoffs.

When Harden was here, we breezed through a easy 7-game series against the Grizz.

I thought Presti was the Gawd. Not no mo.

#BillSimmons4GM

 

[S2J]

Harden wanted to be somewhere else. Point blank period

Nah, bruh.

Presti fucked up.

We went from a contender with a .664 winning percentage with Harden...

...To a contender with a .726 winning percentage without him.

And look how we struggled against Memphis this year in the playoffs.

When Harden was here, we breezed through a easy 7-game series against the Grizz.

I thought Presti was the Gawd. Not no mo.

#BillSimmons4GM

We countin reg season win percentages now? Cleveland had .700 win percentages. Phoenix with Nash had a .700 win percentages (both teams are mentioned in the article). D Rose's bulls who got spanked by the Heat had great reg season success. No one cares.

A great player or 2 can inflate reg season success, but come playoffs you need more.

And im pretty sure 'Finals Appearance w/ Harden, no finals appearances w/out Harden' trumps any type of regular season success.

 

[O.G.]

That will go down as one of the most franchise-altering decisons in NBA history.

 

[greenwood1921]

Lettin Harden walk gotsta be the dumbest move since... Since...

...The Spurs let Beno Udrih walk.

Oh, what u think the Spurs didn't miss him?

They won a ring with Beno.

They let him walk after that, and it took them SIX YEARS to get back to the finals. And they lawst.

Beno would've shitted on the Heat.

And look who discovered and scouted Beno...

Sam "fuck Nikka" Presti. smh.

I bet he talked bad about Beno before he left the spurs and that's why they let him walk.

Man, I want a fair one with Presti right now. Red head, nerd.

 

[greenwood1921]

That will go down as one of the most franchise-altering decisons in NBA history.

Foh.

Spending money deep into the luxury tax in the luxury tax era is the smartest thing for teams to do. Word to Dwight's Lakers.

Smarten up.

 

[S2J]

That will go down as one of the most franchise-altering decisons in NBA history.

Ehh, they went for the glory, gave their best shot at a title. Cant knock em.

OKC gambled and may be remembered for 1) blowin a potential dynasty, and 2) tradin away a perrenial all star and maybe the best player at his position going forward

 

[A$AP_A$TON]

I can't stand Kendrick Perkins.

That's it.

 

[greenwood1921]

I can't stand Kendrick Perkins.

That's it.

Perk hate u too, lil Nikka.

 

[achewon87]

Simmons out here trolling...

 

[O.G.]

That will go down as one of the most franchise-altering decisons in NBA history.

Ehh, they went for the glory, gave their best shot at a title. Cant knock em.

OKC gambled and may be remembered for 1) blowin a potential dynasty, and 2) tradin away a perrenial all star and maybe the best player at his position going forward

But they are only 9 wins away from starting a new dynasty without Harden. Harden's playoff performances since the trade does not prove that OKC really needed him. Don't forget OKC was without Russ in the 'offs last year. Who knows how far they would have gone with him?