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

[MR.CJ]

Shaq was a center---an unstoppable center, at that----big difference. His impact on defenses>>>>>KD and RW, so u could afford to surround those Lakers w/ lesser talent.

OKC still has Ibaka tho. Last time I checked he was pretty good on defense.

like i said, he's a #1 option now. He's gettin that spotlight. His name gettin dragged thru the mud, but if he's your 3rd option...Just like as impt Bosh is to Miami's success as their 3rd option, he had ZERO points in game 7 last year and they won.

But,but, but.. Harden did not want to stick around to be a 3rd option. He wanted to be a star. So now he is one in Houston and still building brick condos in the playoffs.

@O.G. well they won't have ibaka for the rest of the postseason

 

[MR.CJ]

C webb fucked up his knee and its was wrap

He saying russ or durant can turn into penny hardaway with one bad fall

@Max. last year it was westbrook, now its ibaka

 

[O.G.]

Shaq was a center---an unstoppable center, at that----big difference. His impact on defenses>>>>>KD and RW, so u could afford to surround those Lakers w/ lesser talent.

OKC still has Ibaka tho. Last time I checked he was pretty good on defense.

like i said, he's a #1 option now. He's gettin that spotlight. His name gettin dragged thru the mud, but if he's your 3rd option...Just like as impt Bosh is to Miami's success as their 3rd option, he had ZERO points in game 7 last year and they won.

But,but, but.. Harden did not want to stick around to be a 3rd option. He wanted to be a star. So now he is one in Houston and still building brick condos in the playoffs.

@O.G. well they won't have ibaka for the rest of the postseason

It's over?

 

[MR.CJ]

Shaq was a center---an unstoppable center, at that----big difference. His impact on defenses>>>>>KD and RW, so u could afford to surround those Lakers w/ lesser talent.

OKC still has Ibaka tho. Last time I checked he was pretty good on defense.

like i said, he's a #1 option now. He's gettin that spotlight. His name gettin dragged thru the mud, but if he's your 3rd option...Just like as impt Bosh is to Miami's success as their 3rd option, he had ZERO points in game 7 last year and they won.

But,but, but.. Harden did not want to stick around to be a 3rd option. He wanted to be a star. So now he is one in Houston and still building brick condos in the playoffs.

@O.G. well they won't have ibaka for the rest of the postseason

It's over?

Belee dat

 

[S2J]

Ibaka out smh Hmmm

Just like we overrate youth and potential, we underrate injury luck, unfortunate breaks...and plain old bad luck

@greenwood1921‌ Fukin dumbass lol

 

[greenwood1921]

Damn if we would've kept harden Ibaka would be still healthy... Or better yet, Harden could've stepped up in Ibakas defensive role.

Dag, yo.

 

[#1hiphopjunki3]

Bill Simmons over-reacts to damn near everything and even though he made some points he also over looks the fact that OKC's core is still relatively young and they have some promising young role players on the bench that could be used as a sign and trade chips. Not to mention a few solid overseas prospects and multiple draft picks in this upcoming draft.

The front office of OKC has done a great job getting there core 3 players to build around and that is the hardest part of building a championship contender. Now they just need to get (if this isn't the right core) the right role players (maybe coach) to get them a championship. This team barring Durant, Westbrook and Ibaka injuries or internal strife is going to be good for a long time if the core 3 doesn't break up.

 

[greenwood1921]

Da cutie-pies dey all know - they can always L-A-Y on my pil-lowwww.

 

[Max.]

C webb fucked up his knee and its was wrap

He saying russ or durant can turn into penny hardaway with one bad fall

@Max. last year it was westbrook, now its ibaka

Damn brah...

 

[Max.]

The thunde bench is trash lol

Them niggas average 4pts n shit

 

[PanchoYoSancho]

Damn if we would've kept harden Ibaka would be still healthy... Or better yet, Harden could've stepped up in Ibakas defensive role.

Dag, yo.

Shaq was a center---an unstoppable center, at that----big difference. His impact on defenses>>>>>KD and RW, so u could afford to surround those Lakers w/ lesser talent.

OKC still has Ibaka tho. Last time I checked he was pretty good on defense.

like i said, he's a #1 option now. He's gettin that spotlight. His name gettin dragged thru the mud, but if he's your 3rd option...Just like as impt Bosh is to Miami's success as their 3rd option, he had ZERO points in game 7 last year and they won.

But,but, but.. Harden did not want to stick around to be a 3rd option. He wanted to be a star. So now he is one in Houston and still building brick condos in the playoffs.

Get out yo feelins, bruh.

If a nikka say 2+2 is 6, then it's 6. And if you disagree, you in ya feels, cuh.

SO in my feels right now.

If we would'a kept Bearded-Jordan we would've swept the clipset and won every game by 20. But nah, nikkas gotta struggle to win in 6 these days.

Smh.

All we had to do was pay that man errthang he wanted. That's it. When you go to the finals, all you gotsta do is keep your 3 best players and you'll automatically go to the Finals every year thereafter until one of them retires.

Fact.

Ask Spurs fans. Duncan, Parker, Ginobli = Like 10 straight finals appearances, B.

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.

I can't stand Kendrick Perkins.

That's it.

Perk hate u too, lil Nikka.

You know you feel the same way I do. Could still have Jeff Green brah.

Word. That Jeff Green trade was wack too. Jeff Green would've averaged at least 20-25 ppg had he stayed.

Smh.

bruh...shut the fuck up

 

[Max.]

That nigga is such a bitch

 

[RiGGA]

Let us play cheap seats charades, shall we?

Excuse me while I post sarcasm in the most obnoxious way possible, cuz you know I learned how to be passive-aggressive from the crackas in OKC. I secretly hate when people hit feelings on my post, but once again I'd rather keep posting like "Slim-V-P" is my baby daddy than to actually post something of substance.

P.S. I shed real tears when I found out Ibaka was done for this post-season, but because I'm more of a groupie than a rational fan, I'm still going to keep up my bitchassness in all my posts. Thunder in 1.

Who am I?

 

[greenwood1921]

You don't ride clean,

4 or 5 screens,

Grill still mean

Horizontal lean

 

[greenwood1921]

Let us play cheap seats charades, shall we?

Excuse me while I post sarcasm in the most obnoxious way possible, cuz you know I learned how to be passive-aggressive from the crackas in OKC. I secretly hate when people hit feelings on my post, but once again I'd rather keep posting like "Slim-V-P" is my baby daddy than to actually post something of substance.

P.S. I shed real tears when I found out Ibaka was done for this post-season, but because I'm more of a groupie than a rational fan, I'm still going to keep up my bitchassness in all my posts. Thunder in 1.

Who am I?

That's a hard one. I'll pass.

My turn tho...

I'm a fan of basketball, or so I say I am. However, there's a team just north of texas that's managed to amass an unprecedented amount of talent.

I used to admire that team, in fact, I secretly still do, but with the lack of a father figure in my real life, I've found myself being obsessed and perturbed with a man that is a fan of said team on the internet.

And now that said team has established themselves as a true NBA contender, my passive admiration for said team coupled with my feminine-esque emotions toward a man that posts on a message board has caused me to hate on said team.

These emotions of mine are particularly provoked due to the fact that my own favorite team is either terrible, currently on a fishing trip, or I don't have one therefore I'm forced to passively bandwagon.

I am seemingly oblivious to the fact that my obvious and desperate attempts at hating on said team only makes me appear to have the Sports I.Q. of a primate, but because my hate and envy of that team and that dastardly poster on the internet -- I am MORE than willing to sacrifice logic and common sense to attain the most important and prestigious goal in all of the internets...

Reaction clicks.

Who am I?

Spoiler

The Cheapseats.

 

[RiGGA]

tl;dr but im sure there was feelings somewhere in there

 

[RiGGA]

 

[greenwood1921]

tl;dr but im sure there was feelings somewhere in there

Translation: "Sonned."

 

[RAPH]

Damn if we would've kept harden Ibaka would be still healthy... Or better yet, Harden could've stepped up in Ibakas defensive role.

Dag, yo.

Shaq was a center---an unstoppable center, at that----big difference. His impact on defenses>>>>>KD and RW, so u could afford to surround those Lakers w/ lesser talent.

OKC still has Ibaka tho. Last time I checked he was pretty good on defense.

like i said, he's a #1 option now. He's gettin that spotlight. His name gettin dragged thru the mud, but if he's your 3rd option...Just like as impt Bosh is to Miami's success as their 3rd option, he had ZERO points in game 7 last year and they won.

But,but, but.. Harden did not want to stick around to be a 3rd option. He wanted to be a star. So now he is one in Houston and still building brick condos in the playoffs.

Get out yo feelins, bruh.

If a nikka say 2+2 is 6, then it's 6. And if you disagree, you in ya feels, cuh.

SO in my feels right now.

If we would'a kept Bearded-Jordan we would've swept the clipset and won every game by 20. But nah, nikkas gotta struggle to win in 6 these days.

Smh.

All we had to do was pay that man errthang he wanted. That's it. When you go to the finals, all you gotsta do is keep your 3 best players and you'll automatically go to the Finals every year thereafter until one of them retires.

Fact.

Ask Spurs fans. Duncan, Parker, Ginobli = Like 10 straight finals appearances, B.

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.

I can't stand Kendrick Perkins.

That's it.

Perk hate u too, lil Nikka.

You know you feel the same way I do. Could still have Jeff Green brah.

Word. That Jeff Green trade was wack too. Jeff Green would've averaged at least 20-25 ppg had he stayed.

Smh.

bruh...shut the fuck up

Should have hit him with this...


lol classic...

 

[Inglewood_B]

In hindsight I don't see how you CANT look at the Harden trade as an L for OKC.

That said this article is ridiculously premature. And that comparison to the Kings is off base as well. Chris Webber was in his prime years, Divac was already a grizzled vet. Mike Bibby was made to look better than he was by Derek Fisher's terrible pick and pop defense. (Word to Troy Hudson who also briefly looked like quality NBA player in a playoff series vs the Lakers) their window was much smaller. 1-2 years at best. If Durant and Westbrook stay together, they still have a legit 7-8 year window.

7-8 MORE years? ...B/c they been together 6....

7 years from now they'll be like 33... So yes