2016 NBA Playoffs WESTERN Conference Discussion

Wow. I'm surprised so many of you are calling GS in 5 against OKC. I'm going to go out on a limb (if you can even call this one), but I'm going OKC in 6.

 

the emergence of Steven Adams will be a big factor in the WCF

Golden St has a lot of firepower but i saw them struggle a wee bit with a Portland team that wasn't exactly world beaters..this will be a fun series to watch

Golden St will probably win but i'll be rooting for OKC to pull the upset

the 'Greatest' team in history with their unanimous MVP getting booted out? too much good crying Jordan memes to pass up

 

i'm not sure that this cakewalk that the Cavs are having in the East is a good thing

sweep a super green Detroit team, sweept he usual mediocre Hawks team then get to beat up on whichever gimpy team makes it to the ECF


Golden St is a better bet to beat them but if OKC beats the Warriors, they will have slayed both the 'mighty' Spurs and Warriors and i would like their chances vs the Cavs as well

 

Only way in my opinion for okc to win the series is Durant and Westbrook play over 40 mins a game because once the second unit for the thunder come in. Warriors gonna run up the score. Thunder gonna have to get tricky with the substitutions to have Durant or Westbrook on the court at all times

 

Westbrook will have to be a disruptive force playing defense on Curry like never before in his life, while also playing other worldly on offense and getting teammates involved while being guarded by Klay.

I'm hoping he makes it tough on G.S. But no way am I betting against 73-9 champions who are mostly healthy. Donovan has his work cut out for him for sure.

 

Warriors are so versatile on both ends of the floor from perimeter players to interior ones ... It's not fair

Warriors will go on runs everytime KD and Russ are not on the floor together .

Donovan should play them 45 minutes .. I'm not joking

Some stats in the 3 regular season games between the two teams

 

Good god, 57 points in 17 minutes, I'm done.

 

I can't wait to see Westbrook on Curry. Russ will be spent and probably suck "a little" on O but he's still the closest thing to Kobe we have seen.

 

Jeez that can't be right

 

I think the Thunder are a match up nightmare for the Warriors, much like the Cavs, they are clicking at the right time and have found a way to not choke away their 4th quarter leads. Russell is balancing being a scorer/attacker and a passer, and K.D. has found his fire. And their role players haven't even been at their best yet they blew out the second best team in the league with one of the best records in history, the Spurs.

I hope people aren't underestimating OKC. They can win this series, and they match up better with the Cavs imo with the athleticism and speed.

 

But I'd still like to see the Warriors destroy the Cavs in the finals

 

Even if OKC wins a title I don't think it's a given that Westbrook stays. I don't think he's as attached to that city as KD is and he could just pull a LeBron and go back home after having won his first ring.

 

I would be THRILLED if GS went Lakers-01 vs Spurs on the LeCavs with Curry doing his best Kobe impersonation.

 

San Antonio was probably a better team than Oklahoma City. Problem was they don't have Russell and Kevin. These two are nuclear weapons. They're so dynamic, so explosive, two alpha males. Something we haven't had in the NBA since Shaq and Kobe.

 

I agree with what Chuck said that I don't think OKC can play the Warriors small. They have to use that big lineup with Kanter and Adams. They just have to pack the paint and live with Barnes or Draymond shooting the three. If they go small then the Thunder will take away their own biggest advantage on those offensive boards.