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Deerkilla2000

Does anyone know why the NBA finals is on father's day. This way all the players have an excuse not to see their illegitimate children.
338 Days ago

justinhu5654

Guess we should expect a thinly veiled racist comment from someone named deerkilla. I hope you have a bad day working at walmart tomorrow, your trailer catches on fire, your prized eigth grade diploma burns, and your wife/sister leaves you.
338 Days ago

Asherrrrrr

Did the author of this article not watch the game. This loss sits on Westbrook's shoulders but not because Durant should get more shots or Westbrook should get less. Westbrook's decision making in game 2 was horrible. He looked to get himself going early and often. He took many low percentage shots early in the shot clock and wasn't even looking to get his teammates involved. This simply is not the way the point guard of a championship team plays. He better look to involve his teammates going forward if they are going to have a chance of beating Miami.
339 Days ago

eliduhan

Message to Lebron James, You are the best player in the world, nobody can guard you, nobody can stop you, you must know and understand that you are the BEST. Kids look up to you, grown men look up to you, old men look at you with admiration. Did you know that? You are the the best player in the world, you must take over every game. Take over and dominate, drive to the basket every chance you get, only way you can be stopped is by a foul, let them get in foul trouble. When you feel tired and feel like you must settle for a jumper, you got to take it to the hole. Do it for all of your fans that support you, all the kids that want to be just like you. For a million people that don't support you, you have 10 million that does. Even Wade has stepped a side now, this is your time, this is your Championship, you are the KING of BASKETBALL, GO GET Whats yours! Don't forget how it felt to lose last year, only you know how it felt, never feel that feeling again. Win for you, your family and your true fans.
339 Days ago

siddyhall1717

I like Westbrook's style of play...he stirs up the action and provides an "edge" to their attack. I recall at this time last year, many people were suggesting that OKC should trade Westbrook. What a joke. The guy's a stud, leave him alone. If you neuter him you may end up with an unexpected bad result: a stagnant offense.
339 Days ago

avanderbilt82

Wesbrook hurts the Thunder because he has trouble controlling tempo. Russ feeds off emotion and can get wild and out of control. Sometimes it takes him quarter to settle down. It doesn't matter if you're a scoring or pure point guard the coach and the team needs that position to be a calming influence when trouble hits. If Westbrook plays under control and not like a chicken with his head cut off OKC will win this series if not they'll lose.
339 Days ago

NbaWagersBasketballBlog

I agree blackmmb, that was a terrible call at the end and espn has just chosen to ignore it, who knows why? Did the league pay them? or what? That wads a terrible callas and these refd are either terrible or corrupt! i wrote all about this series in my blog and how to bet it so just google NBA WAGERS!
339 Days ago

BLCKMMB

It is just amazing how ESPN and its writers have cowardly silenced every attempt to look critically into the extremely controversial call the Thunder got against them in the last game. Including the last KD attempt that could have tied the game.
339 Days ago

dancz19

There are sooooo many bad calls in playoff series, and the finals! Tons! I saw bad calls/no calls against both teams. I'm glad they're swallowing their whistles a little. If you are in the league and want to win, you have to play through them. No excuses, unless you are flat out robbed (ala the Sac Kings in the 90's). KD missed a wide open shot! Yes, he was fouled, but it didn't affect his shot. LBJ wasn't near him when he shot it. He should have hit it! Can you send me a link to Simmons article? I'd love to check it out.
339 Days ago

dhknss

what about the blocking foul that battier got a few minutes before on the other end? with durant at 5 fouls already... it should of been a charge and durant fouling out........ so please stop crying about that.
339 Days ago

BLCKMMB

dancz, you must be a delusional bandwagon heather. Only reason KD was in fould trouble was the stupid calls the officials made during the ENTIRE game, including the firsdt quarter. But let's talk about that too. Let's review the tape of all these calls. ESPN does not do it because they are afraid of Stern, the are a bunch of cowards that never took Ethics 101 (Except Simmons, who had 4 great sentences about it in his column).
339 Days ago

dancz19

Yes, Durant should have fouled out, but no one wants to talk about that. And he was fouled at the end of the game, but he still gathered himself and missed a CLOSE RANGE WIDE OPEN jump shot. He plays basketball for a living, and he's an incredible shooter. How did he miss that shot?
339 Days ago

TrueHooper023

Don't listen to these guys russel, keep jackin up shots so lebron can get his ring.
339 Days ago

knowledgeforreal

Haven't you guys figured this out. Game 1 loss - BLAME WADE. Game 2 loss - Blame Westbrook. Ratings - Ratings. However, I love KD's statement today, "I am not going to say we are going to win, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 , 7 championships. That is arrogant to say because you never know what injuries might happen, tomorrow is never promised." Love KD more. Go OKC.
339 Days ago

dancz19

Lebron should stick to what he does best - play ball! He needs an interpreter for the media or something. You never know what's gonna come out of that guys mouth. It's scary. KD seems far more humble, but all of these guys are coached to speak, and their public personalities are fake anyway! Lebron got an 'F' in critical speaking, and interview class. RW seems like he'd be far more arrogant that LBJ in real life. He just knows when to keep his mouth shut.
339 Days ago

garlandboy123

Westbrook was the best D for the Heat on Durant...keep up the good work!
339 Days ago

truthbtold1

"Without Westbrook, the Thunder would be sitting at home watching the Spurs lose against the HEAT!" Get off his back!
339 Days ago

tosher1974

This is why stats are misleading. Could it be, like in the playoffs, that Durant takes over when they're losing and playing better teams, and otherwise Westbrook is free to do his own thing? It's obvious looking at the team that only when Westbrook is aggressive on the fast break is this team better offensively with him taking a lot of shots - missing a bunch of outside shots and free throws was a big reason why they were losing in game 2, something Durant doesn't do as often.
339 Days ago

gr8stick

The best free throw shooting team in the league has not shot their free throws well in this series. They missed enough to lose game 2 and the players would be well-served to put a little more emphasis on free throw practice.
339 Days ago

sylpkt

Westbrook was 2-10 in the first half. 6 of those misses came at the rim (where he shoots 62%). Early in the game, when he's attacking (or Durant or Harden for that matter) they aren't getting the same calls on drives that they get in the 4th. That was a big problem with both of the starts, Durant not open, no other shooters on the floor, attack the rim, get hacked, shot doesn't fall, Heat get out in transition, rotations slow with him picking himself up off the court - open layup/dunk or 3. Westbrook is the same player throughout the game, but the game is called differently throughout IMO. It drives me crazy how much the whistles dictate the pace of the game. Its happened throughout the playoffs. Stat wise, the apoligist say they usually "balance out", but when they are called matters a ton and it dictates pace and player minutes (no calls at beginning/end of games, whistle happy when one team gets down big, putting them in the bonus early and prompting thrilling comebacks...). Fouls in the NBA are like holding penalties in the NFL, its done on every play. They're just called when it's convienient. Its commical how scripted its become to create this "postseason drama".
339 Days ago

daniel314159

Agreed, officiating is a huge problem. Ever since the tim donaghy fiasco the front office has been exposed for it's role in the outcomes of nba games, via officials, and it's not a matter of conspiracy, it's a matter of revenue. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Donaghy, the section "allegations against the nba" at the bottom is a good place to start, and sites a pretty significant example.
339 Days ago

xaionxav

Who is going to take medical advice from somebody with such terrible grammar? Your computer has spell check!!!
339 Days ago

Wcanes86

If you're claiming that Durant, Harden and Westbrook get hit more than Lebron and wade going to the bakset but are getting shafted on calls, you should have should first have your vision checked and if that doesn't solve it, you should seek out mental health assistance following that, I would recommend ongoing treatment for your dellusions
339 Days ago

Gomborombo

russ should grow beard too!
339 Days ago