GustavBahler wrote:Spurs/OKC living up to the hype so far. Thunder lucky to have picked up Derek Fisher and his veteran leadership, and he is contributing on the floor.

Watching these two great teams go at it I think its hard to miss IMO that unless Lin comes back like he was during the streak, we will need a playoff tested PG who still has game to be able to get by either of those teams, let alone the Heat.

I actually think Lin will be better next year. They'll play a little slower and more controlled and he'll be so much more confident. I can see big things from the Knicks if they can get Lin some back up and we can get a little more perimeter shooting and ball handling/penetration. We can't have only Lin as our penetration guard. You have to be able to consistently break teams down and get into the teeth of their defense.

nixluva wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Spurs/OKC living up to the hype so far. Thunder lucky to have picked up Derek Fisher and his veteran leadership, and he is contributing on the floor.

Watching these two great teams go at it I think its hard to miss IMO that unless Lin comes back like he was during the streak, we will need a playoff tested PG who still has game to be able to get by either of those teams, let alone the Heat.

I actually think Lin will be better next year. They'll play a little slower and more controlled and he'll be so much more confident. I can see big things from the Knicks if they can get Lin some back up and we can get a little more perimeter shooting and ball handling/penetration. We can't have only Lin as our penetration guard. You have to be able to consistently break teams down and get into the teeth of their defense.

If Lin can that's great, but I'm not willing to wait an entire season to find out. As far as getting into the teeth of the defense, Lin couldn't do that after his run because Jeremy didn't have the element of surprise anymore. Lin kept getting stuffed, and was coughing up the ball. It remains to be seen if he can replicate the success he had in february.

By the time the season ended Lin proved himself to be a good PG but not on the same level as the PGs we see playing now. We don't have a young team like the Thunder, we need more experience at the point to go with what we have now because time is not our friend.

Bibby helped get us the first playoff win in over a decade but neither him nor Davis is going to get us far and Lin can't do it alone.

GustavBahler wrote:

nixluva wrote:

GustavBahler wrote:Spurs/OKC living up to the hype so far. Thunder lucky to have picked up Derek Fisher and his veteran leadership, and he is contributing on the floor.

Watching these two great teams go at it I think its hard to miss IMO that unless Lin comes back like he was during the streak, we will need a playoff tested PG who still has game to be able to get by either of those teams, let alone the Heat.

I actually think Lin will be better next year. They'll play a little slower and more controlled and he'll be so much more confident. I can see big things from the Knicks if they can get Lin some back up and we can get a little more perimeter shooting and ball handling/penetration. We can't have only Lin as our penetration guard. You have to be able to consistently break teams down and get into the teeth of their defense.

If Lin can that's great, but I'm not willing to wait an entire season to find out. As far as getting into the teeth of the defense, Lin couldn't do that after his run because Jeremy didn't have the element of surprise anymore. Lin kept getting stuffed, and was coughing up the ball. It remains to be seen if he can replicate the success he had in february.

By the time the season ended Lin proved himself to be a good PG but not on the same level as the PGs we see playing now. We don't have a young team like the Thunder, we need more experience at the point to go with what we have now because time is not our friend.

Bibby helped get us the first playoff win in over a decade but neither him nor Davis is going to get us far and Lin can't do it alone.

MaTT4281 wrote:I hope whoever wins this series wins it all. FUCK MIAMI!

i concur +1000

DJMUSIC wrote:LETs go SPURs
Rally

Getting sick of OKC they becoming the HEAT of the WEST

loved them before but I am sick & tired of them Moung-Fother-Muckers Thunder

OKC a well run team but it ain't time for them youths yet!

SPURs please take them down, tonight!

DJMUSIC wrote:

holfresh wrote:Any reason why Serg Ibaka was on the bench the last quarter while SA converted what seemed to be a gazillion layups?...Scott Brooks spaced last playoffs as well..

Brooks was looking for Offense.

Spurs can win game #2 and put OKC back up against the wall

DJ Will like that alot man!

Durant, Westbrook and Harden isn't enough offense?

skeng wrote:damn refs giving Boston a ton a techs.. "Worst tech I ever had" - Doc Rivers

All he said was "C'mon Danny". Worse refs in sports. Stern really wants the Heat in the finals.