Comments on: Thunder 89, Celtics 84

By: MartzMimic

MartzMimic — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:18:15 +0000

As Darnell pointed out, the Thunder moved the ball well during the first half, did OK in the third and then went back to standing around in the fourth. I want to blame Brooks for part of that, but then again, the video they showed of the Thunder huddle during a break had Brooks pleading with them to drive to the basket.

White has been impressive. I’m really thinking that if Green leaves – and maybe if he doesn’t – we’ll see Ibaka starting at power forward, with White backing him up. DJ still has to prove that he can consistently defend, but you can tell Brooks is gaining a lot of confidence in him.

The fourth quarter was so ugly, but a far better outcome than I expected. Let’s be honest, when we heard Durant was out, most of us thought, “Well, I won’t have to feel so bad when they get killed tonight.” I like the “Man, were we lucky feeling” a lot better.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 15:03:36 +0000

Do they have any plays? It’s worse when KD is in because most of the offense is one on one. If they had sets RW might pass it. Lay it at the coaching staff.

But it’s obvious that White might be the fit at forward that Green isn’t. He covers a lot of ground and he is tough.

By: David Skelton

David Skelton — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 05:49:45 +0000

Assuming Green goes to the bench, Thunder down by 5 with two minutes left, who’s in the game and at what position?

By: Don Mecoy

Don Mecoy — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 05:36:40 +0000

Thabo told Shaq to step off when the Diesel, playing peacemaker, grabbed the back of Thabo’s neck. That was nice.

You’re right about the lack of fourth-quarter sets. Hubie called it true on the tube: “No plays! There’s no plays!”