Comments on: NBA Playoff Preview: Oklahoma City vs. Denver

By: rushbacker

rushbacker — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 03:09:01 +0000

Like Bart Scott said, “Can’t wait!”

By: dysraw1

dysraw1 — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 03:07:27 +0000

denver now carries a young man who everyday is discovering the wonderful things he can do with that 6 11 frame of his. u r now hearing this from me d- gallo is on the cusp of greatness, problem is he can either score 30 or 15 on any giving night. once he learns 2 relax out there watch out.

By: mojowheelz

mojowheelz — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 01:21:21 +0000

The Thunders best talent is a first class flop artist. I have never seen another player who gets so many phantom calls as Durant. He is such a skilled player, so I have no idea why the refs give him the stripe so often. I agree with @denverhoopdreams about the boxscore in the previous games being more important than the final score. The Nuggets lost those games, the Thunder did NOT beat them.
I will be interested to see how the Nuggets play with Aaron Afflalo (who missed both games), who is easily the Nuggets best two way player. I did not see the two guard lineup with Felton and Lawson, that opened up the perimeter shots, nearly as much as I saw it in other games the Nuggets played. Makes you wonder if old Goerge Karl played a little opossum in the previous two matchups. I read where he still had not installed all of their plays, and planned on saving many of the new ones for playoff surprises. Nuggets in an exciting 6 games.
BTW, I agree with @dysraw1…this going to have the best matchups of the championship tourney.

By: passerby23

passerby23 — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:37:50 +0000

No team has ever won with just a bunch of solid players. You need the leader, the big shot taker and maker. There has to be decisiveness down the stretch about where you’re going to get a basket from. Even riding a hot hand isn’t great if the player isn’t accustomed to the big moments. It’s all well and good when you’re blowing a team out, but I think we agree that’s probably not gonna happen here.

I’m not counting Denver out because of two recent losses to the Thunder, I just think the Thunder are a better team and better equipped to win playoff games than the Nuggets are.

By: denverhoopdreams

denverhoopdreams — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:18:02 +0000

Anyone can take that shot. Thats the thing. The real question for OKC is… WHO TO GUARD?

By: denverhoopdreams

denverhoopdreams — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:16:57 +0000

We lost both games at the free throw line ourselves. We make those free throws that we were missing and those games look a lot closer than most are realizing. Most people looking at the past two games are looking at the final score. Not the box score and not what happened.

If we make those free throws in the playoffs, the Thunder are going to have trouble making up ground.

By: denverhoopdreams

denverhoopdreams — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:04:36 +0000

I think you forget that the Nuggets in previous years have had some of the best talent.. did that get them anywhere?

By: chargerdillon

chargerdillon — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 21:54:47 +0000

The nuggets are going to get smoked…….I know they had a big burst when they lost melo, lets just keep this as short and sweet as possible

Great talent > Good teamwork

The nuggets are a good team, the thunder possess some of the best talent in the NBA right now
nuff said

By: jjared1101

jjared1101 — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:37:31 +0000

I like Denver. They knocked out my Mavs two years ago so i have plenty of reason to be bitter towards them but they’re very fun to watch. Ty is going to be a great point guard. But the Thunder have good defense and as a Mavs fan, i can tell you that having superstars in the playoffs is going to get your calls (deserved or not). The Thunder have two superstars. One that gets to the charity stripe more than anyone in the NBA and another that drives to the basket with regularity. Denver will put up a fight, but the Thunder have too much star power.

By: denverhoopdreams

denverhoopdreams — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:25:16 +0000

Everyone said the Nuggets were going to become the next Cav’s when the trade happened. Everyones saying the Nuggets won’t be able to handle the Thunder in a 7 game series.

Everyones going to be watching Powder Blue Miracles continue to happen.

By: passerby23

passerby23 — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:16:55 +0000

Denver is a scary, balanced team that you don’t want to face, but the playoffs are also about star power. Who’s the go-to guy who is going to take the big shot down the stretch for Denver? Plus, OKC has homecourt and playoff experience behind them. OKC in 5 or 6.

By: oumoonunit

oumoonunit — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:16:14 +0000

I see the Thunder pulling out the broom, but the difference will be Nene. If he can play better than he did the last two games against OKC, it could be a much longer hard fought series.

By: yankeesjetsknicksrangers

yankeesjetsknicksrangers — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:06:35 +0000

I see a fight going down in this one with Perkins going against Kenyon and Nene.

Lets go Nuggets……………………

In 6

By: thestudiokida

thestudiokida — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:56:44 +0000

Thunder in 5 and that’s only because Denver has a way of lighting it up every once and a while. This is where Denver’s fantasy run ends.

By: dysraw1

dysraw1 — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:37:30 +0000

this is gonna be 1 hell of a series, most intriguing match ups in the whole tourney.