Re: Kevin Durant had the most stacked roster in recent history and still lost the Finals
[QUOTE=Hey Yo]OKC ran through the West with a 12-3 record which includes beating the home court advantage Spurs. (who had many vets in that WCF)
Then they were favored over Miami before the Finals tipped off[/QUOTE]
So what?
That doesn't make it a bad loss in the finals to lose to the 12 Heat.
You guys are acting like that series was lopsided in favor of the Thunder and they suffered a huge upset or something. Just a great team beating another great team.
An all time great player losing to an even better all time great player.
Literally nothing noteworthy in that finals at all in terms of the Thunder other than Harden sucking ass in some key games/moments.
Re: Kevin Durant had the most stacked roster in recent history and still lost the Finals
beta gon beta
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Re: Kevin Durant had the most stacked roster in recent history and still lost the Finals
[QUOTE=swagga]beta gon beta
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Re: Kevin Durant had the most stacked roster in recent history and still lost the Finals
They were up against a far more stacked team and the refs.
Re: Kevin Durant had the most stacked roster in recent history and still lost the Finals
[QUOTE=DMAVS41]So what?
[B]That doesn't make it a bad loss in the finals to lose to the 12 Heat.[/B]
You guys are acting like that series was lopsided in favor of the Thunder and they suffered a huge upset or something. Just a great team beating another great team.
An all time great player losing to an even better all time great player.
Literally nothing noteworthy in that finals at all in terms of the Thunder other than Harden sucking ass in some key games/moments.[/QUOTE]
Didn't imply that it was.
Just pointing out that those saying OKC was young (which they were) it didn't stop them from getting to the Finals quite easily against the so-called "dominant Western Conference" while facing many vets along the way.
Re: Kevin Durant had the most stacked roster in recent history and still lost the Finals
[QUOTE=dannywpt]Uh, 11-12' Thunder doesn't even come close to 10-14' Heat or 14-15' Warriors[/QUOTE]
dafuq? They most definitely do, they were favorites going into the series, and lost 3/4 games in the last minute.
They'd rip last years Warriors, tbh. Just like the 2012 Spurs would, who'm they beat.
Re: Kevin Durant had the most stacked roster in recent history and still lost the Finals
[QUOTE=G0ATbe]They were up against a far more stacked team and the refs.[/QUOTE]
I know rig--what the [COLOR="Black"]f[/COLOR]uck is up with your avatar? :biggums:
Re: Kevin Durant had the most stacked roster in recent history and still lost the Finals
Re: Kevin Durant had the most stacked roster in recent history and still lost the Finals
had durant been an alpha. He wouldnt allow a 2nd option have more shot attempts than him. But well see what this team is capable of with an alpha coach donovan. He is already making westbrook pass.
And real talk, OKC shouldnt be in the finals. Stern clearly wants to have that durant-bran rivalry.
Re: Kevin Durant had the most stacked roster in recent history and still lost the Finals
OP, you need a smack in the head. It looks stacked now, but back then, James Harden wasn't James Harden yet. Do we need to state the obvious here....
Re: Kevin Durant had the most stacked roster in recent history and still lost the Finals
[QUOTE=$LakerGold]OP, you need a smack in the head. It looks stacked now, but back then, James Harden wasn't James Harden yet. Do we need to state the obvious here....[/QUOTE]
Durant-Iso-Ball stifled James Harden's opportunities to utilize his talents.
Re: Kevin Durant had the most stacked roster in recent history and still lost the Finals
Re: Kevin Durant had the most stacked roster in recent history and still lost the Finals
[QUOTE=warriorfan]Durant-Iso-Ball stifled James Harden's opportunities to utilize his talents.[/QUOTE]
Not that he had every right to do so, but it was reasonable and understandable. No one knew what Harden was capable of yet. A player with potential can score 20/4/4 which is what I expected from Harden in Houston, but no, he rose & blew everyone's mind.
I really don't want to state the obvious now. Let it go. :lol
Re: Kevin Durant had the most stacked roster in recent history and still lost the Finals
[QUOTE=$LakerGold]Not that he had every right to do so, but it was reasonable and understandable. No one knew what Harden was capable of yet. A player with potential can score 20/4/4 which is what I expected from Harden in Houston, but no, he rose & blew everyone's mind.
I really don't want to state the obvious now. Let it go. :lol[/QUOTE]
Yeah, after he left the Durant-Iso-Ball situation he blossomed into the player he should of always been. It's pretty obvious to see what was holding him back.
Re: Kevin Durant had the most stacked roster in recent history and still lost the Finals
[QUOTE=knicksman]stacked means nothing if your 2 best players cant coexist. If the team is better without westbrook, then whats really the point of stacked. Hopefully donovan could reign westbrook. There the only ones who could challenge GSW.[/QUOTE]
wtf are you even talking about ? they didnt lose because they couldnt coexist. they lost because they simply could not defend the heat.