Kendrick Perkins on the loss: Thunder were "outsmarted."

[russwest0]

http://fansided.com/2014/06/01/kendr...-spurs/#!Tu03O

"The Spurs, they weren't more athletic than us, they weren't more talented than us, they just outsmarted us."

Thabo Sefolosha also seemed pretty pissed about some things as well, mainly some of the coaching choices made in the postseason.

Is Perkins right?

[LeBron 06]

Durant is not a great leader right now.....

[SilkkTheShocker]

Or maybe your franchise player should grow a pair of balls. Too busy crying on his mother and backpack shopping. Just an absolute *****. OKC will never win anything.

[HoopsFanNumero1]

Pretty easy to outsmart a team when it's being led by Durant and Westbrook. Scott Brooks doesn't exactly help either

[J Shuttlesworth]

Yes, but they were also out-hustled.

Thunder have probably the most talented roster in the league. The problem is that they have two main guys who want to play hero ball constantly

[hahaitme]

How I picture behind the scenes of OKC

Scott Brooks: Ok, this is what we're doing, Durant you get the ba..

Westbrook: HELL NAH, I GOT THE BALL AND WE DOING THIS

Durant: I agree with Westbrook *nods head*

Ibaka: IBAKA

Everyone else: ...

[JUDGE WITNESS]

Thabo Sefolosha also seemed pretty pissed about some things as well, mainly some of the coaching choices made in the postseason.

lol replacing thabo with reggie was the smartest thing brooks has done

[SilkkTheShocker]

Pretty easy to outsmart a team when it's being led by Durant and Westbrook. Scott Brooks doesn't exactly help either

This also. OKCs two best players have low NBA IQs. With WB being the dumbest player in he league by far with Rose out.

[AirTupac]

You have Dumbaka
Dumbrook
Dumbant
Dumbkins

and of course Dummie Brooks, what do you expect

[andremiller07]

Boris Diaw would be OKC's 3rd most talented player so the Spurs were way more talented. Bellenlli/Gino would both be starters in OKC, hell Austin Daye would probably be the back up SF and contributor on the Thunder over scrubs like Perry Jones.

Reggie Jackson was there 3rd go to guy he literally would be like a 8th/9th option on the Spurs. Not to mention the vast difference in IQ, I mean the Spurs dumbest player would be someone like Patty Mills and he's got a solid basketball IQ and probably one of the highest if he were on the Thunder.

[plowking]

Whoever decided to let Durant handle the ball and try and be the playmaker is the idiot.

Durant clearly goes out there to play for stats. I'm sure he wants to win too, but this year it was just blatantly obvious that he was out there, laying out the carpet, and trying to look dominant statistically in the regular season.

He needs to stick to getting to his spots and moving the ball instead of holding the thing and looks for an assist.

[plowking]

Boris Diaw would be OKC's 3rd most talented player so the Spurs were way more talented. Bellenlli/Gino would both be starters in OKC, hell Austin Daye would probably be the back up SF and contributor on the Thunder over scrubs like Perry Jones.

Ibaka is a better player than Boris Diaw. Belli and Gino sure as hell wouldn't be starting considering Kevin Martin is as good or better than them and he didn't.

Reggie Jackson is a starting PG in this league too. Spurs are deeper, but OKC's 5 best players are better than the Spurs' 5 best.

[davehos]

http://fansided.com/2014/06/01/kendr...-spurs/#!Tu03O



Thabo Sefolosha also seemed pretty pissed about some things as well, mainly some of the coaching choices made in the postseason.

Is Perkins right?

He's wrong. OKC had the two best players on the court but it takes 5 to win a game. The fact remains that OKC bench sucked. It's the same reason the Spurs took care of Portland. You can't win against the Spurs without a bench. They bring it for 48 minutes. They have two rotations that can constantly keep pressure on a team.

Once the Spurs went small ball OKC couldn't hang. Perkins is just pissed because he doesn't fit in against small ball.

[Dr.J4ever]

http://fansided.com/2014/06/01/kendr...-spurs/#!Tu03O



Thabo Sefolosha also seemed pretty pissed about some things as well, mainly some of the coaching choices made in the postseason.

Is Perkins right?

He is absolutely right. Read my link in my thread, "NYtimes: Pop's adjustments pay off". I don't believe in this saying that the Thunder bench is crap. How can they score if they don't have a system that nurtures the other player's talents?

Scott Brooks has to go. It is not Durant or Westbrook's fault.

[SillyRabbit]

Lol @ blaming Durant and Westbrook when it's Brooks who is drawing up the plays.

When a team gets outsmarted, it's on the coach. You expect Durant and Westbrook to be able to think the game at a higher level than Gregg Popovich?

Brooks needs to go if OKC ever hopes to win a championship.