Game #13 Oklahoma City Thunder at Utah Jazz Monday 23 Nov 2015 @ 7:00pm Mtn (Early bird GT)

[Revolution 9]

I have no issues with Hayward. None. He's a 19/5/4 player. He's just not in the upper echelon.

Exactly what Ive been saying. Really good player. All star caliber even. but,not elite. Not a great closer. Too passive at times.

 

[da ThRONe]

Did you see the replay? A Thunder player ran into him and pushed him out of the way. Harpring pointed it out.

My point was why not stick with one of the best FT shooters in the league instead of trying to switch. The last person in that situation you want with the ball is Durant. He has to know that and regardless of what's the "plan" stay with KD to deny him the ball.

 

[RJF]

Missed freethrows and the terrible start. That was the difference.

 

[MDAV28]

Did you see the replay? A Thunder player ran into him and pushed him out of the way. Harpring pointed it out.

He left him first and then Westbrook pushed him away.

 

[fishonjazz]

I went and looked at the play by play in the last 5 minutes of the 4th quarter.

Burks had two field goal attempts.... made a two point shot and missed a three.

Hayward had zero attempts.

Favors had zero attempts.

 

[NAOS]

The Thunder are taking a page straight out of the New England Patriots' textbook:

Be as physical and grabby as possible. Let the referees define the line of what's permissible, and then adjust to the whistle if necessary. But always push the boundaries in this facet of the game.

I don't disagree with this approach, but NBA (and NFL) referees need to be better.


(Lifelong Pats fan, btw. So I'm definitely repping this approach).

 

[RJF]

The Thunder are taking a page straight out of the New England Patriots' textbook:

Be as physical and grabby as possible. Let the referees define the line of what's permissible, and then adjust to the whistle if necessary. But always push the boundaries in this facet of the game.

I don't disagree with this approach, but NBA (and NFL) referees need to be better.


(Lifelong Pats fan, btw. So I'm definitely repping this approach).

One thing we have in common.

 

[NAOS]

One thing we have in common.

Your life must barely be worth living.

 

[MDAV28]

The Thunder are taking a page straight out of the New England Patriots' textbook:

Be as physical and grabby as possible. Let the referees define the line of what's permissible, and then adjust to the whistle if necessary. But always push the boundaries in this facet of the game.

I don't disagree with this approach, but NBA (and NFL) referees need to be better.


(Lifelong Pats fan, btw. So I'm definitely repping this approach).

I agree with this. I was watching the Celtics/Warriors game during this game and Warriors were doing the same thing, especially in the 4th and the OTs. Warriors definitely were pushing the boundary of what the referees would call and it worked because they rarely blew their whistle.

 

[zman1527]

The Thunder are taking a page straight out of the Seattle Seahawks' textbook:

Be as physical and grabby as possible. Let the referees define the line of what's permissible, and then adjust to the whistle if necessary. But always push the boundaries in this facet of the game.

I don't disagree with this approach, but NBA (and NFL) referees need to be better.


(Lifelong Pats fan, btw. So I'm definitely repping this approach).

Fixed.

One of the most annoying things about the NBA, the deference given by the refs to star teams and star players. Grrrr.

 

[NAOS]

The Seahawks took it from the Pats' book, too.

 

[RJF]

Your life must barely be worth living.

Only if we had more in common.