Okay, so this thread is mostly because I went on a tangent in another thread I wouldn't mind hearing other people's perspective. I never posted anything on the finals because I'm in Africa and I had to download them with shitty internet so by the time I watched them all, the draft was over and free agency had already started...
Ok so here's the relevant part I wrote in the Lakers vs. Heat thread
So what do you think, is my evaluation of why Miami won reflect your own opinions as to why Miami won and OKC lost?
There is probably a generic NBA Finals thread that this should go under, although theoretically, it is also about this year's finals should there be a rematch. In any case I won't be upset if a mod merges it into an existing thread (especially if they wait 2-3 days before doing it!)
EDIT: Also, this exercise of comparing the Lakers to the Heat, has made me realize that I am a bigger fan of OKC than I realized. The Raps are still my favourite team, and I still have a raging boner for the MAN I think JV will become, but I'm going to actually start following the Thunder in an active that I haven't done any other NBA team ever (except for the raps). Anyway, Go Thunder!
2x EDIT: This is also the same Thunder that won 4 straight against the Spurs team that had won 20 straight in the Western Conference Finals... They've got to have some mental toughness to do that especially after being down 2-0. I'm still not sure why they couldn't keep it together in the finals (although I'd also be inclined to partially attributing Harden's poor performance to the fact that he spent a significant amount of time guarding Lebron (an off shoot of the last of my three points).
3x EDIT: I do think that the Thunder's best chance for a title is 2012-2013, as free agency and roster changes come into play.
Ok so here's the relevant part I wrote in the Lakers vs. Heat thread
ezz_bee wrote:
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There is probably a generic NBA Finals thread that this should go under, although theoretically, it is also about this year's finals should there be a rematch. In any case I won't be upset if a mod merges it into an existing thread (especially if they wait 2-3 days before doing it!)
EDIT: Also, this exercise of comparing the Lakers to the Heat, has made me realize that I am a bigger fan of OKC than I realized. The Raps are still my favourite team, and I still have a raging boner for the MAN I think JV will become, but I'm going to actually start following the Thunder in an active that I haven't done any other NBA team ever (except for the raps). Anyway, Go Thunder!
2x EDIT: This is also the same Thunder that won 4 straight against the Spurs team that had won 20 straight in the Western Conference Finals... They've got to have some mental toughness to do that especially after being down 2-0. I'm still not sure why they couldn't keep it together in the finals (although I'd also be inclined to partially attributing Harden's poor performance to the fact that he spent a significant amount of time guarding Lebron (an off shoot of the last of my three points).
3x EDIT: I do think that the Thunder's best chance for a title is 2012-2013, as free agency and roster changes come into play.
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