Memphis and the Fail that is OKC

OKC has some of the best young talent in the NBA. Scratch that, they have the best young talent in the NBA. There is really no question. I watch Westbrook and Durant and I cant help but marvel at their talents. But more often than that, I marvel at how fucking stupid they are.

I watch games like this and wonder if Kobe was the worst thing to ever happen to the NBA. It seems as if the big question for every team is "who will take the big shot?" when Memphis is showing you right here that it doesn't fucking matter as long as you play your game. Westbrook was playing a beautiful game until the 4th quarter, where he just decided to overdribble and jack up 20 foot jump shots every possession. He finally started getting Durant the ball when it was clear that the idiot PG was on his way to losing the game for his team single handly, and then Durant does nearly the exact same thing by chucking up terrible long range jump shots!

You think maybe they would realize that all the griz did during their huge comeback was pound the ball inside and get to the rim? The thunder have all the talent in the world, but they play themselves out of games. The two fieldgoals they got in overtime were, surprise, buckets off harden getting to the rim. You can't take westbrook out since he does so much in the game besides scoring, but I would rather Harden be running the point (or at least just handling the ball, positions really dont matter), as Westbrook has, time and again, proven he is incapable of running any semblance of an offense when he gets excited.

Not to take anything from the Grizzlies. They really are a joy to watch, they play tough and they play as a team. Their bigs really control the game and the smaller guards are able to feed off the opportunities presented because of it. They force a ton of turnovers, they all play as a complete team, and they have a couple of absolute beasts down low. I think the griz are legit, and if they do manage to beat OKC I sure will be rooting for them.