Ibaka Will Miss Remainder Of Postseason

[jonathanlambert33]

https://twitter.com/spearsnbayahoo/status/467424984780902400

 

[buzzy]

damn

 

[bosoxlover12]

They better send in James Andrews for Durant, because by the end of this year, his back will be shot

 

[Pugz]

well they're done. not that he was that kind of guy but because they don't ha e the depth to step up.

 

[RipCity32]

That stinks. They're done.

 

[elcheato]

Still funny they picked Ibaka over Harden

 

[BwareDWare94]

And Scott Brooks will STILL refuse to play either Lamb or Jones. 

 

[Giantmetfan07]

He may not have a choice anymore. 
 
I still don't know if this means they're basically done, it can still be a close series -- but this really hurts 'em. 

 

[bosoxlover12]

And Scott Brooks will STILL refuse to play either Lamb or Jones. 

Why would he play Jeremy Lamb? He's just a shooter at this point, and there are so many guards/forwards better than him on that team right now

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Still funny they picked Ibaka over Harden

They made the right choice

 

[RipCity32]

Timmy D is gonna EAT

 

[.infamous]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YVQscx6G0k
 
The world is not ready for the wrath of nick collison!

 

[BwareDWare94]

Why would he play Jeremy Lamb? He's just a shooter at this point, and there are so many guards/forwards better than him on that team right now

 
But there aren't. Butler and Fisher aren't better than Jeremy Lamb lol

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Butler is better though and has more playoff experience?

 

[bosoxlover12]

 
But there aren't. Butler and Fisher aren't better than Jeremy Lamb lol

butler definitely is better. Fisher is a good shooter, Lamb isn't. Case closed

I'm a UConn fan, I want lamb to be good. Right now he isn't

 

[jonathanlambert33]

In the case of Jeremy Lamb, if you were to argue Scotty Brooks fazed him out to quickly after the arrival of Caron Butler, then you may have something. But what was he really bringing to the Thunder before? You won't isolate either player and you don't want either to run the PnR for you. But if you remember this post from the other day regarding the Rockets (http://www.sportzin.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=87574#entry4946059), I talked about how smart it is to use the post as an avenue to do more than score out of the post. The specific example I brought up was passing out of the post, and how you can use the post to open up shooters, have precise ball movement, and so on. Well if you have a wing player that you can post up, that's an excellent asset. 78 games for Jeremy Lamb, and they've posted him up 3 times. 23 games for Caron Butler and they've posted him up 35 times. Then you have running your wings off screens, which is obviously something you need to be able to do. Lamb shot sub 40% off of screens and turned the ball over on 9% of those possessions. Butler? 57% shooting off screens and not a single turnover while doing so. Then lastly, and probably the most important thing, being able to spot up on the perimeter and knock down the open shots that Durant and Westbrook give you. Jeremy Lamb is a 38% spot up shooter from three, while Caron Butler is shooting 41% in spot up situations. So you're playing in the post, running off screens, and spotting up which in the long run probably means you're giving Durant and Westbrook more chances to lead, which is what happens. Then defensively you aren't losing anything because neither are good defenders.

 

[CameronCrazy06]

butler definitely is better. Fisher is a good shooter, Lamb isn't. Case closed

I'm a UConn fan, I want lamb to be good. Right now he isn't

 
To be fair Butler is also a UConn guy, though probably before your time

 

[bosoxlover12]

Damn I even forgot about that lol. I really wasn't big into UConn until 2003 (that's also when I got big with the Sox & Celts)

So yea, I wasn't there for Caron/Rip/Ray really

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Yeah most UConn fans are only fans of their championship teams and forget everything else

 

[bosoxlover12]

No I'm just young. Started watching @ age 8-9. I remember all of our teams

Okafor/Gordon 04 champs
CharlieV 05
Rudy/Boone/Hilton 06
Adrien/Thabeet/Price 07-09
Dyson 10
Kemba/Bazz/Lamb 11 champs
Lamb/Bazz/Stanley 12
Bazz/Boatright 13
Bazz/Boatright/Daniels 14 champs