Game Thread GAME# 57: THUNDER @ BLAZERS - FEBRUARY 27, 2015 - FRIDAY, 7:30 PM (PST), ESPN & CSNNW

Anyone watching the post-game interviews, AA looks like a giddy-school girl with a huge grin being in this playoff atmosphere situation.

 

8 in the loss column which is even better! (vs 6 if we would have lost)

 

Brooks got out coached again.
Not trying to take away from the players, but the coach decides who plays and Brooks had some bad line ups at weird times.
Stotts made the needed adjustments in the fourth and Brooks had no answer.

 

Getting away from pick and roll with Westbrook and McGarry cost then the game. That killed us in the 3rd, and could have buried us in the 4th.

 

Amen to that. The flickers of life Kaveman showed at the beginning of the season are almost gone.

 

Hard to believe OKC has played 6 more road games than Portland. We could not afford to lose this game at home.

 

Can't watch, but he's been stuck on some pretty shitty teams. I think this might be the first decent team he's even been on.

 

That's a darn good point.

 

Let's hope he can get motivated for the playoffs. Doubt it tho

 

Another example of Stotts out-coaching Brooks, Stotts sent Dame in the lane to attack McGary on a few straight possessions. This made him appear to be a liability to the OKC defense, and shit-for-brains Brooks took the bait and pulled McGary, unbelievable.

Dude was killing the Blazers.

 

Played on a couple Nuggets' teams that got knocked out first round, but not as talented as this team.

 

Or maybe he plays better in limited minutes like he did at the beginning of the season. 8 points and 7 rebounds in 14 minutes tonight is perfect. (No more than 18 minutes)

 

Couldn't have said it better myself.

 

I didn't realise those Thuggets teams made the playoffs.

 

He was on the Pistons with Chauncey, Rip, Tay, Big Ben and Sheed...that was a pretty good team

 

Roberson gave Westbrook a pretty noticeable dent at the end there:

 

I don't understand people trying to defend Brooks (not saying anyone here is).
He's a fine coach but with the talent OKC has, they need better.
That's his problem.

 

When was the last time the Blazers has a team this talented AND tough. This team is a little bit different put together than past teams.

 

I didn't realise he was in the league that early.

The first I remember of him, is being in Denver (the first time).

He's been around for quite a while.