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Originally Posted by okcchief
You have 3 ball dominant players. OKCs problem is not talent right now. It's playing as a team. It's predictability. No one ever gets the final shot except Durant. The ball needs to go through him or Westbrook, but a wide open 16 footer for Serge Ibaka is a better shot than Durant or Westbrook chunking up shit. He's more accurate with that shot than anyone in the league. You can't become Steve Kerr, Big Shot Bob, on an on if you never get a chance to take the shot. On the other side you can't hit the shot if you have any hesitation. They need to trust their teamates and if they fail find somone who won't. The coach needs to send that message. Champions arent built on just superstars.
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I agree with most of this. OKC's offense is a mess. They rely on Durant for a ridiculous amount (which is partially why he deserves MVP this year). But if you have 3 guys on the same team that are as good as those three, the team would not have been stopped offensively regardless.
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I also disagree on Harden being a top 10 player until he performs in the playoffs.
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He did perform well in the playoffs for OKC, though. His performance as a #1 in Houston is mostly irrelevant for what he potentially would have done in OKC because he never would have taken on such a role there.
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They can still win this series and the West if a lightbulb goes off. This team has always been a rough matchup for them. 2 OT losses when they played like garbage isnt the end of the World. Two more losses are.
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If they win game 4, they'll win the series I think. If they don't...
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I do respect your viewpoints, but I think the Harden trade cost the Thunder titles is way too simplistic.
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It may have, we'll never know. What I'm saying is that if they don't win titles with a player as good as Durant, people will always be asking "What if?" about the trade.