2019-20 Around the NBA: Archived

[SleepingHero]

He had Kevin Durant for one year, they were up 3-1 in the conference finals and then Durant shit the bed and left them with nothing in return in the off-season.  Why do you have an axe to grind with Billy Donovan?

Eh. I don't really give a crap about Donovan. Just from an outsiders prospective he's always been a bottom tier coach. Wish Thunder was here to provide some insight from an avid OKC fan's prospective. Didn't think my post was that aggressive for Donovan's outing. 

I didn't realize he only had KD for a year. Thought it was at least 2, which certainly does change my perspective of him a little. Either way his teams have always been meh. Never really a threat to do anything in the playoffs, and certainly never overperformed because he coached players up. Something Brad Stevens or even our own Carlisle does on a regular basis. Now was it because his star player Westbrook isn't good enough to lead a team in a series? Or is it because Donovan didn't put his players in the best position to succeed? 

All I know is that in game 7 of this year OKC vs HOU, on the final play of the game to give OKC a shot to advance, Donovan drew a basic play that he always drew for end of game situations. One that Westbrook immediately recognized and blew up in its entirety. He knew exactly who to cover and what to do because it was the play Donovan always gave him when he was in OKC. A good coach wouldn't have called a play like that in that situation...

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I'm actually appreciating Lebron more and more the older he gets, and I know it's sacrilegious to type this, but I think Miami is really fun to watch.

(but actually I was rooting for Miami just once to knock out MIL. Felt quite dirty wanting the Heat to win, even if it was to indirectly help the Mavs in their quest for Giannis).