Spurs Too Smart For Durant and Westbrook, Bounce Thunder With Game 6 OT Win

Coach Nick focused on the last 3 minutes of regulation and all of overtime, pointing out the scintillating plays and head scratching mistakes made. While the Spurs were not immune to some blunders, the Thunder committed more of them, and went down in defeat.
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[@SamPendleton]

I thought Westbrook had a pretty solid strategy with that last shot… with time running down, aim for the clock and hope to break it.

[@yenice3652]

Sam Pendleton why is this still so funny to me

[@legendarylu2014]

I’m dying bro, I know Im dumb late but this shit mad funny

[@DG-qr2ey]

Four years later and this is hella funny😂😂

[@chefdoron]

Lmao! Good one bro. I'm dying.

[@eddydevall8748]

6 years later and still crying at this

[@LeBeautiful_RealOne]

OKC doesn't have a coach. They're the most undisciplined team I have ever watched.

[@qxTHIEFxp]

#fact

[@Numba12Cede]

Idk bro, the Cavs got a chance lol

[@ReCharredSigh]

agree with the OP. i can't remember the last time i saw a team's roster look so talented on paper that i think they could make the finals year after year, and yet look so sloppy on the court together.

[@LeBeautiful_RealOne]

Hector Andem Talented players but the coaching is terrible.

[@LeBeautiful_RealOne]

Jae Park Yeah he is terrible. He is by far the worst coach in the league. He refuse to tell Harden to play defense.

[@qxTHIEFxp]

okc should hire coach nick

[@gloryokoli2420]

I wish I could like this comment a hundred times

[@lolpauve]

qxTHIEFxp Nice thought but in the NBA at least (I would assume) 50% of a coaches jobs is player and personality management. For this you need a lot of times a very well decorated college/NBA coach or a former NBA player.

[@amzarfahazan8434]

lolpauve not really.. look at Coach Spoelstra.. he went from the bottom to the highest level

[@lolpauve]

Amzar Fahazan Erik Spoelstra had been in the team for 15 years by that point. Also, Erik Spoelstra was hired by Chris Wallace, Chris Wallace got his first job because of Jon Spoelstra, Erik's father (see where I am going at this?).

[@qxTHIEFxp]

lolpauve i wasnt serious bout what i said haha. just meant to be used as a compliment to coach nick and thank him for all these deep insights.

[@iamjason9240]

"Curiously, no call" Ibaka's block was all hand no ball. The goaltending no call. The obvious clear path became a common foul (Fisher on Manu) These are game changing "mistakes" by the ref.

[@vince3139]

agree with everything else but that was nowhere near a clear path.

[@heikiu96z]

But Spurs somehow still won the game.

[@joedagg5478]

Hand is part of the ball when blocking and stealing when the hand is touching the ball. That was not a clear path foul.if these weren't mistakes why did the not call Duncan's screen an offensive foul?

[@lammatt]

Fisher's foul was called F1 and it wasnt clear path clearly.

[@iamjason9240]

joe dagg You see that screen by Ibaka on Kawhi for the KD's three?

[@ChMystery12]

OKC is undisciplined... gotta fire scott brooks

[@t4d0W]

I would be surprised if Presti underpays the coaching position for his young core moving forward. He did a great job landing his athletes but if he doesn't pony up for a REAL coach after this offseason, I have to wonder his commitment for winning a championship. And the west doesn't get any easier with teams who keep getting closer to being complete and are just ready for a playoff run.

[@user-mt9vb1oz3f]

agree, their two superstars don't know to make their 'others' better. they take waaayyyy too many shots..often times bad shots. their system need to change.

[@ChMystery12]

LeBron is still the best player in the league because he can make his teammates so much better. Durant has the talent but takes too many bad shots and doesnt know how to get the role players involved

[@lmwzwwj]

ChMystery12 I rather say Westbrook is much worse in bad shots. He is a ball hog and frequently makes bone-headed moves. Thunders now really needs a good play maker now. At least they should not let Harden go. Harden is a much better passer than Westbrook and Harden always plays well against Spurs

[@celmxc1]

yeah I agree, if the thunder had a different coach ( one of the van gundys, george carl, jerry sloan, etc. ) the series would have gone to 7 games imo

[@Blhitelikesnba2k]

One of the greatest breakdown you've done Coach. Thanks!

[@JJcDAmAn1]

Finally a new video! And a longer one too!

[@bballbreakdown]

Glad u liked it!

[@erljz]

BBALLBREAKDOWN been waiting for it

[@KMeade]

I love these videos. Westbrook in overtime killed the Thunder's chances. *BTW, that vine video is a classic.

[@yuryan5034]

2017 November: Scott Brooks is fired, Ibaka is gone, Spurs do struggle a bit to reload, Warriors sign a big free agent called Kevin Durant. Btw missed these long breakdowns without seatgeek

[@GLegend360]

Amazing breakdown. Hopefully the Spurs can take the ship this year. A lot of people forget they themselves lost it last year and are a better squad this year with a sour taste. Hopefully Parker is close to 100%.

[@iLoMs012]

I really want to see Spurs to win in all. I will cheer for them a front of my TV as I did last year but I think Miami will 3peat in 6. Heat is even more dangerous this year while Spurs are one year older.

[@heikiu96z]

I don't know, man, Gary Neal seems to be a pretty big loss to me.

[@GLegend360]

He had some moments in the playoffs last year, but Belinelli imo is still a bonus over him not to mention the emergence of Patty Mills too. The one guy that sucked to lose unfortunately was Stephen Jackson. Great defender and could do some good things offensively too, shame he had a falling out with them heikiu96z

[@GLegend360]

You could say losing Mike Miller is big for the Heat too

[@heikiu96z]

Neal is explosive while all the other shooter is claim and stadily, which make the spurs less energenitic, I agree that Belinelli was better but he bearly played.

[@TheNBAHistory]

That 2014 Finals was an epic beatdown.

[@razkable]

the spurs didnt sweep so no.... if you lose a game its not a beatdown...teams that sweep like the 2002 lakers is what I call a beatdown...and the spurs could have lost games 1 and 2 at home if the ac didnt go out forcing lebron to miss the last 10 minutes ...miami was up until lebron went out...that changed nba history imo...miami should have gone home up 2-0...so no...game 4 was a beat down....and miami gave up in game 5 after the 1st quarter but they led by 10 in that game too... only reason they lost game 3 and 4 was cause mario chalmers and norris cole didnt show up and the heat coaches didnt insert battier or beasly at all ...morons...they didnt adjust...chalmers and norris combined for 7 points a game and both played over 24 minutes each....they scored mostly in garbage time...they made a combined 1 shot in the first half of games 3-4...amazing....that is just amazing...3 made shots combined in the first 3 quarters of both games ...that is just sad...that is just 6 points in 6 quarters between 2 of your main 8 players at home......wow....and their defense was a joke...they were turning it over like crazy too....combined 7 turnovers a game...miami would have won if they played with their size and just benched their useless point guards...lebron and wade should have brought the ball up...

[@TheNBAHistory]

+razkable Each game the Heat lost was by like 20. Epic beatdown. Didn't belong in the same vicinity as the Spurs.

[@cameronleah3708]

dude so what your saying is the reason the heat lost was because of like um every excuse possible? the heat lost because the spurs were a better team bro... even if there are coaching mistakes they still got manhandled and dont gimme that 'WAAAAAAAAH LEBRON HAD A CWAMP WAAAAAHHHH' like he was being a little bitch and has no excuses

[@thamir21]

+Asmosis Jones Yeah true. People act like Lebron never gets injured but he got injured in the 2012 finals, 2014 finals, and 2015 finals. Spurs lucky as fuck Lebron went down in game 1 because he was owning them.

[@pepa0998]

yeah it was amazing

[@jasonyu3420]

the refs helped okc so much and they stil lost

[@TheEman67]

Ikr lol

[@markusabreu]

One of the best videos that u have made, coach.. The spurs are the smartest team!! OKC needs to learn from the mistakes they make every single year... #Imin

[@MrLakerfan2490]

I don't wanna hear excuses about Durant being exhausted... last season a 35 year old Kobe was playing 48 minutes a game for like a month

[@IcemakeSantouryuu]

And he tore his achilles as a result of that. I'm not necessarily defending Durant, but your example isn't really the best.

[@TheTuskenGentlemen]

Get on the court, and THEN talk. 52 minutes man. And let's be honest: that's why Kobe is one of the greats.

[@tubenachos]

True but still an old Kobe giving more effort than KD says something.

[@SebyNeg]

I almost had to vomit when i heard Avery Johnson on Espn today talk about what a great job Scott Brooks is doing and how he still believes that they can get it done with Brooks as their head coach, i really don't get it why ppl try to defend this man so much he has a stacked team and they still don't get it done in the postseason. I look at the Thunder's bench and i see a ton of talent, that just wasn't used properly by Scott Brooks, sure you can't hope for these guys to have much success doing isolations or shooting tough contested 3s, like the ones Durant and Westbrook take constantly, but i didn't think the Spurs bench was much better in terms of talent, its just that Pop put these lesser players in positions to succeed and Brooks didn't which was why the bench was so ineffective. Playing Durant and Westbrook 45 minutes a game will not lead to success, period! Look at the Miami heat, their bench isn't that much better in my opinion either, but Spoelstra understands how to get these role players to produce on both ends of the court, which again is something Brooks can't do. For example i didn't understand why he didn't use Perry Jones hardly at all, the guy can play or how does it happen that Sefolosha goes from being a starter to not even playing for them, just because he couldn't hit the couple wide open looks he got at the beginning of the series, to me it was coaching criminality how Brooks managed that bench and his rotation or lack thereof, that's just not championship worthy in my opinion. I felt for the OKC player after the game caus they clearly gave it their all, so i hope that they will get rid of Scott Brooks and hire someone that will push them to that next level.

[@MotherLoverx3]

One man who can't coach offense defending another.

[@carlosmolina1059]

Dude you're brilliant. Sweet video!

[@whiteymcflightey]

This is much better than anything on any sports network. Great work.

[@tupacshakur3501]

Amazing in depth analysis. Thank you for all the quality videos.

[@mranthonymcneil85]

Where's the Heat/Pacers video...just like to see your breakdown of it.

[@bballbreakdown]

Didn't have time to do it.. plus it was pretty meh

[@mranthonymcneil85]

I agree that the game was a blowout...I just enjoy your breakdowns of plays throughout the game, that was all.

[@MrBiscuit3ater]

Kobe Clutch Lance is shit. Are you stupid? Lance won the oscar of flopping and don't say LeBron flops more. I can name more players that flops more than LeBron. All yall haters are just focusing on LeBron. Lance can't back up his trash talk. When Lance said that he will make LeBron do something he will regret, he fucking failed miserably. On top of that, he scored below 10 points!

[@HealthInspectorz]

MrBiscuit3ater are you serious about saying lance is Shit? They would have been swept by heat if lance didn't drop points. Sure Paul George dropped 20+ ppg, but that doesn't make him carry the team he doesn't have the killer instinct. Only thing lance is being held back to is backing up his intangibles. Lance is a good player but he's not Shit.

[@lammatt]

John Pen lance is far from shit. but he aint good either.

[@c0p0g]

I want you guys to imagine OKC with an amazing coach... it would be so nice.

[@heikiu96z]

That's what i thought for the Cilpper this year.

[@c0p0g]

heikiu96z Clips don't have the reigning MVP though, or the second best point guard in the league.

[@UnBR0k3enAngel]

Does it matter that you have a MVP, when he plays like a rookie in the clutch?!

[@karmic2277]

heikiu96z How is Doc a bad coach?

[@itzAcutie]

let me see.........Nope I can't imagine that because Westbrook still trying to be the hero. No matter who you hire as a coach, westbrook will still be the problem. It's like saying If LA hire a better coach, kobe bryant will pass more. No no and no. A good coach is needed but the coach don't play the game, It's all down to the players.

[@slightexag]

OKC showed as much poise in this game as houston did in the last couple games against the spurs

[@allbusiness22]

Good video.

[@bballbreakdown]

Thanks! Stay tuned for lots more coming up this week

[@kagescar]

This is one of the videos I really enjoyed that broke down tbe okc offense. Some great points made coach. This is so far no disrespect to you coach one of the better videos thati have seen that looked like you were very eager to do and looked like u put in time and effort in. Great videoa coach!!!!

[@jermaineonealnumber7]

Another great analysis & breakdown, thank you coach Nick!

[@IbraaT]

Do you ever rest coach ! Thanks for this video ! Most people don't work on Sundays !

[@bballbreakdown]

Haha, I gotta give the people... what they want

[@SorrowMask]

BBALLBREAKDOWN Jalen's reference :D

[@fyrmansam]

people need to notice that kd's off the ball movement is terrible. he doesnt move at all he stalls at the 3pnt line waiting for the ball

[@allie22798]

WHOO! I've been waiting for you to use this song over your breakdown vids again Coach Nick! Love it

[@DJJmoneymaka13]

And then Lamarcus Aldridge was signed....

[@aaronrussell897]

+DatSmooveKidd and then OKC beat them.

[@andreialexandruparfeni7129]

megastuff And then OKC lost to Golden State.

[@ipddd]

Then the Thunder blew a 3-1 lead

[@nightlybob]

that up and under move by duncan at 10:20 was a travel , shuffled pivot foot

[@vince3139]

OKC totally ruined the refs' effort to extend this series. lol. the missed foul call on duncan, the goaltend, russ' carry at 11:00

[@MicDropPod_]

Watching this in 2020. It's crazy how you completely foretold the future of the Thunder here.

[@DomClancy]

I love these videos and am sad you don't seem to do them anymore. It's the type of thing that's done so well and so thorough I would honestly pay like five bucks to rent it in the old days.

[@bananabonzai]

Might as well freeze myself and thaw myself out 200 years later where the Heat won't win back to back to back to back championships.

[@bballbreakdown]

I do not recommend this

[@douwevanveen2326]

Tim Duncan will probably still be playing

[@christiankain543]

You'll still return before drose

[@SahilPawar95]

Wow that is creative.But yeah no,don't do it :/

[@heikiu96z]

Douwe van Veen And he is still money with his bank shot.

[@polterghost6268]

I'm sorry but OKC's mistakes made me laugh. "WESTBROOK!!!!THE WHOLE RIGHT SIDE WAS OPEN!!!!" I'm glad they lost, cause my finals dream is gonna come true.

[@Money4Nothing]

Duncan getting away with the illegal screen on Fisher makes up for the two previously blown calls that hurt the Spurs. It all evens out.

[@TheLastProphet11]

This win felt so good as a spurs fan considering how hard the refs were trying to send the series back to San Antonio. Not even the refs can stop us!!

[@sparkymike83]

It's really easy to find faults in a team's execution after viewing slow mo replays. Good job coach.

[@josephlang7139]

Amazing video. Subscribed. You should do semi and finals breakdown or coaching mistakes every year. Guarantee everyone would love it!

[@jannorman2091]

That video was vintage Coach Nick. Well done!

[@BlueAndGold31]

At the end of the video, Coach Nick says one of the Thunder's best hopes is to wait until the Spurs get too old. The very next season, the Warriors got Steve Kerr as coach, and they turned from a good playoff-level team into a super flame-throwing team that's nearly unstoppable. The Spurs are getting older, but OKC will have a hard time getting to the Finals because the young Warriors are now the new kings on the block. Which is perhaps why Durant is considering joining them.

[@ShadowLinkXCJ]

Um except Durant is never going to be on the warriors because he's an expensive player to have on the team.

[@BlueAndGold31]

ShadowLinkX True, he is expensive. But the very fact that there's so much speculation (even out of the Warriors camp) of getting Durant this offseason means they're at least considering getting him. Although they'd have to get rid of contracts like Bogut's and Iguodala's at the very least. But you can bet their front office is considering building their future around an outstanding core of Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Durant. Although, that could all change if the Warriors repeat as champions. Why change a formula that has gotten back-to-back rings? But if the Warriors fall to the Spurs this year, I could see them going after KD.

[@ShadowLinkXCJ]

I see your point, but we'll see when the time comes. I don't know how KD would do on the Warriors. And I hope the Warriors do fall to the Spurs this year.

[@Truthpatriot62]

u were so right damn

[@BlueAndGold31]

michael kilo Wow, you're right. Man, I should apply to be an ESPN analyst. Should be really interesting next season with the Warriors' super-team to see how they do under scrutiny instead of being the fun-loving happy-go-lucky team they used to be. But with that much shooting and athleticism and defense on the team, the new villains of the NBA will actually be pretty fun basketball to watch.

[@JaDversary]

Any plans to do Game 6 of the ECFs? Ha or I guess there was nothing to really talk about ha. I was pretty curious what you thought on some more of Lance's antics in the game and that slap to Norris Cole (which looked intentional to me because of the look on Lance's face) I love your channel, coach, keep up the good work!

[@alexandersoldatos7108]

Hey! Very good and intuitive videos! It would be very interesting if you could make a "prediction video" for the finals - pointing out weaknesses and strengths of the respective teams and guessing the teams strategies for success. It would be nice to have it as a mental milestone to compare with when the series start. Again very good videos thx

[@PacerFederation]

That was the best review I have seen on any two team in the post-season by single-handedly picking apart possession after possession and exposing the strengths and weakness of both ball clubs. In this case you really wonder who is in charge of OKC - the players, coaching staff, or just have the players thrown into a fire and let them put it out on their own. It really doesn't make sense. I give a lot of credit to the spurs organization for placing fundamental team-work and playmaking as priority. This year it paid off. As a side-note - I used to play with a team-mate much like a westbrook in a Filipino basketball league - And they are not fun to play for. You will never see the ball in your hand, and you don't care if the ball goes in at a certain point. You almost expect it, because how often the ball is in their hands, which also means at the end of games too - whether it is a good idea or bad idea. These two teams are the perfect antithesis in the post-season

[@munclesonkey]

They have an even bigger problem of not even trying to get Serge Ibaka involved in the offense when he is perfectly capable of knocking down some shots.

[@bitchplease2248]

Nice breakdown coach...more please.

[@PowahSlap]

If OKC somehow gets Rondo they will be the best team in the NBA hands down

[@c0p0g]

Straight swap Perkins for Rondo, Sullinger and their 2014 6th Place Draft Pick haha

[@DavidMoreiraa]

why would Rondo go to OKC?

[@heikiu96z]

ronnoC Should be swapping Perkins for LBJ, Wade, Bosh, Allen, heat first round pick, and some cash. Cause Perkins is Shaq's new faviouite player as evidenced by him putting Perkins in his show over and over again.

[@danliang3761]

ronnoC I'm assuming the OP wants to OKC to do a Rondo-Westbrook trade straight up, but I'm sure the C's aren't interested, as they want to rebuild around Rondo. And Westbrook, well let's face it, with no clear cut superstar on the C's, Westbrook will be taking 40 shots a game, and run the unselfish team philosophy that Brad Stevens has into the ground. I'm a C's fan, and no way would I do Rondo for Westbrook.

[@heikiu96z]

Without Russ, OKC will chok cause his contribution in the transition game was big for OKC, and with Scott Brook as the coach, Rondo can't do anything cause there is little to no offensive set.

[@happilyevanafter]

Possibly your best video yet coach!!! Love it!!! How long have you been doing this anyway? I'm in

[@apoercan95]

worth the wait for this great video! great job coach, never disappointing as usual

[@oktayyilmaz5134]

coach...do you remember the time you claimed TD should retire

[@aecbandit]

Great breakdown, would love to see more play-by-plays like this.

[@Chenrandyliu]

so glad I see your video at the end of the day!!

[@Lyvetacus]

Did anyone else the small-ball line up of Ginobli, Bellinelli, Diaw, Leonard and Green in OT? I hope Pop runs more of that group against the Heat. Would be fun to watch.

[@dimizoe777]

7:04 haaaaa i screamed

[@SomethingRules]

Appreciate the work Coach Nick. #ImIn

[@chavezji]

Awesome as always Coach!

[@3rdgroove]

Nice analysis! Just a side note: At 5:40 the "missed goaltending" was actually correctly called. The ball was blocked when it was still below the level of the ring. Therefore it doesn't matter whether it has touched the backboard or not.

[@wyansas]

I love these bball breakdowns. Very interesting.

[@donotstealmythunder]

That lance meme was priceless.

[@cfcrmcf]

That vine tho ahahah

[@dpistons149]

Classic Breakdown music is back!

[@dwaynecoronel7189]

wow, coach nick! i think u should coach an nba team or something in that level! u're awesome!

[@sentralent1850]

OKC at one time had: Westbrook, Harden, Durant, Green and Ibaka. They would had been champs if they stayed together.

[@speedevils]

great breakdown once again coach nick! keep 'em coming!

[@DonSzymen]

Great breakdown Coach!

[@Oozingmachismo24]

So tired of people makin excuses for Kevin Durant. I thought he was the best player in Febuary and coming for the throne ?

[@akolatack5256]

love how you break it down.

[@user-kp7ls7ml1h]

love coach nick!!!

[@infinity1323]

Great breakdown as usual coach. I also wanted to tear out my eyeballs at the lack of any basketball IQ shown on the part of OKC in the final minutes of this game. What prevented me from doing so was the beautiful offense of the Spurs. I also just heard the news that Durant is backing coach Brooks. What is your opinion on as to why Durant doesn't see how bad Brooks is as a coach? I think the reason is not basketball related. I think Durant sees Brooks as a father figure. I could be wrong. What do you think is the reason coach? I also just want to say that, in my opinion, Gregg Popovich is one of the top 3 coaches of all time in the NBA, if not the best. To take a group of "not superstars" (at this stage of their careers), to another finals appearance is an unbelievable accomplishment. If I'm not mistaken, they have more than 10 straight 50 win seasons. Just unbelievable. Truly a great coach to have a bunch of great players perform at a great level for so long. I'm not a Spurs fan, but I hope they win.

[@ThePeppe101]

Great breakdown! Love the Playoffs!

[@Kennyisdarkvanilla]

Just watching old Thunder videos and goddamn they’ve never had a good offense. They just have a lot of talent and run iso sets.

[@SBPoLeshiFt]

Great breakdown coach. Proud to be a fan.

[@deathByStupid]

It's embarrasing how good OKC are considering how badly they're coached (embarrasing for Brooks that is).

[@thebroncosfan]

It is beautiful to watch the Spurs play. Seriously, no team is more disciplined than they are.

[@venzurelli]

16 minutes, wow!!! BBallbreakMOVIE!!

[@keiththemac6048]

this channel makes me smarter :)

[@troy7378]

Great vid Nick, I'm a clippers fan but happy the spurs one the championship, they truly deserved it. Definitely the smartest and best passing team in the league, as displayed here and coach pop is just a genius. You're absolutely right, OKC lack the decision making skills to be a true championship team which is why they have come close recently, but choked in finals. Can't wait to see more of Khawi in the future, he's a huge talent. In my opinion OKC need to get rid of Brooks, and go for a fresh start coaching wise. Keep up the great work coach. :)

[@clemensedelmann6717]

Great Video Coach :)

[@JAFtv96]

For me Westbrook and Durant need a coach who could implement plays with multiple actions so if the first play does not work then another one can be ran. Brooks plays have one motion and if it fails then ISO ball comes immediately. People saying trade Westbrook for Rondo just stop he would not make this team better. He is a complete non threat to score unless he has a hot game which would put even more pressure on KD. Thunder need a legit 3rd option who can create (ex. Harden) not another PG.

[@Hubert829]

excellent analysis

[@cnl1213]

It is curious how OKC and Coach Brooks went w Reggie Jackson/Westbrook + Fisher backcourt instead of involving Thabo -- as their backcourt of choice. May be he sees Fisher as a stabilizing force, in turn giving up Thabo's D. This may be a clue into what they think about Westbrook's playmaking and leadership ability. In fact, that may be a worthwhile issue to explore -- moving Westbrook to shooting guard, bring in a playmaking pg.

[@iLoMs012]

That's what coach Nick is saying all the time. Move Westbrook to shooting guard and bring in someone who will distribute the ball between those 2.

[@HoshiUsedFilmsTv]

iLoMs012 And the thing is Russ not be the PG is not a bad thing he will go from being maybe the 4 or 5 best PG to being the 2 best if not the best SG. I don't see why they don't run Reggie at the point and really develop him as a passer cause Russ has shown he is not going to do that.

[@bballbreakdown]

He completely gave up on Sefolosha and Lamb

[@t4d0W]

***** Its the same thing with Stephen Curry. Yes he had 9 apg (how can you not when you have teammates like Klay thompson) but a brutal 4 turnovers per game. His sketchy decision making was highlighted during high pressure situations in the Warriors/Clippers series and times where Jackson made a mistake to not bring iguodala as the guy to bring the ball up midcourt. So of course you don't expect to turn a non traditional PG player into a pass first PG while not instilling the decision making in a solid offensive system. It took Chauncey Billups 9 years and tutelage under Flip Saunders to learn how to play point guard and to exploit his key mismatch (his size and ability to post up smaller players).

[@vince3139]

Grade2efficient steph throws some risky passes but he is nothing like westbrook. he is probably the closest thing to nash in this generation. he has great court awareness and unselfishness. that's why he was able to dish out 16 assists while taking less than 10 shots in one of the clippers series games. that's why he was being criticized for not taking enough shots even though he was sandwitched everytime he touches the ball. he does have to improve on his little one handed passes and those fancy yet sometimes risky handles. but the main thing is that the warriors runs everything through steph on offense, it puts him in a lot of bad situations to commit those TOs. I mean let's face it. OKC without russ had a decent stretch with reggie stepping up. the warriors would be miserable without curry.

[@21minimorris]

Nickpicking i see what you did there haha

[@BlueXalazi]

I have to agree with Coach. The Scott Brooks coached Thunder have peaked. Their individual talent has taken them far, but you can't win a championship if you can't excuse at a high level, specially in the closing moments of a playoff game. OKC lost 4 out 5 OT games this playoffs. That's not good enough. They can't beat the Spurs. They can't beat The Heat.

[@ReCharredSigh]

on a scale of 1 to 10, what are the chances that okc ownership / management either replaces scott brooks with a better head coach or gets better assistant coaches during this offseason? -5?

[@bballbreakdown]

I don't think Brooks goes...

[@Hanharrftw]

I've been saying this, and most have agreed. Get rid of Westbrook for an ACTUAL point guard. My biggest thoughts are trading Dragic for Westbrook, I feel both teams will greatly benefit with that trade.

[@MrBiscuit3ater]

Marc Murphy Umm. Who would want Westbrook? I guess Utah Jazz would want Westbrook because sometimes they can't score.

[@celmxc1]

Marc Murphy I think Mike conely would be better for thunder he is so underrated maybe they can make that trade Conely for Westbrook but I doubt it

[@MrBiscuit3ater]

Celmxc Monkey That is such a bad deal! Mike Conley is a great player. He can score while set-up his teammates for jump shots or layup. Also, he is a great defender.

[@MrStanno9]

If OKC had a good offensive coach they would be so much better. If he told Westbrook to not take so many shots and they fell out, even better. They could try to trade Russell for Lillard!

[@StumblingBlock1]

Duncan is clutch. Westbrook likes to play the hero ball all the time, especially when the home crowd gets excited.

[@iVANKALo1]

THE DEFENSE OF KAWHI LEONARD IS SOMETHING AMAZING , SIMILAR TO MICHAEL JORDAN / SCOTTIE PIPPEN/RON ARTEST.

[@jlee562]

OKC's next step for growth is to run some sort of precise offensive system like the Spurs other than the hero ball iso plays. It's the same script every time where teams double team or ball deny KD and force Westbrook to jack up an ill-advised 3 with no ball movement. Scott Brooks cant expect KD or Westbrook to bail the team out every time even if they're super talented and that's where Brooks fails as a coach. He can't utilize talent to its fullest potential and that's what separates OKC from being a championship team.

[@thatloud84]

Coach Nick. Can you please use this instrumental playing here or the song from the old BASKETBALLBREAKDOWN channel's analysis of the Phoenix Suns pick & roll for the Finals? They're awesome! Or would you happen to have the title of the song from the Pheonix video lying around somewhere?

[@Ryan-yu5kt]

Ive been an OKC fan since they came here and it really angers me when they cant consistently be an overall good team. I mean if they would just think correctly all the time the could easily be the best team in the NBA. And i also think they either need a new coach for some actual offense, or Scott Brooks needs to steal another coaches playbook or something because the iso offense wont be getting Oklahoma a 'Ship anytime soon. Also new lineup. Reggie-pg WB-sg Kd-sf Serge-pf And i would like to see Steven Adams starting at C, just needs to work on his fouling.

[@GarbageMan144]

15:44, boy did we find out in the exact next season after lmaoo....

[@alessandroha]

Coach, do a preview of the finals, please!!!!!!

[@dvnnyy]

@ 14:17 , If Reggie didn't call a timeout, he could've passed it to KD for a open 3, because Leonard was still recovering on the screen from Ibaka....

[@kopisedap279]

but if he didn't call that is going to be 5 second call

[@tubenachos]

Coach Pop should hire you as an assistant, LOL.

[@klerotik]

Hey Coach! Great video, nice input as always. Will there be anything about the Game 6 of ECF? Would love to hear some of your bashing. ^^

[@richracobaldo3065]

This is such a good video

[@AlexanderWung]

Refs making bad calls against the Spurs and they still win GO SPUUUURS!!!

[@MRIONLYMATTER]

Takes 6 seconds to hit the top of the backboard lol, classic.

[@budkin]

A phenomenal breakdown as usual.

[@jamesbroxterman3643]

The refs wanted the Thunder to win soooo bad! lol

[@vince3139]

Miami Heatles what bs foul? the one on duncan's fadeaway?

[@vince3139]

Miami Heatles that was the right call. marginal contact but not enough space for timmy to land after the shot. correct call.

[@vince3139]

Miami Heatles they can't make it too obvious.

[@biggame4389]

Hahahaha, that blow by Lance tho! HAHAHA