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Free Throws Costly
Published: 6/18/2012 3:43 PM
Last Modified: 6/18/2012 3:43 PM

This phrase best describes the Thunder situation: Two and through.

Losing the home wood advantage was a disaster.

Everybody says oh well, they're young, they'll be back many times.

Maybe. Maybe not. Injuries happen. Trades happen. Moods happen. Here is the best the Thunder can hope for: Now.

Everybody is wondering what is going wrong (besides the rotten refereeing).

That would be two things.

One, the coach is making some poor decisions. Putting Durant on LeBron is madness. First, it is hard work. Second, it attracts fouls. Get Durant off Jim Brown and put him on some sleepwalker. Next, don't play around with Westbrook's playing time. Don't yank him for a mistake or two. If he is your player, play him all the time.

Two, the Thunder is choking.

The definition of missing free throws is: A choke.

Without the shakes, the Thunder could have won both games in Miami.




Reader Comments 8 Total
norsemustang (8 months ago)
I'm not blaming the refs for the Thunder losing, but did anyone else think that it should have been a charge on Lebron towards the end of the 4th quarter?
Danomite Dandy Dan (8 months ago)
Lining LeBron up 20 yards in the backfield and flipping him the ball makes perfect sense.

The only charges called will be those made by the ambulance provider. :)
Art & Architecture (8 months ago)
"Without the shakes, the Thunder could have won both games in Miami."

They haven't played two games in Miami yet.
241362 (8 months ago)
That's a guaranteed prediction of a Miami victory
tuesday night, and 65 percent Thunder free throw shooting.
241362 (8 months ago)
Please get Durant off guarding LeBron!
laz (8 months ago)
when does football start????
notseen (8 months ago)
This is really the worst sports analysis I have seen. Is this Cronley? TW get somebody who knows something about the game and actually watched this one.
241362 (8 months ago)
Notseen, the Picker's pick was Miami in 6.

Too bad you're Notheard.
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