Breaking up the thunder after that finals loss has to be one of the dumbest decisions ever. They would've at minimum made it to the finals for the next couple of years.
@@micahjohnson425 the total difference was 4 million dollars. You also don't get rid of a potential superstar guard for a pf(ibaka). To makes things worse they ended u po trading ibaka.
@@micahjohnson425 with the new tv deal they actually had the money to pay for all, just terrible future vision from okc for not seeing harden as a superstar & keeping scott brooks as the coach & not sensing the small ball era starting to takeover & not seeing the improved tv deal coming up
They only really got rid of Harden. And they would have at least made it to the Conference Finals in 2013 had it not been for Westbrook's injury, probably. Not saying they would have done better in the long run, but it was really injuries that let them down.
2018 i was proud of lebron that he got the cavs to the finals but that was a humiliating finals if boston won i think they might have had a shot like they could have done something
Back in the day OKC is so fun to watch. Memphis is a dark horse. I guess this was Kob last playoff game, coz in 2013 he got injured even they made it to the playoffs. Heat was so dominant in this era.
Honestly crazy. One of the best blocks you're gonna see, followed by one of the best passes you're gonna see with literally the next touch of the ball.
Jerseys were generally better in 2012. Just the era from like 2009-2014 had generally great jerseys imo. Obviously teams have more variants now I’m just talking about home and roads.
Who would've thought that this time of the year, Russ is being treated like a pariah, Harden has forced his way out of two teams and KD is playing with part time Kyrie
Maybe I jinx Drose that time. Before that around 2 minute mark I already barking at my tv and saying "Man, put Drose now on the bench this is already over". And then........ wow.
Look how the game is balanced back then. Pg make plays. Sg are shooters sometimes scorers. Sf are scorers. Pf are post players and mid range shooter. Center focuses on the paint. That's the style of play i want. Not today's league where its all about being flashy as you take a 3
@M AND S Bruh. How?! Please don't argue just for the sake of arguing. LeBron James left a 61 win Cavs team, a team that without him would go onto WIN 19 GAMES THE FOLLOWING SEASON. He joined a 47 MIAMI team, that had just gotten bounced in the first round, and had nothing but DWADE. Kevin Durant left a 55 win Thunder Team, to go join a 73 WIN WARRIORS TEAM that had just beaten him in WCF after he choked away a 3-1 lead. He joined a team that had the MVP and two other hall of famers. Jesus Christ, can y'all not see clear difference between the two moves. LEBRON JAMES WENT AND BUILT A CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDER, KD JUST WALKED INTO ONE; THE ONE HE HAD JUST LOST TO AND A TEAM THAT HAD JUST SET THE WINS RECORD.
just an fyi i didn't put any ads on the video, whoever owns the music or footage did
Respect
Breaking up the thunder after that finals loss has to be one of the dumbest decisions ever. They would've at minimum made it to the finals for the next couple of years.
Steven Cruz they didn’t have enough money to keep em. Maybe if James woulda took a pay cut but ig not
@@micahjohnson425 the total difference was 4 million dollars. You also don't get rid of a potential superstar guard for a pf(ibaka). To makes things worse they ended u po trading ibaka.
@@micahjohnson425 with the new tv deal they actually had the money to pay for all, just terrible future vision from okc for not seeing harden as a superstar & keeping scott brooks as the coach & not sensing the small ball era starting to takeover & not seeing the improved tv deal coming up
They only really got rid of Harden. And they would have at least made it to the Conference Finals in 2013 had it not been for Westbrook's injury, probably. Not saying they would have done better in the long run, but it was really injuries that let them down.
I forever blame Okc front office, still makes no since to this day, if you just make the finals why would you break the team up🤦🏽♂️
Honestly one of the greatest play off seasons in my lifetime.
Great vid! 2012 and 2018 was a heartbreaker for me as a celtics fan haha
aronce8888 thanks for watching the video!
same bro
2018 i was proud of lebron that he got the cavs to the finals but that was a humiliating finals if boston won i think they might have had a shot like they could have done something
Me too man
@@timmyteeej3986 especially if kyrie irving and gordon hayward were healthy
Back in the day OKC is so fun to watch. Memphis is a dark horse. I guess this was Kob last playoff game, coz in 2013 he got injured even they made it to the playoffs. Heat was so dominant in this era.
2012 lebron was such a beast in the playoffs man what a Goat man this dude does not deserve all the hate he gets.
Facts
MattDog lol he ain’t the goat tho
He ain’t the goat but your right he don’t deserve all the hate
He deserves 10 percent of the hate he gets
Damn forgot how athletic jeff teague used to be😳
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*2012 was a nightmare for us Bulls fans, if only he was subbed out :(*
Still a fan of DRose though!
Piripiao same bro same
😞😭😭 that season they were 3-0 against the heat in the regular season.
Still would of gotten injured
@@FromUpNorth9345 It would've prevented it, still.
@@Piripiao_YT Not really with Drose landing mechanics he would've gotten injured later on
Man 2012 was such a good fucking year
look at all of the talent in the league that year. Nearly every single team had a 1st ballot HoF'er.
The thunder borderline had 3
@@cadengabriel4102 lol they are all 1st ballot
The 76ers didn't but they had Iggy, who might be a Hall of Famer.
Amazing year although rose isnt a HOF
To be honest, I just said Iggy is a hall of famer. So If Iggy is a Hall of Famer, then Rose should definitely be one.
The beat switch at 13:33 was perfect
Man the youthful exuberance of this OKC team was so fun to watch. They deserved a championship ☹
since 2010 damn this is nostalgia
Look at the scores too. The level of defense back then was so much higher. I miss it.
i think that pace of play also has a lot to do with the higher scores
2012 was Rondo’s best year by far, I miss this year
Amazing this is definitely a classic
12:49-13:08 Little did we all know that this would be Kobe's final playoff game ever, Rest in Peace 🕊️
4:39 this might be the greatest in game dunk ever
that might just be true
yes and Paul George’s windmill dunk is close too!
Basketball was so much better then. I miss it.
18:17 that whole sequence is just nuts
HAHAHAHA
Honestly crazy. One of the best blocks you're gonna see, followed by one of the best passes you're gonna see with literally the next touch of the ball.
2:50 i feel bad for the path delonte has went down 🥺
yeah i just saw a video of him recently and he's in a really bad place rn it really sucks
@@justputdaniel1434 wheres he now
@Fabian B he's like a drug addict now
@@justputdaniel1434 LMAO
@@justputdaniel1434 Imagine taking drugs 😐
Kevin Garnett: "We broke him"
damn, this was Kobe's last playoff appearance RIP Mamba
No it was 2013.
@@gogame4861he was injured
Jerseys were generally better in 2012. Just the era from like 2009-2014 had generally great jerseys imo. Obviously teams have more variants now I’m just talking about home and roads.
Nah Nike Is way better than adidas
Fax
We have absolute gems like the gradient Utah and Miami vice jerseys tho
Paul Garcia for sure I’m just talking about the generic home and road unis
Who would've thought that this time of the year, Russ is being treated like a pariah, Harden has forced his way out of two teams and KD is playing with part time Kyrie
2012 NBA playoffs is the best year for me❤️
Dam dude how do you have all the highlight videos saved? Straight up time machine
Maybe I jinx Drose that time. Before that around 2 minute mark I already barking at my tv and saying "Man, put Drose now on the bench this is already over". And then........ wow.
Lakers vs Denever was a hell of a series
Crazed Boy yeah it was tied with the hawks and celtics as my favorite series in the 1st round
yeah and Steve Blake was highly underrated in that series
The Humanzombie he hit some clutch ass shots
@@justputdaniel1434 yeah
Prime Ty and Kenneth
Damn Philly has some great young players
Ty Lawson and Rodney Stuckey where so good. I removed being a little 6 year old watching them shoot the mid range shot
Good old days
kd putting up clutch shots each series 🔥
i wish the crowds could be on playoffs this year (2021)
Hearthbreak for the C's. Game 6 Lebron came to play. Sixers didnt disappoint in the second round.
Man,I love OKC BIG THREE
i wouldve loved to see how far the bulls could have gone if d rose didnt hurt his knee
Bulls Thunder finals 😵
@@benjivane now that's a matchup I would've loved to see. Two pretty young, athletic teams going at it.
They aint beating the C’s
Prime CP3 is 🔥
that year the okc deserved to win
OKC could have easily had a dynasty if they kept that young core and had won the chip this year.
Wow I’m getting so old lol
As a Lakers fan that loss to the Thunder hurt bad because they were all winnable games
That philly team with iggy was nice took boston to 7games
crazy how haslem is still on the heat
One of my favorite players
Mannn i just miss prime iggy 😞
i miss this
Better time back than
love the vids man, keep it up
Great video
OKC is the most athletic team of all time
2020 East Finals
Celtics vs Heat rematch
That’s just boring
Bruh
Thanks for the video. I’m excited for your 2011 playoffs!
I feel bad for the teams that faced The Thunder on the road they had no sleep because of ghosts and it was blowout after blowout just wow...
Philly had no business in that second round if rose didnt get hurt. They gave boston a run for their money doe.
When basketball was still awesome. I was still super into it.
You should def try to get into it again, the league is way better than it was a few years ago
My personal favorite playoffs. I was so hyped for that finals matchup. I thought it would be heat vs thunder for many more years. Oh well
its kinda sad to see how things went for okc
Ah, good times 🥲
OKC era hits diff. They broke up early.
The OKC team are young yet deadly.
Nba is a circus now,
it's never been the same since Adam replaced David Stern as a commissioner 🙅🏽♂️
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J.R Bam Curry no problem!
Look how the game is balanced back then. Pg make plays. Sg are shooters sometimes scorers. Sf are scorers. Pf are post players and mid range shooter. Center focuses on the paint. That's the style of play i want. Not today's league where its all about being flashy as you take a 3
As an OKC fan, this gives me great memories tho.
The thunder would retain their core of Durant Westbrook and Harden becoming the next great dynasty
4:55 Wow Vinsanity
Spurs vs Thunder is always good.
Loved that rivalry
This video would’ve been even better if D Rose never tore his ACL
For sure
15:57 LeBron played volleyball with Pierce lol 🤣
Imagine the series tied 1-1 and the next 3 games on the road that’s almost an impossible ask to win at least 1 game
Is it just me or are the playoffs not this hype anymore
Idk i still find them pretty exciting but i can see why people get turned off from it
If the NBA Finals format is not 2-3-2. OKC stand a chance. They already broke when they lost in game 2.
Celtics blow a 3-2 lead in ecf is such a kick in the nuggets.
Kids, lemme tell you a story about a young team unfulfilled with a championship trophy.
battier ever not swish a three when he makes it lol?
Iggy was something on the 6ers 😳
How Lebron is still going so strong is absuuuurd. This was 9 years ago, and 10 years into lebrons career already.
He's a machine
way back the nba was so motha fuckin excited!!
Men Sixer igoudala is a beast omg
U deserve way more subs
What’s the song at 15:00?
buck 50s and bullet wounds by havoc and method man
how tf was 2012 10 years ago
crazy how time flies
Durant really want off that 2012 playoff especially with Dallas
okc... im crying lads
They coulda had it all
@@justputdaniel1434 yea :((
When The “YOUNG OG BIG 3” beat the “YOUNGER BIG 3” in the finals.
Man if drose didn’t play those last few minutes
Caleb J that’s at least a conference finals appearance, I believe drose could take the heat in the finals bc they swept them in the reg szn
Benjamin bénard, call be him a himself a media commentator's!
We need playoff basketball from the Bulls and Knicks soon. When Chicago and New York are good the NBA is the best. Brooklyn don’t represent NYC.
yeah the nba is way more fun when the knicks are good imo
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15 Minutes: Season 7 (2012)
12 Rounds: Season 8 (2012)
I miss you KobeBryant: My CampCocaCola, Leader
11:50
one of the rare clips you see james harden play defence and one of greatest mouthpieced him lol
Chicago vs Philadelphia tho
*insterts 2k13 soundtrack*
OKC 2012 PLAYOFFS eliminate 1st round the defending champion Dallas Mavericks
drose😭
and this was harden's first finals appearrance and probably the last
Rockets in 7 harden wins finals mvp
OKC in 7 because they have "The Harden stopper" Logoretz Dort.
No goldenstate bandwagon yet
No just bandwagon Heat fans
18:35
Haha remember when world peace decked harden in the neck
LeBron First Ring Was Against KD, And KD Turns Around And Gets His First Ring Against LeBron
KD joined a 73 win team that beat him in the WCF, his ring is fake.
@@thepeoplestightend1939 if u say that then lebron 2 first rings are fake then
@@thepeoplestightend1939 He Got 2 Finals MVP Cry Baby Them Shits As Real As LeBron Rings In Miami
@M AND S Bruh. How?! Please don't argue just for the sake of arguing. LeBron James left a 61 win Cavs team, a team that without him would go onto WIN 19 GAMES THE FOLLOWING SEASON. He joined a 47 MIAMI team, that had just gotten bounced in the first round, and had nothing but DWADE. Kevin Durant left a 55 win Thunder Team, to go join a 73 WIN WARRIORS TEAM that had just beaten him in WCF after he choked away a 3-1 lead. He joined a team that had the MVP and two other hall of famers. Jesus Christ, can y'all not see clear difference between the two moves. LEBRON JAMES WENT AND BUILT A CHAMPIONSHIP CONTENDER, KD JUST WALKED INTO ONE; THE ONE HE HAD JUST LOST TO AND A TEAM THAT HAD JUST SET THE WINS RECORD.