OKC Thunder 2014/15 Regular Season Game Thread

KD35Brah · Post #921 » by **KD35Brah** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 5:00 am

spearsy23 wrote:DJ is the only reason we're back in it, he played really well.

Dion too

KD35Brah · Post #922 » by **KD35Brah** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 5:05 am

spearsy23 wrote:
KD35Brah wrote:We need more Kanter post ups.

He has been struggling to get position, but he has been finishing well. If Russ starts hitting his open shots it will open up the inside more.

Yeah, that's a problem. We need him to get Len in foul trouble though.

The Suns always look like a championship team against us, it's annoying man.

spearsy23 · Post #923 » by **spearsy23** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 5:07 am

KD35Brah wrote:
spearsy23 wrote:DJ is the only reason we're back in it, he played really well.

Dion too

True, and I think DJ assisted two of his baskets. They definitely play better together than Reggie/Dion.

Podirk · Post #924 » by **Podirk** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 5:11 am

Just like that...3 posessions that get into the paint first 2 find open players on the outside and Serge finishes a Congo hook shot.

babase · Post #925 » by **babase** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:31 am

Why is Westbrook jacking up ten 3's...

Revived · Post #926 » by **Revived** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 11:39 am

gom wrote:Cheering for you guys tonight against the Suns! GOOD LUCK!

Thanks for being grateful to Suns giving Dragic away for free

HeartSouloma · Post #927 » by **HeartSouloma** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 7:40 pm

WB was doing too much. He needs to stop shooting and make smart decisions like he did in the past 5 games. I don't under-stand why he's doing too much?

I hope he post up DL in todays game..

dautjazz · Post #928 » by **dautjazz** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 9:43 pm

Bravenewworld wrote:
Thunderhead wrote:Salt Lake City radio on Kanter trade. I found their view of Kanter interesting, they are highly critical of Kanter's defense.

http://saltcityhoops.com/talking-jazz-g ... n-espn700/

Ive come to really dislike the Jazz media outlets. They all seem very blind to the idea that the problem they are facing is a top down problem, not the players.
I pointed this out to one Jazz person on their radio show, once Favors leaves (because he will) and Rudy eventually, they will be on their third group of big men that are all stars or all star level players, on other teams. With the previous two having done nothing but go to waste on the Jazz. I get player evaluations and wanting to be as accurate as possible, but that's very hard to do when you have a team that is nothing but a black hole.
Kanter wanted out because he very quickly realized the revolving door for big men and the lack of direction and improvements by the front office.
Fanboys tend to forget or undermine these things, as if they are something you can simply set aside or ignore and this is something they tend to be doing when discussing Kanter's defense.
When, IMO, Kanter's defense is perfectly fine. Its not fantastic and he definitely needs to improve, but in a good defensive system (like ours) he is doing fine and at 22, only going to get better.

Al Jefferson killed ball movement, I think it was a good choice to move forward. Paul Millsap was a little undersized, though I think for what he was seeking, he was great value, that's one guy I regret letting go, but I like Favors more going forward, and I don't know how much Millsap would liked coming off the bench, or Favors for that matter. Kanter was very young, and I liked him a lot, but he was definitely a liability last season, and a lot of times this season too. In all the cases, I think we did a poor job in what we got in return (nothing for Al and Millsap), and the late 1st, 2nd rounder, and probably what will be scrubs in the other two guys included in the trade for Kanter. Still we needed the capspace that was freed up when we let Al and Millsap go to resign Favors, Hayward, and Burks. In the of the day, we have a rotation that includes Gobert, Favors, and Booker, so I don't think we've done bad at all. Those 3 guys play great defense, and we need the rim protection that Gobert and Favors provide as a young team, something Big Al, Millsap, and Kanter didn't really provide much of. It's more complicated than just a revolving door for big men, there has been a pretty good reason each time for the decisions we've made.

Hobes · Post #929 » by **Hobes** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 1:40 am

It still baffles me why we have played so poorly against PHX this season. Let's hope we play better tonight.

Huestis also looks to be a pretty nice project piece. I wonder if the intention is to bring him into the roster next season. I would happily cut lamb to bring him for a trial.

Podirk · Post #930 » by **Podirk** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 2:10 am

Kanter is is out...of course he is...this season...

spearsy23 · Post #931 » by **spearsy23** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 2:14 am

Podirk wrote:Kanter is is out...of course he is...this season...

What's up with him? Haven't seen an injury report.

Hobes · Post #932 » by **Hobes** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 2:21 am

Podirk wrote:Kanter is is out...of course he is...this season...

Where did you hear this?

spearsy23 · Post #933 » by **spearsy23** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 2:23 am

Hobes wrote:
Podirk wrote:Kanter is is out...of course he is...this season...

Where did you hear this?

It's on fantasy news, looks like Brooks said he has a thigh contusion...

We REALLY protect players, which is good, but...

KD35Brah · Post #934 » by **KD35Brah** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 2:31 am

We can call this one a loss....

Hobes · Post #935 » by **Hobes** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 2:32 am

spearsy23 wrote:
Hobes wrote:
Podirk wrote:Kanter is is out...of course he is...this season...

Where did you hear this?

It's on fantasy news, looks like Brooks said he has a thigh contusion...

We REALLY protect players, which is good, but...

A bruise on the right thigh warrants a night off :-?

? On the plus side, we'll be seeing a tonne of McGary tonight 8-)

Post #936 » by **bondom34** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 3:05 am

Of course he's out.

spearsy23 · Post #937 » by **spearsy23** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 3:47 am

The only positive so far tonight has been that Detroit got to see bad Reggie.

Post #938 » by **bondom34** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 3:52 am

spearsy23 wrote:The only positive so far tonight has been that Detroit got to see bad Reggie.

Yeah, checking the game thread the honeymoon is over for some. Looks like just a game up on PHX and NOP after tonight.

FYI to all I just locked the thread about who you'd rather play in the first round, bad karma to me. If you think I'm nuts I'll reopen it.

spearsy23 · Post #939 » by **spearsy23** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 3:57 am

The Spurs are playing poorly too. I hope that continues.

Post #940 » by **bondom34** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 4:01 am

And I don't know what's goin on with the Wiz. They are old though, hope KD sees it.