Dion Waiters Appreciation Thread

Thabo Sefolosha · Post #1 » by **Thabo Sefolosha** » Tue Jul 19, 2016 3:15 am

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thedoppelganger · Post #2 » by **thedoppelganger** » Tue Jul 19, 2016 3:17 am

This better not jinx it

Kizz Fastfists · Post #3 » by **Kizz Fastfists** » Tue Jul 19, 2016 4:18 am

Appreciation? Ummm, ok. Thanks for sucking enough to keep us out of the playoffs in '14-'15 so we could draft Payne.

spearsy23 · Post #4 » by **spearsy23** » Tue Jul 19, 2016 12:47 pm

oken · Post #5 » by **oken** » Tue Jul 19, 2016 2:06 pm

I will always remember him for his incredible amount of self confidence. A confidence that did not base on any actual talent or a succesfull career. If I had half of his confidence I could ride for presidency.

Post #6 » by **Andre Roberstan** » Tue Jul 19, 2016 3:00 pm

I like him as a person, hope he realizes his potential as a player.

Post #7 » by **bondom34** » Tue Jul 19, 2016 4:30 pm

Yep, Dion's reputation got a bad rap. He was a good guy, best of luck to him.

spearsy23 · Post #8 » by **spearsy23** » Tue Jul 19, 2016 4:43 pm

Reading the GB I'm surprised how many people think he was a locker room problem. the one thing I wouldn't complain about is his character.

Kizz Fastfists · Post #9 » by **Kizz Fastfists** » Tue Jul 19, 2016 5:08 pm

He got the bad locker room label in Cleveland. He said some stupid things like he was better than Kyrie. It was rumored that he was traded because he wasn't getting along with LeBron. I always took it as he just said stupid things and his on the court play and ego was what was clashing with LeBron and Kyrie. I never got the impression that he was a problem in the locker room, especially in OKC. I think he might have been an issue this year with a rookie in Abrines getting more touches and Waiters not dealing with a reduced role AFTER kd left. It's one thing to still believe you are a top player while taking a backseat to two of the top players in the game. Is is a whole different thing when Oladipo, Payne, Roberson, Ilyasova and Abrines are the ones taking the shots you think you should be getting.

Post #10 » by **Andre Roberstan** » Tue Jul 19, 2016 5:28 pm

spearsy23 wrote:Reading the GB I'm surprised how many people think he was a locker room problem. the one thing I wouldn't complain about is his character.

Your first mistake was reading the GB. :lol:

thedoppelganger · Post #11 » by **thedoppelganger** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 7:14 pm

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Thank you Presti for rescinding that QO, although I think this shows Dion wasn't going to take it to come back to OKC and come off the bench anyway.
We're free!!!!! :rockon:

Post #12 » by **bondom34** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 7:16 pm

Outside losing KD, Presti's knocked out this offseason.

Good luck Dion.

Old Man Game · Post #13 » by **Old Man Game** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 7:43 pm

And so ends the Dion Waiters in OKC saga. This cheep deal will be good for him. He'll either get over himself or be out of the league in another season or so.

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Old Man Game · Post #14 » by **Old Man Game** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 8:03 pm

Kinda surreal how this went down. We burned a pick to get him but that pick was essentially replaced in a sense when we traded Serge for Sabonis. It's like Dion never even existed.

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spearsy23 · Post #15 » by **spearsy23** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 9:45 pm

This means we don't ever have to see Foyer, Dion, or Durant trying to play pointguard again. The most frustrating part of last season is all gone.

oken · Post #16 » by **oken** » Mon Jul 25, 2016 11:38 pm

Old Man Game wrote:Kinda surreal how this went down. We burned a pick to get him but that pick was essentially replaced in a sense when we traded Serge for Sabonis. It's like Dion never even existed.

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Dion magically transformed into a 6ft11 blonde power forward with decent post moves and 60% FG, just like in fairy tales.

Post #17 » by **jbk1234** » Thu Aug 18, 2016 8:05 pm

Hey, I expected this thread to be over 100 pages by now!

oken · Post #18 » by **oken** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 8:45 pm

Appreciated.. But not by me, i'm not fooled by random heroics, especially when it does not help your team go anywhere.

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