Thunder sure are getting a ton of free throws in the last few minutes. Nearly every other play it seems, while we're not getting any anymore.
UDRIH14 wrote:u forgot 9-0 rj did **** in those wins
Actually, Jefferson averaged 16 PPG on 48.3% from the field and even 52.3% from three against the Thunder, and is 11-2 against Durant in his career.
And he's held Durant to 22 PPG on 44% from the field and 25% from three and 3.3 TOs/game.
Hasn't done anything? Stop it. Jefferson has been excellent against Durant and the Thunder. Durant's only lit up RJ one time (where RJ didn't even play half the game, so he wasn't just lighting up RJ). If you exclude that, Durant's barely averaged 20 PPG on him for the other 12 times they've faced eachother.
I wonder why you guys keep posting such bogus information. Just because you hate RJ doesn't mean he always sucked. And the stats don't lile. He clearly didn't suck against Durant and the Thunder. At least look it up first before bellowing crap-smelling bs from your mouth broseph.
co_laper wrote:Why would anyone point that out as the main difference unless we won those games because of RJ and lose the next one because of Jax? It definitely wouldn't be a smart to just say that without a stronger argument.
Like I just said to the other guy, RJ actually defended and scored well on Durant, contrary to the incorrect belief by RJ haters that he sucked. This also includes several games where RJ had to play extra hard to make up for no Duncan, Manu, or Parker, or combinations of 2/3 of them not playing in particular games due to rest or injury purposes.
I'm not gonna keep defending RJ forever, but RJ was a good role player. He sucked the first year with us and was disappointing, but the 2nd and 3rd years, the guy was just fine. Just a bit overpaid. He was absolutely not a negative presence at all. I don't understand why you guys bash him so much when he's won us some games and very rarely lost us any. What more do you want out of a 5th option?
Anyways, it's looking like Jackson won't play in this OKC game. Kawhi is going to have his hands full. I don't think there's anyway Durant doesn't blow up in this game. I'd say anything below 30 points is a success. Kawhi right now is at best an average or above average defender. Durant is atleast the world's best top 3 scorer.
RJ held him below 23 PPG. So anything more than that is a failure. Especially if it's as high as 30.
On a side note, as I type this, Leonard just shut down Harden. I've actually been meaning to mention this to you last week; Leonard has been looking a lot better since the all star break. Still not a rleiable 3pt shooter, but I've been liking his D', and especially been impressed with his offensive rebounding and putback efforts. Katroll Leonard, trolling the glass and pissing off opposing fanbases on a nightly bases.
I'm just gonna get this out there.. I don't believe you one bit when you say you've been watching Bucks games this year.
I live in Antioch, Illinois, which is very close to the Wisconsin border (feel free to look it up on Mapquest). So I get both Bulls and Bucks games on tv and the radio. I also get Cubs and Brewers games. So yes, I have watched and listened to plenty of Bucks games. I haven't followed them all season, but I watch them when I have nothing else to do since I like basketball. Like I said, I have watched about 8 Bucks games, maybe more. Didn't say I watched them all.
Anyways, it remains to be seen which Jackson we're getting. At this point, I want someone who is more aggresive on the offensive end than RJ.
Exactly what we don't need. Not to beat a dead horse, but Jackson is extrmeely inefficient. What you wanted was someone who is aggressive AND efficient. Not someone who's aggressive and inefficient. I would rather have an unaggressive but very efficient RJ than the aggressive but extremely inefficient Jackson. He has been a headache on the offensive end this season. Almost to the point that you want to yell at your tv for him to not shoot it.
He's going to shoot us out of more games than he's going to shoot us into. That is the nature of volume scorers. Then, those games that he does seem to be hot in, oh, hopefully it isn't against the Bobcats when we didn't even need it.
I don't judge Jackson by what he's done this year. I'm looking at what he's done last year and I say he's not finished just yet.
Last year isn't this year man. People sometimes suck from year to year, especially when you get to 34. As for his game against SA, that was literally his only good game of the season.