Oklahoma City Thunder @ Detroit Pistons 10/29/2010

[kd35sneighbor]

Green gives the team a different dimension with the ability to stretch the floor and give space for the team. That's why he plays so much.

[slick_watts]

Green gives the team a different dimension with the ability to stretch the floor and give space for the team. That's why he plays so much.

How exactly is he stretching the floor?

[kd35sneighbor]

Coz he can shoot 3's. I know, he's not that great about it, but he can, but that's the point, his ability to make some. Management would probably trade him for a 4 who can shoot better at the 3 pt line, but he's our only option at this point.

He stretches the floor by not being in the lane or anywhere inside. That's better for Durant right?

[slick_watts]

Coz he can shoot 3's. I know, he's not that great about it, but he can, and that's the point. Management would probably trade him for a 4 who can shoot better at the 3 pt line, but he's our only option at this point.

He stretches the floor by not being in the lane or anywhere inside. That's better for Durant right?

Are you noticing every team leaving Green wide open from the perimeter? Teams want Jeff Green to shoot the ball because he stinks at it.

[kd35sneighbor]

Coz he can shoot 3's. I know, he's not that great about it, but he can, and that's the point. Management would probably trade him for a 4 who can shoot better at the 3 pt line, but he's our only option at this point.

He stretches the floor by not being in the lane or anywhere inside. That's better for Durant right?

Are you noticing every team leaving Green wide open from the perimeter? Teams want Jeff Green to shoot the ball because he stinks at it.

Well all teams need an X factor and Green may be it. Sure he stinks at it, but in crucial games it will matter because of the unpredictability of his shot.

[Jimmy76]

Coz he can shoot 3's. I know, he's not that great about it, but he can, and that's the point. Management would probably trade him for a 4 who can shoot better at the 3 pt line, but he's our only option at this point.

He stretches the floor by not being in the lane or anywhere inside. That's better for Durant right?

Are you noticing every team leaving Green wide open from the perimeter? Teams want Jeff Green to shoot the ball because he stinks at it.

Well all teams need an X factor and Green may be it. Sure he stinks at it, but in crucial games it will matter because of the unpredictability of his shot.

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He made the game winning shot so it's not the best environment to criticize him but as long as green is starting the absolute ceiling of this team is the 2nd round we give up too much defensively and on the boards in exchange for inefficient scoring aka nothing

[Sinant]

So Jeff Green should start because he will go 1-9 from 3 the entire game but might hit one late in the 4th since people stop guarding him completely?

I'd rather have a PF that rebounds and is efficient so the team avoids having to get lucky shots in the 4th.

[Joel Embust]

James Harden is averaging 18 minutes after the first two games, what's up with that..

[slick_watts]

Yeah, Green is a great clutch performer. So give him a Robert Horry role. Horry only played 30+ MPG three times in his career. No reason for Green to get 40 MPG.

[Jimmy76]

James Harden is averaging 18 minutes after the first two games, what's up with that..

id say because he hasnt been doing well but Greens been chucking away and nothing else and he got 40 so I dont know

Having him in at the end of games is fine he's probably our most clutch player

[sonictecture]

I'm reminded of the saying that good teams don't win close games, they make sure the game isn't close at the end.

Brooks starting line up, playing roation and lack of in game adjustments are all troubling after the first two games. I'm really struggling to understand his decision making at this point.

[kd35sneighbor]

You guys think that maybe Brooks is doing this because he's instructed to do so by Sam Presti so they don't have to pay the role players more money than they have to? Maybe it'll be like this for this year only... then when its time for extension they'll lowball them because they didn't really perform all that well (due to Brooks giving them not enough minutes) So maybe Green has a purpose playing all those minutes after all...

[Sinant]

I really like Brooks, he's done a great job with such young guys, getting them to buy into the defense and all, but I'll never understand his obsession with Green.

[sonictecture]

I like the way your mind works kd35sneighbor.

Let's take your theory a step further. What if this conspiracy to hold down talented Thunder players goes beyond Brooks and Presti? It wouldn't surprise me to learn that David Stern was also involved as part of a master plan to control the out come of this years final representatives and ultimately the NBA champion.

Perhaps the promise of a future championship if Presti and Brooks would hold the Thunder back this year so that the Lakers and Heat can fulfill their media destiny in the Finals?

[kd35sneighbor]

I like the way your mind works kd35sneighbor.

Let's take your theory a step further. What if this conspiracy to hold down talented Thunder players goes beyond Brooks and Presti? It wouldn't surprise me to learn that David Stern was also involved as part of a master plan to control the out come of this years final representatives and ultimately the NBA champion.

Perhaps the promise of a future championship if Presti and Brooks would hold the Thunder back this year so that the Lakers and Heat can fulfill their media destiny in the Finals?

if you're not being sarcastic, then maybe you have a point there...