Game 28: Oklahoma City Thunder (13-14) vs. Phoenix Suns (11-16) - 8:00 PM ET
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Game 28: Oklahoma City Thunder (13-14) vs. Phoenix Suns (11-16) - 8:00 PM ET
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Re: Game 28: Oklahoma City Thunder (13-14) vs. Phoenix Suns (11-16) - 8:00 PM ET
Good game so far for SGA and company. Nobody watching?
My eyes glaze over when reading alternative stat (not advanced stat) narratives that go many paragraphs long. If you can not make your point in 2 paragraphs it may not be a great point. 

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Re: Game 28: Oklahoma City Thunder (13-14) vs. Phoenix Suns (11-16) - 8:00 PM ET
It’s nice to see a lot of guys have good offensive games but the suns defense is the worst I’ve seen so far this season.
bisme37 wrote:If there were magnets in basketballs so strong they changed the path of the ball as it flew through the air, wouldn't the ball then stick magnetically to the rim when it got there?
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Re: Game 28: Oklahoma City Thunder (13-14) vs. Phoenix Suns (11-16) - 8:00 PM ET
Dennis has been better this year. It’s surprising but he’s been what I hoped he would have been last year. It’s hard to believe but some team that is paying attention is going to want him if he keeps this up.
Bazley with a couple of nice blocks tonight. Nice to see him get that last basket to finish the game. He looked kind of discouraged before his first block after he had just air balled a three.
Shai had a easy night getting to the basket but you could see how it helped his confidence. We saw his step back three make an appearance again. He’s still struggling defensively but overall had a nice night.
Bazley with a couple of nice blocks tonight. Nice to see him get that last basket to finish the game. He looked kind of discouraged before his first block after he had just air balled a three.
Shai had a easy night getting to the basket but you could see how it helped his confidence. We saw his step back three make an appearance again. He’s still struggling defensively but overall had a nice night.
bisme37 wrote:If there were magnets in basketballs so strong they changed the path of the ball as it flew through the air, wouldn't the ball then stick magnetically to the rim when it got there?
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Re: Game 28: Oklahoma City Thunder (13-14) vs. Phoenix Suns (11-16) - 8:00 PM ET
Well, we've taken advantage of a weak stretch of our schedule to go 8-3 over the last 11 games and turn a 6-11 record into a .500 14-14 record.
Our next 11 games will be tougher with the Clippers, Raptors, Mavericks (Doncic may be back by then), Sixers, Nets, and Rockets on the docket. That's 6 of the next 11 against teams currently above .500. Given our record against teams above .500 this year, 5-6 seems likely "best-case-scenario". If this team can start beating good teams, I'll start to get semi-excited about this season.
Oh, and one more thing...I didn't watch, but looking at the boxscore, I guess it doesn't matter who Rubio plays for. He'll always magically turn into a lethal scoring/shooting threat when he plays the Thunder. Some things never change.
Our next 11 games will be tougher with the Clippers, Raptors, Mavericks (Doncic may be back by then), Sixers, Nets, and Rockets on the docket. That's 6 of the next 11 against teams currently above .500. Given our record against teams above .500 this year, 5-6 seems likely "best-case-scenario". If this team can start beating good teams, I'll start to get semi-excited about this season.
Oh, and one more thing...I didn't watch, but looking at the boxscore, I guess it doesn't matter who Rubio plays for. He'll always magically turn into a lethal scoring/shooting threat when he plays the Thunder. Some things never change.
Said in a thread about which point guards would make OKC better if they replaced Westbrook:
Coxy wrote:I think with a PG like George Hill, they'd be better than current.
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ThunderBolt wrote:Dennis has been better this year. It’s surprising but he’s been what I hoped he would have been last year. It’s hard to believe but some team that is paying attention is going to want him if he keeps this up.
Another player that improves after one season next to Westbrook.

"I don't know of any player that, when the shot goes up, he doesn't want it to go in," Donovan said
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bisme37 wrote:If there were magnets in basketballs so strong they changed the path of the ball as it flew through the air, wouldn't the ball then stick magnetically to the rim when it got there?
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