Game 40: Oklahoma City Thunder (22-17) @ Minnesota Timberwolves (15-23) - 8:00 PM ET
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Didn't get to see this one live unfortunately. How did Shai get 20 rebounds? A lot of stat padding? It seems so in the highlights I've seen at the end of the 4th. Either way awesome stuff from him and Gallo.
Also, that had to be one of the worst NBA environments I've ever seen. The lower bowl was maybe half full. Probably not much better up top.
Also, that had to be one of the worst NBA environments I've ever seen. The lower bowl was maybe half full. Probably not much better up top.
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Wiggins forgot he was playing OKC thank god.
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He worked for it. Don't think I've seen a bigger personal effort done more cleanly this season from a player.RunOKC wrote:Didn't get to see this one live unfortunately. How did Shai get 20 rebounds? A lot of stat padding? It seems so in the highlights I've seen at the end of the 4th. Either way awesome stuff from him and Gallo.
Also, that had to be one of the worst NBA environments I've ever seen. The lower bowl was maybe half full. Probably not much better up top.
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Jedzz wrote:He worked for it. Don't think I've seen a bigger personal effort done more cleanly this season from a player.RunOKC wrote:Didn't get to see this one live unfortunately. How did Shai get 20 rebounds? A lot of stat padding? It seems so in the highlights I've seen at the end of the 4th. Either way awesome stuff from him and Gallo.
Also, that had to be one of the worst NBA environments I've ever seen. The lower bowl was maybe half full. Probably not much better up top.
I didn’t see him leaving his man to chase rebounds but I wasn’t really looking for it either.He was noticeably more aggressive with going after boards and making decisive passes. Obviously he won’t put up these stats every game but if he can be this aggressive it’s a great sign for the future.
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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NIce game. Felt weird. I didn't even realize SGA and Gallo were playing that well. Felt like a lot of it just came in the flow of the offense. Which is a good thing.
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SGA with 20 boards is shocking. He averaged under 3 last season. Very nice to have a bounce back game for the team.
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Sga with 10 assists and ferg with 14 points? Didn't see the game so am I off base in assuming there's a correlation?
“If you're getting stops and you're making threes and the other team's not scoring, that's when you're going to see a huge point difference there,” coach Billy Donovan said.
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spearsy23 wrote:Sga with 10 assists and ferg with 14 points? Didn't see the game so am I off base in assuming there's a correlation?
Ferguson his 5 shots with 3 assists from Adams and 2 from shai.
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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I totally understand why the Clippers had to make that Paul George trade. I actually respect that they went all in to try to get a ring with PG and KL. With that said is there anyone in OKC that would not make that trade over again after last nights game?
SGA and Gallo plus 5 first round draft picks and 2 swap options?
SGA and Gallo plus 5 first round draft picks and 2 swap options?
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Galloisdaman wrote:I totally understand why the Clippers had to make that Paul George trade. I actually respect that they went all in to try to get a ring with PG and KL. With that said is there anyone in OKC that would not make that trade over again after last nights game?
SGA and Gallo plus 5 first round draft picks and 2 swap options?
I wanted the trade to happen before it really happened and I was hoping for 3 FRP

We still need to wait and see if SGA will really become an all star kind of player, if we will get some value for Gallo and what we will get with those 5 FRP (but obviously this trade was a no brainer from day 1)
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Galloisdaman wrote:I totally understand why the Clippers had to make that Paul George trade. I actually respect that they went all in to try to get a ring with PG and KL. With that said is there anyone in OKC that would not make that trade over again after last nights game?
SGA and Gallo plus 5 first round draft picks and 2 swap options?
You pretty much have two groups of fans, fans of the franchise and fans of a particular player. Of course those groups can overlap a bit too. However I think the former group was and is more embracing of the trade than the latter group, which is basically Westbrook fans.
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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Dadouv47 wrote:Galloisdaman wrote:I totally understand why the Clippers had to make that Paul George trade. I actually respect that they went all in to try to get a ring with PG and KL. With that said is there anyone in OKC that would not make that trade over again after last nights game?
SGA and Gallo plus 5 first round draft picks and 2 swap options?
I wanted the trade to happen before it really happened and I was hoping for 3 FRP![]()
We still need to wait and see if SGA will really become an all star kind of player, if we will get some value for Gallo and what we will get with those 5 FRP (but obviously this trade was a no brainer from day 1)
I have a question. If PG does not request a trade does OKC still say yes to that offer?
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ThunderBolt wrote:Galloisdaman wrote:I totally understand why the Clippers had to make that Paul George trade. I actually respect that they went all in to try to get a ring with PG and KL. With that said is there anyone in OKC that would not make that trade over again after last nights game?
SGA and Gallo plus 5 first round draft picks and 2 swap options?
You pretty much have two groups of fans, fans of the franchise and fans of a particular player. Of course those groups can overlap a bit too. However I think the former group was and is more embracing of the trade than the latter group, which is basically Westbrook fans.
I think having some fans for a a trade, some against and some not sure is not unusual when dealing with such a large trade. It was a huge gamble for both teams. I think lately I have seen a shift of some of the fans on the general board going more on to OKC's side of the trade though.
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Galloisdaman wrote:ThunderBolt wrote:Galloisdaman wrote:I totally understand why the Clippers had to make that Paul George trade. I actually respect that they went all in to try to get a ring with PG and KL. With that said is there anyone in OKC that would not make that trade over again after last nights game?
SGA and Gallo plus 5 first round draft picks and 2 swap options?
You pretty much have two groups of fans, fans of the franchise and fans of a particular player. Of course those groups can overlap a bit too. However I think the former group was and is more embracing of the trade than the latter group, which is basically Westbrook fans.
I think having some fans for a a trade, some against and some not sure is not unusual when dealing with such a large trade. It was a huge gamble for both teams. I think lately I have seen a shift of some of the fans on the general board going more on to OKC's side of the trade though.
I wouldn’t put too much stock in the general board opinions. There is also a thread stating he’s the best Canadian player ever, including Steve Nash. The pendulum swings quickly there. I’m happier about shai’s ten assists than his 20 rebounds.
George tends to get banged up pretty easy. I actually think George plays better as a number one option because it forces him to get involved early. I think that was a big part of his success. On a team like the clippers it’s easy for him to wait for the game to come to him and sometimes it doesn’t.
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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ThunderBolt wrote:Galloisdaman wrote:ThunderBolt wrote:You pretty much have two groups of fans, fans of the franchise and fans of a particular player. Of course those groups can overlap a bit too. However I think the former group was and is more embracing of the trade than the latter group, which is basically Westbrook fans.
I think having some fans for a a trade, some against and some not sure is not unusual when dealing with such a large trade. It was a huge gamble for both teams. I think lately I have seen a shift of some of the fans on the general board going more on to OKC's side of the trade though.
I wouldn’t put too much stock in the general board opinions. There is also a thread stating he’s the best Canadian player ever, including Steve Nash. The pendulum swings quickly there. I’m happier about shai’s ten assists than his 20 rebounds.
George tends to get banged up pretty easy. I actually think George plays better as a number one option because it forces him to get involved early. I think that was a big part of his success. On a team like the clippers it’s easy for him to wait for the game to come to him and sometimes it doesn’t.
Yeah the Canadian thread is definitely a bit of a stretch. I saw all 20 of the rebounds. Many of them were uncontested but I still like the hustle. SGA is not typically a big assist guy so the 10 assists were a bigger deal in my eyes as well.
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Galloisdaman wrote:Dadouv47 wrote:Galloisdaman wrote:I totally understand why the Clippers had to make that Paul George trade. I actually respect that they went all in to try to get a ring with PG and KL. With that said is there anyone in OKC that would not make that trade over again after last nights game?
SGA and Gallo plus 5 first round draft picks and 2 swap options?
I wanted the trade to happen before it really happened and I was hoping for 3 FRP![]()
We still need to wait and see if SGA will really become an all star kind of player, if we will get some value for Gallo and what we will get with those 5 FRP (but obviously this trade was a no brainer from day 1)
I have a question. If PG does not request a trade does OKC still say yes to that offer?
No idea...I would

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ThunderBolt wrote:Galloisdaman wrote:I totally understand why the Clippers had to make that Paul George trade. I actually respect that they went all in to try to get a ring with PG and KL. With that said is there anyone in OKC that would not make that trade over again after last nights game?
SGA and Gallo plus 5 first round draft picks and 2 swap options?
You pretty much have two groups of fans, fans of the franchise and fans of a particular player. Of course those groups can overlap a bit too. However I think the former group was and is more embracing of the trade than the latter group, which is basically Westbrook fans.
Partially agree. i'm a huge Westbrook fan but I understood (a bit later maybe) that we wouldn't be able to make a roster to compete at a high level anymore. So yeah I wanted a rebuild because keep trying with that previous roster would be terrible for OKC (and not so good for Westbrook as well)
But yeah maybe a lot of casual fans that don't understand about basic things like cap space etc. wanted for Russ & PG13 to stay.
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ThunderBolt wrote:spearsy23 wrote:Sga with 10 assists and ferg with 14 points? Didn't see the game so am I off base in assuming there's a correlation?
Ferguson his 5 shots with 3 assists from Adams and 2 from shai.
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Plus this one created off of an SGA dribble drive. Kinda what I was wondering, he could open up a lot for us offensively if he starts making these passes with regularity.
“If you're getting stops and you're making threes and the other team's not scoring, that's when you're going to see a huge point difference there,” coach Billy Donovan said.
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