2017-2018 OKC Thunder Regular Season Thread Part Deux: Follow the Melo Brick Road

Pillendreher · Post #141 » by **Pillendreher** » Mon Mar 5, 2018 7:23 pm

I don't think that's a good thing.

getrichordie · Post #142 » by **getrichordie** » Mon Mar 5, 2018 8:08 pm

Pillendreher wrote:

Read on Twitter

I don't think that's a good thing.

LMFAO.

Also, came here to see if I can get some RealGM reactions to this:

https://www.foxsports.com/watch/the-herd-with-colin-cowherd/video/1174229571951

Colin Cowherd awards Russell Westbrook with The Golden Brick award for the month of February.

Post #143 » by **Andre Roberstan** » Mon Mar 5, 2018 8:18 pm

getrichordie wrote:
Pillendreher wrote:

Read on Twitter

I don't think that's a good thing.

LMFAO.

Also, came here to see if I can get some RealGM reactions to this:

https://www.foxsports.com/watch/the-herd-with-colin-cowherd/video/1174229571951

Colin Cowherd awards Russell Westbrook with The Golden Brick award for the month of February.

I avoid Cowherd because I value my brain cells. He consistently spouts ignorance.

That being said, Russ has been bad.

Post #144 » by **slick_watts** » Mon Mar 5, 2018 8:51 pm

cowherd lacks subtlety and obviously has his agendas he'll never back away from but he is correct in this case. the thing is that if westbrook has a good month of march or somehow resuscitates his season in the last month and a half, cowherd will not budge on anything. this changes his take from an opinion to a dogma. i do not respect dogma.

getrichordie · Post #145 » by **getrichordie** » Mon Mar 5, 2018 9:54 pm

slick_watts wrote:cowherd lacks subtlety and obviously has his agendas he'll never back away from but he is correct in this case. the thing is that if westbrook has a good month of march or somehow resuscitates his season in the last month and a half, cowherd will not budge on anything. this changes his take from an opinion to a dogma. i do not respect dogma.

Isn't it super hard to watch a "star player" play so bad and forget about it, though. Especially in his Russ' case because when he's bad, he's really bad.

Post #146 » by **bondom34** » Mon Mar 5, 2018 10:26 pm

Oh. Cowherd. That actually makes me feel a little better they might play better. I can't think of a worse sports personality.

Post #147 » by **ThunderBolt** » Mon Mar 5, 2018 10:43 pm

Cowherd is also a Seattle guy. He never misses a an opportunity to kick okc when they are down.

Post #148 » by **slick_watts** » Mon Mar 5, 2018 10:46 pm

Knrstz wrote:Cowherd is also a Seattle guy. He never misses a an opportunity to kick okc when they are down.

inasmuch as skip bayless is an oklahoma guy. :lol:

InTheSabonus · Post #149 » by **InTheSabonus** » Tue Mar 6, 2018 1:38 am

From his reddit AMA, Fred Katz has asked Billy about Ppat+Starters- and the vague answers he's gotten all pretty much come down to how much Billy loves Jerami.

Oh, and the other hilarious part, as pointed out by Katz, is that Billy's defended it by essentially saying that you can't tell when a group hasn't played together much. Just...

Pillendreher · Post #150 » by **Pillendreher** » Tue Mar 6, 2018 9:06 am

Read on Twitter

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I told you so. The new Randy Foye.

Pillendreher · Post #151 » by **Pillendreher** » Tue Mar 6, 2018 9:21 am

Since Robes went down, we are 8-8. We are 6-0 vs teams who are trying to lose (PHX, DAL, SAC, 2x MEM) and 2-8 vs teams who are not trying to lose (wins vs GSW and PHI, losses vs 2x LAL, CLE, DEN, NOP, WAS). Our OrtG since then would rank 13th on the season and our DRtG would rank 27th.

Among those with at least 10 games played at 20 minutes a night since Roberson went down, Russ ranks 168/205 and Melo ranks 205/205 in TS%. Over that span, Russ is 5th in USG% and Melo is 63rd. Russ also leads the league in total turnovers over that stretch.

We can lament this all we want, but when your number 1 and number 3 in usage are this horrible offensively and don't play any defense either, you're not going to win games against good teams.

CROklahoma · Post #152 » by **CROklahoma** » Tue Mar 6, 2018 9:22 am

IMO Brewer is best SG we currently have on the roster.

He should start, and deffo get more min than Huestis.

InTheSabonus · Post #153 » by **InTheSabonus** » Tue Mar 6, 2018 11:35 am

I don't think Brewer is better than Huestis, because at least Huestis isn't filled with completely unfounded confidence which leads to boneheaded plays.

That being said, come playoff time (provided we're there), we should have a wing rotation of PG/Brewer/Huestis and that's it. Hell, considering the importance of our remaining games in terms of even getting to the playoffs, it should be what we see now. Abrines and Ferguson need to be completely shelved.

Pillendreher · Post #154 » by **Pillendreher** » Tue Mar 6, 2018 1:16 pm

InTheSabonus wrote:I don't think Brewer is better than Huestis, because at least Huestis isn't filled with completely unfounded confidence which leads to boneheaded plays.

That being said, come playoff time (provided we're there), we should have a wing rotation of PG/Brewer/Huestis and that's it. Hell, considering the importance of our remaining games in terms of even getting to the playoffs, it should be what we see now. Abrines and Ferguson need to be completely shelved.

Don't forget our secret weapon off the bench playing the 2.

Pillendreher · Post #155 » by **Pillendreher** » Tue Mar 6, 2018 2:43 pm

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2018/03/05/welcome-to-the-wild-wild-west-eight-teams-competing-for-six-playoff-spots/?utm_term=.880ebf8087dc

Oklahoma City Thunder

Record: 37-28 (seventh place)
Remaining games against teams with winning records: 13
Remaining games against the other seven teams: 6 (Spurs, Clippers, Trail Blazers, at Spurs, Nuggets, at Pelicans)

Oklahoma City is another team that’s been fundamentally altered by an injury. Andre Roberson’s obvious offensive limitations have been discussed at length, but the numbers bear out that the Thunder are a completely different team without him.

Through Jan. 27 — the day Roberson ruptured his patella tendon — Oklahoma City was scoring 106.9 points per 100 possessions and allowing 103.1 points per 100 possessions, per NBA.com. In 16 games since then, the Thunder have almost an identical offensive rating (106.8), but have a 108.5 defensive rating. That is a drop from fifth in the league before Roberson’s injury to 17th after it — and helps explain why the Thunder went from a 50-win pace before his injury to a roughly .500 team since.

With 12 consecutive games against teams with winning records from March 16 through April 9, the Thunder will have its work cut out to turn things around.

thekaoswithin · Post #156 » by **thekaoswithin** » Tue Mar 6, 2018 3:14 pm

Season is over, it was the moment Robes went down. I've been pretty detached since and I would recommend the same for you all because if you aren't, it's just going to be predictable disappointment in April.

Post #157 » by **bondom34** » Tue Mar 6, 2018 3:19 pm

thekaoswithin wrote:Season is over, it was the moment Robes went down. I've been pretty detached since and I would recommend the same for you all because if you aren't, it's just going to be predictable disappointment in April.

I was starting to feel guilty and thought I was the only one. Been watching college and Netflix and hockey. And waiting for sleestak to show up anywhere.

Post #158 » by **ThunderBolt** » Tue Mar 6, 2018 3:24 pm

Focus on the draft. It gives temporary hope

Post #159 » by **slick_watts** » Tue Mar 6, 2018 3:39 pm

i'm leaving for NY soon so i won't be around for awhile, but here is my advice: the key to happiness is low expectations.

Pillendreher · Post #160 » by **Pillendreher** » Tue Mar 6, 2018 4:22 pm

thekaoswithin wrote:Season is over, it was the moment Robes went down. I've been pretty detached since and I would recommend the same for you all because if you aren't, it's just going to be predictable disappointment in April.

It could be worth it if at least one of Donovan or Presti gets canned