Game 9 OKC VS Golden State Warriors 11/08 8PM CST

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Game 9 OKC VS Golden State Warriors 11/08 8PM CST 

Post#1 » by ducler » Sat Nov 9, 2019 10:09 pm

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Post#2 » by ThunderBolt » Sun Nov 10, 2019 12:43 am

I predict shai has his first career 30 point game tonight.
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Re: Game 9 OKC VS Golden State Warriors 11/08 8PM CST 

Post#3 » by ThunderBolt » Sun Nov 10, 2019 1:23 am

At some point it would be nice if Ferguson would quit looking like a newborn giraffe when he’s on the floor.
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Post#4 » by Galloisdaman » Sun Nov 10, 2019 1:27 am

Nice passes by Gallo and Adams.
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Re: Game 9 OKC VS Golden State Warriors 11/08 8PM CST 

Post#5 » by ThunderBolt » Sun Nov 10, 2019 1:41 am

Chef Bazley baby! I never doubted!
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Except for draft night when I wondered why we traded down to get a foot locker intern.
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Post#6 » by Dadouv47 » Sun Nov 10, 2019 1:47 am

I wasn't high on Bazley and still wonder what his potential is but he's showing some great things.
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Post#7 » by ThunderBolt » Sun Nov 10, 2019 1:50 am

Dadouv47 wrote:I wasn't high on Bazley and still wonder what his potential is but he's showing some great things.

I don’t think he’s a great shooter but I don’t think his shot is broken. He also seems high IQ but just very raw right now. The By next year I bet he looks much less awkward on his drives to the rim.
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Re: Game 9 OKC VS Golden State Warriors 11/08 8PM CST 

Post#8 » by Dadouv47 » Sun Nov 10, 2019 1:58 am

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Dadouv47 wrote:I wasn't high on Bazley and still wonder what his potential is but he's showing some great things.

I don’t think he’s a great shooter but I don’t think his shot is broken. He also seems high IQ but just very raw right now. The By next year I bet he looks much less awkward on his drives to the rim.


yeah his drive is so awkward...hope it will change.

Basically Diallo/Bazley/Ferguson have the same issue about driving...feel like Bazley is the one that can improve the most (even if I used to be very high on Diallo)
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Re: Game 9 OKC VS Golden State Warriors 11/08 8PM CST 

Post#9 » by ThunderBolt » Sun Nov 10, 2019 2:20 am

ThunderBolt wrote:I predict shai has his first career 30 point game tonight.

I don’t normally make predictions and this will be my last time.
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Re: Game 9 OKC VS Golden State Warriors 11/08 8PM CST 

Post#10 » by ThunderBolt » Sun Nov 10, 2019 2:26 am

I don’t expect Paul to be the player he was 5 years ago but the stupid, careless passes are getting old.
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Post#11 » by spearsy23 » Sun Nov 10, 2019 2:41 am

I don't think Billy was aware zone defense was allowed. We literally have no clue what to do against it.
“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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Post#12 » by spearsy23 » Sun Nov 10, 2019 2:45 am

This team is so poorly coached it's beyond fair.
“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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Post#13 » by spearsy23 » Sun Nov 10, 2019 2:46 am

Shai is lost. There's a defender standing in the paint so his drives havenowhere to go and we aren't running anything so there's no pass to be made.
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Post#14 » by spearsy23 » Sun Nov 10, 2019 2:49 am

Here's where cp3 really helps, he recognizes what's available so well.
“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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Post#15 » by RunOKC » Sun Nov 10, 2019 2:54 am

Muscala came to play and CP3 is picking it up in the fourth
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Post#16 » by RunOKC » Sun Nov 10, 2019 3:02 am

Great stuff from Diallo there :lol:
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Post#17 » by spearsy23 » Sun Nov 10, 2019 3:09 am

Shai with his worst game of the year. Started trying to force things when he got frustrated.
“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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Re: Game 9 OKC VS Golden State Warriors 11/08 8PM CST 

Post#18 » by Andre Roberstan » Sun Nov 10, 2019 3:48 am

Missed this one. How did we look?
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Re: Game 9 OKC VS Golden State Warriors 11/08 8PM CST 

Post#19 » by ThunderBolt » Sun Nov 10, 2019 3:53 am

That game kind of sucked, especially the second half. Shai has the moves to beat what was thrown at him but he didn’t seem to recognize that you can’t relentlessly drive to the basket. He needs to keep shooting his jumper and three. I get the feeling he doesn't have a ton of confidence in it yet.

Billy not calling a time out during golden states first run is typical. I’m sure he’ll have a detailed explanation explaining why he didn’t feel there was a need. Other than Bazley hitting his threes, there weren’t a ton of positives. We will get smoked by 20 tomorrow night If we play like that.
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Re: Game 9 OKC VS Golden State Warriors 11/08 8PM CST 

Post#20 » by spearsy23 » Sun Nov 10, 2019 4:27 am

Andre Roberstan wrote:Missed this one. How did we look?

Chris Paul dialed up some point God play in the fourth. Only really entertaining thing about it.
“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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