Game 45: Oklahoma City Thunder (25-19) @ Orlando Magic (21-23) - 7:00 PM ET

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Game 45: Oklahoma City Thunder (25-19) @ Orlando Magic (21-23) - 7:00 PM ET 

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Re: Game 45: Oklahoma City Thunder (25-19) @ Orlando Magic (21-23) - 7:00 PM ET 

Post#2 » by Dadouv47 » Thu Jan 23, 2020 12:34 am

We won't win many games without Adams...
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Re: Game 45: Oklahoma City Thunder (25-19) @ Orlando Magic (21-23) - 7:00 PM ET 

Post#3 » by ThunderBolt » Thu Jan 23, 2020 12:45 am

Dadouv47 wrote:We won't win many games with Muscala playing big minutes...

FIFY
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 45: Oklahoma City Thunder (25-19) @ Orlando Magic (21-23) - 7:00 PM ET 

Post#4 » by Dadouv47 » Thu Jan 23, 2020 12:52 am

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Dadouv47 wrote:We won't win many games with Muscala playing big minutes...

FIFY


Funny thing is that Presti recruited him to improve our roster with Westbrook and PG13...
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Re: Game 45: Oklahoma City Thunder (25-19) @ Orlando Magic (21-23) - 7:00 PM ET 

Post#5 » by Dadouv47 » Thu Jan 23, 2020 1:04 am

SGA/Schroeder/CP3 doing the work right now. Still a tough game to win.
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Re: Game 45: Oklahoma City Thunder (25-19) @ Orlando Magic (21-23) - 7:00 PM ET 

Post#6 » by ThunderBolt » Thu Jan 23, 2020 1:17 am

Gave up ten offensive rebounds in the first half. That’s how they are staying in it.
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Re: Game 45: Oklahoma City Thunder (25-19) @ Orlando Magic (21-23) - 7:00 PM ET 

Post#7 » by ThunderBolt » Thu Jan 23, 2020 2:15 am

What more can you say about cp3 and Dennis? That defensive possession on Vucevic was worth the price of admission.
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Re: Game 45: Oklahoma City Thunder (25-19) @ Orlando Magic (21-23) - 7:00 PM ET 

Post#8 » by Thunder Up » Thu Jan 23, 2020 2:18 am

I'm mad the Schroder I knew he could be didn't show up until this season
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Re: Game 45: Oklahoma City Thunder (25-19) @ Orlando Magic (21-23) - 7:00 PM ET 

Post#9 » by ThunderBolt » Thu Jan 23, 2020 2:27 am

Thunder Up wrote:I'm mad the Schroder I knew he could be didn't show up until this season

How nice would Terrance Ross had been last season too?
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Re: Game 45: Oklahoma City Thunder (25-19) @ Orlando Magic (21-23) - 7:00 PM ET 

Post#10 » by Dadouv47 » Thu Jan 23, 2020 2:29 am

Schroeder should win MIP award. I used to hate him so much because...he was SO bad. But can't deny how good he's this season.
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Re: Game 45: Oklahoma City Thunder (25-19) @ Orlando Magic (21-23) - 7:00 PM ET 

Post#11 » by Dadouv47 » Thu Jan 23, 2020 2:30 am

Sell high Presti. It's time to move Schroeder (not sure a team is willing to trade for him anyway :()
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Post#12 » by Thunder Up » Thu Jan 23, 2020 2:35 am

Dadouv47 wrote:Sell high Presti. It's time to move Schroeder (not sure a team is willing to trade for him anyway :()


Yeah, why on earth would a winning team want a 26 year old PG playing at a very high level for a cheap $15m contract over two years
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Re: Game 45: Oklahoma City Thunder (25-19) @ Orlando Magic (21-23) - 7:00 PM ET 

Post#13 » by Dadouv47 » Thu Jan 23, 2020 2:36 am

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Dadouv47 wrote:Sell high Presti. It's time to move Schroeder (not sure a team is willing to trade for him anyway :()


Yeah, why on earth would a winning team want a 26 year old PG playing at a very high level for a cheap $15m contract over two years


That's the issue. He wouldn't be a starter for a winning team.
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Re: Game 45: Oklahoma City Thunder (25-19) @ Orlando Magic (21-23) - 7:00 PM ET 

Post#14 » by Thunder Up » Thu Jan 23, 2020 2:51 am

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Thunder Up wrote:
Dadouv47 wrote:Sell high Presti. It's time to move Schroeder (not sure a team is willing to trade for him anyway :()


Yeah, why on earth would a winning team want a 26 year old PG playing at a very high level for a cheap $15m contract over two years


That's the issue. He wouldn't be a starter for a winning team.


No, that isn't an issue.
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Re: Game 45: Oklahoma City Thunder (25-19) @ Orlando Magic (21-23) - 7:00 PM ET 

Post#15 » by spearsy23 » Thu Jan 23, 2020 2:55 am

This is who I thought Dennis could be when he came into the league. After last year I thought Dion waiters was his ceiling. What an odd career.
“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 45: Oklahoma City Thunder (25-19) @ Orlando Magic (21-23) - 7:00 PM ET 

Post#16 » by Dadouv47 » Thu Jan 23, 2020 2:56 am

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Thunder Up wrote:
Yeah, why on earth would a winning team want a 26 year old PG playing at a very high level for a cheap $15m contract over two years


That's the issue. He wouldn't be a starter for a winning team.


No, that isn't an issue.


Please, give me an example of a trade of Schroeder to a good team when we can get some decent asset in return.

If he was an expiring it would be way easier to trade him.
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Re: Game 45: Oklahoma City Thunder (25-19) @ Orlando Magic (21-23) - 7:00 PM ET 

Post#17 » by Dadouv47 » Thu Jan 23, 2020 3:13 am

I love our team and I never thought it would be so entertaining to watch the Thunder this year. However, we really need to surround SGA with some good prospects ASAP...
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Re: Game 45: Oklahoma City Thunder (25-19) @ Orlando Magic (21-23) - 7:00 PM ET 

Post#18 » by WestbrookGOATed » Thu Jan 23, 2020 3:18 am

Dadouv47 wrote:I love our team and I never thought it would be so entertaining to watch the Thunder this year. However, we really need to surround SGA with some good prospects ASAP...
I don't think SGA is going to want to play with prospects when he can play with proven players and win now. I don't understand why no one else can see that. He is our franchise player for the next 10 years. We need to do what he wants. And I guarantee you that tanking is not what he wants.
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Re: Game 45: Oklahoma City Thunder (25-19) @ Orlando Magic (21-23) - 7:00 PM ET 

Post#19 » by WestbrookGOATed » Thu Jan 23, 2020 3:21 am

Dadouv47 wrote:
Thunder Up wrote:
Dadouv47 wrote:Sell high Presti. It's time to move Schroeder (not sure a team is willing to trade for him anyway :()


Yeah, why on earth would a winning team want a 26 year old PG playing at a very high level for a cheap $15m contract over two years


That's the issue. He wouldn't be a starter for a winning team.
He would be a starter on the Bucks, Lakers, Clippers. Just as a few examples. He's been spectacular this entire season and wasn't bad last season either.
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Re: Game 45: Oklahoma City Thunder (25-19) @ Orlando Magic (21-23) - 7:00 PM ET 

Post#20 » by Dadouv47 » Thu Jan 23, 2020 3:29 am

Best2EverDoIt wrote:
Dadouv47 wrote:
Thunder Up wrote:
Yeah, why on earth would a winning team want a 26 year old PG playing at a very high level for a cheap $15m contract over two years


That's the issue. He wouldn't be a starter for a winning team.
He would be a starter on the Bucks, Lakers, Clippers. Just as a few examples. He's been spectacular this entire season and wasn't bad last season either.


Lakers was an option but salary wise it's tough to make it happen. Would they send us Kuzma for Schroeder? No way.

The Clippers are fine with Beverly. They have Lou Williams coming from the bench for scoring. Don't think it's worth trading for Schroeder.

The Bucks...they could. Not sure that's the best move they could make but whatever.

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