2017-2018 OKC Thunder Regular Season Thread part one: The Fellowship for A Ring

[Osirus89]

http://www.normantranscript.com/oklahoma/thundernotes-paul-george-preparing-for--point-contest/article_028f19ae-093b-11e8-b529-27c5ef6a49b5.html

Welp Ferg will get some quality experience leading up to the trade deadline. Might as well I suppose. GS is going to deliver an *** kicking regardless of who starts or finishes the game on Tuesday. Give him some practice chasing around Klay Thompson.

Good to see that it looks like Dre will be given every opportunity to make a comeback.

[thekaoswithin]

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Welp Ferg will get some quality experience leading up to the trade deadline. Might as well I suppose. GS is going to deliver an *** kicking regardless of who starts or finishes the game on Tuesday. Give him some practice chasing around Klay Thompson.

Good to see that it looks like Dre will be given every opportunity to make a comeback.

They're definately going to taking that one seriously after we merked them last time. GSW win by at least 10, maybe more.

[Pillendreher]

http://www.normantranscript.com/oklahoma/thundernotes-paul-george-preparing-for--point-contest/article_028f19ae-093b-11e8-b529-27c5ef6a49b5.html

Welp Ferg will get some quality experience leading up to the trade deadline. Might as well I suppose. GS is going to deliver an *** kicking regardless of who starts or finishes the game on Tuesday. Give him some practice chasing around Klay Thompson.

Good to see that it looks like Dre will be given every opportunity to make a comeback.

They're definately going to taking that one seriously after we merked them last time. GSW win by at least 10, maybe more.

It's more likely that we lose by 30+. We can't defend without Roberson. And they're the best offense in the NBA.

[Ontario]

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Welp Ferg will get some quality experience leading up to the trade deadline. Might as well I suppose. GS is going to deliver an *** kicking regardless of who starts or finishes the game on Tuesday. Give him some practice chasing around Klay Thompson.

Good to see that it looks like Dre will be given every opportunity to make a comeback.

They're definately going to taking that one seriously after we merked them last time. GSW win by at least 10, maybe more.

It's more likely that we lose by 30+. We can't defend without Roberson. And they're the best offense in the NBA.

Hey, I love Andre but he's just one guy... it might be my imagination but I feel over the last three losses Grant has been showing positive progress.

Ultimately if Ferguson/Abrines/Grant/Huestis/(maybe even Hamilton) can soak up Andre's minutes with at least half decent performance it might still behoove us to be thinking more about adding an instant offense sort of guy to add the bench unit more then worrying about the 5th starter.

Unless Andre himself is being shipped out in a deal I expect anything we do at the deadline will be a rather small scale achievement.

[Pillendreher]

Hey, I love Andre but he's just one guy... it might be my imagination but I feel over the last three losses Grant has been showing positive progress.

Ultimately if Ferguson/Abrines/Grant/Huestis/(maybe even Hamilton) can soak up Andre's minutes with at least half decent performance it might still behoove us to be thinking more about adding an instant offense sort of guy to add the bench unit more then worrying about the 5th starter.

Unless Andre himself is being shipped out in a deal I expect anything we do at the deadline will be a rather small scale achievement.

You know, I thought that as well. But the stats really do support the strong opposite:

-He's missed 14 games. We're 6-8 in those and we weren't playing contenders every 2nd game in that stretch.
-In those 14 games, our DRtG has been 107.8. In the 39 games he's played, our DRtG has been 102.1.
-Among starters who have at least played 30 games and average at least 25 mpg, Roberson is first in Team DRtG at 96.4.
-George + Robes: 92.9 DRtG in 587 minutes; George without Robes: 113.6 DRtG in 890 minutes.
-George-Adams + Robes: 94.0 DRtG in 591 minutes; George-Adams without Robes: 111.4 DRtG in 646 minutes.
-Russ-George-Adams lineups with at least 50 mp:


His impact on our defense is unreal. I don't know how we're gonna figure out our defense. Without Roberson, we have yet to find a single lineup that works defensively. That Huestis one would be slighly below average defensively, but not so much better than the other ones.

[wco81]

Warriors have lost 2 of their last 3 and the one win against the Kings was a close game.

Right time to be playing them.

[Osirus89]

Warriors have lost 2 of their last 3 and the one win against the Kings was a close game.

Right time to be playing them.

We're going to lose by 40

[ThunderBolt]

Warriors have lost 2 of their last 3 and the one win against the Kings was a close game.

Right time to be playing them.

Thanks for always being a classy poster on our board.

In response to your post, I’ll counter with

[Pillendreher]

Warriors have lost 2 of their last 3 and the one win against the Kings was a close game.

Right time to be playing them.

The Warriors will murder us. I don't even want to watch that game.

[spearsy23]

We're going to beat the warriors my 15 because that would be the most thunder thing ever this season.

[bondom34]

Warriors have lost 2 of their last 3 and the one win against the Kings was a close game.

Right time to be playing them.

So you're saying they're mad?

[anthony00]

Warriors have lost 2 of their last 3 and the one win against the Kings was a close game.

Right time to be playing them.

So you're saying they're mad?

no they are vulnerable

[Pillendreher]

We're going to beat the warriors my 15 because that would be the most thunder thing ever this season.

Melo going 7/11 from 3 and dunking over Javale McGee. I can see it now.

[bondom34]

I'll just say it, because I've been this way a few months. Normally I worry about every loss like I would in college football where it ruins my whole day. I sorta stopped that this year and this team isn't that good to do it anymore. Seems they're good enough to probably hang onto the top 8 out west and lose the pick. Still don't think PG goes to the Lakers because they suck too, but the Clippers seem a possibility. Or Philly.

[slick_watts]

I'll just say it, because I've been this way a few months. Normally I worry about every loss like I would in college football where it ruins my whole day. I sorta stopped that this year and this team isn't that good to do it anymore. Seems they're good enough to probably hang onto the top 8 out west and lose the pick. Still don't think PG goes to the Lakers because they suck too, but the Clippers seem a possibility. Or Philly.

this is healthy and i hope it is true. basketball is supposed to be fun.

i can give you some tips if you want. do you meditate? foam roll? are we allowed to talk about weed here?

[bondom34]

I'll just say it, because I've been this way a few months. Normally I worry about every loss like I would in college football where it ruins my whole day. I sorta stopped that this year and this team isn't that good to do it anymore. Seems they're good enough to probably hang onto the top 8 out west and lose the pick. Still don't think PG goes to the Lakers because they suck too, but the Clippers seem a possibility. Or Philly.

this is healthy and i hope it is true. basketball is supposed to be fun.

i can give you some tips if you want. do you meditate? foam roll? are we allowed to talk about weed here?

This is how I sports.

You can sports differently, but you weren't raised as a part of college football either. It isn't something you follow and do for fun. It's a lifestyle.

[ThunderBolt]

Read on Twitter

Too little, too,late?

[Pillendreher]

Read on Twitter

Too little, too,late?

He's back to coaching for his job now.

[spearsy23]

Read on Twitter

Too little, too,late?

My assumption is that he reads this board, but he's an extremely slow reader so he's just now getting up to date on the posts from October.

[RalphSampsonJr]

Melo and 2Pats minutes should be swapped.
If Melo isnt making shots he needs to get off the court.
I dont understand why Sam thought it was a good move getting him here and being trapped with his contract. Yea, we gave up a bad contract and another guy who couldnt get minutes but we are now stuck with him.
Melo brings very little to the team if he isnt makimg ill advised, contested mids or occationally open threes.