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

[wco81]

Are those licensed? Do they get royalties?

I bought them from the German Nike Store.

Those logos look kind of generic. But Nike I'm sure are only selling licensed items.

They actually carried OKC merchandise in Germany of all places?

[Pillendreher]

Are those licensed? Do they get royalties?

I bought them from the German Nike Store.

Those logos look kind of generic. But Nike I'm sure are only selling licensed items.

They actually carried OKC merchandise in Germany of all places?

Sure. I was hoping to get the ASG Westbrook shirt in white



but that's not available in Germany unfortunately. International shipping is basically the item price, so that's a little too pricey.

[Pillendreher]

Something we haven't seen for close to two months (19 games): Melo at >= 55 TS% in consecutive games. Let's hope this isn't just variance and he can score more efficiently down the stretch for us. 55.7 TS% since resting vs Portland on 47.4 % from 3. Gotta keep that up.

[getrichordie]

Something we haven't seen for close to two months (19 games): Melo at >= 55 TS% in consecutive games. Let's hope this isn't just variance and he can score more efficiently down the stretch for us. 55.7 TS% since resting vs Portland on 47.4 % from 3. Gotta keep that up.

Melo looks like he's having fun again.

Something interesting I wanted to point out about last night's game is it looked like Donovan and Felton were going back and forth for a minute, arguing about something. And then Felton and Patterson looked to be spatting last night while ATL was taking free throws. Westbrook looked pissed off after we put the bench in there and ATL roared back. I imagine Westbrook lit into the team at the half. Idk, it was hard to see what was going on from where I was sitting but it certainly looks like Felton was pissed about something.

Also, I got the sense that Paul George isn't going to stay in OKC. He was doing so much and playing so well, and it seemed so engaged. What's up with Westbrook sitting away from the huddle when Donovan is drawing up plays? Is that nothing? Is it that he just knows the plays so well? Idk, I was just confused by that part.

[getrichordie]

Something we haven't seen for close to two months (19 games): Melo at >= 55 TS% in consecutive games. Let's hope this isn't just variance and he can score more efficiently down the stretch for us. 55.7 TS% since resting vs Portland on 47.4 % from 3. Gotta keep that up.

Melo looks like he's having fun again.

Something interesting I wanted to point out about last night's game is it looked like Donovan and Felton were going back and forth for a minute, arguing about something. And then Felton and Patterson looked to be spatting last night while ATL was taking free throws. Westbrook looked pissed off after we put the bench in there and ATL roared back. I imagine Westbrook lit into the team at the half. Idk, it was hard to see what was going on from where I was sitting but it certainly looks like Felton was pissed about something.

Also, I got the sense that Paul George isn't going to stay in OKC. He was doing so much and playing so well, and it seemed so engaged while he watched the other members of the team get ran on by G-Leaguers + Prince/Collins. What's up with Westbrook sitting away from the huddle when Donovan is drawing up plays? Is that nothing? Is it that he just knows the plays so well? Idk, I was just confused by that part.

[ThunderBolt]

Melo has fun when he makes shots. It’s that simple. George has always looked disengaged. That’s the kind of player he is. If the players don’t respect dononvan, it’s probably because they don’t care that we almost beat the warriors two years ago.

[Andre Roberstan]

Worth noting: Paul George always tends to have a good first half of the season, a bad second half, then morph into an unholy destroyer of worlds in the playoffs. This isn't new.

[bondom34]

Melo has fun when he makes shots.

Truer words have never been spoken.

[Pillendreher]

Melo has fun when he makes shots.

Truer words have never been spoken.

At our best with Patterson off the floor, at our worst with Melo off the floor. I can't compute that.

[ThunderBolt]

Just heard Royce and he had some interesting stuff:
-Adams was noticeably limping yesterday and looked beat up.
-George didn’t act like he had an injury, wasn’t limping and was joking around with guys in the locker room.
- George and Melo are really close and he expects Melo to be as big of a part of the recruiting process for George as Russ will be.
-Melo isn’t going anywhere.
-People criticized the Ilyasova/grant trade because OKC needed shooting last year but OKC got a controllable young asset and that’s a feather in the cap for same Presti.
I guess Royce forgot about the first round pick we gave up and the fact that we chose not to control his future. Oh well.

[Pillendreher]

Just heard Royce and he had some interesting stuff:
-Adams was noticeably limping yesterday and looked beat up.
-George didn’t act like he had an injury, wasn’t limping and was joking around with guys in the locker room.
- George and Melo are really close and he expects Melo to be as big of a part of the recruiting process for George as Russ will be.
-Melo isn’t going anywhere.
-People criticized the Ilyasova/grant trade because OKC needed shooting last year but OKC got a controllable young asset and that’s a feather in the cap for same Presti.
I guess Royce forgot about the first round pick we gave up and the fact that we chose not to control his future. Oh well.

ESPN?

[ThunderBolt]

Just heard Royce and he had some interesting stuff:
-Adams was noticeably limping yesterday and looked beat up.
-George didn’t act like he had an injury, wasn’t limping and was joking around with guys in the locker room.
- George and Melo are really close and he expects Melo to be as big of a part of the recruiting process for George as Russ will be.
-Melo isn’t going anywhere.
-People criticized the Ilyasova/grant trade because OKC needed shooting last year but OKC got a controllable young asset and that’s a feather in the cap for same Presti.
I guess Royce forgot about the first round pick we gave up and the fact that we chose not to control his future. Oh well.

ESPN?

WWLS.

[Thabo Sefolosha]

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[bondom34]

https://www.cbssports.com/live/jeremy-lamb-on-russell-westbrooks-career-so-far-en-route-to-his-100th-triple-double/468764/

[getrichordie]

Melo has fun when he makes shots.

Truer words have never been spoken.

At our best with Patterson off the floor, at our worst with Melo off the floor. I can't compute that.

I'm just taking an educated guess from watching the games, but I bet you'd find that Patterson's minutes are mostly with the second team or with George out and Russ most of the time, too. I think that he mostly plays with Grant, Abrines, Huestis, and Felton. I could be wrong. It seems like Billy D. is yanking Westbrook, George, and Melo at or around the same time.

[bondom34]

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[Thundershock88]

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Where did Jimmy Butler play? I honestly couldn't tell you.

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Where did Jimmy Butler play? I honestly couldn't tell you.

Marquette. Not rivals just busting on Melo.

[thekaoswithin]

I hope we stay where we are. I'd rather face the Rockets than the Warriors.

[getrichordie]

I hope we stay where we are. I'd rather face the Rockets than the Warriors.

I’m not so sure I’d rather play the Rockets. At least Draymond can’t hit 3s. And 2 of their starters are out due to injury. I actually think we match up better with GSW, especially because of our bigs versus their bigs. If we can slow it down and control the pace, I think we can give them fits. Plus Billy D has more experience coaching against GSW/Kerr.


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