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Old Man Game wrote:This all feels a little surreal doesn't it? After all these years of heartbreak, hope and then mediocrity to finally see it all coming to an end. Best of luck to Westbrook. I hope he somehow gets in a situation where he can get a ring at some point, even if its just as a role player, late career addition guy like Gary Payton.
Old Man Game wrote:ThunderBolt wrote:Old Man Game wrote:Gottlieb was on local radio just now. Said that a source with another team who worked out Bazley said he was so bad shooting they actually suggested to him to try shooting right handed. I guess he does everything right handed but for some reason shoots the ball left handed.
How is it possible to play basketball for so long and have guys like this a simmons?
I think I sort of understand. I'm one of these quasi-ambidextrous people myself. I do everything right handed except I hand write with my left hand. It just feels natural. Something in the wiring upstairs got short circuited I guess. It seems Simmons and Bazley have the same problem but it exhibited itself in shooting a ball.
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?
ThunderBolt wrote:Old Man Game wrote:ThunderBolt wrote:How is it possible to play basketball for so long and have guys like this a simmons?
I think I sort of understand. I'm one of these quasi-ambidextrous people myself. I do everything right handed except I hand write with my left hand. It just feels natural. Something in the wiring upstairs got short circuited I guess. It seems Simmons and Bazley have the same problem but it exhibited itself in shooting a ball.
I am the same way. Its called being cross dominant. I write left handed and do just about everything else right handed. I still was a better shooter than ben simmons by a lot.
Old Man Game wrote:Dude. Desmond Mason on NBA Radio right now burning all the bridges. Says Russell has always been about Russell. Said Russell was his rookie and that KD used to come to him to try to get him to get through to Russell. I wish these were available to post online so you all could hear it.
Old Man Game wrote:Dude. Desmond Mason on NBA Radio right now burning all the bridges. Says Russell has always been about Russell. Said Russell was his rookie and that KD used to come to him to try to get him to get through to Russell. I wish these were available to post online so you all could hear it.
Kizz Fastfists wrote:Old Man Game wrote:Dude. Desmond Mason on NBA Radio right now burning all the bridges. Says Russell has always been about Russell. Said Russell was his rookie and that KD used to come to him to try to get him to get through to Russell. I wish these were available to post online so you all could hear it.
This does not surprise anyone that has been paying attention to Thunder basketball through Russ' career. I do wish he would have waited a week for Russ to be traded before he started spewing the truth out there. However, the teams chasing Russ are so desperate that it probably doesn't change anything. Hopefully, Russ will be on the Heat in 24 hours to boost the value of our 2021 draft pick from them, it could probably get the protections removed on the 2023 pick and get us an unprotected 2025 pick...might even get pick swaps in 2022 and 2024. LAC pick swaps are 2023 and 2025.
jambalaya wrote:Presti might extend Donovan to run the young developmental team for a few more years.
Kizz Fastfists wrote:Old Man Game wrote:Dude. Desmond Mason on NBA Radio right now burning all the bridges. Says Russell has always been about Russell. Said Russell was his rookie and that KD used to come to him to try to get him to get through to Russell. I wish these were available to post online so you all could hear it.
This does not surprise anyone that has been paying attention to Thunder basketball through Russ' career. I do wish he would have waited a week for Russ to be traded before he started spewing the truth out there. However, the teams chasing Russ are so desperate that it probably doesn't change anything. Hopefully, Russ will be on the Heat in 24 hours to boost the value of our 2021 draft pick from them, it could probably get the protections removed on the 2023 pick and get us an unprotected 2025 pick...might even get pick swaps in 2022 and 2024. LAC pick swaps are 2023 and 2025.
oreojenkins wrote:Westbrook doesn't strike me as the type to let some journeyman vet boss him around, even as a rookie. Sorry not sorry he didn't want to run to Michaels and pick you up some sculpting materials.
“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.
Kizz Fastfists wrote:jambalaya wrote:Presti might extend Donovan to run the young developmental team for a few more years.
I think Donovan coaches out the year and then is assessed. Remember that Presti changed coaches in his first year in OKC promoting Scott Brooks after initially bringing in the washed up P.J. Carlesimo. There will be several coaching options a next off-season and if Presti is offering a long leash, 3 years is a long leash in today's NBA, to mold a young team then he could probably get a high quality coach. Even if it isn't someone that gets mixed reactions to, i.e. Dave Jaerger.
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?
Balkman32 wrote:Kizz Fastfists wrote:Old Man Game wrote:Dude. Desmond Mason on NBA Radio right now burning all the bridges. Says Russell has always been about Russell. Said Russell was his rookie and that KD used to come to him to try to get him to get through to Russell. I wish these were available to post online so you all could hear it.
This does not surprise anyone that has been paying attention to Thunder basketball through Russ' career. I do wish he would have waited a week for Russ to be traded before he started spewing the truth out there. However, the teams chasing Russ are so desperate that it probably doesn't change anything. Hopefully, Russ will be on the Heat in 24 hours to boost the value of our 2021 draft pick from them, it could probably get the protections removed on the 2023 pick and get us an unprotected 2025 pick...might even get pick swaps in 2022 and 2024. LAC pick swaps are 2023 and 2025.
Russ will win the Heat games by him self in 20-21, so I don't think that is the right move.
Why would we deal him to Miami we have their first round picks already. Trade him to the Knicks.
Or Maybe the Knicks can back out of their wack deals. LOL
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?
Old Man Game wrote:ThunderBolt wrote:Old Man Game wrote:Gottlieb was on local radio just now. Said that a source with another team who worked out Bazley said he was so bad shooting they actually suggested to him to try shooting right handed. I guess he does everything right handed but for some reason shoots the ball left handed.
How is it possible to play basketball for so long and have guys like this a simmons?
I think I sort of understand. I'm one of these quasi-ambidextrous people myself. I do everything right handed except I hand write with my left hand. It just feels natural. Something in the wiring upstairs got short circuited I guess. It seems Simmons and Bazley have the same problem but it exhibited itself in shooting a ball.
“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.
“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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