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I know a lot of people are torn about the trade. However this guy could be a really good player for us for years to come. I'm glad he's here.
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welcome, gilgamesh
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I don't trust people with hyphenated last names.
"I don't know of any player that, when the shot goes up, he doesn't want it to go in," Donovan said
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He'll be better than George this year.
“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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I'm really excited about him, just anxious to see what happpens next, since we have 3 starting point guards.
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Dude is our future. Welcome!
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Big fan of SGA.
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Hopefully he's around long enough and progresses well enough to be a cornerstone piece of what is hopefully a successful rebuild 5-7 years from now.
From his perspective, I'm sure it kinda sucks to know you had to be one of the trade pieces in order to complete a mega-blockbuster deal that may result in you watching your former team win 58+ games the next several years and possibly a championship and/or deep playoff runs while your current team struggles to win 30-35 games.
From his perspective, I'm sure it kinda sucks to know you had to be one of the trade pieces in order to complete a mega-blockbuster deal that may result in you watching your former team win 58+ games the next several years and possibly a championship and/or deep playoff runs while your current team struggles to win 30-35 games.
Said in a thread about which point guards would make OKC better if they replaced Westbrook:
Coxy wrote:I think with a PG like George Hill, they'd be better than current.
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NaturalThunder wrote:Hopefully he's around long enough and progresses well enough to be a cornerstone piece of what is hopefully a successful rebuild 5-7 years from now.
From his perspective, I'm sure it kinda sucks to know you had to be one of the trade pieces in order to complete a mega-blockbuster deal that may result in you watching your former team win 58+ games the next several years and possibly a championship and/or deep playoff runs while your current team struggles to win 30-35 games.
Oladipo probably felt the same way and decided to become and all star.
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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In three years the top 2 PGs in the West will be SGA and Fox. For clarification, Luka isn't a PG!
SGA's TS% as a rookie matched Russ' career high! SGA's eFG% as a rookie was higher than anything Russ has done.
SGA's TS% as a rookie matched Russ' career high! SGA's eFG% as a rookie was higher than anything Russ has done.
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Guy is really good. I'm excited he's with OKC. There were some rumors about him not wanting to play for a small market, hopefully he's good with being in OKC. And having Diallo on the team does give him some familiarity.
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MoneyTalks41890 wrote:Guy is really good. I'm excited he's with OKC. There were some rumors about him not wanting to play for a small market, hopefully he's good with being in OKC. And having Diallo on the team does give him some familiarity.
Are these recent rumors or from when he was drafted?
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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ThunderBolt wrote:MoneyTalks41890 wrote:Guy is really good. I'm excited he's with OKC. There were some rumors about him not wanting to play for a small market, hopefully he's good with being in OKC. And having Diallo on the team does give him some familiarity.
Are these recent rumors or from when he was drafted?
To be clear they are just random posters throwing things out there. I have no idea if they were ever actually sourced rumors, but are likely from the draft if so.
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ThunderBolt wrote:MoneyTalks41890 wrote:Guy is really good. I'm excited he's with OKC. There were some rumors about him not wanting to play for a small market, hopefully he's good with being in OKC. And having Diallo on the team does give him some familiarity.
Are these recent rumors or from when he was drafted?
It's probably true. But who cares what he said over a year ago at some predraft workout b.s.? Once he's here we'll try to win him over with our mismash of Southern/American Southwest/Midwestern charm.
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the thunder will just throw him a party and nas will show up and they'll play safe hip-hop music from the 70's like sugarhill gang.
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slick_watts wrote:the thunder will just throw him a party and nas will show up and they'll play safe hip-hop music from the 70's like sugarhill gang.
Fun fact IIRC, Sugarhill Gang was the halftime show for Game 1 of the Finals against the Heat.
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If a player doesn't like DJ Jazzy Jeff then he isn't a thunder guy anyway.slick_watts wrote:the thunder will just throw him a party and nas will show up and they'll play safe hip-hop music from the 70's like sugarhill gang.
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Some Intel for you guys. He had no issue or preference with market size. He bonded with Jerry West and Clippers execs so much that he refused to work out for or interview with other teams so he could fall to the Clippers. The Hornets caught wind of it to draft him and leverage it to get some second rounders out of the Clippers. It's heartbreaking because I thought he was destined to be a Clipper for his career. I would of even given up Harrell instead (whom I love). Or Shamet and another pick.
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The RingerThe Thunder May Already Have Their Next Face of the Franchise
Oklahoma City scored an unprecedented haul of draft picks this summer, but Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the lone young player it acquired, could easily become the cornerstone for its next title push. Here’s why.
The Westbrook era is officially over, and SGA has the skills to become the new face of the franchise in Oklahoma City.
There are two reasons Gilgeous-Alexander is such an intriguing prospect:
1. Positional size. At 6-foot-6 and 181 pounds with a 6-foot-11 wingspan, SGA is a point guard with the length of a small forward. He towers over most players at his position, which allows him to shoot over them on offense and cover them up on defense. He was the rare rookie who was not a liability on that end of the floor. His defensive versatility also allowed the Clippers to start him on the wing next to two smaller guards in Patrick Beverley and Landry Shamet. Gilgeous-Alexander, who turned 21 in July, is still fairly lanky. His size will only become more valuable as he matures physically and adds muscle, which will allow him to bully smaller opponents.
2. Basketball IQ. SGA is wise beyond his years on the court. He rarely gets sped up or rattled by the defense, and he’s an excellent passer who always has a plan for what to do with the ball. He knows how to take advantage of a mismatch: He can get to his preferred spots on the floor and force the defense to send help. Clippers head coach Doc Rivers, a former NBA point guard, is known for being tough on young point guards. But Doc didn’t have any issues allowing Gilgeous-Alexander to run the offense as a rookie, moving him into the starting lineup a few weeks into the season and increasing his role during the next six months. The most telling number from his rookie season was his limited number of turnovers (1.7 per game). He doesn’t make a lot of mistakes.
SGA, unlike Luka Doncic and Trae Young, wasn’t given an unlimited green light on a bad team. His usage rate (18.2) paled in comparison to that of both Luka (29.6) and Trae (27.7). He excelled in a smaller role on a veteran team that won 48 games and pushed the Warriors to six games in the first round. His relatively pedestrian stats (10.8 points on 47.6 percent shooting, 3.3 assists, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per game) are more impressive once you put them in that context.Spoiler:
There is no ceiling to how good SGA can be. The national perception hasn’t quite caught up with his talent.
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Spoiler:
This kid is young and I'm trying to temper my expectations. It's hard because if I were to design my ideal pg, he checks almost every box.
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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