2019-20 OKC Thunder Regular Season Thread

jambalaya · Post #241 » by **jambalaya** » Mon Dec 9, 2019 5:52 am

I might be considered slow on this or too quick, but I am no longer viewing SGA as the future PG. I wouldn't want him as the general.

Not sure what is up with Ferguson not playing. Is it on the shelf for a trade? I hope so.

Nader might have done enough to get traded.

So many guys who are not the future.

Galloisdaman · Post #242 » by **Galloisdaman** » Mon Dec 9, 2019 1:39 pm

Guess who is in a 3 way tie for the 7th seed in the playoffs

Post #243 » by **ThunderBolt** » Mon Dec 9, 2019 2:13 pm

Galloisdaman wrote:Guess who is in a 3 way tie for the 7th seed in the playoffs

Get ready for the trade deadline.

Spoiler:

Galloisdaman · Post #244 » by **Galloisdaman** » Mon Dec 9, 2019 2:28 pm

ThunderBolt wrote:
Galloisdaman wrote:Guess who is in a 3 way tie for the 7th seed in the playoffs

Get ready for the trade deadline.
Spoiler:

LOL well I'm not giving up hope. I'm too old to throw away seasons. I want playoffs every year.

Kizz Fastfists · Post #245 » by **Kizz Fastfists** » Mon Dec 9, 2019 9:35 pm

Galloisdaman wrote:LOL well I'm not giving up hope. I'm too old to throw away seasons. I want playoffs every year.

Making the playoffs when you can't win more than two games in first round is the ultimate throwing away of a season. OKC has thrown away EVERY season since kd left. Picking in the top 5 or being in the conference finals, or good enough to have gotten there, are the only seasons that aren't thrown away. Making the playoffs as an average NBA team is throwing away a season unless you are a young team that is just starting to show your potential. Over half the NBA teams make the playoffs which means making the playoffs doesn't make you a good team. The hope to get destroyed by a good team in the first round of the playoffs and considering that success is giving up hope of actually being good.

Post #246 » by **Dadouv47** » Mon Dec 9, 2019 10:16 pm

Galloisdaman wrote:
ThunderBolt wrote:
Galloisdaman wrote:Guess who is in a 3 way tie for the 7th seed in the playoffs

Get ready for the trade deadline.
Spoiler:

LOL well I'm not giving up hope. I'm too old to throw away seasons. I want playoffs every year.

Even a big Westbrook fan like me wanted to rebuild because we peaked and I didn't want to keep losing in the first round of the playoffs every year. I respect that you want OKC & Gallo to go to the playoffs but you new as a ''Thunder fan'' so that's probably why u are rooting for us to reach the playoffs :wink:

Galloisdaman · Post #247 » by **Galloisdaman** » Mon Dec 9, 2019 11:27 pm

Dadouv47 wrote:
Galloisdaman wrote:
ThunderBolt wrote:Get ready for the trade deadline.
Spoiler:

LOL well I'm not giving up hope. I'm too old to throw away seasons. I want playoffs every year.

Even a big Westbrook fan like me wanted to rebuild because we peaked and I didn't want to keep losing in the first round of the playoffs every year. I respect that you want OKC & Gallo to go to the playoffs but you new as a ''Thunder fan'' so that's probably why u are rooting for us to reach the playoffs

I totally understand. I do not hide my motives. I rooted for the Thunder/Seattle (not as my primary team) going back to before KD BUT now I'm actually invested in them since Gallo and SGA are here.

Galloisdaman · Post #248 » by **Galloisdaman** » Mon Dec 9, 2019 11:30 pm

Kizz Fastfists wrote:
Galloisdaman wrote:LOL well I'm not giving up hope. I'm too old to throw away seasons. I want playoffs every year.

Making the playoffs when you can't win more than two games in first round is the ultimate throwing away of a season. OKC has thrown away EVERY season since kd left. Picking in the top 5 or being in the conference finals, or good enough to have gotten there, are the only seasons that aren't thrown away. Making the playoffs as an average NBA team is throwing away a season unless you are a young team that is just starting to show your potential. Over half the NBA teams make the playoffs which means making the playoffs doesn't make you a good team. The hope to get destroyed by a good team in the first round of the playoffs and considering that success is giving up hope of actually being good.

You are right for the most part but the games are not played on paper. Sometimes upsets happen. I remember a #1 seed getting upset in the first round. I think the fans that go back to the Supersonic fans will remember that as well.

Kizz Fastfists · Post #249 » by **Kizz Fastfists** » Tue Dec 10, 2019 2:46 am

Galloisdaman wrote:You are right for the most part but the games are not played on paper. Sometimes upsets happen. I remember a #1 seed getting upset in the first round. I think the fans that go back to the Supersonic fans will remember that as well.

I don't expect outliers. I expect things to happen as they are supposed to. I don't plan my finances based on the chance of hitting the lottery. I don't expect a bad sports team to win a championship.

spearsy23 · Post #250 » by **spearsy23** » Tue Dec 10, 2019 4:29 am

Kizz Fastfists wrote:
Galloisdaman wrote:LOL well I'm not giving up hope. I'm too old to throw away seasons. I want playoffs every year.

Making the playoffs when you can't win more than two games in first round is the ultimate throwing away of a season. OKC has thrown away EVERY season since kd left. Picking in the top 5 or being in the conference finals, or good enough to have gotten there, are the only seasons that aren't thrown away. Making the playoffs as an average NBA team is throwing away a season unless you are a young team that is just starting to show your potential. Over half the NBA teams make the playoffs which means making the playoffs doesn't make you a good team. The hope to get destroyed by a good team in the first round of the playoffs and considering that success is giving up hope of actually being good.

That's certainly one awful perspective.

Post #251 » by **slick_watts** » Tue Dec 10, 2019 4:52 am

i wouldn't want to make the playoffs either, but i wouldn't care much so long as we weren't balking on a gallinari trade or something to do so.

Dn4sty · Post #252 » by **Dn4sty** » Tue Dec 10, 2019 4:53 am

spearsy23 wrote:
Kizz Fastfists wrote:
Galloisdaman wrote:LOL well I'm not giving up hope. I'm too old to throw away seasons. I want playoffs every year.

Making the playoffs when you can't win more than two games in first round is the ultimate throwing away of a season. OKC has thrown away EVERY season since kd left. Picking in the top 5 or being in the conference finals, or good enough to have gotten there, are the only seasons that aren't thrown away. Making the playoffs as an average NBA team is throwing away a season unless you are a young team that is just starting to show your potential. Over half the NBA teams make the playoffs which means making the playoffs doesn't make you a good team. The hope to get destroyed by a good team in the first round of the playoffs and considering that success is giving up hope of actually being good.

That's certainly one awful perspective.

Also 14 out of 30 is not over half...but you know

Kizz Fastfists · Post #253 » by **Kizz Fastfists** » Tue Dec 10, 2019 5:50 am

Dn4sty wrote:Also 14 out of 30 is not over half...but you know

Apparently math is hard for you. 8 teams from each conference is 16. Half of 30 is 15. 16 is more than 15. So more than half the NBA makes the playoffs. That is why 14 teams, or less than half the league, participates in the lottery. Do you need more NBA math or maybe just remove your shoes and use your fingers and toes to count next time.

Dn4sty · Post #254 » by **Dn4sty** » Tue Dec 10, 2019 6:50 am

Kizz Fastfists wrote:
Dn4sty wrote:Also 14 out of 30 is not over half...but you know

Apparently math is hard for you. 8 teams from each conference is 16. Half of 30 is 15. 16 is more than 15. So more than half the NBA makes the playoffs. That is why 14 teams, or less than half the league, participates in the lottery. Do you need more NBA math or maybe just remove your shoes and use your fingers and toes to count next time.

My bad. I apologize. I will give you a hard time next time

Galloisdaman · Post #255 » by **Galloisdaman** » Tue Dec 10, 2019 2:11 pm

Kizz Fastfists wrote:
Galloisdaman wrote:You are right for the most part but the games are not played on paper. Sometimes upsets happen. I remember a #1 seed getting upset in the first round. I think the fans that go back to the Supersonic fans will remember that as well.

I don't expect outliers. I expect things to happen as they are supposed to. I don't plan my finances based on the chance of hitting the lottery. I don't expect a bad sports team to win a championship.

I understand but why play the games if we can just go by the way things are supposed to happen? OKC was not supposed to be in the playoff race but right now they are so sometimes things do not happen the way they are expected to happen.

Post #256 » by **ThunderBolt** » Tue Dec 10, 2019 2:18 pm

Just a prediction, Billy isn’t going to be let go at the end of the season.

Old Man Game · Post #257 » by **Old Man Game** » Tue Dec 10, 2019 4:41 pm

slick_watts wrote:i'm going to guess that there will be an airing of grievances from andre roberson's camp at some point, after the thunder complete a buyout with him or when he is a free agent. you don't just skip town to do rehab somewhere else for no reason. that's a barb. this is shaping into the worst case kelenna azubuike situation right now. kelenna still takes every opportunity to blame his rehab and the team for his setbacks and career being derailed.

shai has really come down to earth hard. his FTr and 3PAr are both disappointing after a solid push early in the season. hopefully he can right that ship.

So what? It's not uncommon for people to point fingers at others when things don't go their way. we don't know what the problem is we don't know if there is a problem that any person can reasonably accept blame for. Maybe it's just Andre's physiology. Maybe the team medical staff does suck. Maybe he's not that hard of worker. You have to wonder given the fact that he can't shoot a basketball at all even as a professional.

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Kizz Fastfists · Post #258 » by **Kizz Fastfists** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 4:35 am

Galloisdaman wrote:I understand but why play the games if we can just go by the way things are supposed to happen? OKC was not supposed to be in the playoff race but right now they are so sometimes things do not happen the way they are expected to happen.

I disagree. I said repeatedly before the season started that they were a playoff team as constructed. I also hope Presti hurries up and moves Gallo and CP3 before they lose their first round pick by making the playoffs.

spearsy23 · Post #259 » by **spearsy23** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 11:24 am

Kizz Fastfists wrote:
Galloisdaman wrote:I understand but why play the games if we can just go by the way things are supposed to happen? OKC was not supposed to be in the playoff race but right now they are so sometimes things do not happen the way they are expected to happen.

I disagree. I said repeatedly before the season started that they were a playoff team as constructed. I also hope Presti hurries up and moves Gallo and CP3 before they lose their first round pick by making the playoffs.

Don't lose the pick by making the playoffs.

Galloisdaman · Post #260 » by **Galloisdaman** » Wed Dec 11, 2019 12:40 pm

Kizz Fastfists wrote:
Galloisdaman wrote:I understand but why play the games if we can just go by the way things are supposed to happen? OKC was not supposed to be in the playoff race but right now they are so sometimes things do not happen the way they are expected to happen.

I disagree. I said repeatedly before the season started that they were a playoff team as constructed. I also hope Presti hurries up and moves Gallo and CP3 before they lose their first round pick by making the playoffs.

Well you were in the minority with that belief. Most of realgm and Vegas said lottery team. Very rare for a team picked to make the playoffs to plan on tanking before the season. Do you think the Clippers screwed up by making the playoffs last season?