2019-20 OKC Thunder Regular Season Thread

getrichordie · Post #761 » by **getrichordie** » Mon Jul 6, 2020 12:19 am

"The Athletic anonymously polled 33 coaches to get their unvarnished views on the best defenders in the game. The coaches voted for their NBA All-Defensive First Team and All-Defensive Second Team." — Jon Krawczynski and Josh Robbins

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Paul received 4 votes.
Schroder received 1 vote.
Adams received 2 votes.

Post #762 » by **ThunderBolt** » Wed Jul 8, 2020 8:57 pm

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/29425631/shai-gilgeous-alexander-signs-converse-joining-draymond-green-kelly-oubre-jr

getrichordie · Post #763 » by **getrichordie** » Thu Jul 9, 2020 1:11 am

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Post #764 » by **ThunderBolt** » Sat Jul 11, 2020 11:53 am

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Galloisdaman · Post #765 » by **Galloisdaman** » Sat Jul 11, 2020 12:26 pm

Will the neutral location help or hurt OKC? Going to be interesting to see how no crowd effects the teams.

Old Man Game · Post #766 » by **Old Man Game** » Sat Jul 11, 2020 12:42 pm

My goodness, dudes on twitter are actually trying to convince themselves that Roberson is some sort of plus for this team. He hasn't played competitive basketball in over 2 years and he's coming off a catastrophic injury and he's only got 8 games to get into some sort of form before the playoffs, AND this all has to happen in the most artificial environment in NBA history but hey, his defense amiright?

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getrichordie · Post #767 » by **getrichordie** » Sat Jul 11, 2020 2:45 pm

Old Man Game wrote:My goodness, dudes on twitter are actually trying to convince themselves that Roberson is some sort of plus for this team. He hasn't played competitive basketball in over 2 years and he's coming off a catastrophic injury and he's only got 8 games to get into some sort of form before the playoffs, AND this all has to happen in the most artificial environment in NBA history but hey, his defense amiright?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I would rather him take Ferguson's minutes and give us an idea of what he is now if we are considering re-signing him.

Galloisdaman · Post #768 » by **Galloisdaman** » Sat Jul 11, 2020 5:39 pm

getrichordie wrote:
Old Man Game wrote:My goodness, dudes on twitter are actually trying to convince themselves that Roberson is some sort of plus for this team. He hasn't played competitive basketball in over 2 years and he's coming off a catastrophic injury and he's only got 8 games to get into some sort of form before the playoffs, AND this all has to happen in the most artificial environment in NBA history but hey, his defense amiright?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I would rather him take Ferguson's minutes and give us an idea of what he is now if we are considering re-signing him.

How much of a market do you think there will be for him after 2 years? Will it be more than a nonguaranteed contract?

getrichordie · Post #769 » by **getrichordie** » Sat Jul 11, 2020 11:22 pm

Galloisdaman wrote:
getrichordie wrote:
Old Man Game wrote:My goodness, dudes on twitter are actually trying to convince themselves that Roberson is some sort of plus for this team. He hasn't played competitive basketball in over 2 years and he's coming off a catastrophic injury and he's only got 8 games to get into some sort of form before the playoffs, AND this all has to happen in the most artificial environment in NBA history but hey, his defense amiright?

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I would rather him take Ferguson's minutes and give us an idea of what he is now if we are considering re-signing him.

How much of a market do you think there will be for him after 2 years? Will it be more than a nonguaranteed contract?

OKC will give him more than non-guaranteed IMO. They are a pretty classy organization and Roberson gave it his all and had a freak accident. They will reward him for his hard work.

The question is whether or not we do re-sign him. Info is needed. Samples are needed, even if small. We need to see how he looks. Because if it's just obviously over, it makes a lot of sense to just bring him on as a defensive assistant rather than a player.

Kizz Fastfists · Post #770 » by **Kizz Fastfists** » Sun Jul 12, 2020 2:23 pm

Galloisdaman wrote:How much of a market do you think there will be for him after 2 years? Will it be more than a nonguaranteed contract?

At best he gets a minimum deal.

Galloisdaman · Post #771 » by **Galloisdaman** » Sun Jul 12, 2020 7:37 pm

getrichordie wrote:
Galloisdaman wrote:
getrichordie wrote:
I would rather him take Ferguson's minutes and give us an idea of what he is now if we are considering re-signing him.

How much of a market do you think there will be for him after 2 years? Will it be more than a nonguaranteed contract?

OKC will give him more than non-guaranteed IMO. They are a pretty classy organization and Roberson gave it his all and had a freak accident. They will reward him for his hard work.

The question is whether or not we do re-sign him. Info is needed. Samples are needed, even if small. We need to see how he looks. Because if it's just obviously over, it makes a lot of sense to just bring him on as a defensive assistant rather than a player.

That is possible that that is why he is was paid all the time he was injured. I do not think they will give him another guaranteed contract out of loyalty. I think they will only do it if they think he will help the team.

Galloisdaman · Post #772 » by **Galloisdaman** » Sun Jul 12, 2020 7:37 pm

Kizz Fastfists wrote:
Galloisdaman wrote:How much of a market do you think there will be for him after 2 years? Will it be more than a nonguaranteed contract?

At best he gets a minimum deal.

I think that is probably the care unless he comes back and does something really positive.

Old Man Game · Post #773 » by **Old Man Game** » Mon Jul 13, 2020 3:17 am

I'd put the odds extremely low that Robes gets hooked up long term. Maybe a 1 year deal with a team option for a second at most. You can't hook a guy up long term with this sort of injury history. ESPECIALLY one who was as one dimensional as Roberson in the first place.

getrichordie · Post #774 » by **getrichordie** » Wed Jul 15, 2020 1:01 am

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My man has his priorities straight.

Also, maybe we improve our draft pick?

Post #775 » by **ThunderBolt** » Sun Jul 19, 2020 11:29 am

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I'm surprised that Bazley is only listed as being 12lbs lighter than Nerlens Noel.

Post #776 » by **ThunderBolt** » Sun Jul 19, 2020 7:34 pm

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getrichordie · Post #777 » by **getrichordie** » Sun Jul 19, 2020 10:02 pm

Apparently, Roberson has been impressive shooting the ball, according to Abdel Nader.

Post #778 » by **ThunderBolt** » Mon Jul 20, 2020 5:09 pm

The Thunder's first two scrimmages, Friday against the Celtics and Sunday against the 76ers, will be streamed on the Thunder Mobile App and nba.com/thunder. Its third scrimmage, July 28 against the Trail Blazers, will be broadcast on Fox Sports Oklahoma.

Spoiler:

https://oklahoman.com/article/5667215/okc-thunder-broadcast-information-for-three-scrimmages

Post #779 » by **ThunderBolt** » Wed Jul 22, 2020 5:46 pm

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Galloisdaman · Post #780 » by **Galloisdaman** » Wed Jul 22, 2020 7:32 pm

I think most of the real games will be on national TV. Same as the NHL.