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yeah, he mad.

wonder how johnny is going to react about this when he will pretty much have the ball in his hands for 2 years and in comes rubio on his white horse and white shining armour and gets the ball one guy isnt going to be happy

Run down of the players Thunder 88, Magic 77 One thing we definitely learned about Serge Ibaka: He is not a myth. He actually exists. And he was much better than I anticipated in every way. I expected a raw, athletic talent with hardly any refined skills. His offensive game was much more polished and crisp than I expected (13 points on 6 of 8 shooting). I figured he’d be a “score by dunk only” kind of player. But the first bucket was scored by Serge on a nice drop step post move. He was really solid in the post. He’s also much quicker than I thought. A couple of times he caught the ball at the free throw line and was able to take two dribbles and get around his man en route to the basket. He also had a little jumper, which was something I didn’t see coming as he swished a nice 12-footer. He turned the ball over some, but honestly, that was to be expected. It’s his first game over here and I’m sure he was pressing some, but I was very impressed. James Harden is a serious player (17 points in 21 minutes). Forget Summer League perspective, the dude can play. His slashing ability is outstanding. He can create shots for teammates at will. He looks so smooth and so intelligent on the court. He hs such a feel for the game and his court vision is incredible. He may already actually be the best passer on this team. His mid-range jumper was off a little in the first half, but that’s no biggie because we know he can shoot. He didn’t force anything and took all solid shots. He knocked down a couple open threes off Russell Westbrook penetration and also hit a sweet 22-footer off a pick set by Ibaka. The first thing Harden did when he entered was drop a slick little backdoor bounce pass to Westbrook to which Russ was fouled and made both free throws. I’m excited. Probably the most surprising thing was how polished B.J. Mullenslooked offensively. I never imagined him having college three-point range, but he was confident in that shot and knocked it down multiple times. His form was good and he even displayed a nice back-t0-the-basket turnaround jumper. He was a little weak on the glass, a bit turnover prone and Greg Oden-like in in his fouling, but again, first game against professional opponents. He was very weak on help defense though. A guy his size should have more of an influence blocking shots, yet he wasn’t to be seen on a lot of rotations. One thing I want to point out is that I couldn’t tell D.J. White (who also played well with 13-9) and Serge Ibaka apart at all (not in a racist they-all-look-the-same way). Partly because a “3″ and “9″ look kind of similar on a blurry webcast feed, but also because their games are kind of similar. Their movements are fairly comparable and their games mimic each other in a way. I think Shaun Livingston is about to put Earl Watson either at the end of the bench or on the trading block really soon. He really looks like he’s getting everything back and I love the combo of him and Westbrook on the court together. Livingston is the slow, steady point man and Westbrook is the hectic, reckless attacking point guard. I think they complement each other really well. Russell Westbrook was really forcing things early. A couple turnovers, a couple ill-advised drives and some hesitation to shoot. I was discouraged a little. But reader okcnba left this wise comment: “You mean the turnover problems haven’t stopped after 2 months of not playing? NO WAY!” David Thorpe added this comment about Westbrook via Twitter: “Westbrook is 3 steps ahead of his teammates. He misses KD and Green.” I think he definitely got acclimated to the speed of the game more in the second half because he slowed down and made better decisions. While he played more than I thought he would (33, team high), I think it was good for him to have to change gears and adapt to the teammates he had on the floor. He did finish with 22 points, nine assists and five rebounds, had four turnovers (three in the first half) and hit 16 of 18 from the line after all. Pretty good game. Kyle Weaver somehow is the most unnoticed player on this team. Someone will make a shot and you’ll say, “Who was that? Livingston? Oh, that was Weaver? I didn’t even know he was in.” Both he and Robert Vaden didn’t make much of an impression. Weaver is a nice player but he just doesn’t seem to have a big-time impact when he’s on the floor. I think it’s a Summer League rule to have at least one player on each team that is going to play out of control for the majority of the game. Makes things interesting. You never know when you’re going to get that wild, out of control, hilarious shot from somebody. Keeps you watching. The sequence of Harden stealing the ball, passing ahead to Westbrook on the fly and Westbrook dropping a perfect dime back to Harden for a flush was a thing of beauty. If that doesn’t get you excited about what could be this year, nothing will. Well, maybe that and the thought of Robert Swift in someone else’s uniform. i didnt get to watch the game slept in but from the sounds of things mullens and harden played very well, no real surprise about Brook, didnt hear much about vaden but hopefully he'll hit the tomorrow.

10,9,3,2 are the best

getting worried are you?

if u were thrown into a fire u wouldnt care?

i couldnt watch the clip scared me too much song was alright i guess, maybe after a few listens ill start to like it

^^ Luke walton

i dont know if u have said this or not and i cant be effed reading over it again so.. do u think kobe is better than MJ? okay so MJ had the better teammates i think u said that (or someone else, whatever.) and yet he still had the ball in his hands? that alone says how valuable he was to his team and teammates. also the Lakers lowest winning % was when Kobe averages 30 points a game. K.B. Stats: 25.2 ppg 5.3 rpg 4.6 apg 1.5 spg 0.5 bpg .455 FG% .340 3P% .840 FT% M.J. Stats: 30.1 ppg 6.2 rpg 5.3 apg 2.4 spg 0.8 bpg .497 FG% .327 3P% .835 FT% i look at that and dont see any major deference between the two also someone said that MJ wouldnt have put up with having shaq on his team he would want to have the ball at all times? MJ was a winner and knew what it took from him and his teammates to win. MJ loved to win and no doubt would he make it work with shaq. why do you think kobe is always compared to michael, their desire to win? kobe was seen selfish before shaq entered the picture and all of a sudden he was the 2nd man he knew wat it took to win if that means stepping down, so be it. michael would have done the same.

u seriously dont know how to play chess? like you dont know how the pieces move and stuff?

why was that?

and im saying what about shaq

The Thunder have a sizable amount of cap space, but sources told ESPN.com that they are unlikely to use it. ESPN's John Hollinger wrote that "given that the best available young players -- Utah's Paul Millsap, New York's David Lee and Milwaukee's Ramon Sessions, all restricted free agents -- are poor fits on the Thunder's roster, OKC plans to continue with its patient approach rather than overpaying for parts that don't fit especially well." That is good news for the Jazz, who are hoping to retain Millsap. i somewhat agree with waiting for better fits, we have developing bigs White, Hardin(not harden), Mullens, Ibeka. they are yet to prove that they can come off the bench and produce. where as Millsap has already proven he can be a starter in the league. ill have to take a look at next years FA and see whos out there

alright cool. cheers big ears http://www.otrbasketball.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/default/cool.gif

u guys need him back if u wanna lock up that spot in the finals

yeah i wanna buy a game without giffin and others in it i dont want last years roster i didnt buy last years because of the kevin love i and i thought he would be in the game

didnt know shaq was and all star reserve and say he was soft.

games like ncaa and college hoops so if i buy ncaa 10 cover has blake griffin on it im guessing griffin will be on the game as well with all the other draft class of 09?

just throwing this out there as well. thunder/sonics, grizz, wolves, warriors, wizards(this year), Toronto, Clippers, kings they arnt 'watered down teams' also? also did them watered down teams make the WCF ECF and finals? Michael Jordan was feared. by everyone his team mates and his oppositions only way for him to get the fear/respect is to make them comments. but even with comments said did it effect him winning? no. his team mates listened and he won.

i just left it all at 50? should i change it? is that why they never miss with two defenders in their face and block everything i throw up at the ring in HOF? VS Comp.

Adrian Wojnarowski from Yahoo! Sports has revealed on twitter that the Chicago Bulls have joined the New Orleans Hornets in showing interest for guard Jannero Pargo, Wojnarowski revealed on his twitter page. Pargo has previously played well for both the Bulls and Hornets, and Chicago could help fill some of the scoring lost by Ben Gordon's exodus to Detroit. "Great meeting," Pargo's agent said to Wojnarowski about his meeting with Chicago. would he get any playtime behind kirk?

i think your underrating what it take to actually win a ring okay, Kobe is more skilled than MJ on the offensive side we got that but MJ still putt up better number thoughtout his whole career. doesn't matter how he gets his points if it as long as he can do it, and do it in a efficient rate then it shouldnt matter if your more skilled than the other guy

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him and west are my two favs on the hornets and west chandler and peja arnt getting any younger in fact your team is getting ageing i think they should be giving your youth some decent mins last year was ruined with injuries i think its a good time to get the younger guys going PG Collison SG Thornton SF Wright PF ?? C Armstrong im guessing them guys will be playing in the summer league? might have to keep me posted.

oden wouldnt start? i would think oden starts by the start of next season. he would be a nice back-up to Alridge