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03-10-2013, 11:49 PM | #2266 |
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And that's coming off the embarrassing cross-over fall from Kyrie at the rookie game during AS weekend.
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03-10-2013, 11:54 PM | #2267 |
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You do realize their record is better than it was last year? I agree I would rather have Harden(especially come playoff time), but it's not like they are the Lakers fighting for the 8th seed. Still a very good team with a bright future. No one can convince me that Harden would be the difference against the main hurdle which is the Heat. He wasn't last year, and he wasn't going to be this year. I do wish we could have traded he and Brooks for Doc Rivers though. That's the difference this team needs.
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03-11-2013, 09:04 AM | #2270 | |
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As far as the game goes the Celtics could have the won game but at the same time it felt like the game was never in doubt. The Celtics would close the gap and then it would jump up to 8-10 pt lead again. They had a chance going into the 4th on a mini run and only down by 3 but it just wasn't meant to be. Garnett wasn't feeling it outside of the first 4 minutes and I think he had tired legs. It seemed Doc sit him for long stretches and the team as a whole missed some wide open shots. |
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03-11-2013, 09:21 AM | #2271 | |
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Harden was the best player on the team at doing what you are saying, but he was still limited in opportunities becuase he was playing with 2 all-stars. Go back and watch some games from the last few years, and most of the time you will see him uninvolved in crunch time. Martin is a better spot up shooter than Harden, and that is mostly what Harden became with games on the line. What OKC, and everyone else needs is LeBron James not James Harden There is one team stopping them and go back and look at what he did against that team last year. The move was about sustaining a talented roster around Westbrook and Durant for a long time. I would suggest moving on or becoming a Houston fan. Nothing wrong with either option. |
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03-11-2013, 09:38 AM | #2272 | |
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Thinking long term is fine, but I don't think it's ever a good idea to eschew the present when you are a team with a legitimate shot at a championship. I'm an OKC fan, but I'm not the kind that feels the need to agree with or rationalize every move Presti makes.
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03-11-2013, 06:58 PM | #2273 |
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Damn OKC taking apart the Spurs early
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Reggie Jackson is developing into a playmaker much like Harden did his second year. Lamb is going to develop in to a wonderful scorer. What people seem to forget is the Thunder player development has been sensational. Harden was ahead of Reggie at this point, but he was forced to play more. Martin is a great sixth man option for now. You can't make your sixth man a max guy and sustain any depth. Harden wasn't going to be the difference in the Thunder beating the Heat. James Harden isn't coming back so i'll look at what we have now which is still a team that can compete for a title. I like Harden, you like Harden, lots of people like Harden. I have watched almost every minute of basketball this team has played the last five years, and understand we will be OK. Would keeping Harden this year had made us a little better this year? Probably. Do we still have a chance without him? Yes. I'm sorry that doesn't jive with the sky is falling Chiefs planet vibe, but it's my honest, informed opinion. |
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Spurs take the lead after OKC was up by 15 +
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03-11-2013, 07:25 PM | #2276 |
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Leonard just embarrassed Perkins
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Regarding player development, the Thunder are CLEARLY top-notch. They developed Green, Harden, and the players that are still on the roster. While Aldrich was clearly a horrible mistake from the get-go, they rectified it by dealing him away. I'm also not sure the Perk/Green trade was a win, but Perk has served a role. While the other players will hopefully continue to develop, I'm too much of a Royals fan to appreciate trading away top talent for what could be. Harden is a top-10 player in the league.
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This last few weeks I've been thinking we could use KD to shoot like KD more than anything.
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