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I like how he peeks at Scott to confirm a timeout will be called 
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shall i print you out a laker fan application?
with the recent denial of rck we have one spot open...
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somebody upset
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jerry sloan would have westbrook traded in no time
on another note i do not like the way lebron has handled fans coming on court. also how that football player is paying dudes bail
i know you want to be a nice guy to make your image better BUT rewarding idiots who do illegal crap like that is not good in the long run. now more and more people are going to think its ok to copycat and do that and thats when it becomes dangerous for the athletes on court.
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Speaking of streaks, how long can the Nuggets go? Besides having to play San Antonio twice, they can easily blow by the rest of the teams on the schedule. Even if they lose against the Spurs there schedule is favorable enough to take the 2nd seed away from OKC. Nuggets being the 2 seed, with home-court in there bracket during the playoffs. Watch Out. :x
Denver Nuggets Remaining Schedule
March
21 Thu. PHILADELPHIA
23 Sat. SACRAMENTO
25 Mon. at New Orleans
27 Wed. at San Antonio
29 Fri. BROOKLYN
April
3 Wed. at Utah
4 Thu. DALLAS
6 Sat. HOUSTON
10 Wed. SAN ANTONIO
12 Fri. at Dallas
14 Sun. PORTLAND
15 Mon. at Milwaukee
17 Wed. PHOENIX
Denver Nuggets Remaining Schedule
March
21 Thu. PHILADELPHIA
23 Sat. SACRAMENTO
25 Mon. at New Orleans
27 Wed. at San Antonio
29 Fri. BROOKLYN
April
3 Wed. at Utah
4 Thu. DALLAS
6 Sat. HOUSTON
10 Wed. SAN ANTONIO
12 Fri. at Dallas
14 Sun. PORTLAND
15 Mon. at Milwaukee
17 Wed. PHOENIX
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hmm.. I think that's a great idea..Sloan to H-town
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does anyone think scott brooks is a good coach?
because there seems to be alot of discussion about westbrook and durant.. and not nearly enough mention of his name
just consider these 2 things before you answer the above question (i only watched the last minute and a half of regulation and then overtime of last night's game):
1) the 2 grizzlies' possessions before bayless hit the game tying shot, thabo unintentionally fouled bayless both times.. sending him to the free throw line, where he made all 4 free throws
the grizz then subsequently fouled westbrook on each of the subsequent possesion (he hit all 4 free throws as well)
- please note, brooks knew the grizzlies were going to foul whoever caught the inbounds pass both times.. and he kept perkins (61% free throw shooter) in the game over kevin martin (89% free throw shooter) on both offensive possesions
so with the thunder up by 3, he chooses not to foul.. and bayless hits a 3, with 3 seconds left
(i dont think it's necessary to go into whatever play he called for that final 3 secs.. however, feel free to factor that in)
2) with .08 left in overtime and the thunder down 1, he still had a timout available (which would have allowed him to advance the ball and MAYBE get a better shot than what westbrook threw up)
because there seems to be alot of discussion about westbrook and durant.. and not nearly enough mention of his name
just consider these 2 things before you answer the above question (i only watched the last minute and a half of regulation and then overtime of last night's game):
1) the 2 grizzlies' possessions before bayless hit the game tying shot, thabo unintentionally fouled bayless both times.. sending him to the free throw line, where he made all 4 free throws
the grizz then subsequently fouled westbrook on each of the subsequent possesion (he hit all 4 free throws as well)
- please note, brooks knew the grizzlies were going to foul whoever caught the inbounds pass both times.. and he kept perkins (61% free throw shooter) in the game over kevin martin (89% free throw shooter) on both offensive possesions
so with the thunder up by 3, he chooses not to foul.. and bayless hits a 3, with 3 seconds left
(i dont think it's necessary to go into whatever play he called for that final 3 secs.. however, feel free to factor that in)
2) with .08 left in overtime and the thunder down 1, he still had a timout available (which would have allowed him to advance the ball and MAYBE get a better shot than what westbrook threw up)
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Honestly...the more I watch the thunder the less I'm afraid of playing them In the 1st round.
Westbrook is a ticking time bomb. All you hve to do is get in his head and he'll start jacking up crazy shots. He can implode at any moment.
I can't believe he's being enabled to take the amount of out of rhythm shots he is taking on a nightly basis. He really has no clue how badly he hurts his team some nights and no one on that team wants to step up and do anything about it.
I feel bad for KD, but at the same time I kinda don't. He should of been done something about Russ a long time ago. Instead he just chooses to watch.
It's very odd man...the whole world sees the problem and they don't seem to.
Westbrook is a ticking time bomb. All you hve to do is get in his head and he'll start jacking up crazy shots. He can implode at any moment.
I can't believe he's being enabled to take the amount of out of rhythm shots he is taking on a nightly basis. He really has no clue how badly he hurts his team some nights and no one on that team wants to step up and do anything about it.
I feel bad for KD, but at the same time I kinda don't. He should of been done something about Russ a long time ago. Instead he just chooses to watch.
It's very odd man...the whole world sees the problem and they don't seem to.
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hahahaha hell of a response. Great job, no sarcasm. lol.
I say what I say because in reality, and ill of a scorer as kd is, dude is way to pasive agressive to be too great. the game comes easy to him, i get that, but its rare that he just imposes his will. and he def doesnt get in teammates *** when they act like boneheads. if Dr. Frankenstein could just put Russ' personality and blind courage into KD, you'd have a real monster.
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I've been starting to worry about exactly that. Say whatever you want about George Karl, but I think with the way the Nuggets have been playing, if they get to number 2 and have home court through at least two rounds, they're going to make the WCF.
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The only way the Thunder has a chance of beating SAS, MIA, is if Westbrook, like Dwade, realizes that there's another basketball player that is better than him on the team...
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I saw a headline somewhere online that said "The Heat Take Their 29 Game Winning Streak Into San Antonio"
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We might talk About brooks, but I don't see enough criticism in the press and media. It's all on Russ.
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You would never know the Thunder had won 8 of their previous 9 games. They lose to Denver and Memphis, 2 very good teams, with the Memphis loss being by 1 point in overtime on the second night of a back to back on the road, and people start going into panic mode.
The Lakers want absolutely no parts of OKC.
The Lakers want absolutely no parts of OKC.
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refresh my memory...numbers wise, could the thunder have even been able of offering james harden the max? i know they gave ibaka a pretty large extension. would they had to amnesty a guy like perkins?
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Hey_
An observation from Darnell Mayberry, the Thunder beat writer.
While Russ' decisions can at times be of question,
this idea that there is some chasm between KD and Russ is extremely hyperbolic at times.
Had they an actual offensive system, he'd jack up less wild shots, the assist totals would be consistent, and there'd be more balanced scoring.
But, the Thunder for the moment, are stuck with Scott ******* Brooks.
Julius F. Wrek
An observation from Darnell Mayberry, the Thunder beat writer.
While Russ' decisions can at times be of question,
this idea that there is some chasm between KD and Russ is extremely hyperbolic at times.
Had they an actual offensive system, he'd jack up less wild shots, the assist totals would be consistent, and there'd be more balanced scoring.
But, the Thunder for the moment, are stuck with Scott ******* Brooks.
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Yes, as long as they amnestied Perkins (who they should have never traded for in the first place) they could have signed Harden and gone over the cap because they held bird-rights. They would have been over the cap as soon as next season, which means they would have needed to pay a luxury tax.
OKC didn't want to pay a luxury tax, they thought they had a good enough roster to win a championship. Basically they were to cheap, thats what it all comes down to.
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You can recognize Westbrook's faults without saying he's a malevolent and uncontrollable force.
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Small observation on the Heat
Getting down big against the Celtics and Cavs... this is a team that's hitting a wall, or running out of gas
But where a lot of teams would lose these games, the Heat are still winning them...
That's scary
Getting down big against the Celtics and Cavs... this is a team that's hitting a wall, or running out of gas
But where a lot of teams would lose these games, the Heat are still winning them...
That's scary
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Just because I said I'm becoming "less afraid" of playing OKC doesn't mean I think they're a horrible team all of a sudden.
I know they're a great team, I'm just saying they don't have that intimidating aura around them IMO right now.
I think we hve a "chance" because Russ is unpredictable. It doesn't mean I think it's gonna be easy. They can still very well beat us 4-1 or 4-2. I just don't think they're as "unbeatable" as they looked at one point early in the season.
I'd still rather face the Spurs and I don't care who laughs at that or thinks its rediculous.
The truth is were probably gonna have to face one or the other, so we don't have a lot of choices here. But if we do play OKC...all I'm sayin is I have a LITTLE bit more hope seeing Russ so out of control with his shooting lately.
That's all I meant.
I know they're a great team, I'm just saying they don't have that intimidating aura around them IMO right now.
I think we hve a "chance" because Russ is unpredictable. It doesn't mean I think it's gonna be easy. They can still very well beat us 4-1 or 4-2. I just don't think they're as "unbeatable" as they looked at one point early in the season.
I'd still rather face the Spurs and I don't care who laughs at that or thinks its rediculous.
The truth is were probably gonna have to face one or the other, so we don't have a lot of choices here. But if we do play OKC...all I'm sayin is I have a LITTLE bit more hope seeing Russ so out of control with his shooting lately.
That's all I meant.
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