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Gamethread: OKC Thunder @ Utah Jazz. 7PM MST.

just love the writeups of the game ... most just talk about OKC's growing pains and give virtually zero mention to what the Jazz did to them
 
One quarter into the Minny-OKC game and some observations I've made.

1. Adams looks really nice against teams with no interior defense.
2. The Thunder are not very good. They're just not clicking at all.
3. The Wolves are going to be quite good once they figure out who the man is on this team.
4. This Wolves jersey is atrocious. Jeff Teague apparently wears number 0 on the back, but I just keep seeing a circle drawn by a child on the back.
 
Couple of takeaways fro yesterday.

- OKC came out really lazy, they had already penciled in the W.

- I ****ing love Udoh! His effort, focus and willingness to compete are fantastic! Could he be a top 5 defensive center already?? The FO deserves major props for this move!! While Im on the subject, Thabo was also great. He does all the small things really well and plays beautiful team basketball. We are lucky to have them both.

- DM looked much better. Ive said it before but Id prefer him to make plays out of the 2 spot instead of running the offense.

- AB was great on both ends. Its really important we get him and Favs in rhythm as soon as possible.

- When was the last time Rus didnt tear us a new one?? Enter Ricky R.

- My biggest take away was Favs hitting his FTs. Its something that always frustrated me and Ive always had doubts in his jumper just because his FTs were so inconsistent. Hope he can average 75% for the year.

- Ingles is flat out Ballin, his deep shot looks so so sweet atm.

2-1, on to the next.
 
How awesome would Melo be in JJ's role?

Yuck

Totally overrated player at this point in his career, and I think it's possible he ends up hurting OKC more than he helps, by taking shots away from better players. Plus, somebody asked him about coming off the bench in OKC and he made fun of them like they were an idiot to even suggest such a thing.
 
Okc just lost to Minnesota. Close game. Seems Minnesota may be good this year. Like for real and not just expectations of being good.

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Okc just lost to Minnesota. Close game. Seems Minnesota may be good this year. Like for real and not just expectations of being good.

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they should have won by more tonight, they don't seem like they know how to close out games.
 
How awesome would Melo be in JJ's role?


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I'm sure it's just me, but I have never been worried about any team with Melo on it. I was very happy when OKC signed him, because I felt the Melo curse was wasted on a team we saw only twice a year.
 
This was one game. You can't win consistently without a go to scorer.

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There was one season a few years ago when the Spurs won about 60 games without a 20 pt scorer - or anyone who averaged >30 mins/per.
 
There was one season a few years ago when the Spurs won about 60 games without a 20 pt scorer - or anyone who averaged >30 mins/per.
Then there was the 03-04 Pistons who won 54 regular-season games and a Championship when their top scorer averaged only 17.6 ppg, only one other player averaged over 15 ppg, and only four players posted a double-figure scoring average for the season. But they were a top defensive team, anchored by a really good defensive centre. Sound familiar?

Speaking of familiar, one of the guys who won a Championship ring with that team is a key member of the Jazz - assistant coach Igor Kokoskov.
 
Then there was the 03-04 Pistons who won 54 regular-season games and a Championship when their top scorer averaged only 17.6 ppg, only one other player averaged over 15 ppg, and only four players posted a double-figure scoring average for the season. But they were a top defensive team, anchored by a really good defensive centre. Sound familiar?

Speaking of familiar, one of the guys who won a Championship ring with that team is a key member of the Jazz - assistant coach Igor Kokoskov.

not a bad post for a crow eater
 
I'm sure it's just me, but I have never been worried about any team with Melo on it. I was very happy when OKC signed him, because I felt the Melo curse was wasted on a team we saw only twice a year.

And a lot of people felt the same way about Joe Johnson his entire career.
 
It was a duplicate and wouldn't let me delete it.
Donovan Mitchell's shooting has been impeccable this year so far. How dare any criticize 5/25 shooting. You guys are soft, yo.


I am going to love the mental gymnastics on here.

A certain injured player gets smashed on here for his play - and has done by some since his first SL.

I'm guessing some of those same people will now not allow any criticism of DM.
You wait for it, they will start using words like 'potential'.
 
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