OKC Trade is a glimpse into our future

[orangello]

Agree about defender but scorer? You guys seem to forget that K.Mart averaged +20pts per season 6 seasons with one season at 24.6pts and over 40% shooting on 3pts and 90% on FT!!! Hardens best season was last with 16.8pts average. Please, K.Mart is elite scoring SG in NBA, OKC won't miss a beat on offense with him. 24.6pts per game average and can't create with ball in his hands? WTF???

Martin was the #1 option in those years. What has he done lately when he was not #1 on his team?

 

[jope]

Because he's greedy - like you said. He wants as much as he can get now.

Also, he played in the NBA Finals at 22 - some players play in the league for 15 years and never get close. He probably didn't appreciate it as much.

Part of me thinks he also wants the opportunity to have a center-point, head hancho role. Would have never happened in OKC

 

[spycam1]

So 24.6pts for crappy team while shooting 40% on 3's and 90% on FT means he can't create with ball in his hands? Give me a f... ing break.

What exactly is the point of bringing up the old K-Mart in the context of this trade? I'm not going to debate who was better between the old K-Mart and the current Harden because it just isn't relevant. All that matters is who is better now and how that affects both teams' present and future.

 

[Deleted member 848]

And do I argue that he is not going to improve? Point was to remind you guys that K.Mart is one of elite shooting guards in NBA

LOL

and to claim that he can;t create with ball in his hands is pure ignorance. See how many of SG's still playing in NBA had 6 seasons with 20+pts average just for your own curiosity. I sometimes wonder if some Jazz even follow any other teams in NBA besides Jazz.... seriously.

Did I ever mention about Martin's creating ability? Or even his skills PERIOD? If you look at any of my previous posts, you'll see that I think that Martin is a superb fit for the OKC bench.


All I am critiquing is how dumb your argument of 'Harden's career high is ONLY 17 PPG' (left out that he this at nearly 50%, with an equally absurd eFG%) is, as well as pointing out how dumb your prediction of 'Lamb will be better than an olympian, despite not having seen him play a single NBA game' is.

 

[BYE]

As for the title of this thread, one thing hasn't been mentioned: Kendrick Perkins. Not only did OKC give Durant and Westbrook MAX's, give Ibaka a big extension, but they're also paying Perkins $9 million per. The Jazz, if they continue to play their cards right, won't have this problem. ALL the contracts outside of The Four are coming off the books to make room for their extensions. If OKC wasn't paying Perkins big bucks, they would have managed to keep Harden. We can keep all four of ours, if they prove to be as good as we think.

What's a little surprising to me is that they didn't move Perkins. At the very least you have Westbrook, Harden, Durant, Ibaka (who is looking much better on offense so far). Then you try to put some stuff together to get a manageable big. Hell, Miami used Joel Anthony as their starting center, and the core four of OKC (or what could have been) is going to be at least as good as the Heat's in three years.

 

[Deleted member 848]

What's a little surprising to me is that they didn't move Perkins. At the very least you have Westbrook, Harden, Durant, Ibaka (who is looking much better on offense so far). Then you try to put some stuff together to get a manageable big. Hell, Miami used Joel Anthony as their starting center, and the core four of OKC (or what could have been) is going to be at least as good as the Heat's in three years.

Two words:




Dwight Howard.

 

[BYE]

Something that people aren't bringing up about K-mart is that he's injury prone.

 

[BYE]

Two words:
Dwight Howard.

You're probably right, but I haven't been that impressed with Perkins in his tenure with OKC. He's fabulous (like many others) at getting dunked on by Blake Griffin though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3w_Vy0lDk_A

 

[orangello]

Dal, so you are saying that it is better if the Raptors just miss the playoffs?

 

[MVP]

LOL
Did I ever mention about Martin's creating ability? Or even his skills PERIOD? If you look at any of my previous posts, you'll see that I think that Martin is a superb fit for the OKC bench.

Kid, read one more time , I was questioning Orangello not you.

 

[MVP]

Martin was the #1 option in those years. What has he done lately when he was not #1 on his team?

He still averaged more pts then Harden.

 

[MVP]

as well as pointing out how dumb your prediction of 'Lamb will be better than an olympian, despite not having seen him play a single NBA game' is.

Why it is dumb? Was it dumb for somebody to predict that LBJ will be best NBA player at one point before he played single game in NBA? Anything can happen, Lamb has great size and skills to be better then Harden IMHO, why it is dumb? Harden is good, but does not mean Lamb can't surpass him.