Comments on: A tale of two halves for Oklahoma City http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/03/a-tale-of-two-halves-for-oklahoma-city/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:27:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Crow http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/03/a-tale-of-two-halves-for-oklahoma-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3699 Crow Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:18:05 +0000 http://www.dailythunder.com/?p=1520#comment-3699 If Durant keeps a negative player pair with supposedly good glue guy Sefolosha will the supporters still maintain "there is nothing wrong with Durant" and "Presti is a genius"? Will Sefolosha be a good or ok glue guy with Durant considering all effects, not just the positive? Will he continue to be better without Durant than with? Can it continue for that to be said of almost everybody and get where they want to go? Does that change next year? If Durant keeps a negative player pair with supposedly good glue guy Sefolosha will the supporters still maintain “there is nothing wrong with Durant” and “Presti is a genius”? Will Sefolosha be a good or ok glue guy with Durant considering all effects, not just the positive? Will he continue to be better without Durant than with? Can it continue for that to be said of almost everybody and get where they want to go? Does that change next year?

]]> By: Crow http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/03/a-tale-of-two-halves-for-oklahoma-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3698 Crow Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:11:33 +0000 http://www.dailythunder.com/?p=1520#comment-3698 It would be easy to think put the SG defender next to the SF scorer and they compliment each other. But the stats of Sefolosha with Deng and Durant so far say the opposite. Now maybe it eventually works in some fashion with some unknown to me key unlocking good results but based on these stats I have a good amount of skepticism. It would be easy to think put the SG defender next to the SF scorer and they compliment each other. But the stats of Sefolosha with Deng and Durant so far say the opposite. Now maybe it eventually works in some fashion with some unknown to me key unlocking good results but based on these stats I have a good amount of skepticism.

]]> By: Crow http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/03/a-tale-of-two-halves-for-oklahoma-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3696 Crow Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:38:45 +0000 http://www.dailythunder.com/?p=1520#comment-3696 Thabo, when with Deng or Durant, he shots less and worse and the other shoots more and better but the team losses far more often. More predictable offense / much lesser defense when with either tall skinny scorer. Did Presti think Durant is different than Deng or his team design is different / better or Brooks is a better coach? Or did he even think much about the with Deng / with Durant issue? Thabo, when with Deng or Durant, he shots less and worse and the other shoots more and better but the team losses far more often. More predictable offense / much lesser defense when with either tall skinny scorer. Did Presti think Durant is different than Deng or his team design is different / better or Brooks is a better coach? Or did he even think much about the with Deng / with Durant issue?

]]> By: Crow http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/03/a-tale-of-two-halves-for-oklahoma-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3694 Crow Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:31:36 +0000 http://www.dailythunder.com/?p=1520#comment-3694 Durant-Sefolosha had a good 1 st quarter this time. Ended -2. But that is far better than before. Give it time but I did notice Deng-Sefolosha was Sefolosha's 2nd worst pair this year and by far worst last year. Deng and Durant are somewhat similar / somewhat different. I'd think it would be tougher to fit with Durant than Deng but we'll see if they fit. Durant-Sefolosha had a good 1 st quarter this time. Ended -2. But that is far better than before.

Give it time but I did notice Deng-Sefolosha was Sefolosha’s 2nd worst pair this year and by far worst last year. Deng and Durant are somewhat similar / somewhat different. I’d think it would be tougher to fit with Durant than Deng but we’ll see if they fit.

]]> By: Jax Raging Bile Duct http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/03/a-tale-of-two-halves-for-oklahoma-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3682 Jax Raging Bile Duct Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:22:33 +0000 http://www.dailythunder.com/?p=1520#comment-3682 I actually think we didn't hustle. Collison and Thabo did, but no one else. We gave up 78 points to the Spurs, and 101 to the Bulls. I was pleading with them to bench Green and put Weaver in. The Bulls would run 4 guards and Green was just chasing them all night, and not doing so well. Durant was back to matador defense. So I dunno what the team was thinking. Maybe they were still high on the Spurs win. Maybe they think they have the Bulls' number, since they beat them in Chicago earlier in the year. Maybe they don't realize they aren't good enough to win games just by showing up. Durant's body language said it all at the end of the game, after he missed his last two shots (both decent looks), he just bent over with his hands on his knees wondering what happened to his jump shot. Rose was outstanding and fun to watch. His jumper and ball control are excellent. Noah reminds me of AK47, when he just comes out of nowhere to make big plays no one expects. I actually think we didn’t hustle. Collison and Thabo did, but no one else. We gave up 78 points to the Spurs, and 101 to the Bulls. I was pleading with them to bench Green and put Weaver in. The Bulls would run 4 guards and Green was just chasing them all night, and not doing so well. Durant was back to matador defense.

So I dunno what the team was thinking. Maybe they were still high on the Spurs win. Maybe they think they have the Bulls’ number, since they beat them in Chicago earlier in the year. Maybe they don’t realize they aren’t good enough to win games just by showing up.

Durant’s body language said it all at the end of the game, after he missed his last two shots (both decent looks), he just bent over with his hands on his knees wondering what happened to his jump shot.

Rose was outstanding and fun to watch. His jumper and ball control are excellent. Noah reminds me of AK47, when he just comes out of nowhere to make big plays no one expects.

]]> By: Royce http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/03/a-tale-of-two-halves-for-oklahoma-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3676 Royce Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:03:52 +0000 http://www.dailythunder.com/?p=1520#comment-3676 <a href="#comment-3674" rel="nofollow">@joey </a> Oh I gotcha. Good stuff. @joey
Oh I gotcha. Good stuff.

]]> By: joey http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/03/a-tale-of-two-halves-for-oklahoma-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3674 joey Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:40:44 +0000 http://www.dailythunder.com/?p=1520#comment-3674 <a href="#comment-3662" rel="nofollow">@Royce </a> Yeah, I was only counting actual jumpshots, not dunks or anything (according to ESPN's shot tracker, so take it up with them if the jumpshot numbers are inaccurate :)). @Royce
Yeah, I was only counting actual jumpshots, not dunks or anything (according to ESPN’s shot tracker, so take it up with them if the jumpshot numbers are inaccurate :)).

]]> By: Joe http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/03/a-tale-of-two-halves-for-oklahoma-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3673 Joe Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:55:40 +0000 http://www.dailythunder.com/?p=1520#comment-3673 I actually thought that RW hurt the team's chances to win, and yeah, maybe he should have been sat and talked to. It was like he was trying to "even up" the matchup with Rose that he knew would be showcased on ESPN after the game. Thunder were 25/42 at the half (60%) and 39/82 for the game (47.6%), so they were 14/40 (35%) in the second half...or just about the same as the Spurs game. I actually thought that RW hurt the team’s chances to win, and yeah, maybe he should have been sat and talked to. It was like he was trying to “even up” the matchup with Rose that he knew would be showcased on ESPN after the game.

Thunder were 25/42 at the half (60%) and 39/82 for the game (47.6%), so they were 14/40 (35%) in the second half…or just about the same as the Spurs game.

]]> By: Thunderstruck: Starring Derrick Rose » By The Horns http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/03/a-tale-of-two-halves-for-oklahoma-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3669 Thunderstruck: Starring Derrick Rose » By The Horns Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:25:24 +0000 http://www.dailythunder.com/?p=1520#comment-3669 [...] Network: Royce from the Daily Thunder: “This was just one of those frustrating losses that really reminded me of the competitive [...] [...] Network: Royce from the Daily Thunder: “This was just one of those frustrating losses that really reminded me of the competitive [...]

]]> By: Kev http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/03/a-tale-of-two-halves-for-oklahoma-city/comment-page-1/#comment-3667 Kev Thu, 19 Mar 2009 05:16:33 +0000 http://www.dailythunder.com/?p=1520#comment-3667 Back to RW - nice paragraph Royce, and yes, he is a ROOKIE, but he mistakes the same mistakes OVER and OVER , even on consecutive trips down the court?? Someone please tell me why doesn't he get benched once in a while? That would definitely speed up the learning process. It's pretty simple - if you are turning the ball over repeatedly, slow down and do something else . . . Back to RW – nice paragraph Royce, and yes, he is a ROOKIE, but he mistakes the same mistakes OVER and OVER , even on consecutive trips down the court?? Someone please tell me why doesn’t he get benched once in a while? That would definitely speed up the learning process. It’s pretty simple – if you are turning the ball over repeatedly, slow down and do something else . . .

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