Comments on: An education in the NBA: 20 things I learned about the Thunder (and the NBA in general) http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/06/an-education-in-the-nba-20-things-i-learned-about-the-thunder-and-the-nba-in-general/ Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:35:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: R http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/06/an-education-in-the-nba-20-things-i-learned-about-the-thunder-and-the-nba-in-general/comment-page-2/#comment-68499 R Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:13:19 +0000 http://www.dailythunder.com/?p=2876#comment-68499 well to whoever wrote this let me tell you that the "Oklahoma Trotters" are not a bunch of eight year old's. What they do takes time, patients,and TALENT. I would LOVE to see you out there and even try to do half of the "tricks" they do. I know how hard they work because I use to be an Oklahoma Trotter. I was a Caption my SR year. I will admit that the skill level has gone down from when I was there. However do not degrade the name just because of the performance you saw. The Oklahoma Lady Trotters have been around for years and if I could show you just one performance from when I was in school. you'd be shock at the level of talent there really is when you worked as hard as we did. It takes the whole team to make it great. You can't have just a handful of good ones and still expect the performance go well. The Oklahoma Trotters are legendary. They recently have a new couch and just like with any other sport you have to rebuild the team and name up. well to whoever wrote this let me tell you that the “Oklahoma Trotters” are not a bunch of eight year old’s. What they do takes time, patients,and TALENT. I would LOVE to see you out there and even try to do half of the “tricks” they do. I know how hard they work because I use to be an Oklahoma Trotter. I was a Caption my SR year. I will admit that the skill level has gone down from when I was there. However do not degrade the name just because of the performance you saw. The Oklahoma Lady Trotters have been around for years and if I could show you just one performance from when I was in school. you’d be shock at the level of talent there really is when you worked as hard as we did. It takes the whole team to make it great. You can’t have just a handful of good ones and still expect the performance go well. The Oklahoma Trotters are legendary. They recently have a new couch and just like with any other sport you have to rebuild the team and name up.

]]> By: Royce http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/06/an-education-in-the-nba-20-things-i-learned-about-the-thunder-and-the-nba-in-general/comment-page-2/#comment-11104 Royce Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:01:08 +0000 http://www.dailythunder.com/?p=2876#comment-11104 <a href="#comment-11103" rel="nofollow">@Chocolate Thunder </a> I would have thought the same thing before it had a tie. Baseball's All-Star game used to be amazing. Even 10 years ago it was good. But interleague play has slowly ruined it. @Chocolate Thunder
I would have thought the same thing before it had a tie.

Baseball’s All-Star game used to be amazing. Even 10 years ago it was good. But interleague play has slowly ruined it.

]]> By: Chocolate Thunder http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/06/an-education-in-the-nba-20-things-i-learned-about-the-thunder-and-the-nba-in-general/comment-page-2/#comment-11103 Chocolate Thunder Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:57:20 +0000 http://www.dailythunder.com/?p=2876#comment-11103 No way the NBA All-Star game is better than baseball's mid summer classic. I rank the All-Star games this way: 1-MLB 2-NBA 3-NFL 4-NHL No way the NBA All-Star game is better than baseball’s mid summer classic. I rank the All-Star games this way:
1-MLB
2-NBA
3-NFL
4-NHL

]]> By: protect the paint http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/06/an-education-in-the-nba-20-things-i-learned-about-the-thunder-and-the-nba-in-general/comment-page-2/#comment-10991 protect the paint Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:35:43 +0000 http://www.dailythunder.com/?p=2876#comment-10991 I believe Kevin Durant will eventually emerge as the player folks dreamed and hoped Tracy McGrady would be. Lights out shooter, amazing ball handling skills, and fearless as all hell He could be the OKC NBA CHampionship MVP sooner than most could think. I believe Kevin Durant will eventually emerge as the player folks dreamed and hoped Tracy McGrady would be.
Lights out shooter, amazing ball handling skills, and fearless as all hell
He could be the OKC NBA CHampionship MVP sooner than most could think.

]]> By: p http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/06/an-education-in-the-nba-20-things-i-learned-about-the-thunder-and-the-nba-in-general/comment-page-2/#comment-10881 p Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:31:12 +0000 http://www.dailythunder.com/?p=2876#comment-10881 Yeah... Dunleavy is dumb enough to ruin Blake!... Check out his (fake) twitter : it's hilarious ... But playing him out of position may help him develop some also - I cringed at evrything PJ did - but forcing KD to play perimeter likely helped him become more potent in his mid & long range game. Oh yeah - maybe it was said in the last post ... But I REALLY like Livingston. If he can be healthy & regain conditioning, I don't see why he can't be a future starter in okc. His feel for the game is innate. DJ showed me a lot too - he's the prototype pick & pop power forward. Can he give more rebounding than that mundane 6 a game that jeff & nick provide?... I absolutely wasn't fond of him in IU - but I think he can carve out a nice long career. Yeah… Dunleavy is dumb enough to ruin Blake!…
Check out his (fake) twitter : it’s hilarious …
But playing him out of position may help him develop some also – I cringed at evrything PJ did – but forcing KD to play perimeter likely helped him become more potent in his mid & long range game.

Oh yeah – maybe it was said in the last post … But I REALLY like Livingston. If he can be healthy & regain conditioning, I don’t see why he can’t be a future starter in okc. His feel for the game is innate.
DJ showed me a lot too – he’s the prototype pick & pop power forward. Can he give more rebounding than that mundane 6 a game that jeff & nick provide?… I absolutely wasn’t fond of him in IU – but I think he can carve out a nice long career.

]]> By: daniel http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/06/an-education-in-the-nba-20-things-i-learned-about-the-thunder-and-the-nba-in-general/comment-page-2/#comment-10880 daniel Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:25:30 +0000 http://www.dailythunder.com/?p=2876#comment-10880 <a href="#comment-10877" rel="nofollow">@Kyle</a> "He actually comes on quite often, if not several times a week" Ah, didn't know that. I pretty much never listen to radio in the morning. And I've about given up on WWLS in the afternoon as Eschbach and Trabor have only barebones coverage of the Thunder, and what little they give shows little insight. But when Matt Pinto talks about the Thunder, I'll listen. "On today’s bolts, i’ll summarize something he said last time that was very interesting." Please do! @Kyle
“He actually comes on quite often, if not several times a week”

Ah, didn’t know that. I pretty much never listen to radio in the morning. And I’ve about given up on WWLS in the afternoon as Eschbach and Trabor have only barebones coverage of the Thunder, and what little they give shows little insight. But when Matt Pinto talks about the Thunder, I’ll listen.

“On today’s bolts, i’ll summarize something he said last time that was very interesting.”

Please do!

]]> By: p http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/06/an-education-in-the-nba-20-things-i-learned-about-the-thunder-and-the-nba-in-general/comment-page-1/#comment-10879 p Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:17:14 +0000 http://www.dailythunder.com/?p=2876#comment-10879 Actually, I could combine #s 1 & 5... The highlights of this years all star weekend was unquestionably durant. The horse comeback & 46 pt rookie game trumped all else! The dunk contest was rigged. The game lackluster. The league should have had kevin in the game & 3pt shootout! Actually, I could combine #s 1 & 5…
The highlights of this years all star weekend was unquestionably durant.
The horse comeback & 46 pt rookie game trumped all else!
The dunk contest was rigged. The game lackluster.
The league should have had kevin in the game & 3pt shootout!

]]> By: Kyle http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/06/an-education-in-the-nba-20-things-i-learned-about-the-thunder-and-the-nba-in-general/comment-page-1/#comment-10877 Kyle Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:26:04 +0000 http://www.dailythunder.com/?p=2876#comment-10877 <blockquote cite="#commentbody-10855"> <strong><a href="#comment-10855" rel="nofollow">daniel </a> :</strong>from the official Thunder site: “Radio play-by-play announcer Matt Pinto joins Mike Steeley on WWLS The Sports Animal to talk Thunder basketball” Friday, June 19, 8:25 a.m. I think I’ll try to catch that. Matt usually has pretty good observations.</blockquote> He actually comes on quite often, if not several times a week. I listen everyday at work and I'll try to keep the site updated so we can listen and will give us more to discuss. On today's bolts, i'll summarize something he said last time that was very interesting.

daniel :from the official Thunder site:
“Radio play-by-play announcer Matt Pinto joins Mike Steeley on WWLS The Sports Animal to talk Thunder basketball”
Friday, June 19, 8:25 a.m.
I think I’ll try to catch that. Matt usually has pretty good observations.

He actually comes on quite often, if not several times a week. I listen everyday at work and I’ll try to keep the site updated so we can listen and will give us more to discuss.

On today’s bolts, i’ll summarize something he said last time that was very interesting.

]]> By: Joe http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/06/an-education-in-the-nba-20-things-i-learned-about-the-thunder-and-the-nba-in-general/comment-page-1/#comment-10875 Joe Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:04:14 +0000 http://www.dailythunder.com/?p=2876#comment-10875 <a href="#comment-10870" rel="nofollow">@MartzMimic </a> That right there moves him up the big board. @MartzMimic
That right there moves him up the big board.

]]> By: MartzMimic http://www.dailythunder.com/2009/06/an-education-in-the-nba-20-things-i-learned-about-the-thunder-and-the-nba-in-general/comment-page-1/#comment-10870 MartzMimic Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:01:58 +0000 http://www.dailythunder.com/?p=2876#comment-10870 Did anyone notice the quote qbout Harden from ASU assistant coach Scott Pera? "...James doesn't have a tattoo or piercing on his body." Did anyone notice the quote qbout Harden from ASU assistant coach Scott Pera? “…James doesn’t have a tattoo or piercing on his body.”

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