Comments on: Desmond Mason, a real Oklahoman sports hero

By: John

John — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:30:20 +0000

Retiring Desmond Mason’s number? This has to be some sort of joke.

By: Friday Bolts – 9.11.09 | Daily Thunder.com

Friday Bolts – 9.11.09 | Daily Thunder.com — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:15:52 +0000

[...] in the near future, I do think Desmond Mason is a semi-candidate. Just for the reasons I wrote here. Or possibly the fans like Sacramento did. Or maybe even Clay Bennett or Mick Cornett or something. [...]

By: Thunder Woman

Thunder Woman — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 03:23:25 +0000

What about Mookie Blaylock? He had a pretty good NBA career. :)

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 01:50:27 +0000

That’s crazzzy. I can tell you pretty much for sure that the people in Seattle still love Nick. He was always a hustler and worker and “the sweatiest guy in the leaque”. So, no doubt they would roast Traber for even “questioning” Nick on anything at all.

By: Elegy444

Elegy444 — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:32:52 +0000

@Rhett Good thing that ego warded off that boot to the head towards the end.

By: Cpt. C-note

Cpt. C-note — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:25:46 +0000

@Joe
I guess some radio guy with “three times the poulation in Seattle, with a third of the listers at WWLS!”@ clear channel.(according to The Big Fella.) Maher or something.
I guess he started an email war against Trabs and Trabs is getting his minions to attack, in turn. …WE must protect this house!!!JK

By: geoff

geoff — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:11:09 +0000

@Joe
yeah Joe, I understand that, I was just thinking previous to signing all those guys to the big team, we knew Desmond was still there. I’ll just say Ibaka better be damned charming.

Steve, I didn’t know about the playing time issue with the agent. Seems that if a guy was to warrant those kinds of minutes he’d have been grabbed up early on in FA. He’s still coming off of a knee injury…not a good time to get picky about playing time.

I wish Desmond the best.

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:36:20 +0000

@geoff Even if you send one of the first or second year guys to Tulsa, they count toward your active roster limit of 15. So you don't save anything that way unfortunately.

By: Steve H

Steve H — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:04:00 +0000

@geoff His agent seemed to indicate the issue was playing time and not financial. With Harden, Thabo, Uncle Jeff and KD covering the 2 and 3 spots, he would have had almost no minutes.

By: geoff

geoff — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:05:08 +0000

I guess I don’t get the Desmond thing…sign him to a decent, but cheaper contract and make him the 15th man. Or, keep Ibaka/Mullins in Tulsa, and have Dez as the 14th guy. We have tons of unused cap space for a 1-year deal. Desmond is going to bring tons more to this team than half of the guys on the active roster, regardless of if he’s a 2 or 3 or 28.

Oh…and Traber’s an asshat.