Comments on: Thunder Assigns Byron Mullens and Kyle Weaver to Tulsa 66ers

By: Mrs. Daily Thunder

Mrs. Daily Thunder — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:24:52 +0000

Man, Royce is normally so on top of these things. I just checked and yes, he received a press release about the game being picked up. He’ll be so excited when I tell him about it!

By: DizzyDai

DizzyDai — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:17:29 +0000

@Mark Great catch. Thanks for the heads up.

By: Crow

Crow — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:15:16 +0000

The hardest part to understand or verify from the stats is whether Thabo is impairing the offense of others in some way. It is not just about his own shot.

Most teams he’s been on shoot worse with him on the court than off, offensive rebound less and draw less fouls. They turn it over less.

By: Crow

Crow — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:07:00 +0000

Thabo could improve on offense but it is year 4.

When Thabo is having a net positive impact, roll with him. When his net impact is negative after 8 or 15 minutes. I’d think Weaver would be worth a try at least some of the time.

And good point Joe about Weaver better a safer choice / better fit in a slow pace.

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:49:09 +0000

Mark :
Not related to this blog post but…ESPN has picked up the Friday game with the Bucks and moved the tip off to 8:30
http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/espn_release091122.html

National game eh? Very cool. I’d like to say it’s us, but I’m sure that’s only part of it. I think ESPN loves the idea of showing the new and improved Thunder, but they DEFINITRELY want to promote Brandon Jennings and his crazy rookie adventure. Cool.

By: Vega

Vega — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:46:52 +0000

@Mark Two surprising, exciting, up-and-coming teams with two of the best young players in the league. Good decision by ESPN.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:37:45 +0000

Not related to this blog post but…ESPN has picked up the Friday game with the Bucks and moved the tip off to 8:30

http://www.nba.com/thunder/news/espn_release091122.html

By: Vega

Vega — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:22:39 +0000

Is it just me, or is Mullens’ ceiling Krstic pre-injury?

By: clarkem

clarkem — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:14:47 +0000

@Jax Raging Bile Duct I agree that marginal improvement in his offensive game would help his +/-, however instead of increase in 3 point confidence I believe it should be his attacking the rim. He went at the rim a couple times against the wizards and it seemed to help his confidence alot.

By: Jax Raging Bile Duct

Jax Raging Bile Duct — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:35:14 +0000

@Crow

The thing about Thabo is that he can sometimes be just as one dimensional as KD was last year. KD could score 35, but he couldn’t play defense, so his net effect wasn’t that great. Thabo has games where he doesn’t score at all, and it isn’t unusual to see him with 4 points or so in a whole game. That net effect isn’t impressive, even with his man shooting 6-22.

I think if Thabo could develop confidence in his 3 point shot, you’d see his raw or adjusted +/- improve a great deal. Even 10 points a game would dramatically improve it.