hello dream world ....

Harris might turn into a second banana but nelson in no way can be the second (or 3rd for that matter) best player on a great team

Nelson was the 2nd best player after Dwight on a great Magic team in 2009 so he can be the 2nd best player on another great team

Nelson was the 2nd best player after Dwight on a great Magic team in 2009 so he can be the 2nd best player on another great team

1. hedu turkoglu was the second best player on that team
2. Jameer nelson is 31 and is getting worse year by year not better

1. hedu turkoglu was the second best player on that team
2. Jameer nelson is 31 and is getting worse year by year not better

Oh yeah, I totally forgot about Hedo, but then again, I am trying to forget that Hedo exists since Hedo is currently trash

Yeah, Jameer is getting old but he would have been the 2nd or 3rd best player on a great team in his prime though

You know this team is in a small market city when the talk of a "Official 2012/2013 Oklahoma City Thunder Basketball" thread is the Orlando Magic.

You know this team is in a small market city when the talk of a "Official 2012/2013 Oklahoma City Thunder Basketball" thread is the Orlando Magic.

I would not be here in this thread if I did not live in Oklahoma so sue me

Alright guys, I am going to stop talking about my Magic and let you guys talk about the Thunder since it is a Thunder thread after all

Have a nice day

I'm guessing that the Thunder will improve their competition against the Grizzlies. This is the first chance they have had to practice without Russell so they should be able to iron out some of their difficulties.

Alright guys, I am going to stop talking about my Magic and let you guys talk about the Thunder since it is a Thunder thread after all

Have a nice day

Don't run off mad.... how about you starting an Orlando Magic thread then if people want to talk about the Magic they can ?

Alright guys, I am going to stop talking about my Magic and let you guys talk about the Thunder since it is a Thunder thread after all

Have a nice day

Don't stop, I actually liked reading about them, just found it odd how this was being talked about in an "official Thunder" thread.

So in their 1 point win at home, they were "pumped", but in their 2nd home playoff game against Memphis, they were not, so that's why they got beat? LOL
I tell you what, since you think they weren't pumped up to play in game 2 of this series at home with a chance to go up 2-0, please give examples. I'd love to hear.

Anonymous??

I am not sure what your post is asking. I feel as if game 1 was a moral victory in addition to an added W in the playoffs column. Thus the team would believe themselves even more and come out blazing in game 2. It did not happen. And this surprised me.

Not sure if that answers your question, okcboomer.


We know we can win in MEM, hopefully the rest of the team will get off the plane and play some good ball.

I am not sure what your post is asking. I feel as if game 1 was a moral victory in addition to an added W in the playoffs column. Thus the team would believe themselves even more and come out blazing in game 2. It did not happen. And this surprised me.

Not sure if that answers your question, okcboomer.


We know we can win in MEM, hopefully the rest of the team will get off the plane and play some good ball.

Nice call :rolleyes:

Nice call :rolleyes:

Is it your job to be the resident asshat I'm guessing?

The team has to believe they can win and give it their all, obviously that's not the case. The team shouldn't die with one playing going down. Something will need to change before next season...and that means more than just Westbrook coming back.

Is it your job to be the resident asshat I'm guessing?

The team has to believe they can win and give it their all, obviously that's not the case. The team shouldn't die with one playing going down. Something will need to change before next season...and that means more than just Westbrook coming back.

Yes

Is it your job to be the resident asshat I'm guessing?

The team has to believe they can win and give it their all, obviously that's not the case. The team shouldn't die with one playing going down. Something will need to change before next season...and that means more than just Westbrook coming back.

Every team in the NBA would be far worse if a top 10 player went down. OKC is doing better than most teams. OKC is the 2nd best team in the NBA with Russ. No need to panic in regards to next year.

Without Westbrook, Memphis is a better team. It shouldn't be a big surprise OKC is down. It's been a good series though. Lets hope we can steal game 4.

Every team in the NBA would be far worse if a top 10 player went down. OKC is doing better than most teams. OKC is the 2nd best team in the NBA with Russ. No need to panic in regards to next year.

Without Westbrook, Memphis is a better team. It shouldn't be a big surprise OKC is down. It's been a good series though. Lets hope we can steal game 4.

The Thunder is going to lose the series and they are not winning anything with Westbrook next year either

The Thunder is going to lose the series and they are not winning anything with Westbrook next year either

I will bet you any amout of money that you want right now that with a healthy Westbrook and Durant the thunder are the 1 seed and win the western conf next season

I will bet you any amout of money that you want right now that with a healthy Westbrook and Durant the thunder are the 1 seed and win the western conf next season

I am not going to take that bet since you will win it easily but I will take the bet that the Thunder is not winning the championship next year

I'm bout to weigh in on how frustrated I am with this team ever since Westbrook got injured. I am seriously fed up with this dude named Reggie Jackson, Why in the world would he commit a foul with 50 seconds left in the game. He is turning into another Westbrook and if that happends, he needs to go. And Kevin Durant..... Right after he says "I'm tired of being second", he has shown why he has a LONG way to go before reaching Lebron's status. He looks so defeated when the game is on the line. Kevin Martin needs to step up, and Kendrick Perkins needs to be gone. and Scott Brooks ..........

I'm bout to weigh in on how frustrated I am with this team ever since Westbrook got injured. I am seriously fed up with this dude named Reggie Jackson, Why in the world would he commit a foul with 50 seconds left in the game. He is turning into another Westbrook and if that happends, he needs to go. And Kevin Durant..... Right after he says "I'm tired of being second", he has shown why he has a LONG way to go before reaching Lebron's status. He looks so defeated when the game is on the line. Kevin Martin needs to step up, and Kendrick Perkins needs to be gone. and Scott Brooks ..........

I knew you would not take the bet that the Thunder is not winning the championship next year since you are chicken and you would be afraid that I am right

I knew you would not take the bet that the Thunder is not winning the championship next year since you are chicken and you would be afraid that I am right

Lol. I still think we are winning next year but we got to make some major adjustments in order for it to happen.

These early games mess me up. Like to have a adult beverage or two during the game. 4 is just a bit early for me.

I'm bout to weigh in on how frustrated I am with this team ever since Westbrook got injured. I am seriously fed up with this dude named Reggie Jackson, Why in the world would he commit a foul with 50 seconds left in the game. He is turning into another Westbrook and if that happends, he needs to go. And Kevin Durant..... Right after he says "I'm tired of being second", he has shown why he has a LONG way to go before reaching Lebron's status. He looks so defeated when the game is on the line. Kevin Martin needs to step up, and Kendrick Perkins needs to be gone. and Scott Brooks ..........

Step away from the ledge

Every team in the NBA would be far worse if a top 10 player went down. OKC is doing better than most teams. OKC is the 2nd best team in the NBA with Russ. No need to panic in regards to next year.

Without Westbrook, Memphis is a better team. It shouldn't be a big surprise OKC is down. It's been a good series though. Lets hope we can steal game 4.

As much as I found myself creeping to the ledge :), I have to admit that "stealing" game 4 gives the Thunder at least a fighting chance to get back into this thing. They'd get home court back, and have a chance to win game 5 at home, thus giving them two shots to actually win the series. Mind you, I am NOT predicting this will happen, I'm just trying to put the most positive spin on this.

I will say this about NBA playoff series - streakiness is epidemic, and a bad call/bounce/break can change the direction of a game, and a series, so very quickly! As bad as the Thunder has played (and surely we must give Memphis no small dose of credit for that) there has to be a notion that they could combine today's defensive performance with a better - even average - shooting performance, and "stealing" game 4 doesn't seem so improbable. I know things seem bleak right now, and I guess in reality they are, but hey, we're still fighting, we've still got a home game, and I *have* to imagine we'll shoot better next time around.

T'aint over yet folks. Shaky, yes, but we're still breathin'. Gasping, maybe, but not out yet.

Somehow, we've got to figure out how to roll one more shooter onto this team. Can't see us keeping KMart, he's simply disappeared again, and we knew going in that our bench wasn't the strongest. I know we don't have much $$$ in terms of the cap, but we've got to get at least one credible scoring option off the bench, seems to me.

I am not going to take that bet since you will win it easily but I will take the bet that the Thunder is not winning the championship next year

I will bet your LSD induced butt that no matter who Orlando plays in the playoffs next year, that they will get smoked! lmao

I'm bout to weigh in on how frustrated I am with this team ever since Westbrook got injured. I am seriously fed up with this dude named Reggie Jackson, Why in the world would he commit a foul with 50 seconds left in the game. He is turning into another Westbrook and if that happends, he needs to go. And Kevin Durant..... Right after he says "I'm tired of being second", he has shown why he has a LONG way to go before reaching Lebron's status. He looks so defeated when the game is on the line. Kevin Martin needs to step up, and Kendrick Perkins needs to be gone. and Scott Brooks ..........

SoonerBoy, Reggie Jackson is just that -a boy. A boy with one season of experience as a back up point guard suddenly thrust into the position of being the starting point guard in the playoffs, of all places. I've actually been very impressed with his performance. If he turns into another Westbrook my two thoughts are, "God be praised!" And "Can we sign him to an extension before he figures out how much another team will pay him?" Kevin Durant is carrying an an entire team on his shoulders. He doesn't look defeated, he looks tired. I remember some games in Cleveland at Durants age where LeBron wasn't able to do it all either. There's a four year age difference. LeBron is in his prime and Kevin has a few years to go. Enjoy watching one of the best players on the planet while you can. Perkins likely will go, but there's got to be a better replacement we can afford. As far as Brooks goes, he's not a fast learner, I suspect, but he's learning through all these experiences. All the coaching in the world doesn't guarantee the ball goes in the basket....

I'm bout to weigh in on how frustrated I am with this team ever since Westbrook got injured. I am seriously fed up with this dude named Reggie Jackson, Why in the world would he commit a foul with 50 seconds left in the game. He is turning into another Westbrook and if that happends, he needs to go. And Kevin Durant..... Right after he says "I'm tired of being second", he has shown why he has a LONG way to go before reaching Lebron's status. He looks so defeated when the game is on the line. Kevin Martin needs to step up, and Kendrick Perkins needs to be gone. and Scott Brooks ..........

Junk post is junk

I will bet your LSD induced butt that no matter who Orlando plays in the playoffs next year, that they will get smoked! lmao

Your nice for assuming Orlando makes it to the playoffs. Lol

Nice call :rolleyes:

We'll see what happens Monday night. general consensus is if we don't win tomorrow night, the series is over.

However, everyone thought the WCF were over after 0-2 SAS.

Just to clarify, Reggie is the least of the Thunder's problems. In fact, he's been great. We can't ask much more of him. Martin's inconsistency and Serge, Perk, and Thabo's, well, consistency have been the biggest problems on offense.

I'm bout to weigh in on how frustrated I am with this team ever since Westbrook got injured. I am seriously fed up with this dude named Reggie Jackson, Why in the world would he commit a foul with 50 seconds left in the game. He is turning into another Westbrook and if that happends, he needs to go. And Kevin Durant..... Right after he says "I'm tired of being second", he has shown why he has a LONG way to go before reaching Lebron's status. He looks so defeated when the game is on the line. Kevin Martin needs to step up, and Kendrick Perkins needs to be gone. and Scott Brooks ..........

Not feeling your basketball analysis... You rip the two people who are playing the best ball, including KD who might be playing better than LeBron for the first time in his career. Have you looked at his production? LeBron wouldn't do any better than KD put in the same situation. Sigh.

Not feeling your basketball analysis... You rip the two people who are playing the best ball, including KD who might be playing better than LeBron for the first time in his career. Have you looked at his production? LeBron wouldn't do any better than KD put in the same situation. Sigh.

Well I'm not ripping them apart just to be doing it. I'm calling it like I see it. We have been playing Memphis' game all series with all these low scoring qtrs. I wish Kevin would take at least 40 shots a game.

Junk post is junk

Too afraid to call a thing a thing. I get it. Most Thunder fans are like that.

SoonerBoy, Reggie Jackson is just that -a boy. A boy with one season of experience as a back up point guard suddenly thrust into the position of being the starting point guard in the playoffs, of all places. I've actually been very impressed with his performance. If he turns into another Westbrook my two thoughts are, "God be praised!" And "Can we sign him to an extension before he figures out how much another team will pay him?" Kevin Durant is carrying an an entire team on his shoulders. He doesn't look defeated, he looks tired. I remember some games in Cleveland at Durants age where LeBron wasn't able to do it all either. There's a four year age difference. LeBron is in his prime and Kevin has a few years to go. Enjoy watching one of the best players on the planet while you can. Perkins likely will go, but there's got to be a better replacement we can afford. As far as Brooks goes, he's not a fast learner, I suspect, but he's learning through all these experiences. All the coaching in the world doesn't guarantee the ball goes in the basket....

Well that shines a little light to how I feel

SoonerBoy, Reggie Jackson is just that -a boy. A boy with one season of experience as a back up point guard suddenly thrust into the position of being the starting point guard in the playoffs, of all places. I've actually been very impressed with his performance. If he turns into another Westbrook my two thoughts are, "God be praised!" And "Can we sign him to an extension before he figures out how much another team will pay him?" Kevin Durant is carrying an an entire team on his shoulders. He doesn't look defeated, he looks tired. I remember some games in Cleveland at Durants age where LeBron wasn't able to do it all either. There's a four year age difference. LeBron is in his prime and Kevin has a few years to go. Enjoy watching one of the best players on the planet while you can. Perkins likely will go, but there's got to be a better replacement we can afford. As far as Brooks goes, he's not a fast learner, I suspect, but he's learning through all these experiences. All the coaching in the world doesn't guarantee the ball goes in the basket....Well done. Given the situation Reggie Jackson has done a fantastic job. KD is playing some of the best ball he ever has. I've not been a big fan of Brooks refusing to change rotations when what we're doing isn't working. Since Westbrook has been injured Brooks has actually impressed me with some of the changes he's made. I think he's doing a much better job of coaching. These Playoffs might be a very good learning experience for Jackson and Brooks. The biggest problem I see is that Ibaka and Martin can't find the basket. I lost count of the number of uncontested shots Ibaka missed in game 3. If Ibaka and Martin could start hitting shots like we know they can we'd be right back in this thing.

Well done. Given the situation Reggie Jackson has done a fantastic job. KD is playing some of the best ball he ever has. I've not been a big fan of Brooks refusing to change rotations when what we're doing isn't working. Since Westbrook has been injured Brooks has actually impressed me with some of the changes he's made. I think he's doing a much better job of coaching. These Playoffs might be a very good learning experience for Jackson and Brooks. The biggest problem I see is that Ibaka and Martin can't find the basket. I lost count of the number of uncontested shots Ibaka missed in game 3. If Ibaka and Martin could start hitting shots like we know they can we'd be right back in this thing.

He needs to put Jeremy Lamb in

He needs to put Jeremy Lamb in

Put a rookie in the most intense basketball environment he'll ever compete in, when OKC needs solid, consistent, intelligent play?

There's a reason Lamb hasn't even dressed for the playoffs...

Come on guys, the Thunder weren't pumped up to play. That's why they got beat games 2 and 3. They were pumped up to play game one though, that's why they won. Maybe they will be pumped up tonight. who knows?

Come on guys, the Thunder weren't pumped up to play. That's why they got beat games 2 and 3. They were pumped up to play game one though, that's why they won. Maybe they will be pumped up tonight. who knows?


They better be pumped. This game is almost necessary.


Also, cute attempt. http://dahmanooo.wikispaces.com/file/view/Dancing%20troll.gif/352078796/Dancing%20troll.gif.

He needs to put Jeremy Lamb in

Good lord.

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Good lord.

We have to win tonight.

We will. Watching the game and just thought that it's a good thing Kevin Martin's first name isn't Walter.

Don't run off mad.... how about you starting an Orlando Magic thread then if people want to talk about the Magic they can ?

Nah, it is okay, it would be weird to start a Orlando Magic thread when I am the only Magic fan, haha

Don't stop, I actually liked reading about them, just found it odd how this was being talked about in an "official Thunder" thread.

Haha, well I live here and am the only Magic fan here

That must have been YOU I saw in Sam's that day!

That must have been YOU I saw in Sam's that day!

Nope, I never go to Sam's, okay fine, there is 2 Magic fans here

These playoffs have been frustrating.

I am not sure what your post is asking. I feel as if game 1 was a moral victory in addition to an added W in the playoffs column. Thus the team would believe themselves even more and come out blazing in game 2. It did not happen. And this surprised me.

Not sure if that answers your question, okcboomer.


We know we can win in MEM, hopefully the rest of the team will get off the plane and play some good ball.

Well, it backfired

Thunder are done

Heartbreaking loss. I think our season ends on Wednesday. Somewhere in some dingy bar in Houston, Patrick Beverly and Satan are toasting right now.

If it makes anyone feel better, IMO I think the Spurs are in trouble and will probably lose in 7. Then Golden State and Memphis can duel it out in the who-gets-slaughtered-by-Miami series.

Heartbreaking loss. I think our season ends on Wednesday. Somewhere in some dingy bar in Houston, Patrick Beverly and Satan are toasting right now.

If it makes anyone feel better, IMO I think the Spurs are in trouble and will probably lose in 7. Then Golden State and Memphis can duel it out in the who-gets-slaughtered-by-Miami series.

I do not see the Thunder losing in front of their fans, they will win on Wednesday but lose at Memphis in Game 6

The Spurs is not going to lose the series, they will advance

Put a rookie in the most intense basketball environment he'll ever compete in, when OKC needs solid, consistent, intelligent play?

There's a reason Lamb hasn't even dressed for the playoffs...

Nothing works for us, so you got to try other options.

Nothing works for us, so you got to try other options.

You don't just desperately try out random options. Lamb is the worst defensive player on the team and got totally lost when he played in the regular season. That ship sailed months ago. This is not a realistic option. Moving on..

Heartbreaking loss. I think our season ends on Wednesday. Somewhere in some dingy bar in Houston, Patrick Beverly and Satan are toasting right now.

If it makes anyone feel better, IMO I think the Spurs are in trouble and will probably lose in 7. Then Golden State and Memphis can duel it out in the who-gets-slaughtered-by-Miami series.

I expect a great series between the Spurs and Grizzlies (if/when we lose).

Those are the two toughest match ups for the Heat in the NBA. It'll be a good Finals with either of those teams from the West.

Westbrook is missed.

LOLOLOL. Another butthurt Seattle fan.

Macklemore not happy with OKC Thunder using his song - Local News - Seattle, WA | NBC News (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51867754/ns/local_news-seattle_wa#.UZHLR7WvXh5)

LOLOLOL. Another butthurt Seattle fan.

Macklemore not happy with OKC Thunder using his song - Local News - Seattle, WA | NBC News (http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51867754/ns/local_news-seattle_wa#.UZHLR7WvXh5)

They just keep on coming. Why would Thunder do that in the first place though. Lol

You don't just desperately try out random options. Lamb is the worst defensive player on the team and got totally lost when he played in the regular season. That ship sailed months ago. This is not a realistic option. Moving on..

Oh so instead we can desperately do the Ha..... UGH I'M NOT GOING THERE WITH NON OF YALL!!

So any chance the Thunder will fire Brooks? He is a overrated coach

So any chance the Thunder will fire Brooks? He is a overrated coach

You must be an OU fan. I predicted OKC would loose in the first round...I was almost right.

Guys, I admit I'm mostly a lurker in this thread, but at this point we're a one-horse team. We knew our bench wasn't the strongest (to be generous), and all Russ' injury did was expose this quite plainly to, well, the rest of humanity. We had a third scorer, but he's gone, and Fisher was never intended to replace RW's points. The team has been architected around RW and KD, and with RW gone, it's like a three-legged stool with one of the legs broken. RJ has played well, but Serge and KMart pulling their disappearing act is, well, crushing.

Granted, we shouldn't have put out some of the horrible ball we've seen in this series, but it is what it is. We should have been better than we've shown, but we haven't been. All we can do is write this season off to terrible luck, take our wounds, amnesty Perk, get RW healed and rehabbed, get a third scorer on our bench, and try again next year.

What happened to RW sucks, but that's sports.