****Official 2012/2013 Oklahoma City Thunder Basketball Thread****

[onthestrip]

You want him back just because he scored 43 points? He will go back to sucking the next game

Did you not see him doing about as good as anyone has this season in defending Lebron? Id take Jeff back.

[MonkeesFan]

Did you not see him doing about as good as anyone has this season in defending Lebron? Id take Jeff back.

If Jeff defended Lebron good then Boston would have won the game but Jeff did not so Jeff sucks at defending Lebron

[OKCisOK4me]

Did you not see him doing about as good as anyone has this season in defending Lebron? Id take Jeff back.

My buddy has a man crush on Green like you. I'm sure Boston would love to get Perk back as well.

[onthestrip]

My buddy has a man crush on Green like you. I'm sure Boston would love to get Perk back as well.

Hardly a crush. I mean I havent seen Green play but a few times all year. Has good shooting percentages, versatile and stuff but wouldnt want to undo the Perk/Green trade. We needed Perk more than Green. Its just funny that they guy we traded away might turn out to be the best Lebron defender. Something that we needed last year, this year and in the coming years.

[OKCisOK4me]

I always thought Tony Allen would have been good for us. Guess he wasn't available.. Obviously I'm biased cause I'm an oSu fan, but not only does he play great defense, but he can score. Only place I've seen Brewer play defense is on the bench.

[Anonymous.]

Nugs are good. But I gotta put some blame on Brooks for tonight. The stubborn lineup rotation destroyed us late 3rd into 4th.

Fisher has zero value in this matchup and was a huge liability.

[Richard at Remax]

Fisher brings ZERO value anymore. I watched over and over at the game last night him get torched on defense and throw up bricks. Id rather see lamb in there cause he can't do much worse, will get more experience, and is way more athletic.

Also still trying to figure out why Martin starts off hot but goes AWOL in the last half of the game.

And you are right about the rotation. Why westbrook didn't start the 4th gets all over me. Sometimes you have to toss your standard minutes aside and make better adjustments. When westbrook came back in for fisher the speed and urgency picked up, but it was too little too late.

On a side note, Jesse Jackson was sitting right in front of us last night. Not a fan of him but still cool to see

[dankrutka]

Brooks' misuse of the rotation is a huge liability for this team. It's well documented that Perk is often misused and overplayed when the matchups aren't there. The Finals was the best example. But giving Fisher significant minutes is just ridiculous. Reggie is our future and he's better in about every way. Ugh.

[Bellaboo]

Over on DailyThunder, they rag all over Brooks on his rotations. I watched Fisher get torched, just too slow, but blame Brooks for having him out there. You'd think he'd learn by now it's okay to play him against the older slow teams, but not the younger faster more athletic ones.

[Anonymous.]

He was playing Fisher as a SG, too. And if you watch the 'tape', Fisher's man scored on the other end almost every single time. He is a joke on D and we needed stops after that blown open run by the Nugs.


Keeping Russ on the bench to come in at traditional 8 minute mark was absurd. I like Brooks, but the stubborness of rotation made me want to shove that pom-pom they gave out at the game last night, down my throat. Why not have Reggie run the point and Russell be the SG, or even Lamb as others have said.

It just really pisses me off that Fisher is back on this team, and why the fans love him I have no idea. He came out and stated the only reason he is here is to win #6.... So he is just coat tail riding the Thunder to get himself another ring. Don't start with the "blah blah veteran leadership, blah blah blah". Yea that really helped last year, too. Brooks loves Fisher and that is a problem for everyone. When does someone step up and tell Brooks to alter his rotations and lineups based on the ever changing conditions???

[OKCisOK4me]

I think that the NBA is so fluid when it comes to gauging talent levels and who may have it and who may still not have it based on our biased feelings toward those players when it comes to game time. I think when someone who doesn't analyze the NBA to a T views it and says, "oh man, I remember when Kendrick Perkins was a beast on the Celtics squad". They say 'I remember' and 'was' but they don't transition that into the present. So you've got Scotty, the head coach, who should know better but still plays guys like Perk & Fisher in rotations that they don't belong in. I get stuck with the past, without thinking of the future sometimes too. I love Derek, but I think it's time for him to move on after this season and look at an internal position with a team/franchise or just look at becoming a head coach in the college ranks.

D Fish will always be one of my favorites (even when he was with the Lakers).

[Jake]

The Thunder have some serious, fundamental issues that need to be fixed. Badly.

This years playoffs will be interesting. An early round exit is a real possibility.

[Anonymous.]

Thunder get burned in MEM. Pretty much worstcase scenarios kept occurring into the final seconds where of course Bayless hits a 3 to force overtime. Then embarassing possessions ensue on OKC offense and we lose on a tip in.

Sums up the Thunder's momentum right now.



I just hope this means we peak into the playoffs.

[ljbab728]

Thunder get burned in MEM. Pretty much worstcase scenarios kept occurring into the final seconds where of course Bayless hits a 3 to force overtime. Then embarassing possessions ensue on OKC offense and we lose on a tip in.

Sums up the Thunder's momentum right now.



I just hope this means we peak into the playoffs.

I don't know how many people remember the Thunder's late season swoon during the regular season last year but they had 8 wins and 7 loses in the last 15 games before the playoffs.

[SoonerBoy18]

I dont about you but once they hit the game winning shot, My head exploded I had some choice words that I dont say on this site. That loss hurt! ='( now Denver and Memphis thinking they all big and bad ='(

[OKCJapan]

Once again, the Thunder cannot finish close games on the road. At the current rate, with 4 more games on the road against teams that are biding for playoff spots, I could see the Thunder realistically going 59-23. Dropping to 4th maybe 5th in the west. In that case, I could see an 1st round exit. If that were to happen, I think there would half to be a some major changes to the bench roster. Some have blamed Brooks for his rotations. While Martin had a good game, he is too inconsistent for carry the bench scoring. I think Brooks needs to work Lamb and Jones III into the rotation to see if they can bring some additional offense to this team.

If you compare, the Thunder schedule to Memphis, Clippers and Denver, The difficult part of their schedules were early in their seasons and they racked up several losses. Now they are riding the easy roads into the playoffs. It is just the opposite for the Thunder.

Even if the Thunder do not make it back to the WCF this season, at this point, I have chalked it up as a transition year, which is difficult for any team.

[venture]

Yeah, the team seemed to be on the right progression each season getting towards the title, but this year it just isn't happening. I agree they very well could be knocked out in the first round. It is what it is. The Thunder are a good team, but they are not a very good team like they were last year.

[OKCisOK4me]

I'm still solid with a Western Conference semifinals bow out...

[Teo9969]

OKC will remain the #2 seed, win Round 1 in 4/5 games, win Round 2 in 6 and in the WCF either lose to San Antonio in 7 or beat the Grizz in 6.

If they make it to the Finals, they'll lose in 6 to Miami

[SoonerBoy18]

OKC will remain the #2 seed, win Round 1 in 4/5 games, win Round 2 in 6 and in the WCF either lose to San Antonio in 7 or beat the Grizz in 6.

If they make it to the Finals, they'll lose in 6 to Miami

Will I ever be a millionare?.....

[Teo9969]

Will I ever be a millionare?.....

Probably...It's called inflation

[MonkeesFan]

Here is to a good game and a Magic win/loss

Either way is good with me

Win=Beat a good team and avoid sweep
Loss=Better chance of getting #1 draft pick

[OKCisOK4me]

The way the Thunder has been playing, Orlando will win.

[Bill Robertson]

The way the Thunder has been playing, Orlando will win.

You make it sound like the Thunder are working to stay out of last place. Get real! For those who don't remember the Thunder lost 7 of the last 15 games last year and made the finals. They do seem to have some issues with rotation, making adjustments and the top players not putting their best on the floor right now but that doesn't justify jumping off the bandwagon.

[Anonymous.]

Hopefully we will peak right as the playoffs get going. Right now I feel as if the Heat and Nugs are definitely at their peaks. Both riding on great basketball and good luck. Thunder riding on the opposite.

Teams don't stay hot for forever (See Spurs last two seasons into the playoffs).