moeroadkill

might as well ad Ellis, Nash Lebron and Dwill

can someone fill me in i missed it all

he got 1 outta 4 his [expletive].

dont u mean westbrook?

Wallace, welcome to my fantasy team

82.5% for thunder LOL

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he wouldnt of walked to the bench if he didnt dance

They’ve been forever linked together. Because of one year, one draft, one general manager’s decision, whatever happens, Kevin Durant and Greg Oden stand to be compared for the rest of their respective careers. Is it fair? I don’t really know. Is it perfectly natural? Yes, yes it is. Oden was taken ahead of Durant in what some considered a bad pick, even at the time. Oden, the conventional dominant big man or Durant, the once-in-a-lifetime college superstar? Eventually, Oden won out, at least in Portland general manager Kevin Pritchard’s mind. But in 2007, Durant won out, at least in the minds of most every NBA fan. Oden sat on the sideline, watching every game of his rookie season without playing a minute. He had microfracture surgery on his right knee before even sniffing a minute of real life run in the NBA. Durant meanwhile went on to glide to the Rookie of the Year Award. Next, 2008. Oden starts his rookie season well, but 13 minutes in injures his foot and misses two weeks. The Sam Bowie rabble-rabbles fire up again. Oden returns in two weeks and plays relatively well. But in late February he bangs knees with Corey Maggette and fractures his left kneecap, and has to miss three weeks. The tags of “fragile” and “injury prone” are tossed on Oden, two words that are the Black Spot for a big man. Bad knees, plus bad feet, most times equal bad career. You know, Sam Bowie. Durant again, is playing out of his mind. In his second year, he averages 25.3 ppg with insane efficiency numbers and high shooting percentages. He tosses his name into a group with Michael Jordan and LeBron James in terms of fastest to score 3,000 points. Durant is a revelation in the making. What were once murmurs of “Portland screwed up with Oden” are quickly becoming booming declarations in the forms of columns and articles and radio show banter and whatever else. Everyone that once thought Durant was a better pick than Oden is coming out of nowhere to remind you about it. Which is the point I'm trying to get to, even through that ridiculously long intro. Don't. Don't even think it. I know you already have and most will continue, but don't. Greg Oden's devastating injury has nothing to do with Kevin Durant. Absolutely nothing. And then Dec. 5, 2009. Oden’s 2009 is off to a nice start. The seven-footer from Ohio State is averaging a meager 11.7 ppg, but a nice 8.7 rpg and 2.4 blocks per game in just 24 minutes a night. He’s not Bill Russell like some thought, but he’s certainly developing into a worthy center. Keep in mind, it is just Oden’s second season. But like so many feared and pictured, six minutes into a game against the Rockets, Oden goes down a large heap clutching his knee. It quickly goes from “Oh, I hope he’s alright” to “Oh no. Oh no. OH NO.” Oden is on the floor writhing in pain. A stretcher comes out. Oden is carted off. His 2009-10 campaign is likely over just like that with a busted left patella. And Durant apologists smirk and shake their heads. Which is the point I’m trying to get to, even through that ridiculously long intro. Don’t. Don’t even think it. I know you already have and most will continue, but don’t. Greg Oden’s devastating injury has nothing to do with Kevin Durant. Absolutely nothing. Well, other than Portland is a little less good and the Blazers happen to be in Kevin Durant’s team’s division. But in terms of what you’re thinking, Oden’s injury isn’t related. Yes, Oden went ahead of Durant in the 2007. Yes, Durant’s career projects to be more successful than Oden’s. Yes, had Portland taken KD instead, they’d probably be a much better team. It’s a nice “What If?” that might makes Bill Simmons’ fifth reprint of The Book of Basketball (now with more footnotes!) and give talking heads something to chatter about for a while. But this isn’t the time for that. This is no time to smile and say, “Oops, should’ve taken Durant.” It’s a time to shake your head and feel absolutely awful for Greg Oden. Oden and Durant know they’re linked. It’s natural. Just like Bowie and Jordan, Leaf and Manning and Crosby and Ovechkin are all linked, Oden and Durant will stand to be compared and contrasted for the rest of their careers. And unfortunately for Oden, injuries are turning into the trump card that prevents us from getting a good read on it. Yes, by all early returns, Durant is having a much better career. If Kevin Pritchard could go back knowing what he knows now, he likely would’ve have turned in KD’s card instead of Oden’s. But I don’t see the pride and satisfaction in celebrating such a thing. We know Kevin Durant is absolutely awesome. We don’t need more validation for that by having everyone acknowledge Pritchard should’ve selected him. And especially not at the expense of finding joy in Oden’s hardships. It’s expected to compare the two players. I get that. It was a controversial pick at the time and it stands to be evaluated for a long time. It’s what we do as sports fans. We play the armchair GM and judge and scrutinize and play the “What If?” game. When somebody makes a decision to take one guy over another, we have to pick it apart. What if the Pistons had taken Carmelo instead of Darko? What if the Hawks took Chris Paul instead of Marvin Williams? Heck, what if the Thunder had taken Rubio instead of Harden? Things might be different, but who really knows? Maybe Durant gets swallowed up in Portland’s scheme and never evolves into the machine he is now. Maybe Oden lands in OKC and never is in a situation that gets him hurt and becomes an All-Star center. You just can’t say for sure. You can’t. What I’m saying is it’s just not fair to keep it up with Oden and Durant. One player has had some seriously awful luck. The other is looking like a potentially transcendent player and is carving up the record book at the age of 21. The two situations may be related, but there’s nothing for Thunder fans and/or Durant fans to celebrate about Oden’s unfortunate circumstances. Everyone across the league immediately thought about Durant tonight when they saw Oden go down in a giant pile. Most probably shook their heads and said, “Told you so.” But it just shouldn’t be that way. It’s not fair to KD and it’s certainly not fair to Oden. Take pride in Durant’s accomplishments. Celebrate his achievements and thank the heavens you have a chance to watch him play. But don’t do it by wagging your finger at Oden. Don’t find irrational validation at the expense of Oden’s injury issues. The two may be forever linked, but it should just be because they came into the league one pick apart back in 2007. And for no other reason than that. wasn't sure to post in thunder forum or blazers.. its long, but its and interesting read i thought its kind of hard to imagine what kind of team the sonics/thunder and blazers would be like if oden was the 2nd pick. would or wouldn't is career be any different hell, we could of even had derrick rose and/or blake griffin..

and while all the rooks are hitting walls my boy jimmy harden will be rock solid and be putting up 13ppg, 4apg and probably end up being our starting pg and move brook is the 2 spot or while they are at it trade Westbrook for that number one pick and then

Cole Aldrich and why is this guy dropping? and god i hope he does drop so we can pick him up

put ur self in the bulls situation ur getting blown out and some guy is dancing off and on the court. think you too would be getting pissed off

he thinks his top [expletive] and i really hate him now. he went overboard this time and he looked like a fool, you don't dance on a basketball court and what he did he was disrespectful wait until your in the locker room then dance all u want i hope KG crab walks right in front of him

this is going to be a good game.just hope we don't get destroyed on the rebounds like Houston did to us, if we avoid that we can put up a good fight. expecting Kristic to have a 13+ point game hopefully he can take away perk from the paint Thabo is going to be all over Allen. KD is a GOOD defender and i think Pierce will struggle in this game he is starting to understand how to use his length and giving guys space and can make it up with his length i actually have a legit expectation of winning this game ima take that back i think he heard me

Make your predictions, and make sure you use FULL PLAYER NAMES. ALL entries must be submitted before the tip-off of the first game. Good luck! Wednesday, December 9th GAME OF THE WEEK Bulls @ Hawks (ESPN) Winner:hawks Leading Scorer, Bulls: derrick rose Leading Scorer, Hawks: joe johnson Leading Rebounder: jokim noah Leading Passer: mike bibby Pistons @ 76ers Winner: pistons Leading Scorer: ben gordon Thursday, December 10th Celtics @ Wizards (TNT) Winner: celtics Leading Rebounder: perkins Magic @ Jazz (TNT) Winner: magic Leading Passer: deron williams Friday, December 11th Blazers @ Cavaliers (ESPN) Winner: blazers Team with most 3-PT Attempts: cavaliers Magic @ Suns (ESPN) Winner: magic Team with most Free-Throw Attempts: magic Saturday, December 12th Celtics @ Bulls (NBATV) Winner: celtics Leading Scorer: paul pierce Sunday, December 13th Spurs @ Clippers (NBATV) Winner: spurs Leading Rebounder: chris kaman

can Shannon Brown do anything else besides that one handed dunk? i know he can get up but its another thing pulling down a 360 etc..

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yeah, oh, im not just taking like 5 steps back and jacking up shots im slowly taking little steps until it feels comfortable. iv been practicing 3 times a day wake up, work out arms, push ups and triceps then shoot for a good 30 minutes. after lunch for another 30 and then just before the sun goes down for another 30 i know its soon but i cant already feel the improvement its less of a struggle to shoot the distance, now i gotta work on accuracy

well for any other jump shot its at the height of my jump. but for 3's i have to have my legs, arms and release all simultaneously yeah, thats another part of it i dont want it to effect how i shoot. i dont want to pick up any habits that might change the way i shoot just curiously where do u guys look at the rim when u shoot. iv heard the front of the rim from where u are standing but i tend to focus in the middle of the rim. iv tired the front but they always seem to fall short something iv noticed also

me? 18 well just got back from my shootaround air balled about amillion times but started to hit the rim. few things i picked up. when i shoot i tend to lean in with my right shoulder i think its because i try to get more power or arc on my shot but when i do its generally off. i tend to shoot slower compared to my mid range and not jumping as high helps i dont know if that makes sense but a little hop is more effective

whats the best way i can do this? i have till about 17/18feet and then it just dies if i shoot normally. i can shoot a 3 if i alter my shot by bringing the ball over my head but 99% of the time it misses and feels awkward should i strengthen my arms? i use only really use my legs to shoot (i never had a coach so i don't know how to properly shoot) other than that i don't know what else really to do

iv had this problem before if u cant open ctrl alt delete after u reset ur computer u got a virus. iv had it before and my computer stopped working after a few days, my advice is to reformat now and try save as much stuff/files as u can once u done that then reformat it. and no anti spyware works

^^ i know right. i offered Andrew Bynum like a 5 year 90+ mill on my OKC squad and he didnt take it.. and took a 2 year deal with lakers for like 35mill, so gay.

because the team cant rebound to save their own lives. rockets probably had 30+offensive boards

give some credit to westbrook and thunder making him go right instead of left. brook done a good job on him he wasn't a factor at all in the game hopefully that games will put the thunder in the spot light some more and get some more recognition