Thunder Gameday: Portland Trail Blazers (30-18) Open Thread
by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 5:05 AM CST
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Portland Trail Blazers at Oklahoma City Thunder, Feb 6, 2009 7:00 PM CST
When you are 11-38, there aren't many games where the entire country will at least peak in at what's going on, but this game is different for a good number of reasons. First up, is of course, the first ever matchup of the #1 and #2 overall picks from the 2007 NBA Draft, Kevin Durant and Greg Oden (Oden missed last season due to injury). The much ballyhooed debate over which player should be drafted over the other is still a hot topic as both players are easily on their way to becoming NBA Superstars. The other is a bit of a side note, in regards to Brandon Roy, and head coach Nate McMillan. Brandon Roy is a native of Seattle, and of course Nate was a longtime player in the Sonics organization for well over 10 years. Both have expressed discontent about the team leaving Seattle.
Needless to say this is going to be a fun game to watch for numerous different reasons. Nate is going to have his boys ready to play because of the sentimental factor of the Thunder being the team that used to be his. Its easy to understand why he would want to pound the Thunder into the ground, and while the PR heavy world we live in would never allow him to say, we definitely know its on his mind. As for Brandon Roy, well, he's capable of going off any night of the week. Playing against the team that he grew up cheering for is already enough motivation to play well, but when you consider that the team moved away from his home and changed their name, effectively killing his childhood favorite, well, now you have some real motivation.
Of course all that could just be BS as well. There are 82 games in a season, and this is just one of those. For Portland they are coming off of a loss that came after a 5 game winning streak, and they will be focused on not letting one of the leagues worst teams give them a second loss in a row. As for the Thunder, they quickly find themselves in the middle of that unforgiving February schedule, and now they need to try and get wins while they are home because they have been so hard to get on the road.
The focus of the night for the Thunder is obviously going to be to put a couple bodies down low on Oden, and be physical defensively with Brandon Roy. The only chance the Thunder have in this game is to be physical defensively, and with the lack of defensive intensity lately, you can understand why I'm a little worried.
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You might want to proof read… you used ‘know’ instead of ‘now’, ‘their’ instead of ’they’re’, and ‘Its’ instead of ’It’s’. Just a grammar Nazi… sorry.
by jazzaholic17 on Feb 6, 2009 3:41 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
You are right
I usually do go back over all stories to make sure everything is correct, but I admit, I wrote this last night and rushed off to bed without going back over it.
It won’t happen again. Well, it probably will, but I’ll try not to let it happen.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 5:17 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Always nice to see someone standing up for grammar.
It gets no respect anymore. Although Props to Mr. Pappagiorgio for usually doing the doublecheck. Mistakes happen.
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by T Darkstar on Feb 6, 2009 6:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Lack of defensive intensity "lately"?
Wouldn’t that mean “the entire season”?
Karma. Thy name is a 50 point loss for Kevin Durant’s temporary team, located in a wide spot in the middle of the road.
by chnews on Feb 6, 2009 7:22 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Actually, the Thunder have been playing much better defense in the month of January, as compared to the previous two months of the season. If you watched any Thunder games you might actually know that.
…as for this being Kevin Durants “temporary” location, well, Durant isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, and you can bank on that.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 3:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah the 2010 offseason will be very interesting
There are alot of people who want to see Durant walk from the Thunder. It’s going to be very difficult for him to do, unless he wants to stay in OKC for 4 years running.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I am the stone that builder refused..I am the visual...The inspiration..That made lady sing the blues....I'm the spark that makes your idea bright.....The same spark that lights the dark....So that you can know your left from your right...I am the ballot in your box....The bullet in your gun...The inner glow that lets you know...To call your brother son....The story that just begun...The promise of what's to come...And I'm 'a remain a soldier till the war is won....
by pookeyguru on Feb 8, 2009 12:25 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
There is also the rather large possibility
That he might not get as large a contract off the 2011 CBA, as he would if he signed an extension before then.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I am the stone that builder refused..I am the visual...The inspiration..That made lady sing the blues....I'm the spark that makes your idea bright.....The same spark that lights the dark....So that you can know your left from your right...I am the ballot in your box....The bullet in your gun...The inner glow that lets you know...To call your brother son....The story that just begun...The promise of what's to come...And I'm 'a remain a soldier till the war is won....
by pookeyguru on Feb 8, 2009 12:25 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Blazer fan here
Its kinda wierd thinking about playing the sonics, er thunder in okc, I can’t really say Im bitter you have the sonics, obviously Seattle did not put up much of a fight for them,but its not like I can jump in my car for a road trip to a hostile arena against an arch nemisis.
Would you be mad if the longhorns up and moved to the pac-10 and you played them once every 5-6 years with nothing in conferance at stake?Probably a bad analogy but you get my point.
The game will be entertaining for the simple fact that both teams got can’t miss players and future all-stars, as for the Durant vs Oden hype going on? They dont even play the same position. Unless Durant is doubling Greg or Durant is driving to the rim on Greg, the epic match-up doesnt exist.
Weird I can’t even get motivated to talk smack to your club, I want to scream were going to own you for the next decade but theres a chance next season we will not even be in the same division, I read one expert that thinks the thunder may even get moved to the eastern conferance,,,Crazy.
GO BLAZERS!
I try to help with everything," Fernandez said. "If the coach says go rebound, I go rebound. I work for the team.
""If I'm playing this game to get media and attention, I shouldn't be here," Aldridge said. "I'm here to play basketball, and do what I can do to help this team win."
by Dragonage on Feb 6, 2009 2:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
change can be scary
Not sure I’d say right away that we’re talking a conference or division switch next season. Seems a little extreme.
That and why am I the only one who thinks Joe Smith for John Salmons won’t go through? I bet if Salmons comes, it’s for draft choices or something like that. Haven’t heard Wilcox mentioned in trade talks before.
I’m saying it right now – Durant dunks on Oden at least twice tonight. Thunder lose at the buzzer on a Brandon Roy three. Would anyone be surprised?
I also find this amusing – GO BLAZERS is what I used to chant at CHL hockey games downtown. How far OKC has come in only a few years. Thank you oil and natural gas.
by Kooz on Feb 6, 2009 5:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Oden hasn't been dunked on that much this year
he dishes out more punishment than he takes, though he has been dunked on a few brutal times.
If this game is close late, watch Roy absolutely take over. I don’t think OKC has anyone that can even try to contain him. Westbrook or Weaver? Rookies. Roy will draw the foul or cross them over. Durant? Don’t think he could stand a chance either.
Lucky for OKC though, is that Roy is in a bit of a slump. He’s been banged up a little and is running on fumes. He still put in 26 on 20 shots versus Dallas though.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 6:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Roy is a tough guy to defend, especially for young players. Personally, I want RW0 on him defensively as much as possible. Keep Watson away from Roy!
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 6:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
…the rumor about Smith for Salmons did include OKC giving up one of its first round picks.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 6:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Trail Blazer fan here
welcome to the SBNation Thunder fans…. looks like you got a head start on the open day game thread but don’t think you got a chance of outscoring the Blazers Edge… like the team, we always get behind early and have to play catch up…
good luck in the game tonight…
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by bow4meow on Feb 6, 2009 5:23 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Well, we’re doing it different over here in loud city. As soon as the clock ticks midnight, its Thunder Gameday Baby!
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 6:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
That's how it used to be last year at the Bedge
But we would have 500 comments before the game started.
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Feb 6, 2009 6:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, we’re new around town, and don’t exactly have as big of a fanbase to pull comments from. If we grow as big as the Edge, I’m sure we’ll have to do a gametime post, but for now, Gameday is ALL DAY!
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 6:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Another Blazer fan
one other interesting matchup in tonight’s game has been overlooked—
Russell Westbrook vs. Jerryd Bayless.
Two PAC-10 freshman guards with similar resumes—highly athletic studs, standout defenders in college, often criticized as “tweeners”, both lottery picks.
Many though Bayless would go higher, but he slid a bit in the draft camps and such—the Blazers were able to nab him at #11, in a trade with the Pacers. Westbrook was one of the rising stars of the draft—went from a mid-first-rounder to the #4 pick in the draft, and has looked at times like the best rookie in the league this year.
Bayless has gotten far less burn than Thunder, given that the Blazers are a deep team and he’s got several vets in the rotation ahead of him—he still does not start—but the injury to starting PG Steve Blake has given Bayless (or “Rex” as we like to call him, for his incredible wingspan) his chance, and has not disappointed. The dude can flat-out ball; and is looking like the guy who dominated summer league.
Seeing them go against each other in the NBA should be interesting—and unlike Durant v. Oden, they play the same position.
Like most Blazer fans, we wish the Thunder were still in Seattle—but congrats on your team nonetheless. You’ve got a good GM, some scary good young guys—it should make for an interesting rivalry.
by EngineerScotty on Feb 6, 2009 6:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
RW0 has made me almost totally forget about Bayless. Bayless is a guy a lot of people thought the Sonics take at #4. People kinda scoffed at Westbrook, but RW0 is making them eat their words a bit so far.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 6:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
ARGH!
Why can’t Fox Sports Oklahoma fix the F’n audio on the HD feed??? They are seriously trying to drive me out of my freakin’ mind!
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 6:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Sorry for the Blazer Fan invasion.
We like to travel… as long as we don’t have to get out of our chairs. :p
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by T Darkstar on Feb 6, 2009 6:59 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
No problem at all! Glad you guys are stopping by! Blazer fans are crazy active on SBNation!
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 7:01 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Do the fans in attendence get anything if the team scores 100?
Karma
by Sabonis4Ever on Feb 6, 2009 7:05 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Starting Five
Once again Thunder go with RW0, Kyle Weaver, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, and Nick Collison.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 7:13 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Why does Darnell Mayberry always look so damn bored?
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 7:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Westbrook in foul trouble early. Watson to the floor. Never a good sign.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 7:18 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Collison playing strong inside early.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 7:20 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Welcome to the live thread Thundermav!
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 7:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks man, appreciate it!
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 7:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
SICK!
Durant fouled and threw up a crazy shot for +1
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 7:26 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Thunder pushing the ball
Its clear the gameplan tonight is to push the ball up the court and keep Oden out of position. Its working so far. Thunder up 26-18.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 7:28 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
on that note Joe Smith in for Collison
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 7:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Durant's nickname
We have to come up with a better nickname for Durant than “KD”. There’s no original names anymore, it’s always just related to a players name and maybe his number too. I vote for Mantis. A mantis is wiry but smooth, delicate but yet a Mantis will eat babies if it has to. I see similar characteristics in Durant.
Anybody have any others?
by rockrichmond2 on Feb 6, 2009 7:31 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Dan Patrick
Calls him Durantula.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 7:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Not bad
But again, a play on his name. And can you really picture yourself yelling out “Come on Durantula!” in Loud City?
“Shit yeah, Mantis!” sounds much, much better to me.
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by rockrichmond2 on Feb 6, 2009 7:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I will do just that on Sunday during the Thunder/Kings game.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 7:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
+1
I’m sure I will as well. I’m having a hard time with my rooting interests this year. Kings fan for 20 years, but born and raised here in Oklahoma. Moved to OKC 5 years ago. I love both teams and planned on them being 1. and 1A., but the excitement showed by the Thunder since Brooks took over combined with the Kings atrocious season has really made me start to wonder about who should be 1. and who should be 1A.
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by rockrichmond2 on Feb 6, 2009 7:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, that’s difficult. I got lucky in the sense that my favorite team was the Sonics.
…of course the crappy part is my former favorite team is gone.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 7:41 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Fortuitous
Well that worked out for you nicely. It seems like serendipity. Say, who was it that starred in that movie Serendipity?
Oh yeah:
her.
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by rockrichmond2 on Feb 6, 2009 7:50 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Picture Porn is awesome
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I am the stone that builder refused..I am the visual...The inspiration..That made lady sing the blues....I'm the spark that makes your idea bright.....The same spark that lights the dark....So that you can know your left from your right...I am the ballot in your box....The bullet in your gun...The inner glow that lets you know...To call your brother son....The story that just begun...The promise of what's to come...And I'm 'a remain a soldier till the war is won....
by pookeyguru on Feb 8, 2009 12:33 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Damn nice block indeed.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 7:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Blazers Edge Commentors
are complaining non-stop about the “In play Music” LMAO
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 7:34 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
They should be complaining about their team giving up 37 in the 1st
by ThunderMav on Feb 6, 2009 7:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I commented about that, not much response.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 7:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
37-25 End of 1st Quarter
Thunder playing well so far. Keep it up!
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 7:39 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Thunder/Blazers rebuilding processes
I can see the Thunder being right with them or better in 2010-2011. Just a couple of nice drafts and smart free agent pick-ups for the bench by Presti and I think we’d have quite a squad.
Kings fan in OKC
by rockrichmond2 on Feb 6, 2009 7:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I agree. We have young guys in place and if Presti can continue to make good moves this team will be a contender in 2-3 years.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 7:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Right
We will have the best player on the court most nights with Mantis, flanked by some unique talents for their respective positions in Westbrook (jumping and rebounding ability) and Green (size/agility, ability to adapt to what each game needs). Plus a solid big man with Krstic, and hopefully another with Griffin. Very good role/team players with Mason and Weaver, and hopefully a solid “garbage” big and PG off the bench. That’s a tough rotation.
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by rockrichmond2 on Feb 6, 2009 7:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Indeed. Its going to be fun watching this team grow.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 8:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It's also going to be interesting to see what kind of veteran's Presti gets
If you want your team to be a strong one, you have to have those role players. They are just as important (ultimately) to your team consistently winning as the Durant/Westbrook/Green guys are.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I am the stone that builder refused..I am the visual...The inspiration..That made lady sing the blues....I'm the spark that makes your idea bright.....The same spark that lights the dark....So that you can know your left from your right...I am the ballot in your box....The bullet in your gun...The inner glow that lets you know...To call your brother son....The story that just begun...The promise of what's to come...And I'm 'a remain a soldier till the war is won....
by pookeyguru on Feb 8, 2009 12:31 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think thats all too clear after we lost Desmond Mason to injury. He brought so much to this team outside his stat line.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 8, 2009 9:32 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
5-0
so far to start the 2nd. Blazers are scoreless through 3 minutes. Check that 8-0
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 7:47 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Thank God they finally fixed the audio!
Man, its been almost a month of that in and out audio garbage.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 7:50 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
SERIOUSLY WHOEVER FIXED IT! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 7:53 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thunder playing well
Portland is a better team than they are showing, obviously, but we are seeing the main problems with them:
1) transition D— Portland has the worst D among good teams in the NBA, by far and the transition D is a big part of that.
2) no post presence. Aldridge is soft and inconsistent and the Blazers never get Oden the ball— he’s not going to develop into a post presence with no touches.
3) poor first quarters. The Blazers rarely show up for a 1st quarter on the road.
The Thunder are running a clinic right now.
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Feb 6, 2009 8:00 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Its clear transition was in the gameplan
The Thunder have been effectively pushing the ball up court with success all game.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 8:02 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Did
some of my comments get removed? I don’t see mine or responses to them anymore.
Kings fan in OKC
by rockrichmond2 on Feb 6, 2009 8:03 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
No they should be there. 1 sec
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 8:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
My fault, I accidentally clicked a wrong button at the top of that section of posts.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 8:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ahhh
there they are. I thought maybe you had something against Kate Beckinsale and I was about to have to leave this site and never come back.
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by rockrichmond2 on Feb 6, 2009 8:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
lol. sorry about that. Still getting used to all the SBnation controls
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 8:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
60-40 at the Half
Thunder came to play tonight. Blazers are playing sloppy and without much passion. It’s almost like they don’t even want to be out there playing tonight.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 8:12 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Thunder come to play every night
That’s what I love about them. Complete 180 from when Coach Popalisimo was the coach.
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by rockrichmond2 on Feb 6, 2009 8:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
This is true. Fun bunch to watch. Lot of heart.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 8:26 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
they really get after it
respect.
Portland is actually playing now. This game will get under 10 points, I think. We’ll see.
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Feb 6, 2009 8:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Depends on if the Thunder stay hot on offense or not. Seems like they’ll go into a scoring lull at least once during the game.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 8:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Durant is killing it tonight.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 8:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Mantis*
Mantis, is killing it tonight ;)
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by rockrichmond2 on Feb 6, 2009 8:32 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
oh yeah. The Durantula is feeding tonight.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 8:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Oh yeah, his other nickname is K-Smoove
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 8:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Who's
The Durantula? Never heard of him.
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by rockrichmond2 on Feb 6, 2009 8:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I’m sorry, Durantula just sounds cooler than Mantis.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 8:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It's fitting however
“The Durantula.” Yeah, that is totally Kevin Durant.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I am the stone that builder refused..I am the visual...The inspiration..That made lady sing the blues....I'm the spark that makes your idea bright.....The same spark that lights the dark....So that you can know your left from your right...I am the ballot in your box....The bullet in your gun...The inner glow that lets you know...To call your brother son....The story that just begun...The promise of what's to come...And I'm 'a remain a soldier till the war is won....
by pookeyguru on Feb 8, 2009 12:30 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Oden gets zero respect from the refs
Oden fouled Collison and that wasn’t a foul at the other end? amazing.
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Feb 6, 2009 8:32 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
That was incredible...
The reffing has been annoying, to say the least.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 8:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Lead back to 19
just a few minutes left in the 3rd and the Thunder haven’t botched their big lead yet. Perhaps their saving all the drama for the 4th quarter again. Lets hope for not at all tonight.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 8:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Portland came back from 20 vs. New Orleans
that isn’t happening twice in one trip.
We miss Steve Blake so much. No one else on the team understands the concept of feeding the post.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 8:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Never know. Young teams can fall into those stretches of 5-6 minutes where they just can’t find the bottom of the net, and this team is prone to that. If that happens, Portland can come back.
Especially if Roy can find a groove and take over offensively. He’s a guy who can do it at any time.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 8:57 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Jeff Green
Exploded the net :p
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 8:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I'm impressed with the Thunder D
No credit to the Thunder for the offense though, because I prefer to blame it all on the Blazers awful D :)
Seriously though, props to OKC.
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Feb 6, 2009 8:44 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I’m not overly impressed with our D tonight, although its better than it has been lately. They are hustling.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 8:45 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Its been good, trust me
Portland has the #2 offensive efficiency in the league. Its very rare for Portland to struggle this much offensively.
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Feb 6, 2009 8:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think this guy trying to fix the net...
is going to have an anxiety attack. The longer it takes him the more pressure he’s going to feel, and he’s eventually going to go nuts and have an attack, maybe of the heart variety.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 8:49 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
81-66 End of the 3rd Quarter
The Thunder gave up several small runs during the quarter but rebounding each time until the end there the Blazers got a couple points back. 15 point lead big enough?
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 8:56 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
yes
without Blake’s three point shooting, it’ll be hard to come back.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 8:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Its back to 13 already
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 8:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You have to assume it will be
I still think Portland has a run in them, but the chances of a Blazer win are pretty low.
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Feb 6, 2009 8:58 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
DEFENSE!
DEFENSE DEFENSE DEFENSE!
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 8:58 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Random thought
The blazers uni’s suck.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 9:01 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
wow
I love our unis. I think the Thunder logo is pretty terrible honestly.
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Feb 6, 2009 9:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I didn’t like it at first either, or our uniforms. Of course being a fan, you grow to LOVE everything about your team, and I now dig the logo and uni’s. Go figure.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 9:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It's ironic that a Thunder fan says that.
Did you copy the Magic or the Hornets?
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:03 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Knicks actually :p
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 9:04 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
See, I think the Blazers are one of the teams in the NBA with unique jerseys
a lot of them look so similar.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:05 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
they are definitely unique. I don’t know, just something I don’t like about them for some reason. Doesn’t seem as cool as their logo to me.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 9:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
the old logo is rad
I loved the 70s unis.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:07 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Ow
Roy really got wacked in the face on that drive.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:09 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Does OKC always play this much in arena music?
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:10 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. Typically when we are on offense there is either a Go Thunder Go type chant or music. When the opposing team is on offense its mostly all defensive chants.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 9:11 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Its definitely a tough place to play. You don’t even really get the full effect of the crowd by watching TV
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 9:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The Rose Garden might be the toughest place in the NBA...
I’m spoiled. Idk if the Ford Center would impress me.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
The arena itself needs some work, but is getting huge renovations as soon as the season is over, but the actual crowd is awesome, and LOUD AS HELL. In the 4th if the game is close, man, you won’t be able to talk to the person next to you its so loud.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 9:17 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I dunno
the RG gets so loud during big games that it’s hard to hear the announcers. Fans were chanting defense on the second possession of the Boston game, barely sat down.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:34 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
We usually chant defense from the first possession….against crappy teams. :p
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 9:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Hah
We just scream the whole game so the other team is intimidated! We even have three gorillas to storm the court at halftime, chasing the away team out.
Not quite… but the RG is one of the top 3 hardest places in the league to play, in the opinion of most coaches and teams that are asked.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I guess we’ll find out the hard way this week huh? We’re not nearly as good on the road. :-(
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 10:12 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I think they also play certain songs when certain players score too. For instance, when Mason would score it would always be “Who let the dogs out”
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 9:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Which is
AWFUL.
Kings fan in OKC
by rockrichmond2 on Feb 6, 2009 9:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I don’t like that song either. lol
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 9:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I mean specifically music, not noise
they play a lot of different tracks and stuff. It’s annoying… I think the clippers were the same way and the ref started screaming at the PA system operator. It was funny.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, they play music all game long. Its awesome, I love it. The arena experience has gotten better and better as the season went on.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 9:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Just seems normal to me.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 9:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Just noticed
Aldridge and Durant both use the same sneaky offensive foul/mild hook that refs don’t see… they train together in the offseason.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:22 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Interesting observation.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 9:23 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
it's really subtle
but eerily, eerily similar. Very effective move. Definitely illegal though. Ha, if the ref doesn’t see it… it never happened.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:24 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Durant said it was Aldridge that woke him up early over the summer, pushed him harder
Why LaMarcus, why?
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well
I have a much higher opinion of Jeff Green than before, but I dunno about Westbrook.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:26 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
the coach isn't making him play with discipline.
He was very controlled at UCLA… these turnovers and out of control play aren’t what he should be doing. He needs a coach who demands that he play within himself.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:28 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
He’s been moved to PG, so I think they are giving him a lot of leeway while he learns the position.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 9:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Bayless is learning the position
as well, and McMillan gives him very little leeway.
I dunno…. I really think that you have to be a bit hard with rookies, and force them to learn the right way. Westbrook can be good, but he needs to learn to correctly play the position. That one possession where he was staring a Blazer down, drove, and traveled should have gotten him pulled from the game.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Jeff Green and Russell Westbrook both have really great nights and off nights were as Durant is great nearly every night.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 9:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks to all the Blazers fans...
who were hanging out and chatting with us all night. You guys were great, and this is only the beginning of what has the potential to be a very VERY heated rivalry over the next few years.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 9:26 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Oh don't worry
it’s already heated. Losing to you sucks almost as much as the Lakers, just because I miss the Sonics.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
You aren’t alone. I miss them too. Of course I’m one of those very few who got lucky in the whole deal. Its still not easy to see your all time favorite teams disappear.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 9:29 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
it seriously makes me really angry
I wasn’t a Sonic fan, but I know Sonic fans. I loved the I-5 rivalry.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:30 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I can understand that. Fans of both teams could always go to home and away games against each other. Those are special rivalries.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 9:31 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It was special.
Sonics vs. Blazers was historic… and they ripped it away. I just hope they get a team back.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
102-93
Thunder Win! Easily their most impressive win of the season (opponent record wise).
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 9:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
It's a good sign for both teams really
That your biggest win is the Blazers. Means you guys are playing great (and you are), but it also means the Blazers are one of those top tier teams(i hope at least).
See ya wednesday! :)
"There is one way that cutting off trade with a partner could help you," Wolfers explains. "And that's if you're an idiot. If you used to trade a lot with one partner, and they always got the better of you because you don't know what you're doing, then you're right, you would be better off not trading with them any more."
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 6, 2009 9:36 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, and we don’t play nearly as well on the road. We’ll probably get thumped in Portland.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 9:37 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not gonna get into that lol
I think we got seriously humbled by you guys. So we will want the win, but we aren’t gonna gonna try to kill you. should be a better game than this, action wise.
"There is one way that cutting off trade with a partner could help you," Wolfers explains. "And that's if you're an idiot. If you used to trade a lot with one partner, and they always got the better of you because you don't know what you're doing, then you're right, you would be better off not trading with them any more."
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 6, 2009 9:38 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Its going to be fun to see not only how Portland responds but if OKC can carry some confidence in there. It probably depends more on if they can shock the Lakers on Tuesday than this game though.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 10:13 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Congratulations
On a big win. You guys played your hearts out, and earned it. Bedge got a little too emotional at times, but we really love our team, but we do root for you guys to be good, aint the fans fault that Seattle was screwed.
Nice win.
"There is one way that cutting off trade with a partner could help you," Wolfers explains. "And that's if you're an idiot. If you used to trade a lot with one partner, and they always got the better of you because you don't know what you're doing, then you're right, you would be better off not trading with them any more."
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 6, 2009 9:33 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Hah
I don’t root for the Thunder to be good. That’s just Clay Bennett though.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:33 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't blame the OKC fans.
It’s not their fault. And it’s not the players fault. Grudges aren’t rational though.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:35 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Congrats to OKC- dominant win
Its panic time over at BlazersEdge :(
Boomshakalaka
by jksnake99 on Feb 6, 2009 9:38 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
yeah im scared to see it.
"There is one way that cutting off trade with a partner could help you," Wolfers explains. "And that's if you're an idiot. If you used to trade a lot with one partner, and they always got the better of you because you don't know what you're doing, then you're right, you would be better off not trading with them any more."
by Outlaw is Rejector on Feb 6, 2009 9:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
not panic time
we saw nothing here we didn’t already know.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:39 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
we're still young, even younger than the Thunder.
It’s a testament to the guys that we’re 30-19.
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:40 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It was panic time at tipoff over there. lol
You guys are funny. Love Blazers Edge members!
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 10:14 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, good job OKC
you got us… it was definitely maddening to watch, but credit to you guys for exposing our defensive issues.
We’ll have many wars in the future, including next Wednesday…
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:42 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
nice blog here...
SBNation really adds to readership quickly, with all of the "cross-pollination. "
by Cablinasian on Feb 6, 2009 9:46 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Most definitely. Loving the SBN treatments so far. Looking forward to this brewing rivalry.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 6, 2009 10:15 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
It's easier than it used to be
With just one account for all the sites. That’s why you see more cross talk now. (I had a ton of accounts, but a lot of people didn’t want to go to the hassle. I didn’t mind.)
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1 account for all sites...
Really makes it easy to jump from your favorite sites and post comments. Easily one of the biggest things the SBNation has going for it.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 8, 2009 9:33 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
(Grant Long) “You know what was truly impressive about this game? It was the fact that the Thunder led the entire game, wire to wire.”
by Kooz on Feb 7, 2009 10:43 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
People are trying to make a big deal about winning “wire to wire” and while its a cool little sidenote, I don’t know, I don’t really take much stock in it. If we had opened the game 2-0 and they were to answer back with a 3, to make it 2-3 and then the game went exactly as it did last night, I don’t really think it’d make any bit of difference.
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Feb 7, 2009 12:06 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
For a team
like ours, I think it does matter. Well, maybe doesn’t really matter in the course of the game, but big picture wise I think it’s another nice little step for them. It’s just another encouraging sign in the maturation process to me.
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by rockrichmond2 on Feb 7, 2009 2:18 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I do agree its a nice stepping stone for the teams progress, but in the end, to the team, I don’t really think it matters as much as getting the win against a rival team (well at least it used to be), and a winning team.
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