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No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College
15 DeAngelo Alexander G 6'5 215 1/21/84 Charlotte
17 Moses Ehambe F 6'6 200 05/22/86 Oral Roberts
13 James Harden G 6'5 220 8/26/89 Arizona State
50 Devon Hardin C 6'11 220 6/03/86 California
42 Kyle Hines F/C 6'6 230 9/02/86 UNC Greensboro
9 Serge Ibaka F 6'10 220 9/18/89 Congo
14 Shaun Livingston G 6'7 185 9/11/85 Peoria Central HS (IL)
23 B.J. Mullens C 7'0 275 2/14/89 Ohio State
5 Kyle Weaver G 6'6 201 2/18/86 Washington State
0 Russell Westbrook G 6'3 187 11/12/88 UCLA
3 D.J. White F 6'9 251 8/31/86 Indiana
30 Robert Vaden G 6'5 205 3/03/85 Alabama-Birmingham
Head Coach: Scott Brooks
Assistant Coaches: Brian Keefe, Ron Adams, Mark Bryant, Nate Tibbetts and Vin Bhavnani
Head Athletic Trainer: Joe Sharpe

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NEW JERSEY NETS/PHILADELPHIA 76ERS
No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College
26 A.J. Abrams G 5'11 160 10/16/86 Texas
43 Jeff Adrien F 6'7 243 2/10/86 Connecticut
18 Blake Ahearn G 6'2 190 5/27/84 Missouri State
28 Dionte Christmas G 6'5 205 9/15/86 Temple
17 Chris Douglas-Roberts G/F 6'7 200 1/8/87 Memphis
35 Jason Ellis F 6'7 200 12/15/82 Boise State
31 Gary Forbes F 6'7 220 2/25/85 Massachusetts
19 Jrue Holiday G 6'3 180 6/12/90 UCLA
45 Chris Johnson C 6'11 190 7/15/85 LSU
40 Rob Kurz F 6'9 232 3/5/85 Notre Dame
16 Marreese Speights F 6'10 245 8/4/87 Florida
8 Terrence Williams G/F 6'6 220 6/28/87 Louisville
COACHES: NJ: Tom Barrise, Roy Rogers | Philadelphia: Mike O’Koren, Aaron McKie

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Um, not to be a jerk

but it’s just now 2pm Eastern time.

by ElectricPencils on Jul 9, 2009 1:03 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

what's ur point

Mr. P. said the other night that the game threads would go up an hour before, guess he just was busy yesterday and didnt get to it.

Yay, we get to play the scapple. I really want to see how Adrien does as i would love to pick him up this summer to a deal; Dionte Christmas as well.

Also people in Philly are really starting to get down on Speights so i am interested to see how great Mullens is going to make him look.

Cant wait for RW0 to expose Jrue Holiday either.

I assume Ibaka plays today since he rested yesterday. Do they sit Livingston again so they dont play him back to back or did him basically sitting the 2nd half mean he can go today? Any other news on who will play vs sit today? thanks.

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 1:16 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

my point was

his Tweet said

WTLCThe Thunder are playing right now! Why aren’t you watching and commenting?!?! Come join us now! Tipoff 2pm

by ElectricPencils on Jul 9, 2009 1:22 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Ya

I forgot I had the post scheduled an hour early. The tweet goes out when the post goes up. Its all scheduled.

-This comment brought to you by Mr Pappagiorgio aka Mister P
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by Mr Pappagiorgio on Jul 10, 2009 5:02 AM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

You are making me wish I could watch.

I’m at work now.

Also Known as "4D" one step beyond 3D

by daddydai on Jul 9, 2009 2:26 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i know this is not game related

but i still cant believe the cavs were dumb enough to pay varajeo 50 million for 6 years

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 1:27 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Do you think

it’s about keeping LeBron or just in case he leaves?

by ElectricPencils on Jul 9, 2009 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

if he leaves it is even worse to pay a garbage man role play 8 million.

i think if they had let him go they would have only had 34 million with lebron next year cause Z and Shaq would be gone and lebron could have been recruiting bosh instead.

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 1:43 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Another one that may steal 4D's thunder

what the hell is wrong with Portland. Roy wants to sign a 5 yr max deal extension to stay there and they only want to commit to 4 years? Are you serious.

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 1:30 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

steal away...

I was just giving you guys grief.

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by daddydai on Jul 9, 2009 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mullens

with 10 points already.

by ElectricPencils on Jul 9, 2009 2:25 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i guess we made BJ mad when we made fun of him now wanting to be Byron…it actually would be hilarious if he read this.

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 2:28 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah

I wonder if he reads blogs.

I would feel bad for him and Swift, if they do.

How must it feel to go home every night and be Robert Swift?

by ElectricPencils on Jul 9, 2009 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

this is my first time

to catch one of these games…..Mullens is looking good against the scrubs of Scrapple…ha ha actually they dont have too bad a roster…anyways i may be dumb but where does “Scrapple” come from?

by NSU Stud on Jul 9, 2009 2:28 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Scrapple

is a food. It’s intestines and such.

by ElectricPencils on Jul 9, 2009 2:30 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

From Wikipedia

Scrapple or pon haus (Pennsylvania Dutch) is traditionally a mush of pork scraps and trimmings combined with cornmeal and flour, often buckwheat flour. The mush is formed into a semi-solid (dried or congealed) loaf, and slices of the scrapple are then fried before serving. Scraps of meat left over from butchering, not used or sold elsewhere, were made into scrapple to avoid waste.

by ElectricPencils on Jul 9, 2009 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

sounds nasty

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by daddydai on Jul 9, 2009 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

it looks nasty

but i have “tried” a bite of it and its not bad. u can get it thin and crispy or thicker and mushier

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

also

im really hoping to see Ibaka play….ive read nothing but good things about him but havent seen him play yet….hope he plays

by NSU Stud on Jul 9, 2009 2:29 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

oh i guess he has been playing

i dont even know what he looks like (Ibaka) so is the BJ thing for real or not…..does he really want to be Byron now or what…these commentators suck and are confusing me

by NSU Stud on Jul 9, 2009 2:31 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

the commentators do suck

and I’m still calling him BJ.

by ElectricPencils on Jul 9, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

maybe mullens is finally embarassed

after being dominated by robert swift, roy hibbert and josh mcroberts the last two days

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 2:31 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

ibaka is wearing number 9

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 2:32 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

you guys must know something i dont

i cant tell whos who….corner cam sucks

by NSU Stud on Jul 9, 2009 2:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

numbers

westbrook 0
dj white 3
weaver 5
ibaka 9
harden 13
mullens 23
hardin 50
livingston 14 but dont think he is playing today

the rest dont matter at all.

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 2:50 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

lol....ok

i would be doing better if it didnt freeze every 5 secs

by NSU Stud on Jul 9, 2009 2:52 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

gortat is for sure in dallas now?

Dallas is right there with the restg now…..i cant remember another time when the powers have loaded up like they have this season…Spurs and Mavs are stocking up and look tough next year

by NSU Stud on Jul 9, 2009 2:54 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

dallas is the same BS as always

kidd is ancient
terry can score but cant stop me
howard is a head case
dirk is dirk
marion is overrated
gortat is dampier with a lower salary

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Now that it's halftime

and mleetch is a numbers guy…

How much do you think we’ll have to spend to resign Durant and Green?

by ElectricPencils on Jul 9, 2009 2:54 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Durant will be max, around 13 or 14.
Green isn’t quite a star yet, has a low PER…. probably 8 or 9ish.

All speculation.

draft the stache

by Cablinasian on Jul 9, 2009 2:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i was thinking about this yesterday

durant gets max which is probably 13. i would like green to be about 7.5 per and westbrook 8.5.

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 2:56 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

a lot of times, teams give their own draft picks an extra million or so.

draft the stache

by Cablinasian on Jul 9, 2009 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

im not sold on bosh sorry.

i did an entire salary cap post yesterday with all the figures but no one responded to it. so just look in the fanposts

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm not sold on him either

That’s why I was wanting the info for a discussion on another board.

by ElectricPencils on Jul 9, 2009 3:01 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Bosh is Gasol-good, a great second weapon.

draft the stache

by Cablinasian on Jul 9, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

He's due 17 million

in 2010. I don’t see paying him more than that.

by ElectricPencils on Jul 9, 2009 3:03 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t think there is any way that he comes to OKC, considering the cap situation. He might be traded somewhere.

draft the stache

by Cablinasian on Jul 9, 2009 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

it looks very unlikely at this point that the max guys are going to be leaving their original teams. The shrinking cap means that teams can’t offer anywhere near what the original teams can.

draft the stache

by Cablinasian on Jul 9, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

the cap shrinking makes no difference.

the rule is still the difference in raises of 8% vs 10.5%

now they may have less money available but the money allowed to offer is the same.

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

the shrinking cap means that NY can’t offer two big free agents two max deals at this point. And having Bird Rights means another year on the contract.

draft the stache

by Cablinasian on Jul 9, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

reality is even if it stayed where it is they never could have. the only hope was the expectation it was going to keep going up 2 mil+ a year.

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 3:33 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

furthering that to stabilize our long term i would like to do green’s deal frontloaded so basically we pay the combination approx the same each year.

like start green at 9ish and bring it down to avg 7.5 over 5 years.

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

but that gets a lot harder too

when jokers like freaking varajeo are being paid 8.33 mil a year

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I'm having a discussion

on another board regarding taking a center in the draft next year vs. chasing a FA like Bosh.

by ElectricPencils on Jul 9, 2009 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i’d rather have Favors and Monroe with our two picks, but check that fanpost.

http://www.welcometoloudcity.com/2009/7/8/942013/nba-memo-on-salary-cap-for-2010-11

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I concur.

You still trying to pimp that post.

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by daddydai on Jul 9, 2009 3:02 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

well when we have 10 different discussions

each day about salaries maybe someone would like to read the full thing and just read it in one place. lol.

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I've read it

a few times. Not sure that I have anything to add to it. You’re better with the numbers than I am.

by ElectricPencils on Jul 9, 2009 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

well you can just add thoughts on what you would like us to do. you can bring the bosh discussion in there too…lol.

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

True

I’m mostly just frustrated with people at other boards saying things like “I’ll pay Bosh and Durant whatever it takes…” without any thought to reality.

I posted a link to your thread over there.

by ElectricPencils on Jul 9, 2009 3:10 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

here's how i look at it.

by next year we will have possibly 8 1st round picks w 4 or less years in the league. we dont need to be overpaying bosh who is not progressing year to year and hasnt carried his team to anything.

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

for what you pay Bosh you can have Green and Millsap even

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

I agree completely

But this guy is willing to give up Green and WBrook to get Bosh.

by ElectricPencils on Jul 9, 2009 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Durant is going to want 12 or 15 easy

prolly more….green i dont knw 10 seems right….these are just guesses…im not the best source for contracts

by NSU Stud on Jul 9, 2009 2:57 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

they release them when they release the caps

like projected for roy its 5 years 82 mil approx. we wont know what durants would be until next summer as he wont get paid for 2 more years.

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

do you guys have season tickets?

i love the nba and just moved to OKC so i plan on being at many games….but i dont know many people here….is there a group or anything like that for the fans? you know like regulars or anything

by NSU Stud on Jul 9, 2009 3:02 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I live

in Florida.

I wish I was in Oklahoma.

by ElectricPencils on Jul 9, 2009 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

10 game pack

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by daddydai on Jul 9, 2009 3:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i hated the mullens pick

but he looks ok…then again i hate finesse centers

by NSU Stud on Jul 9, 2009 3:04 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

At the house! That Ibaka block was nice.

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by daddydai on Jul 9, 2009 3:05 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

ibaka has been very solid today. mullens had a good 1st quarter.

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 3:07 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

It sounds like it. 14 points.

Is he blocking and rebounding?

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by daddydai on Jul 9, 2009 3:08 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

i think i saw 2 blocks

he had a great rebound jam on a westbrook missed FT but they called him for over the back

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 3:09 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Maybe Westbrook is wearing the shooting sleeve in hopes that he’ll make a jumper.

draft the stache

by Cablinasian on Jul 9, 2009 3:05 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Nice D by Mullens on that drive… lol.

draft the stache

by Cablinasian on Jul 9, 2009 3:08 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

i still dont think so, but it is possible.

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 3:11 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

There was a foriegn news source...

that said he signed a four year deal, but I haven’t heard anything from anyone reliable.

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by daddydai on Jul 9, 2009 3:12 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

If the season started today

who would your 12 man roster include?

by ElectricPencils on Jul 9, 2009 3:12 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Kristic-Collison-Mullens
Green-White
KD-Wilkins
Harden-Thabo-Weaver
RW0-Livingston

but i would make other moves obviously as i think Mullens, Weaver and even White should spend a lot of time in the D-league.

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

1. Westbrook
2. Livingston
3. Thabo
4. Harden
5. Weaver
6. Durant
7. Green
8. White
9. Ibaka
10. Collison
11. Krstic
12. D. Mason

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by daddydai on Jul 9, 2009 3:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

wait no i was thinking

the guy in minnie….who am i thinkin of

by NSU Stud on Jul 9, 2009 3:19 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

Golden State

is for sale. Maybe they can move them to Seattle.

by ElectricPencils on Jul 9, 2009 3:22 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

now if i was toronto

that is a team i would be calling to unload bosh…if they can get randolph, biedrins and azibuke for bosh they should do it and instantly are a playoff team in the east.

Biedrins
Bargnani
Hedo
Azibuke
Calderon

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 3:24 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Mihm would be ok

wouldnt mind getting him and send mullens to the d-league

by NSU Stud on Jul 9, 2009 3:41 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

I was

clearly joking. That’s why I put the winky face.

by ElectricPencils on Jul 9, 2009 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Those

are not the guys i’d listen to.

In fact, if they say it, I do the opposite.

by ElectricPencils on Jul 9, 2009 3:47 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

No

I’m calling him Lord Softypants.

by ElectricPencils on Jul 9, 2009 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

"Lord"

that show a certain measure of respect. He’d be excited.

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by daddydai on Jul 9, 2009 4:55 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

oh lol

i was like what!?!?! he did ok when he was starting got LA a few years ago before he got hurt….OK….just ok

by NSU Stud on Jul 9, 2009 3:43 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

what about jeff foster

think he is someone worth persueing? i bring him up only bc he is an excetional rebounder and with murphy hibbert and rasho in indy he might be avail

by NSU Stud on Jul 9, 2009 3:48 PM CDT reply actions   0 recs

bird loves foster and he doesnt block shots so its no better than nick

i have said before i would deal collison and atkins to lac for camby because with Z-Bo gone they need a backup 4 and nick can also backup the 5 while Jordan grows up.

Also move Watson to miami who really needs a pg for Haslem to replace nick

a group of Kristic, Camby, Green, Haslem will certainly rebound enough for us and camby and haslem would be valuable trade chips at the deadline while in the meantime they can teach ibaka about shot blocking and white about how to rebound better.

by mleetch352 on Jul 9, 2009 4:05 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

Forgot about Foster

I think is contract was up in Indy but haven’t heard anything about him. He could help for the short term, good call.

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by EHoff4020 on Jul 9, 2009 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions   0 recs

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