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Oklahoma City @ Minnesota


Keep this one bookmarked. Check out the 1/2 time Four Factors:

Pace (Poss) Eff eFG FT/FG OREB% TOr
OKC 94.0 (47) 91.5 39.4% 12.8 20.0 10.6
MIN 153.2 72.0% 31.7 41.2 8.5

Wow.

Can the Wolves hold this 29 point lead? Here's hoping they do.

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Can the Grizzlies start five point guards?

They apparently traded for Shaun Livingston in exchange for a bar-b-que sandwich. Then they waived him about ten minutes later. WTF?

by PoorDick on Jan 7, 2009 7:30 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well, they DO know how to make good BBQ in Memphis…

by jianfu on Jan 7, 2009 7:37 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wholy Shit

Wolves lead 42 yes..42-24 after 1 period

Foye with 18 points!

by Tony_O on Jan 7, 2009 7:36 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The Sonics can't buy a bucket

While the Wolves are on Fire!

I didn’t know Kevin McHale had a game-genie.

organic through and through

by DrakeSax82 on Jan 7, 2009 7:36 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

durn...

say if anyone has a linky for me please let me know

I went to one site and am now listening to the radio broadcast. up 18 after 1…can this be right?

by plinytheelder on Jan 7, 2009 7:36 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah

18 points and he only faked a lean left once….totally nuts.

I hope you know I’m just clowning.

organic through and through

by DrakeSax82 on Jan 7, 2009 7:37 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hehe

no I mean the wolves up 18?

hey do you have a link by any chance? anyone?

by plinytheelder on Jan 7, 2009 7:38 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

You know though considering his organ deal...

He really is going left all the time isn’t he? Seeing as all of his internals are switched up?

Damn and he cold-bloodedly knocks back another….that dastardly swine!

organic through and through

by DrakeSax82 on Jan 7, 2009 7:43 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

42 point quarters rock.

Now, they just need to avoid the dreaded 12 point quarter…

by jianfu on Jan 7, 2009 7:38 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This will be the game

when they hark back and laugh about how they thought Brandon Roy, OJ Mayo, Kevin Durant, and Michael Beasley were the future of perimeter play in the NBA. When all along, it only took a plucky young combo guard named Randy Foye to get out from the oppressive thumb of a Bobby Knight wannabe coach.

I look forward to visiting his exhibit in the Hall of Fame.

Kidding. Mostly.

by PoorDick on Jan 7, 2009 7:40 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Still needs to work on that no look pass

I mean come on could he try to look further away from the guy he is passing too?

It’d be like if you were playing 2 on 2 and you pretended to pass to the sub off the court.

organic through and through

by DrakeSax82 on Jan 7, 2009 7:44 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Bank

too soon I guess

organic through and through

by DrakeSax82 on Jan 7, 2009 7:44 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Mercy Rule?

organic through and through

by DrakeSax82 on Jan 7, 2009 7:45 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wow...

…no video tonight.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Jan 7, 2009 7:56 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

part of me hopes Durant wills them back into this one

Cause I can still remember back in the day when he was relevant.

organic through and through

by DrakeSax82 on Jan 7, 2009 7:56 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OKC is making a baby-run

Mainly because we have no real weapon on this team that rhythms with 2nd or 3rd.

Which is really my beef with us cutting ties with Theo Ratliff.

organic through and through

by DrakeSax82 on Jan 7, 2009 7:58 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Westbrook has been surprising....

…check out Hollinger’s article today:

1. This season’s best rookie guard will not be Mayo or Rose

Since everyone sees this rookie of the year race as a two-man chase between Derrick Rose and O.J. Mayo, let me steal a page from Rob Neyer and present this comparison:

Player A: 37.3 min., 16.3 pts., 6.2 ast., 45.9 FG, 13.58 PER
Player B: 36.4 min., 17.7 pts., 3.8 ast., 43.8 FG, 14.03 PER
Player C: 33.1 min., 15.5 pts., 5.1 ast., 46.2 FG%, 16.23 PER

Player A is Rose in the month of December. Player B is Mayo in the month of December.

And Player C, who has more combined points and assists per minute than either Rose or Mayo, a better shooting percentage and a higher Player Efficiency Rating? That would be Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook in the month of December.

He’s getting zero attention because he had a dreadful November and his team has won only five games. But Westbrook has been spectacular over the past month — he shot 34.5 percent in November but 46.2 percent in December and hung 22 points, nine assists and six rebounds on the Knicks on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Rose and Mayo have cooled off from their hot starts.

Westbrook also is the youngest of the three, the best defender and the only one who had to change positions upon arriving in the NBA. All of which suggests he’s only scratching the surface of his potential — as does the fact that he has a higher turnover ratio than the other two, which, in a paradoxical twist of logic, is actually a good thing for a rookie. Historically, those with high turnover rates have had much higher rates of improvement in subsequent seasons.

So 12 months from now, don’t be surprised if we’re calling Westbrook the top guard from this rookie class.

…interesting.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Jan 7, 2009 7:58 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Its Official

Randy Foye>Brandon Roye

by Tony_O on Jan 7, 2009 8:02 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It would be nice if he could have a 52 point game

;)

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by Stop-n-Pop on Jan 7, 2009 8:03 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He is on pace

organic through and through

by DrakeSax82 on Jan 7, 2009 8:04 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Wait SNP

dont get FSN North?

by Tony_O on Jan 7, 2009 8:03 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

no cable...

…we don’t watch a lot of TV. Basketball, music (guitar, viola, drums), and a lot of cards = family entertainment.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Jan 7, 2009 8:04 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Be like me--instead of spending quality time with your family,

creating memories that will last for generations, you should be watching the Vikings.

by PoorDick on Jan 7, 2009 8:35 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

For posterity's sake

Pace (Poss) Eff eFG FT/FG OREB% TOr
OKC 93.5 (42) 97.6 41.7% 14.3 23.8 9.5
MIN 154.8 71.6% 32.4 42.9 11.9

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by Stop-n-Pop on Jan 7, 2009 8:05 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

My Man

Rodney Carney to the line.

I really want him to start becoming a total rock star for this team.

organic through and through

by DrakeSax82 on Jan 7, 2009 8:06 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

dude get used to it

Its what we’ll all be calling McHale-ball pretty soon

organic through and through

by DrakeSax82 on Jan 7, 2009 8:08 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Well that was sweet

I think I might have to run but I hope you all enjoy the rest of the game!

organic through and through

by DrakeSax82 on Jan 7, 2009 8:07 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

This wasn't such a bad week to write about Foye...

The moratorium on judgement rushing still stands. 26 point haves don’t make Foye a reverse tron kevin johnson from NBA live 94. Just sayin’.

by Brokenteeth on Jan 7, 2009 8:53 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

dang... I meant halves.

I must be drunk on all this scoring.

by Brokenteeth on Jan 7, 2009 8:54 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

He's now the 3rd-string point guard

At least, until Shaun Livingston can be convinced of the virtues of snowmobiling and ice fishing.

by PoorDick on Jan 7, 2009 9:14 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

AND THE CELTICS LOSE AGAIN!!!!!

Who, me? Bitter? Nope, just reporting scores from around the league.

by PoorDick on Jan 7, 2009 9:15 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I've been joking since the begining of our run...

that the Celtics and Wolves are Diadomically Opposed. They win, we lose. We win, they lose. It is just getting freaky at this point.

by Pants_ on Jan 7, 2009 9:18 PM CST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

And MadDog

Wow. He’s ten times worse than he used to be. Less than zero game left.

by SBG on Jan 7, 2009 9:15 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

129 points and Shaddy only contribues 3 of 'em?

I’m worried. I’m a licensed mental health worker…. Maybe someone should do some kind of risk assessment? A safety plan might be in order.

by Brokenteeth on Jan 7, 2009 9:20 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

On other thing of note

Kevin Love,: 15 rebounds and 16 points on 4-5 shooting in only 23 minutes. That’s some damn fine work.

by McCleak on Jan 7, 2009 10:47 PM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Can’t believe I’m missing this. Sounds like a great game. Hope they keep it up then we only need a new front office captain and we’re back on track.
We knew the talent was there, seems they just needed some confidence (not that they won’t make more up’s ‘n downs from here on but now it’s proven that they CAN, that this team has the ability).

Beater of the early Thabeet drum

by Wim (Belgium) on Jan 8, 2009 5:29 AM CST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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