GameThread: vs. Oklahoma City
by wyn on Jan 7, 2009 7:27 PM CST
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PrintOklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves, Jan 7, 2009 7:00 PM CST
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?
If only Mighty Mouse had been the answer all of those years ago.
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The Sonics can't buy a bucket
While the Wolves are on Fire!
I didn’t know Kevin McHale had a game-genie.
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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?
Yeah
18 points and he only faked a lean left once….totally nuts.
I hope you know I’m just clowning.
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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 up reply actions
I'm pretty sure Foye had 18 too though
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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!
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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.
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.
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Bank
too soon I guess
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That chest pass is just an n-p
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instead of a s-n-p
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Think McHale will get in during garbage time?
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part of me hopes Durant wills them back into this one
Cause I can still remember back in the day when he was relevant.
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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.
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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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It would be nice if he could have a 52 point game
;)
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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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Be like me--instead of spending quality time with your family,
creating memories that will last for generations, you should be watching the Vikings.
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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My Man
Rodney Carney to the line.
I really want him to start becoming a total rock star for this team.
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dude get used to it
Its what we’ll all be calling McHale-ball pretty soon
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Well that was sweet
I think I might have to run but I hope you all enjoy the rest of the game!
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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’.
The Wolves shouldn't send in their scrubs
I think the mental joy of crushing an opponent. Even the Thunder.
He's now the 3rd-string point guard
At least, until Shaun Livingston can be convinced of the virtues of snowmobiling and ice fishing.
even the okc announcers pile onto mccants
“never met a shot he didn’t like”
lol
by secretarykissinger on Jan 7, 2009 9:16 PM CST up reply actions
AND THE CELTICS LOSE AGAIN!!!!!
Who, me? Bitter? Nope, just reporting scores from around the league.
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.
as opposed to before when he was awesome? ;)
by plinytheelder on Jan 7, 2009 9:15 PM CST up reply actions
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.
The Wolves increased their PythW-L by 2 games with this one game
Halfway through the season, that’s incredible.
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.
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).
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