‘It doesn’t end our world’ OKC Thunder 2013-14 Season Thread
DoubleJ13
Smooth sailing from here on out...
Lamb can't make shyt but he has no problems getting his attempts off
gotta hope this is just some long ass slump
DoubleJ13
Smooth sailing from here on out...
gotta hope this is just some long ass slump
Part of me wants to be mad cause he can't make a damn shot, but he keeps doing everything else so I'm conflicted
This mofukker Roberson though is a rebounding monster. Adams for as raw as he is could give us solid minutes just based off what he can do, but I doubt he rellty takes minutes from Hash. It should get determined by matchup but Brooks you know.
I see Garrett sticking around based on the need of another PG. The McGruder kid will be cut & possibly sent to Tulsa. That puts the roster at 15 with Gomes being the question mark since he hasn't played a minute of preseason yet.
blac_da_rappa
All Star
Did OKC land a steal in Roberson?
October, 16, 2013
2:32
PM ET
By Joe Kaiser | ESPN.com
When Oklahoma City traded up this past June to land Andre Roberson out of Colorado, it shocked a lot of people; Roberson was listed on most mock drafts as a high to middle second-round pick. Fast-forward to today, and the picks looks a whole lot better.
The 6-foot-7 Roberson was one of the nation's top rebounders during his last two seasons at Colorado, but his lack of an offensive game made him a difficult player to project at the NBA level. The doubters felt he was too small to play power forward, and too much of a specialist to log meaningful minutes at small forward.
However, the smart people saw something more. In fact, our own Insider Kevin Pelton ranked him as the third-best prospect in the draft based on his WARP, and the feedback Roberson is getting halfway through training camp is very encouraging.
On Tuesday, Thunder star Kevin Durant praised the rookie's game: “No disrespect. I never heard of Andre before we drafted him. Once we drafted him, I went to YouTube and checked him out; athletic as they come and his rebounding is like, you know, I told one of the coaches if he was up there at 25, 30 minutes a game he could average 11, 12 rebounds a game. He has a knack for that rebounding. It’s great for us. It’s going to help us out. He keeps a lot of basketballs alive, and defensively he’s probably the best defensive rookie I’ve seen in a while. He makes it tough for me in practice. He’s definitely making me better as a player.”
I said before draft day that Roberson's best chance to make it in the NBA was to model his on-court skills after Dennis Rodman, and already it looks like he might be the closest thing to "The Worm" in the league today (minus the tattoos and hair dye). He can't be viewed as "a steal" quite yet -- he still has much to prove in the regular season -- but the preseason returns certainly are encouraging.
October, 16, 2013
2:32
PM ET
By Joe Kaiser | ESPN.com
When Oklahoma City traded up this past June to land Andre Roberson out of Colorado, it shocked a lot of people; Roberson was listed on most mock drafts as a high to middle second-round pick. Fast-forward to today, and the picks looks a whole lot better.
The 6-foot-7 Roberson was one of the nation's top rebounders during his last two seasons at Colorado, but his lack of an offensive game made him a difficult player to project at the NBA level. The doubters felt he was too small to play power forward, and too much of a specialist to log meaningful minutes at small forward.
However, the smart people saw something more. In fact, our own Insider Kevin Pelton ranked him as the third-best prospect in the draft based on his WARP, and the feedback Roberson is getting halfway through training camp is very encouraging.
On Tuesday, Thunder star Kevin Durant praised the rookie's game: “No disrespect. I never heard of Andre before we drafted him. Once we drafted him, I went to YouTube and checked him out; athletic as they come and his rebounding is like, you know, I told one of the coaches if he was up there at 25, 30 minutes a game he could average 11, 12 rebounds a game. He has a knack for that rebounding. It’s great for us. It’s going to help us out. He keeps a lot of basketballs alive, and defensively he’s probably the best defensive rookie I’ve seen in a while. He makes it tough for me in practice. He’s definitely making me better as a player.”
I said before draft day that Roberson's best chance to make it in the NBA was to model his on-court skills after Dennis Rodman, and already it looks like he might be the closest thing to "The Worm" in the league today (minus the tattoos and hair dye). He can't be viewed as "a steal" quite yet -- he still has much to prove in the regular season -- but the preseason returns certainly are encouraging.
DoubleJ13
Smooth sailing from here on out...
Lamb scoring, Thabo making 3s, KD not being legit hurtGomes made the team tonight & might be a pleasent surprise pick up of the offseason
DoubleJ13
Smooth sailing from here on out...
Maybe Lamb can only make shots in Tulsa...I think Adams might turn out to be pretty good. Out there making Perk look more worthless by the minute. This team is never going to cut down on turnovers KD had 6 & Reggie had 4. If Thabo & Fisher could do what they did tonight consistently that would be more than enough. Gomes was a nice surprise.
Serge has to get more attempts this year even when Russy gets back, somewhere around 12-14 a game consistently. That's been a problem for awhile with Serge, they get a few shots early to get him going then they go away from him for long long stretches.
DoubleJ13
Smooth sailing from here on out...
Adams starting tonight
Roberons starting at SG
The all around activity, defense, & rebounding of the starting 5
Roberons starting at SG
The all around activity, defense, & rebounding of the starting 5
adams fukking beasting
just cut the stream on; i cant explain how it feels to not see a liability at the 5
i also like what sef is been doing
DoubleJ13
Smooth sailing from here on out...
just cut the stream on; i cant explain how it feels to not see a liability at the 5
so Adams shut Kanter down? I turned on kinda late