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Pitt Gorilla 09-28-2017 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut (Post 13110366)
Yeah. He came back...uh...thick.

He didn't have the lateral ability to defend guards and the Lakers has a couple of pretty good guards already in Jones and Nick the Quick. And Ceballos was their best player at the 3 so Magic just kinda settled into the 4. Fortunately it was just a tick before the stretch 4s really started to show up so you could get away with Magic's more limited mobility because he was still a pretty tall dude and could body up some of the more lumbering 4s in the league (who in many cases were just mediocre 5s).

Offensively he played point forward a lot. Van Exel still brought the ball up a fair amount but most of the offense went through Magic once he came back.
I remember Nick being one of the better second rounders of that time. Thuggins' program at Cinci was producing all sorts of interesting talent.

BWillie 09-29-2017 01:35 PM
WOW

WESTBROOK JUST RESIGNED WITH OKC. 5 years.

AWESOME! I figured he was sure to walk after this year, searching for a championship somewhere else or go back to LA where he grew up. What a stud

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2...205m-extension

Stinger 09-29-2017 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by BWillie (Post 13111915)
WOW

WESTBROOK JUST RESIGNED WITH OKC. 5 years.

AWESOME! I figured he was sure to walk after this year, searching for a championship somewhere else or go back to LA where he grew up. What a stud

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/2...205m-extension
Was just searching for this thread to post this.....

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Russell Westbrook has agreed to a five-year, $205M contract extension with OKC, league sources tell ESPN.</p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/913844614767022080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2017</a></blockquote>
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BWillie 09-29-2017 02:02 PM
This will really help give OKC stability and possibly attract some FA's. Hopefully Steven Adams can take that next step. I'm not as high on Steven Adams like alot of people. He gets so many easy baskets from the attention Westbrook gets, does not have elite athleticism, isn't a great shot blocker or even a great rebounder. Probably gets 7-8 ppg a game just strictly from Westbrooks dump offs and wide open alley oops that any schmuck could make. He is a very good positional post defender, though.

tk13 09-29-2017 02:27 PM
He did it on Durant's birthday too. I'm guessing that may not be a coincidence.

dirk digler 09-29-2017 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by tk13 (Post 13111987)
He did it on Durant's birthday too. I'm guessing that may not be a coincidence.
Probably not

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The plan was to announce it Sunday before a public team scrimmage at a local high school, but Westbrook showed up at the practice facility on Friday and said it was the day to make it official.

DJ's left nut 09-29-2017 02:48 PM
Well that does nothing to encourage Paul George to go to LA.

I still can't figure out how Julius Randle to Indy for PG wasn't a better package than what they got. Best answer I can come up with was that it clearly was but Indy's GM was pissed and wasn't going to send George to LA via trade.

OldSchool 09-29-2017 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy (Post 13097848)
Russell Westbrook averaged 10.4 apg last season. He isn't a ball hog anymore.

It's going to be interesting to see how they mesh... I think they can make it work. Still not beating the Spurs or Warriors but they will be up there.
You're going to have high assists when you're pretty much the only guy who gets to control the ball.

PAChiefsGuy 09-29-2017 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by OldSchool (Post 13112020)
You're going to have high assists when you're pretty much the only guy who gets to control the ball.
True but I don't think Westbrook is a ballhog. His supporting cast sucked last season anyway.

He's certainly not John Stockton or Jason Kidd but he can get others involved.

BWillie 09-29-2017 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy (Post 13112034)
True but I don't think Westbrook is a ballhog. His supporting cast sucked last season anyway.

He's certainly not John Stockton or Jason Kidd but he can get others involved.
Who is he supposed to pass it to? I wouldn't pass it to Kyle Singler either. I do wish he would stop taking so many ill advised shots, but his mid range game does make him less exploitable. It makes defenders keep him honest so he can either pull up from 3, drive and pull up, or go all the way to the basket. Part of his reckless nature gets him to draw TONNNS of fouls. If he could ever be a .390 3-point shooter he would be impossible to defend.

BWillie 09-29-2017 03:28 PM
Anybody think Bryce Alford could stick with OKC? Guy can shoot it.

okcchief 09-29-2017 11:29 PM
Westbrook is one of a kind. I hope it pays off.


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dirk digler 10-09-2017 04:36 PM
Wow. Big money for a guy always injured.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Philadelphia center Joel Embiid has agreed to a five-year, $148 million designated rookie scale max extension, league sources told ESPN.</p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/917502978533330944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2017</a></blockquote>
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DJ's left nut 10-09-2017 04:39 PM
I wish I knew a little more about how the designated rookie max vs. the regular ol' max (and the supermax) worked.

Because I fail to see how guaranteeing Embiid $30 million/yr now is smarter than making him wait for a year to see if he can put up any kind of track record of reliability. Unless the max he'd have been eligible for after this season was potentially much larger, the risk wouldn't seem to justify the reward.

PAChiefsGuy 10-09-2017 04:47 PM
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Originally Posted by dirk digler (Post 13138698)
Wow. Big money for a guy always injured.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Philadelphia center Joel Embiid has agreed to a five-year, $148 million designated rookie scale max extension, league sources told ESPN.</p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/917502978533330944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 9, 2017</a></blockquote>
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Way too much... He only played a qrt of one season.

The 76ers are taking a big gamble with that signing.


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