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I'd take that roster over the Knicks roster anyday.
DId I say they were bbetter than the Knicks for next year?
No the objective is winning a championship at some point which the Knicks have no shot with their current roster construction.
Orlando Summer League: Day 4 standouts (http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/61188/orlando-summer-league-day-4-standouts)
Jeremy Lamb, Thunder
The Thunder’s second-year guard was, without question, Wednesday’s best player. He scored 32 points on just 14 shots, falling just four points shy of tying the Orlando Summer League scoring record set Tuesday by his teammate Reggie Jackson. The game seems to come so easily to Lamb that it often looks as if he’s not trying. While that was the case Wednesday, you could still see that he was being aggressive without forcing the issue, creating for himself and even for others at times. With Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, the Thunder don’t need Lamb to score 30 a night, but even two-thirds of this production would be a welcome sight in Oklahoma City.
Steven Adams, Thunder
Adams moves extremely well defending the pick-and-roll, able to slow and disturb the ball handler enough to throw him out of rhythm. His offensive game is still a work in progress, but his 13 points showed that it’s slowly starting to click for him. Before Wednesday, Adams showed only flashes of promise. Though he played well on defense, on offense the game appeared to move too fast for him, as if he were stuck three seconds in the past compared to every other player on the floor. Against the 76ers, the game looked to have finally slowed down for Adams on both ends.
Jeremy Lamb, Thunder
The Thunder’s second-year guard was, without question, Wednesday’s best player. He scored 32 points on just 14 shots, falling just four points shy of tying the Orlando Summer League scoring record set Tuesday by his teammate Reggie Jackson. The game seems to come so easily to Lamb that it often looks as if he’s not trying. While that was the case Wednesday, you could still see that he was being aggressive without forcing the issue, creating for himself and even for others at times. With Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, the Thunder don’t need Lamb to score 30 a night, but even two-thirds of this production would be a welcome sight in Oklahoma City.
Steven Adams, Thunder
Adams moves extremely well defending the pick-and-roll, able to slow and disturb the ball handler enough to throw him out of rhythm. His offensive game is still a work in progress, but his 13 points showed that it’s slowly starting to click for him. Before Wednesday, Adams showed only flashes of promise. Though he played well on defense, on offense the game appeared to move too fast for him, as if he were stuck three seconds in the past compared to every other player on the floor. Against the 76ers, the game looked to have finally slowed down for Adams on both ends.
Adams is so raw but has so much potential. His defense is going to be there and if he can just catch the ball and dunk it then he will be a huge improvement on Perkins. I think he will be in the D-League for most of hte year because the Thunder have guys that they want to see will be part of the future (Thabeat/Orton) but I think he will be a solid player.
Lamb of course will be good next year.
Lamb of course will be good next year.
I'd bet the over on those numbers any day of the week.
Well he won't start. He will be on the second team backcourt with RJ. Thabo plays an important role on the team still.
I know you love to troll. I love to respond to your trolling.
Hard for me to know what his line is going to look like because I have only seen him play in garbage time and his weight concerns me. I do think he will shoot better from 3 though. Guy has a sweet stroke. I would say your projections are pretty solid aside from his shooting. Reggie Jackson is going to be the primary scorer on the second team. That guy is legit.
He's a poor mans Westbrook. He was even good in his rookie year but they couldn't risk having a rookie play significant minutes in the playoffs. He was awesome last year and I expect him to be even better. Knicks are going ot get a chance to get him when he hits FA. No way the Thunder can keep that guy past his rookie contract.
I agree Lamb needs to add weight but right now all he will be asked to do is run off of screens and spot up. He will not have to back anyone down or dribble drive unless its off of a pump fake. I don't get why you don't think he can shoot. The brief times I saw him in OKC and his D-League performance shows that he can. Lamb will be a work in progress. He is not going to score as much as Martin next year but I think you might agree that RJ is going to be the guy that steps it up.
NinersSBChamps
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It may as well be. There is no parity in the NBA and it's going to be even worse this upcoming season. So many teams are going to try and get in the lottery and more number of chances to win the first pick. So, yes the object is to lose.
acesfull86
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So Kirilenko opts out of a $10M contract so he can sign for $3M with the Nets.
Yeah, he's definitely not getting a couple of fat envelopes under the table from Prokhorov. Nothing fishy here.
Great move for the Nets, though.
Yeah, he's definitely not getting a couple of fat envelopes under the table from Prokhorov. Nothing fishy here.
Great move for the Nets, though.
LOL...that is a sick move for the Nets.
Williams
Lopez
Garnett
Johnson
Pierce
Blatche
Kirlenko
Taylor
Livingston
Plumlee
Here comes BRule saying how Kirlenko is horrible.
The object is to lose if you odn't have a team that can win in the future. Cavs are in a MUCH better spot as a franchise than the Knicks.