Comments on: Thunder 102, Kings 89

By: free froutakia

free froutakia — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:19:21 +0000

Only a smiling visitor here to share the love (:, btw outstanding pattern. “Make the most of your regrets… . To regret deeply is to live afresh.” by Henry David Thoreau.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:06:34 +0000

yeah, if Green keeps shooting like that, all of a sudden one of our weaknesses last year, 3 point shooting, becomes a strength.. Durant is money.. Harden can shoot it.. Westbrook’s shot looks improved.. Thabo’s shot is supposed to be improved, and it indeed looks to be..

By: Darnell Mayberry

Darnell Mayberry — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:18:34 +0000

Donut, Green did play great last night. But I expect stat lines like that out of him on a nightly basis. As I pointed out in our season preview, he's one of only nine guys last season who averaged 16 points, six rebounds two assists and one steal. While most of his looks last night were wide open, Green's perimeter shooting could really going to be a plus for this team if he's consistent with it. -DM-

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:17:52 +0000

ha! well said.. and yeah, no worries, i always viewed you as professional..

By: Darnell Mayberry

Darnell Mayberry — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:09:06 +0000

Brandon, no one made me cut my hair. The truth is I’m thinning up top and didn’t want to be “that guy” who’s hanging on but needs to let go. So I keep it short now or shave it all off. But I hope everyone viewed me as professional even when I had locks. In the words of India Arie, “I am not my hair.” -DM-

By: donuteyes

donuteyes — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:04:19 +0000

yes, westbrook’s great game wasn’t a surprise, just like kd showing his leadership wasn’t if you’ve been keeping up. but jeff green’s dominance was eye-opening. his line was ridiculous (24 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks). i hope he continues his growth, because if so, he’s gonna be a killer.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:02:12 +0000

man, i’m excited about this year’s team.. Westbrook looked fantastic last night.. like you said, Darnell, i was surprised by his assists and turnovers because of the summer leagues and preseason, but that jump shot of his looked so much better.. our trio of KD/Westbrook/Green played great basketball.. this team is only gonna get better and better.. i’m pumped!

i was also surprised about Ollie getting the nod over Livingston.. i like Ollie’s leadership, but Livingston’s ceiling is much higher, so here’s hoping he gets it going.. looking forward to seeing guys like Harden and Ibaka a few months from now once they get up to NBA speed..

the only thing that was a bummer last night was the entertainment.. i thought because it was opening night that they’d have something special planned.. pre-game intros were ho-hum, i thought Rumble was gonna do something big for the first game, etc.. it just seemed like another game, not opening night.. anyways, small complaint on a great night for the Thunder..

Darnell, did the Oklahoma make you cut your hair? you look so much more professional, but i miss the old locks..

By: Rod

Rod — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:32:26 +0000

Good info, thanks.

By: Darnell Mayberry

Darnell Mayberry — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:09:24 +0000

Rod, from what we saw last season, Brooks won’t just shuffle guys in and out on a game-to-game basis. Based on what he did with Earl Watson and Chucky Atkins late in the season I think he could give Ollie a 10 to 15 game shot at backup duty and then rotate it. But I’ll try to find out more on Brooks’ plan at practice today. -DM-

By: Rod

Rod — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:47:05 +0000

Westbrook looked like a top 10 PG out there last night. Hopefully that’ll continue throughout the season.

Looked like K-Mart out of gas or something during the second half, didn’t see much effort out there later in the game.

Darnell, how long do you really think Kevin Ollie will last as the backup PG over Livingston??