Comments on: VIDEO: Kevin Durant posterizes Phoenix’s Markieff Morris

By: Mitch

Mitch — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 03:55:19 +0000

PHOENIX (AP) Thabo Sefolosha made a career-high 5 of 7 3-pointers and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Phoenix Suns for the second game in a row 97-69 on Sunday night.

The 28-point blowout followed a 127-96 Thunder romp over the Suns in Oklahoma City on Friday night.

Russell Westbrook scored 24 points in 28 minutes in the Thunder’s 10th straight victory over Phoenix, the longest active streak for any Suns opponent.

Sefolosha added 20 points, two shy of his career high. Kevin Durant scored 18, 11 below his NBA-leading season average (29.1), in limited duty in the Thunder’s fourth straight win, none of them by fewer than a 21-point margin.

Markieff Morris was the only Phoenix player in double figures with 12.

By BOB BAUM

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 03:49:43 +0000

The Thunder won the game but was outrebounded by the Suns 53-40, although their turnover was down to 13 and the steals was 15, with only a total 7 fouls compared to 2 for the Suns.

Perkins scored 0 points and Sefolosha contines his scoring by 20 points and had a game of +38. Hope he continues to play that way.

Surprisingly, Kevin Martin did not play tonight. Don’t knowwhat happend to him. As long as the Thunder has players who step-up their scoring, I guess one double digit player who misses the game wouldn’t matter!

And so the rookies continue to play on and get their badly needed experience which is good for this team for the future games ahead.

By: Gene

Gene — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 13:18:37 +0000

Good to know what the Thunder’s developmental League has to offer and how the new players deal with. The Thunder management mentality, including coaches are to maintain a certain rotation in games that when the game is lost, then bring in the new recruits to get playing time. For me, why not give each and everyone the chance to show their wares on the court for coaches and manager to see for themselves their improvement as professionals and potentials in helping the team defensively and offensively.

The question is; Will they be given that chance by their coach or will they be given their chance after two or more years as Brooks has done? These youngsters are eager to get going right away, just as the fact that Presti and the scouts had an eye on them for so long, but they should have an orientation on how to attain that chance going to the big league and not get stucked on the minor league.

Its the job of the coaches to point them in the right direction to succeed on this quest of the rookies. Supposing the coach or coaches don’t use them the right way and after one or two chances they are nt again played, that imposes a mark to the player that they are not good enough to play. Even Brooks had his chance to play in the big leagues, but during that time he had some setbacks. He should not duplicate those bad times he had if he had them. He should shy away from that system, but introduce a better one these players to get the experience right away, even for a contending team like the Thunder, just as what Popovich is doing right now. In his case, he has to do it because of his aging players and the eventual replacement of the older players who will retire. He is now trying to intrigrate to his tried system the new player, in order to transition them smoothly!