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I don’t exactly know where Nike is going with this viral video campaign with KD’s neighbor, but I must say, the videos are getting pretty good. At first, it was kind of weird with the taking out of the trash and ordering pizza stuff. But now, they’re getting a little more creative. The latest one is Durant showing off his little Man Cave which is really a Man Shed. It’s kind of weird that they built that cool little hut just for this, but still, neat.
http://blog.newsok.com/thunderrumblings/2010/11/20/a-quick-look-at-lineups/
12-13 different lineups used last night. Most of them had Collison at C.
Nice Pruiti breakdown of the Rondo tip dunk:
http://nbaplaybook.com/2010/11/20/the-problem-with-ignoring-rajon-rondo/
Maynor shot 36% from 3 last season after he was traded to us from Utah. He's at 40% this year. I think he may have a much better shot from downtown than I had been giving him credit for. In which case: that's awesome.
Game Stats for last night:
Game SPM Game MP
Russell Westbrook 10.7 37
Eric Maynor 14.1 13
Royal Ivey 5.0 16
Nick Collison -1.2 24
D.J. White -3.0 11
Morris Peterson -12.8 5
James Harden -1.8 37
Serge Ibaka -2.4 36
Thabo Sefolosha -3.0 36
Nenad Krstic -6.9 25
Shaquille O'Neal 5.9 28
Rajon Rondo 3.1 34
Kevin Garnett 3.2 30
Nate Robinson 2.0 11
Ray Allen 0.1 34
Delonte West -2.7 17
Marquis Daniels -8.3 12
Paul Pierce -4.5 36
Semih Erden -11.9 14
Glen Davis -7.2 24
Eric Maynor was the best player on the floor (!) with Westbrook a close second. Then Shaq and Royal Ivey (for his few minutes). Talk about a backwards game!
More minutes for white and ivey please
This ad campaign is just weird and confusing.
Dude can we be brothers. I want to be KD's Neighbor:)
Season Numbers so far (regressed ASPM):
Russell Westbrook 6.72
Kevin Durant 1.71
Serge Ibaka 0.59
Thabo Sefolosha 0.31
Eric Maynor -0.45
Jeff Green -2.53
James Harden -2.82
Royal Ivey -2.89
Nick Collison -4.16
D.J. White -4.18
Nenad Krstic -4.56
Cole Aldrich -5.10
Byron Mullens -5.89
Daequan Cook -6.76
Morris Peterson -8.02
Raw ASPM:
Russell Westbrook 7.29
Kevin Durant 1.53
Serge Ibaka 0.56
Eric Maynor 0.44
Thabo Sefolosha 0.34
Royal Ivey -0.62
Byron Mullens -1.25
Jeff Green -3.11
James Harden -3.27
D.J. White -3.38
Nick Collison -4.31
Cole Aldrich -5.13
Nenad Krstic -5.41
Daequan Cook -7.99
Morris Peterson -12.90
Basically, we don't have a good second post besides Ibaka.
Westbrook is 4th in the league so far this year (about where KD was last year)
Top 25:
Player RegrSPM Norm
Chris Paul 12.39
LeBron James 8.81
Dwight Howard 6.93
Russell Westbrook 6.72
Pau Gasol 6.47
Al Horford 6.33
Tony Parker 5.97
Jameer Nelson 5.79
Paul Millsap 5.46
Rajon Rondo 5.27
Kobe Bryant 5.13
Derrick Rose 5.08
Josh Smith 5.07
Devin Harris 5.04
Dwyane Wade 5.02
Steve Nash 4.86
Deron Williams 4.61
Manu Ginobili 4.51
Monta Ellis 4.38
John Wall 4.38
Chris Bosh 4.36
Luis Scola 4.27
Carmelo Anthony 4.11
Kevin Garnett 4.02
Dirk Nowitzki 3.99
CP3 is.... good.
justin :
Eric Maynor’s put a nice few games together.
Totally, how much of a relief is it to see him hitting the jumper a little more consistently? The first few games of the season he was going James Harden on us (regressing from the rookie year) but now he seems back on track.
By the way, on the sidebar of this page, in that picture of Russ shooting the jumper over Rondo, the lift he's getting is ridiculous. It looks like his toes are 2 1/2 to 3 feet off the court.
DJ White has been productive everywhere he's played, even in his limited NBA minutes. No surprise to me that he's contributing.
@Mark!
Personally, I am loving seeing White get some time. He seems like the type of dude who can be a solid contributor if given the minutes.
Eric Maynor's put a nice few games together.
Mark! :Based on PER, our starting lineup should be Maynor-Westbrook-Durant-White-Ibaka
Let's do it!
Based on PER, our starting lineup should be Maynor-Westbrook-Durant-White-Ibaka
@John-o
Royal Ivey doesn't even need a shack.
Okay - if not Justin then... I wonder what Jeff Green does after a bad shooting night. He probably has a larger shack due to the frequency of use. Zing!
Some of you guys talk more about Justin than you talk about the Thunder!
Go Thunder! Thunder Up!
I'm waiting for Justin to say something about how this shed doesn't help the team win Championships.