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Rashad Mobley of Truth About It talked to Kevin Durant, Cole Aldrich and Daequan Cook before the Thunder took on the Wizards Monday night. The topic of discussion: ESPN’s outstanding Fab Five documentary.
All their answers were really interesting, but of course I found KD’s just fascinating. And awesome.
I did see it, I watched the whole thing, and it was just crazy how they were able to change the game and be so confident and good at such a young age. The best part about it to me was that they were family. They stuck behind each other when Webber called the timeout, when folks criticized their game and their coach through all that. That’s a lesson that can be applied on the professional level. You stand behind your team, your coach, your brothers no matter what. That’s family, that’s love, and I admired that.
I was really too young to know about their game and who they were when I was growing up initially. But as I played in middle school and high school, I knew who they were, and I started to read up on the history a little bit. Plus, we had five freshmen on Texas, and we wanted to be just like them. We did everything together, we wore the same shoes, same socks, all that type of stuff. I think they are still influential for people going to college and playing ball today.
They definitely remind me of what we got going on here [with the Thunder], because we’re all so young, we do everything together, and we call each other family. Plus most of us, except for Perk [Kendrick Perkins], have never really won anything on this level, so we’re all going through this together just like the Fab Five.
@lafowler255
Seriously, think about the TD's he took from AD and Q, and if AD was starting from game 1 his freshman year. pissed me off
@gr8ball83
I know this is a Thunder page but you touched a nerve with the Kejuan reference....
Kejuan Jones was the most overrated player in the Bob Stoop era. I played against this dude in high School and never really cared for him. He was all speed and Zero lateral movement and zero power. If he has a hole right infront of him he is golden but if he has to move laterally to get to the hole then you might as well have Jason White running the ball.
Dumb as a box of rocks and Im sure has ruined a free education.
@kfmsooner
Kejuan is by far my least favorite Sooner player of all time. I stand by my opinion that he cost Q and AD the Heisman
@kreese29
I remember when I followed recruiting and how I thought it was so important. That was when they told us it wasn't IF James Allen would win a Heisman, but would he win all 3 before he went pro. Eric Moore was Randall Cunningham reborn. Lou Moore was a first-round NBA draft pick. Mike Conley (OT) was already better than Orlando Pace. What will we do with Quentin Griffin when Keyjaun Jones gets on campus?
Anyone that tells you they know anything about recruiting is just fooling themselves. I don't follow it any more and never will again.
@kreese29
Ha, good luck with that, who did they "snag"?
On 1st and 10, both Skip and Jalen pick us to beat the Nuggets in the playoffs. Skip was actually offended by thee question and said we'd sweep them.
kreese29 : Can’t wait till we pay you guys back for last year. GO NOLES!!!
Be careful what you wish for. lol
Has nothing to do with this site, but I just wanted to let all sooner fans out there know that my boy jimbo fisher snaged one of the sooners recruits. Can't wait till we pay you guys back for last year. GO NOLES!!!
I think I came to this site halfway into Thunder's first season after royce would post at different forums. Coming here and reading the comments was like a crash course in basketball. I had always loved basketball more than my peers here but I just wasn't as knowledgeable as all the commenters here. Now I'm kind of a freak around my peers because I keep up with all the happenings in NBA but I'm sure people here have the same problems
@bosco
*you're an analyst
tim legler on sc this morning: "the always efficient derrick rose"....since when is 23 points on 21 shots efficient?...and it's not like those numbers are an anomaly. he's been putting up stats like that all year. if your an analyst, at least pay attention.
@dragonbug82
*sigh. i just woke up. sue me :P i blame the lack of orange juice
with our renewed vigor and new defense i look forward to seeing how we do against a top team. Only thing i fear about tonight is us not getting any calls. I hope the refs dont forget that they have a job to do ~.~ sign.
javale had 12 blocks against bulls, hopefully serge puts up 13 tonight
@kreese29
roll of thunder, hear the heat cry.
@anonymous
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RIP Nate Dogg
10hrs till we put to the heat THUNDER UP!!!!
I was planning on going to this game earlier in the year but can't now. Which is probably for the best since it would guarantee a loss.
f5alcon :@innocent
bystander
i guess they want to make it seem like this game will be easy for them.
heh, maybe so.
I HOPE that the Miami team feels that way. I truly hope that they're feeling really fat and sassy after their last few wins, especially the beat down of the Spurs. That would work for us wonderfully.
@innocent bystander
i guess they want to make it seem like this game will be easy for them.
peninsulaismightier.com has their pre-game up
For the most part, it's a straightforward and objective summary. But this paragraph caught my eye:
"The Thunder come in having won 7 of their last 8 games and lead the Denver Nuggets by 3½ games in the Northwest Division. After acquiring Kendrick Perkins from Boston at the trade deadline, the oft-injured center made his OKC debut during their last game, a 17-point win over Washington. He picked up 6 points and 9 boards while playing 20 minutes."
Notice, the tiny little dig there: Perkins described as "oft-injured center". It's not a lie, as such -- he has been battling injuries this year. But there are any number of ways that he could be described in such a short summary. I don't think that injuries are his defining characterstic.
Also, we beat Washington by 27 points, not 17.
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Greg :
Which means we’re only 3.5 games back from Dallas for the 3-seed. I really hope we stick at 4, would rather face SA than LA in the second round. Let’s save the epic Thunder-Lakers series for the conference finals.
yes
dream catcher :
justin :
That’s some quality commenting in that old DT post.
I am reading some old DT threads, and I got to give Royce some props. He kept doing his thing even with all the hate/troll posts form Seattle fans, and all the suckage on the court.
Yes, Bravo, Royce.
I think I first started coming here the summer of Hardens rookie year, and I was delighted by how interested everyone was in just watching the summer leagues. I knew, then, I was in the right place,
@james hardens beard
Haha, that's pretty good.
I've done that a few times, gone back and read super old DT articles. Its crazy how different the blog is. I wasn't around quite that long ago, but I did start reading and commenting during that season. Just like the Thunder, DT really grew that year and buy the end it resembled the intelligent community that exists now. Thank God Royce (and Joe) kept plugging along back then.
here ya go. an early preview of tomorrow's game...
http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/articles/thunder-at-heat,19682/
TempBoy Brandon :@Grolgar@james
hardens beard
Haha great new posts.
But yeah, wow. I’m really glad that Wesley found that. Well done, man. Great first post! The most shocking thing is the total lack of replies. My how we’ve grown. And it was funny to see that Royce didn’t even watch most of the game.
cool thing is, not only did the thunder come a long ways after that post, but so did royce, and that's equally as cool (or at least should be) to all of us that have been posting/reading since the dark times..
Jared M :
http://www.fearthebeard.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/diy_cutout_beard.pdf
please people if you go to the game you must take this and wear this beard whenever Harden is on!!!! Get the movement going peeps!
this would be a nice distraction in the playoffs actually...
@Grolgar
@james hardens beard
Haha great new posts.
But yeah, wow. I'm really glad that Wesley found that. Well done, man. Great first post! The most shocking thing is the total lack of replies. My how we've grown. And it was funny to see that Royce didn't even watch most of the game.
Grolgar :
Wesley :This is a sort of random sidebar. . . but one I couldn’t help but harping on.
I was bored this evening and sifted through old posts. I’m a regular reader, but not a regular commenter. Actually, this is the first one I’ve ever posted on DT.
Anyway. Ran across this old post-game commentary and was shocked about how quickly we’ve all seemed to have forgotten that at one point, we were mad stocked about Scotty’s first win and the Thunder improving to 2-16 on the season. Crazy stuff. I can’t believe how good this team has gotten in front of our eyes.
http://www.dailythunder.com/2008/11/if-the-thunder-wins-a-game-and-nobody-sees-it-does-it-count/
Amazing read. I went back and added one last post to that thread…
man, after seeing grolgar's comment, i couldn't resist...
Daniel :@GrolgarI’d prefer to face anyone in the West before LA. Is it just me though or do we match up with them better than any other team in the West?
Match up better with LA? Of the top 3 I think we match up pretty well, but I also think they'll turn it on come playoff time.
Wesley :This is a sort of random sidebar. . . but one I couldn’t help but harping on.
I was bored this evening and sifted through old posts. I’m a regular reader, but not a regular commenter. Actually, this is the first one I’ve ever posted on DT.
Anyway. Ran across this old post-game commentary and was shocked about how quickly we’ve all seemed to have forgotten that at one point, we were mad stocked about Scotty’s first win and the Thunder improving to 2-16 on the season. Crazy stuff. I can’t believe how good this team has gotten in front of our eyes.
http://www.dailythunder.com/2008/11/if-the-thunder-wins-a-game-and-nobody-sees-it-does-it-count/
Amazing read. I went back and added one last post to that thread...
@Grolgar
I'd prefer to face anyone in the West before LA. Is it just me though or do we match up with them better than any other team in the West?
Greg :Which means we’re only 3.5 games back from Dallas for the 3-seed. I really hope we stick at 4, would rather face SA than LA in the second round. Let’s save the epic Thunder-Lakers series for the conference finals.
Agreed.
Greg :@GrolgarBargain with the ticket office or scalpers?
Scalpers. I've been able to get a ticket from scalpers every time I've ever tried. Unless you're coming for Heat, Lakers, or playoffs then you should be okay.
Keith :
I hope he’s sent packing as part of the new CBA negotiations.
Wouldn't that be lovely. Too bad it seems highly unlikely.
Stern ultimately gets his power from the owners. Do they all care as little as Sterling, getting extra nice treatment in exchange for consent themselves? Do they simply not have enough support with the others? Goodell has done some good and dumb things, but he's always been a pawn of the owners. Stern seems to see himself as bigger than them.
I hope he's sent packing as part of the new CBA negotiations.
Which means we're only 3.5 games back from Dallas for the 3-seed. I really hope we stick at 4, would rather face SA than LA in the second round. Let's save the epic Thunder-Lakers series for the conference finals.
Dallas lost tonight, they're now half a game behind the lakers.
Pretty impressive that it took DT this many years for Godwin's Law to finally take effect:
"As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1."
justin :
That’s some quality commenting in that old DT post.
I am reading some old DT threads, and I got to give Royce some props. He kept doing his thing even with all the hate/troll posts form Seattle fans, and all the suckage on the court.
@Wesley
i was at that game
@gr8ball83
like this? http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Ai6.iB4OOlzyGF__uRmNj9u8vLYF?slug=ap-nbareferee-aplawsuit
@justin
Its probably good I wasn't reading back then, would have been way more than 12 comments in that thread....
@f5alcon
wow, quite the feel-good story about the NBA :) but, but, officials aren't shady and games aren't fixed! The NBA wants everyone to have a fair chance to win! right?
That's some quality commenting in that old DT post.
Wesley :
This is a sort of random sidebar. . . but one I couldn’t help but harping on.
I was bored this evening and sifted through old posts. I’m a regular reader, but not a regular commenter. Actually, this is the first one I’ve ever posted on DT.
Anyway. Ran across this old post-game commentary and was shocked about how quickly we’ve all seemed to have forgotten that at one point, we were mad stocked about Scotty’s first win and the Thunder improving to 2-16 on the season. Crazy stuff. I can’t believe how good this team has gotten in front of our eyes.
http://www.dailythunder.com/2008/11/if-the-thunder-wins-a-game-and-nobody-sees-it-does-it-count/
So many typos. Meant to type 'harp' and 'stoked'.
@f5alcon
Thanks! We're pretty far away so we'll see...should be fun if we can make it!
@Mrs. Daily Thunder
Thanks! Really appreciate the info!
This is a sort of random sidebar. . . but one I couldn't help but harping on.
I was bored this evening and sifted through old posts. I'm a regular reader, but not a regular commenter. Actually, this is the first one I've ever posted on DT.
Anyway. Ran across this old post-game commentary and was shocked about how quickly we've all seemed to have forgotten that at one point, we were mad stocked about Scotty's first win and the Thunder improving to 2-16 on the season. Crazy stuff. I can't believe how good this team has gotten in front of our eyes.
http://www.dailythunder.com/2008/11/if-the-thunder-wins-a-game-and-nobody-sees-it-does-it-count/