Durant named to first team All-NBA, Westbrook to second team

@Kris
That's good womanly advice there. Thank ya. I'm gonna bookmark this thread to show it to her in case this situation comes up. :)

@TempBoy Brandon

Here's the compromise and will probably give you more leniency in the future... if she does let you go to the first game instead of pageant stuff and you send her flowers or something of the sort on that day to wish her good luck and that you're still supporting her even if you're not there it will go over a million times better. It really is just the small things, and if it's not...well you're probably better off to keep looking anyway haha

@cdub00
Nah, there's a swimsuit night (don't wanna miss that one.. haha), an evening gown night, talent night, and then the finals night.

@DJ 7
Yeah, if it comes down to it, I'm gonna try to compromise and go to the first game and miss the second one. So I'll let you and Landstander fight over that game 4 ticket. ;)

justin :Bill Simmons and Sean Grande (Celtics PBP guy) talked about the James Harden to Boston stuff. They both said that the initial trade they heard about involved Harden for Perkins.

Something tells me Brooks was the lead man in this.

@TempBoy Brandon

Just work soemthing out with ehr. If its really that important to her that you go and be there all 4 days then its up to you to decide whether or not you do it.

I'm sure if shes a cool chick she won't mind you missing one day. Unless she really wants you to be there.

Either screw dang NBA Scheduling. You think it would help if both CF's went to 7?

@TempBoy Brandon

i'de be more than happy to be a part of Landstanders new solution to your problem!!!

@cdub00

Lol!

On my jacket!

@justin

my wife used to be real involved in the Miss Oklahoma deal, and she would let me watch a Finals game over going to the pageant. And 4 days? Its a 1 day deal brotha.

justin :Not to play devil’s advocate but there are plenty of fish in the sea and you never know if the Thunder would ever make it to the Finals again.

Exactly. If she doesn't understand that you're a huge Thunder fan, the long term won't work.

@cdub00
Ha! Oh trust me, if I don't go, I'll be the only person at Miss Oklahoma wearing a Thunder hoodie and hat.

@justin
You're like the little devil on my shoulder... and I like it!

@Landstander
Haha! Wow, you are a true hero.

Can Harden lead Celtics bench as he does for us?I dont know.But I think it is difficult for him to build confidence because Doc Rivers is a young player killer.Brooks doesn't start him but plays him as core as our bench.Doc cannot do it.

@TempBoy Brandon

I can certainly see where that's a dilemma.

I could take one for the team and accept your ticket, that way you don't *have* to make a decision, and your relationship can continue to grow and prosper.

The things I would do for another Thunder fan. Aren't I great? ;)

Not to play devil's advocate but there are plenty of fish in the sea and you never know if the Thunder would ever make it to the Finals again.

DJ 7 :@TempBoy Brandon
I don’t think you should put basketball in front of something that means alot to your girlfriend. Would you rather go to a basketball game, or be single? We’ll have plenty of more basketball games to attend and watch.

booooo.....where's your team spirit? kidding.

@DJ 7
Oh, I know, I don't really have much of a choice. I gotta be there for her, and I want to be there for her. But as a diehard Thunder fan and season ticket member, to miss the experience of the Thunder's first ever Finals appearance would be pretty crushing. Anyways, didn't mean to throw a pity party, I was just curious on the dates and hoped my fears wouldn't be realized. Stupid NBA schedulers.

@JJJ
Oh man, you just confirmed my fear... the 7th and 9th are Tuesday and Thursday, which also would be the first two games in OKC. :(

@DJ 7

Shouldn't put basketball in front of somethat that important to her.

sorry typo.

@TempBoy Brandon

I don't think you should put basketball in front of something that means alot to your girlfriend. Would you rather go to a basketball game, or be single? We'll have plenty of more basketball games to attend and watch.

@justin

Well, I'm glad that didn't happen. I can't imagine that Harden was ever really on the table though.

Bill Simmons and Sean Grande (Celtics PBP guy) talked about the James Harden to Boston stuff. They both said that the initial trade they heard about involved Harden for Perkins.

@Kris
That's exactly what I'm hoping for--- the whole I don't have to be there all four days thing. This thing is a huge deal in her life though, so I'm not sure how much compromising I can get done. But I may take you up on that offer to call her up! ;)

@TempBoy Brandon

They usually play every Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday in primetime IIRC. I don't have a calendar in front on me to confirm your dates, but that's what I remember

@cdub00
Haha. Dude, if we do make it to the Finals, I am seriously going to have a tough decision to make. Thunder vs. the Girlfriend. The Mavs, Grizz and Heat all seem so weak a matchup in comparison.

@TempBoy Brandon

Looks like you've got some compromising to work with, surely you dont have to be there for all four days? If she's an awesome gf she will say go watch the game. If not, give me her # and I will talk some sense into her from a girl's perspective :) juuusttt kidding!

Ugh, the ESPN OKC message board makes my brain bleed... I don't know why I go there.

Be single......unless you're married. haha.

I know it's ridiculously early to ask this, seeing as how we haven't even made it to the Western Conference Finals yet, but does anyone have any smart guesses as to what the NBA Finals schedule might be? I looked it up and I guess they will start no later than June 2 and end by June 16, but any of you guru's that know things like what nights of the week they usually play the Finals on have any best guesses as to what the schedule would be?

Basically, my girlfriend is competing in an event that will take place on June 7, 8, 9 and 11, and I'm really freaked out that I might have to miss OKC's first ever Finals appearance... or be newly single, depending on what I choose to go to.

andrew :If we beat Memphis I already have game one of the Dallas series written off as a loss because of our coaching deficiencies..

Nothing like a confident fan base. Sheesh. Where's the love?

Damn, this is funny. http://blogs.thescore.com/tbj/2011/05/13/kendrick-perkins-thinks-nate-needs-to-relax/

Grolgar :

Crow :Is there any other source for the Harden to Boston rumor besides Simmons? Not that it matters that much now.

Is their a source for this? Where is this coming from?

Justin probably started it. hahahaha. Kidding.

As we all know, Thabos value took a serious hit this year and seeming for no reason other than his hustle seems missing. Is Marcus Thorton available? Did he resign with the Kings. JH and MT as our 2 SG's? Id like that.

Joel :Heard on the radio this morning that if the team wins tonight, they will fly directly to Dallas – so no late night welcoming back parties.
…Unless we wanna drive to Big D to do it. How evil would that be?!?

Haha. I love it.

@Joel

I live in Dallas, close to Love field (where I think they'd fly into). But I don't think there would be any serious possibility that I'd meet them at the airport.

Crow :Is there any other source for the Harden to Boston rumor besides Simmons? Not that it matters that much now.

Is their a source for this? Where is this coming from?

Heard on the radio this morning that if the team wins tonight, they will fly directly to Dallas - so no late night welcoming back parties.

...Unless we wanna drive to Big D to do it. How evil would that be?!?

Greg :Rick Adelman with the Lakers worries me.

Why so? Didnt they just get swept in the second round with the Sen Master? Unless they add a top 5-10 player, I dont see them doing much better. Kobe will lose another step by this time next year.

@JJJ
From that quote it sounds like Ainge is doubling down on his Jeff Green bet. Don't know that guarantees he'll resign him if their are other suitors but it sounds like he at least is interested in keeping him.

Congrats to both Russ and KD! I was actually pleasantly surprised to see that Russ made the 2nd team, and happy to see that KD beat out Dirk.

I also find it hilarious that Perk got more votes than Chris Bosh.

So does this mean that according to the media/voters, the Thunder have 2 of the Top 10 players in the NBA? Wow, that's really something.

"Maybe there’s a change of roles. Maybe Paul comes off the bench, cuts down on his minutes. Maybe we find a way to get Jeff more minutes. His role will expand if he’s back here next year. There’s no question about that ... It wouldn’t totally shock me if there’s a change in the starting lineup, but that’s just way too tough to tell."

~ Danny Ainge

A lil shocking to hear that the captain could be replaced in the starting lineup by Green next yr. Anyone think Jeff will actually resign w Bos, or look to play somewhere else and possibly get paid more?

So the owners want reduced contracts in terms of salary and years, a hard cap, and an amnesty clause? Yeah there's gonna be a lockout.

Basically the owners want a reprieve from the mistakes their bad gms made. What a joke. Tough luck you couldn't or didn't hire a Presti. I mean sure Sam will eventually take a big swing and miss but hey that'll happen sometimes. For them to say hey we want a get out of jail free card for high price gambles is bs. How will small markets compete if they'll always get outbid with big markets knowing they can take that chance?

Is there any other source for the Harden to Boston rumor besides Simmons? Not that it matters that much now.

@justin

True. No benefit vs benefit to others = not a "good thing".

There are a lot of moving parts to the CBA. Better revenue sharing (especially local TV revenue) or a firmer cap or other things could offset the impact of amnesty.

@JJJ

By that I mean we don't have any important FAs other than Russ in the next 2 yrs

@justin

I agree it doesn't benefit us, but isn't the amnesty clause a one-year deal?

I would think Okafor still has trade value. I'd was somewhat interested in him before when they had expirings.

Amnesty marginalizes our cap advantage IMO, and may give teams flexibility to bid harder for our coming FA's.

@JJJ

Yeah there would be more in the mid-price range.

Walton is a good call. Bucks with Maggette, maybe but somebody else might still trade for him. Nocioni is a pretty good possibility.

@JJJ
As bad as Hedo's deal is, definitely Arenas.

I bet it was Scott Brooks pushing for the trade Harden/keep Green move.

Who would the Magic use it on? Hedo or Arenas?