James Harden doesn’t think he got crossed by Nigeria. Trey Kerby of TBJ investigates: “From the look of that second frame, James Harden is getting crossed over. Sure, it looked way worse once his feet started sliding, but that’s what will happen when you’re off-balance. From being crossed over. Which is what happened to James Harden. Case closed.”
Reggie Jackson has been working with his college coaches on his shooting form this summer: “I’ll do whatever it takes to get on the court and help the team,” Jackson said. “You have to be a leader and understand how to handle tough situations. It’s a different game as you go up every level, and the ones that are confident are the ones that stay around. The biggest thing last year for me was I was questioning myself about certain things. You have to trust in your game. Once I got on the court I was thinking about everything instead of just playing. I’m getting back to just playing ball and having belief in my abilities.”
Watch KD and James Harden celebrate a Michael Phelps gold.
John Schuhmann of NBA.com on the Magic’s plan to be the Thunder/Spurs: “If it’s not the Spurs, teams want to emulate the Oklahoma City Thunder model, which, of course, was put together by another guy — Sam Presti — who was hired out of San Antonio years ago. The problem with those plans is that there is only one Tim Duncan. There is only one Kevin Durant. And really, there is only one Gregg Popovich. Yes, you can strip your roster down in order to bottom out competitively and increase your chances of a No. 1 pick. And you can certainly have high character standards when drafting, trading and signing to improve your locker-room culture.”
Tyson Chandler on James Harden, Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook: “They’re like the cousins that come from out of town. They have all these things and inside jokes, which now we’re all a part of.”
James Harden was ready to race Kobe yesterday.
Matt Breen of the Washington Post on KD’s father: “It took Pratt nearly a decade to seek forgiveness from his two sons and worked out a decent relationship with his now ex-wife. He said Wanda was always a positive person and strong enough to raise two sons. While his father was gone, Durant spent most of his time at Seat Pleasant Recreation Center. There, he met Taras Brown, who taught him basketball, coached his AAU team and became known as his godfather.”
Two years ago Usain Bolt said KD was a role model for him. Kind of cool.
John Hollinger with a wise note: “In theory, the new CBA was supposed to change that. In reality, we still have maximum salaries that make it easy for superstars to collude and get to teams like the New York Knicks and Miami Heat, and rules on sign-and-trades and extensions that were supposed to prevent stars from jumping but instead only push them into free agency. For example: No matter what Oklahoma City does, Kevin Durant would almost certainly choose unrestricted free agency in 2016 over signing an extension. Let that one sink in for a while.”
New post dealy:
http://www.dailythunder.com/2012/08/how-its-all-going-to-play-out-2012-13-edition/
Not sure if you guys are aware of this, but Curiousity landed on Mars last night... Here's a picture from the orbiting satelite of it descending with it's parachute deployed. BAD ASS!
@Tronchaser On this subject, here is a video that is worth watching. I'd recommend it to anyone. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap120731.html
@Jax Raging Bile Duct Yeah, 7 minutes of terror is awesome!
@Tronchaser starscream is waiting for it
http://twitpic.com/ag8j1w
Harden's beard is a huge disadvantage in race
And I think Russ can win 100m race,KD can win 5000m in team usa
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@SergeIblocka
He can't because he already signed his contract. It's not in the CBA for him to be allowed to give back some money once he's already signed a guaranteed contract and there is no way that the players association would allow for that.
@FF_pickups the article is talking about his next contract
@SergeIblocka If he doesn't take a pay cut he just doesn't care about the team.
Doc Rivers: I really enjoy watching Argentina play. In fact, for the Celtics, we use some of their offensive plays
harden getting broke by the Nigeria point guard is still comical to me
Am I the only one that finds it really cool that the b-ball team goes out and supports all the other athletes? Our stars aren't like regular Olympians who constantly train. They are a ragtag group thrown together at almost the last minute to play. I dunno, I just really think it's cool to see KD and James, and Love get genuinely excited for a swimmer/ volleyball player etc. etc.
@Tronchaser Well put. Also credit Kevin Love, whose instagram coverage has been amazing. Too bad NBC has the coverage rights to the Olympics generally.
Doing some 2013 draft scouting and found our 1st round pick...http://tiny.cc/sqkmiw
Guaranteed value and should slip into the late 20s. I'm going to be pissed if he is not on the team next year.
@senseandsenescence Should go #1, whatever team he goes to is gonna get the calls.
@f5alcon I don't know what kind of influence Crawford has on other refs, but the worst case scenario is never having to see him reffing a Thunder game again. Best case...every call.
@f5alcon @senseandsenescence I'd rather us draft one of tony brothers brothers
@senseandsenescence @OBoymuzik They both are bad
@OBoymuzik @f5alcon Besides maybe we can convince the NBA that they are cousins or something
@OBoymuzik @f5alcon true, but I don't think either are very good...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Crawford_(basketball_referee)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Crawford_(basketball,_born_1951)
@senseandsenescence @f5alcon We hate Joey Crawford not Danny Crawford right?
I love Chandler's take on James, Russ, and KD . . . like the cousins that come from out of town. I can see that.
That pic of KD/James and even Love is friggin awesome.
Oklahoma City head coach Scott Brooks guided his young team to the NBA Finals against the Miami Heat and he plans to use the offseason to become a better coach.
"I think you get better by a few areas," Brooks tells The Oklahoman. "You have to continue to watch film and develop your game that way and also be critical on what you've done in the past and try to improve on it. Also, talk to coaches. I love spending time with coaches, whether it's high school coaches, junior college coaches or college coaches, or other NBA coaches. I think that when you're around (other coaches) you spark things and you brainstorm and you can improve."
@ThunderWins no mention of studying stats in this self-improvement plan
@ThunderWins He needs to improve his lineups and x's and o's.
@C-Wil @ThunderWins He's improved every year the same as the team. Remember, he was a rookie HC when he took over as well. Team's getting better, he's getting better. Trust.
I love this quote from Reggie..."The biggest thing last year for me was I was questioning myself about certain things. You have to trust in your game. Once I got on the court I was thinking about everything instead of just playing. I’m getting back to just playing ball and having belief in my abilities." I think he's spot-on with this. He has the talent...he just didn't have the confidence. Although, you could seen him taking over during garbage time against scrubs when he knew he was the best player on the floor. THAT'S the RJ we want to see!
Hopefully reggie does shoot better, but it would also be good if stopped being so hesitant.
@f5alcon That's the over-thinking part of things. Play your game son!
OK, a bit off subject early. I am going to be driving all day and was hoping somehow to catch the game on the radio. Any chance? I have sirrius/xm. thanks
@CDSpark
Enjoy Montana!
@ThunderChick2010 Thanks, plan on being cooler. Also, there is a sirrius radio station 93 carries live Olympic Sports.
@CDSpark the game will be on 1340 AM in OKC
If any insiders could post up that Hollinger article I'd love to read it. Looks really interesting
@JimboSlice sorry not an insider
...but this might interest you
http://bbs.hupu.com/4088782.html
@JimboSlice Sorry....looks clueless to me. Yet another outsider who doesn't understand OKC.
@JimboSlice do you want the link or the full article
royce working hard