It wasn’t so hard to see the Thunder re-assigning Daniel Orton and Jeremy Lamb to the Tulsa 66ers early Saturday.
But Reggie Jackson? Didn’t really see that one coming.
The team announced late Saturday that Jackson has been assigned to OKC’s D-League affiliate, joining Orton and Lamb. Perry Jones III remains with the Thunder because he suffered an ankle injury a few nights ago with the 66ers, and isn’t ready to play.
Jackson was in an open competition with Eric Maynor for backup point guard minutes during training camp, but the Thunder have gone with Maynor exclusively, resisting to give Jackson time despite some struggles from Maynor.
Here’s my speculation: This assignment isn’t a sign of the Thunder’s commitment to Maynor as their backup, but more an effort to give Jackson a little tuning, as well an opportunity to impress to make another run at getting minutes with OKC.
Jackson will be in uniform for the 66ers tonight in Tulsa against Rio Grande Valley. But expect Jackson to be recalled Sunday for the Pacers game. This is a chance to get him a little time, and maybe a chance to let him make an impression.
If you haven’t figured it out by now, this is how the Thunder uses their D-League team. Send players up and down, let them practice in OKC, let them play in Tulsa. It’s wise. It’s… very Thunder.
Jackson has appeared in 10 games this season with Oklahoma City averaging 1.8 points and 1.0 rebound in 5.6 minutes per game.
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Can't wait for the thunder to win their 8th straight game tonight.
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@Sigmund the name to me is still pretty silly, but that's actually a pretty cool logo. I would buy apparel if I was a fan.
@Sigmund I'm not sure "Pelicans" strike fear into anyone's hearts.
@TaoMaas @Sigmund Yeah. I still can't wrap my head around this actually being serious. Feels like a huge practical joke... I heard rumor that they also had New Orleans Brass in the running. Although that doesn't sound like the prototypical NBA nickname, it still woulda been pretty cool IMO.
@ThunderBelize @TreyFiveOnMyBack @TaoMaas @Sigmund deadspin has a huge article on just how dangerous pelicans really are, lol completely changed how i feel about the name. Pelicans >>>
@TreyFiveOnMyBack @TaoMaas @Sigmund We have many pelicans down here in Belize and they are a truly majestic bird when in flight and the way they dive bomb for fish is incredible! As far as fear goes... well they are pretty hostile when fighting for fishermen scraps with the frigates.
@Sigmund Is that legit? I actually think it looks pretty decent.
@Old Man Game @Sigmund http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/187jhjn8biriojpg/medium.jpg
@Old Man Game @Sigmund these colors go wayyy too hard.
Garnett Didnt get a rebound and it was a big deal
Jeff Green didnt have a rebound either but that was just normal
Reggie Jackson 8-16 20 points 11 assists six rebounds played 38mins
@ThunderWins If Reg could translate that to the regular NBA, we'd all be doing backflips and singing his praises.
@TaoMaas @ThunderWins I really think being unexpectedly thrusted into a role last season without a camp or anything really stunted his growth. Normally, you think that would help, but when he was with actual rotation players, like outside of garbage time, he always seemed apprehensive and quick to get the ball out of his hands. He didn't want the role yet and deferred to Harden most of the time. I think if he were to have been eased in had Maynor not went down, he'd be more stable right now. I do, however, think he should be getting more minutes considering Maynor's poor play on both sides of the ball... Only one way to get used to the actual speed of the NBA.
SNL was funny tonight
@RRRWHATEVER I don't think I've watched SNL since Norm MacDonald left.
@justin_mia @RRRWHATEVER God I miss Norm. These Safe Auto commercials just aren't cutting it. I think I'm gonna go watch Dirty Work...
@justin_mia Jamie Fox hosted. it was better than i thought it would be
Good night/morning DT!
@ThunderChick2010 Mornin', TC!
@ThunderChick2010 what was my list if you don't mind telling me? I don't even remember.
@bmuelle21
1 OKC
2 SAS
3 LAL
4 LAC
5 DEN
6 MEM
7 UTA
8 DAL
@ThunderChick2010 LAL is really the only team screwing me right now.
@bmuelle21 @ThunderChick2010 oh ok, well unfortunately for cleandoe Price is out 4-6 weeks. lol i feel like it's us 3 fighting for free agents every week.
@OBoy Jones III @ThunderChick2010 no i wanted to get AJ Price off of waivers but clendoe got him and dropped nash so I picked up nash the next week.
@bmuelle21 @ThunderChick2010 you traded AJ Price didn't you?
@ThunderChick2010 that would be nice because I picked up nash in fantasy basketball
@bmuelle21
No worries. Nash is going to rescue you. Justin and kenny say so. :)
@ThunderChick2010 thanks
any teams worth watching on league pass? i still got four spots open.. but its been ehh
@StretchNeuron I watch a lot of Bucks games. Their commentary crew is pretty solid and not nearly as homerish as some of the others. They are also a decent team with a lot of decent players, so they can be fun to watch. It's best to avoid bad teams. The mid tier of teams that are fighting for 6-9 seeds are generally the best value because its decent basketball and you don't miss a lot of their games to national TV obligations like the top teams.
@StretchNeuron Denver or Utah would probably be good calls in the West. I watch both of them as much as possible. I like the Utah commentators too.
@O O O O O O @senseandsenescence yeah i should have mentioned Utah, their commentators are great. Watching their PG rotation drops them a few spots in my league pass teams though.
@StretchNeuron There not one of my five, but there are teams you get a lot of with the five you pick. I watched a string of sixers games to start the season and they aren't one of my five teams either.
@senseandsenescence damn it, i knew there was a reason i wanted to watch utah. i did end up going with milwaulkie tho, but i went with cleveland too, just for kyrie. damn, shouldve went utah. smh.
@senseandsenescence What do you think of Ilyasova's early struggles, if anything?
@senseandsenescence @justin_mia non elite stretch 4s deal with the stereotype of having no motor. Rashard Lewis Complex. They are some how the most likely to get a contract and under perform, then disappear. Keith Van Horn Syndrome. Gms are afraid they could develop Lamar Odom disease. Or might have early warning signs of being Jeff Green.
@senseandsenescence @justin_mia that's interesting i've never thought of that.
@justin_mia I don't know why the non-elite stretch 4 is so undervalued while most other bigs are insanely overvalued. Ryan Anderson is on a really similar contract, too. It's not like they can't rebound or score. Ilyasova's (can't really speak for Anderson) not a bad defender either.
It was certainly a good year, but its hard to imagine that this year with the godawful rim and 3 pt shooting is more representative of his abilities.
@senseandsenescence Thought it was a steal of a contract, too. Still might be. Or maybe last season was flukey for him. I know I would have been elated after last season to get him at 5/40.
@justin_mia Yeah that Chi game was the last one I watched, though I generally catch up by skipping the blowouts. It seems like he has been marginalized a bit for whatever reason. I thought with the extension he was viewed as a future cornerstone, but to be honest it seems like Udoh, Sanders, Dalembert (whatever center they have out there) gets more stuff run for them and Ilyasova ends up being a spot up shooter. Maybe he's not a great screener or maybe they are just trying to figure out what else they want to keep and now was a convenient time since he wasn't playing well. Hard to say with the way Skiles has been messing with the starting lineup, etc.
@senseandsenescence Thanks. Been boxscore watching him but haven't even seen a Bucks game yet (they are not in my five).
@justin_mia I think its a combination of a shooting slump and perhaps a bit of poor use. His numbers aren't much different than last year except from three and the rim. If that stuff isn't falling (for whatever reason) it can really hurt confidence and percentages.
I think some of it comes from being a bailout option. The Bucks offense is mostly about Jennings and Ellis. They may swing it to him on a PnP, but he doesn't get too many rim attempts. He did have a good game against Chi a little over a week ago, so he might be coming around.
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@MisterJohnsonOKC lololol definitely
@O O O O O O i end up watching alot of late games, so my picks would be Golden State, Denver, maybe Portland and someone from the east like the Bucks or the Nets. I wouldn't pick a top team because they're on national Tv so much and their games get picked for the NBATV fan night every week.
dang I didn't realize memphis lost tonight. That's awesome!
@bmuelle21 i liked seeing them lose but personally watching Portland get murdered by Sacramento was more satisfying.
@OBoy Jones III @bmuelle21 Ha ha Sacto beat LA LA too awhile back.
@bmuelle21 Its regression to mean.
@bmuelle21
And New York . . .
@ThunderChick2010 @bmuelle21 when i clicked on the NYC game they had 58 points and i was like man, it must be close to half time *looks at tv, its 1 mins till the end of the 3rd* @__@
wtf