I'll take Westbrook, please.

[THE HCP]

AAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHHH! THERE GOES MY FANTASY TEAM!!!!!!!!

 

[3RA1N1AC]

i wonder what he was beefing with those fans about

 

[rasheedfan2005]

Westbrook sitting on bench with injured hand. Dame healthy and undefeated.

 

[KingSpeed]

There you go. Thunder looked much better without Westbrook tonight. Only lost by 3. With Westbrook, we blew them out.

 

[riverman]

There you go. Thunder looked much better without Westbrook tonight. Only lost by 3. With Westbrook, we blew them out.

I don't think Westbrook has met Perry Jones yet.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

[TWEET]528058579178123264[/TWEET]

 

[KingSpeed]

[TWEET]528058579178123264[/TWEET]

Holy shit!

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

No doubt from jackin'................................................................................up so many shots.

 

[3RA1N1AC]

the tank is on!

 

[riverman]

What happened to Shooter here?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

[video=youtube;C25obsODyPQ]

 

[magnifier661]

And he just broke his hand. Out at least 5 weeks, maybe more.

Shooter has a way to jinx people he says we should have.

Mind talking up San Antonio too?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

[TWEET]528063709068136448[/TWEET]

 

[magnifier661]

[TWEET]528063709068136448[/TWEET]

Yeah that's a break that doesn't heal too well. I'm still waiting for Shooter to talk up San Antonio and maybe the Warriors.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

"Tough shit"

Fuck the thunder and their illegitimate franchise.

 

[julius]

The Thunders injury issues just show how lucky Portland is right now (after having many injury issues in years past). If Portland had to be without LaMarcus and Damian for long stretches, this team would be very very bad.

Hopefully that is something Portland doesn't have to deal with much this season.

 

[Eastoff]

When do they start getting the extra players temporarily due to injury?

 

[Rhal]

When do they start getting the extra players temporarily due to injury?

Player has to be out for the year for them to apply for the disabled player credit. Even with that credit you can't go above the 15 spot roster.

 

[blue32]

[video=youtube;C25obsODyPQ]

Wish I had better ears to discern what was being said. All I heard was UCLA or UFC? lol IDK.

 

[BrianFromWA]

I think it shows, however, that everyone saying that it wasn't RW throwing a tantrum, it was a fan throwing something, was a big fat liar.

 

[BrianFromWA]

Actually, you can go to 16 players in very specific instances:

An NBA team can have a maximum of 15 players on its roster during a season (and up to 20 during the offseason). A team normally may have 12 or 13 players on its active roster, who are eligible to play in games, and can have as few as 11 for up to two weeks at a time. Any remaining players must be on the team's Inactive List, and are ineligible to play in games. Teams temporarily can have four players on their Inactive List (bringing their roster size to 16) with league approval in the event of a hardship. The composition of the Inactive List can change on a game-by-game basis -- no less than 60 minutes prior to tipoff, the team must present to the official scorer a list of the players who will be active for that game.
...
A hardship can be deemed to occur when a team has four players who are sick or injured and have missed at least three games, and will continue to be unable to play.

 

[BrianFromWA]

so they're hosed for at least 3 games, but then they can add someone until one of their "normal 15" comes back.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

Is there any greater hell for Westbrook than to be The Man but not able to shoot?

 

[blue32]

Is there any greater hell for Westbrook than to be The Man but not able to shoot?

The previous court was cursed with the insufferable tears and sadness of injuries to Roy, Oden, etc. They soaked into the hardwood, cursed the wood and its players.

So when the old wood was uprooted and the new court layed, the curse was finally lifted, it swirled in the air and found a target. The I5 rivalry of old, and the purple and piss from down south. LA and Sea/OKC you are now laden with the injury demon, may your teams rest in peace. lol.

 

[BrianFromWA]

I5 goes through SAC, also. Just sayin'.

But I like the imagery of the court swirling through a smog-filled cloud and descending, Wizard of Oz-style on Russell Westbrook's hand and K*be's knee.

 

[BBert]

How about we return to this thread in about 20 games and see if Westbrook is still playing at this level? Something tells me he cannot continue to produce like that.

I think that ship has already sailed. He did it for one half of one game. With a few timely assists from the refs.

 

[BlazerCaravan]

What happened to Shooter here?

I think he just became Passer.

 

[BBert]

How about we return to this thread in about 20 games and see if Westbrook is still playing at this level? Something tells me he cannot continue to produce like that.

My point is. Will his knees and the rest of his body take this kind of beating for 6 weeks and still produce?

When you are right you are right. Hey, can you pick some lottery numbers for me?

 

[BBert]

I think he just became Passer.

He'll always be a pisser to me.

 

[BBert]

No doubt from jackin'................................................................................up so many shots.

LOL