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Pinwheel1 said:
What the hell does a small fracture mean?


OK I see now. It could be several weeks. But if similar to Rondo's injury....2-4 weeks
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What would be scary is if these players miss so much time that it it leads to the Thunder being bad enough to land a top three pick in the draft.
 
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OneLifeToLive said:
What would be scary is if these players miss so much time that it it leads to the Thunder being bad enough to land a top three pick in the draft.
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They have enough talent on that team compared to some of the lower ranked teams in the league that they wouldn't suck enough to get into the high lottery, they would have to get lucky and win it. I doubt that they are even in the lottery, Durant misses 20 games Westbrook misses 15-20 once those guys are back then that team goes from a sub .500 back to a championship contender. They might lose the Northwest Division and fall out of home court but that would just mean they are favored vs whoever they play in the playoffs round 1.
 
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Rhal said:
They have enough talent on that team compared to some of the lower ranked teams in the league that they wouldn't suck enough to get into the high lottery, they would have to get lucky and win it. I doubt that they are even in the lottery, Durant misses 20 games Westbrook misses 15-20 once those guys are back then that team goes from a sub .500 back to a championship contender. They might lose the Northwest Division and fall out of home court but that would just mean they are favored vs whoever they play in the playoffs round 1.
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This.

Durant's already said that he's not rushing back from the injury:
Durant said:
Nah, I'm not going to rush it all. That's one thing I'm not going to do
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Makes sense. He could afford to take all the time he needed to heal, making a conscious effort not to turn a small injury into a career-affector . Normally I'd totally agree, but in a West where a 48-win team went down to the wire last year and didn't make the playoffs, taking too long to start up the chase for a spot (by, say, having to start Telfair and PJ3 instead of Westbrook and Durant) could be skating on thin ice.
 
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SlyPokerDog said:
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I like that this is posted with athletic tape. Nice touch.
 
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Whoa ... Wes is going to get paid. Big time

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HCP said:
Did NOBODY else see JinxSpeed just typed that Delavadova or whatever his name is, "is the only good player on the Cavs......."

Are we just numb to his nonsense?
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Yes.
 
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Bill Simmons on Grantland Basketball Hour (10/23/14): Cleveland goes 40-1 at home.

He and Barkley should run an all-jinx show. :lol:
 
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BlazerCaravan said:
Bill Simmons on Grantland Basketball Hour (10/23/14): Cleveland goes 40-1 at home.

He and Barkley should run an all-jinx show. :lol:
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With KingSpeed as StatBoy. ;)
 
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KingSpeed said:
This is good for Westbrook. He's finding out he has teammates who can play.
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Like it matters. The guy freezes out Durant, the MVP and 4 time scoring champ, in the 4th quarter of close games. You think he's going to hesitate to freeze out Perry Jones?

BNM
 
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Boob-No-More said:
Like it matters. The guy freezes out Durant, the MVP and 4 time scoring champ, in the 4th quarter of close games. You think he's going to hesitate to freeze out Perry Jones?

BNM
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Durant is the scoring champion because he shoots so much. The amount of times Westbrook freezes out KD is minimal. Plus Westbrook often is better suited to close out games because he can attack the rim better than Durant depending on the matchups. I see no tension between he and KD. Not for a few years.
IMO this knock on Westbrook is over blown.
 
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Not sure I can agree. Durant shoots less than 1 FGA/g more than Westbrook. However, due to KD's insane efficiency (even with RW getting a ton of FTAs) he gets about 6ppg more on that 1 FGA than RW. Durant's PER is usually about 5 points higher than RW.

As for any "beef", I think they both say there is none. But there is tension, because I don't doubt for a second that RW thinks he has the authority/game to freeze out Durant. That it's EVER happened speaks to the lunacy of it. Pippen might have been slain in his sleep if he did to MJ some of the things RW has done to Durant on the court.
 
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Pinwheel1 said:
Durant is the scoring champion because he shoots so much. The amount of times Westbrook freezes out KD is minimal. Plus Westbrook often is better suited to close out games because he can attack the rim better than Durant depending on the matchups. I see no tension between he and KD. Not for a few years.
IMO this knock on Westbrook is over blown.
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That's funny because I saw that Durant leads the league in scoring in 4th and with 5 minutes left in the game.

I always thought Westbrook was the guy that did most his damage the first 3 quarters while KD finished the games.
 
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Pinwheel1 said:
Durant is the scoring champion because he shoots so much. The amount of times Westbrook freezes out KD is minimal. Plus Westbrook often is better suited to close out games because he can attack the rim better than Durant depending on the matchups. I see no tension between he and KD. Not for a few years.
IMO this knock on Westbrook is over blown.
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It happens in the playoffs, year after year. Westbrook has more FGA/36, but is MUCH less efficient scorer. I find it laughable that you defend Westbrook by saying Durant shoots too much. Look at their shooting percentages and FGA/36 some time.

BNM
 
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Its fun to ridicule Westbrook because of how many shots he takes and how sometimes you can get into his head and he will destroy OKC's gameplan to try and prove a point but because he is such an insane athlete and his ability to drive towards the rim and hit from the outside makes him a versatile scorer, if not an efficient one, but that makes teams have to really pay attention to him and it drags teams away from doubling Durant every play. Durant gets easier shots and more room to work because of how good Westbrook is.
 
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Boob-No-More said:
It happens in the playoffs, year after year. Westbrook has more FGA/36, but is MUCH less efficient scorer. I find it laughable that you defend Westbrook by saying Durant shoots too much. Look at their shooting percentages and FGA/36 some time.

BNM
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You misquoted me on one word. But that one word makes a big difference to my point. I said Durant shoots so much, not too much.
The fact that he gets so many opportunities to shoot make me believe RW rarely freezes KD out. KD can't do it by himself. No one can. He needs RW to score in the 4th as well.
 
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Not a bad business model, frankly... :dunno:
 
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Boise Blazer said:
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Contract extension discussions have ended, and San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard plans to explore restricted free agency next summer, his agent, Brian Elfus, told Yahoo Sports on Friday afternoon.

Elfus and Leonard have held firm on their desire for a maximum contract extension, something Spurs management won’t consider until July.
 
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Pinwheel1 said:
Contract extension discussions have ended, and San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard plans to explore restricted free agency next summer, his agent, Brian Elfus, told Yahoo Sports on Friday afternoon.

Elfus and Leonard have held firm on their desire for a maximum contract extension, something Spurs management won’t consider until July.
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Unless he has a horrible year or gets hurt somebody is going to give it to him. Then question is whether SAS will match or not
 
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Pinwheel1 said:
Contract extension discussions have ended, and San Antonio Spurs star Kawhi Leonard plans to explore restricted free agency next summer, his agent, Brian Elfus, told Yahoo Sports on Friday afternoon.

Elfus and Leonard have held firm on their desire for a maximum contract extension, something Spurs management won’t consider until July.
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I wouldn't mind giving him a toxic contract offer.
 
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Sources say the Spurs want to keep Leonard's contract off the books until they can explore free agent targets, especially since Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili could retire.
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And some blast the Blazers for doing the same thing with TRob, because he's so valuable, and not extending him might hurt chemistry? It's a simple business strategy that I'm sure Leonard's agent will explain to him. Play for a contract and get paid.
 
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I don't think the Jazz can afford to be bad too many more years in a row. If they don't pay now they may not have a team in a few years. Overall I think they have drafted pretty well. If they hold on to their guys they will eventually be pretty good. Maybe not championship level contenders, but still pretty good.
With the new TV contracts kicking in they probably feel it is a safe investment.
 
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That's awesome! The players had a good sense of humor about it, but the owner seemed like he had to pretend he wasn't pissed off. Typical no sense of humor corporate Schmoe.
 
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Kawhi Leonard is overrated, doesn't deserve max contract.
 
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