yeah... contested jumpers are the least fun thing to watch in basketball
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 22 April 2015 19:04 (nine years ago) link
i don't think it would be crazy for brooks to get a job like orlando and denver. the thunder maxed out with him but he might be able to help a real bad squad like that.
I just heard the news 🎉🎉🎉
feel like this offseason will bring many blessings
― Clay, Wednesday, 22 April 2015 21:03 (nine years ago) link
I'm trying to find the exchange we had. basically started with someone confessing they respect durant and all but don't find him compelling to watch. there were a handful of OTMs iirc
― #wegonnabechampionship (Spottie), Wednesday, April 22, 2015 2:43 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark
I've had this opinion about Lebron before but it was 1) during first cleveland stint and 2) before he became grotesquely juiced
― 龜, Wednesday, 22 April 2015 21:54 (nine years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Cesbd3G.jpg
ILH after hearing Scottie gone
― 龜, Wednesday, 22 April 2015 21:56 (nine years ago) link
― 龜, Wednesday, April 22, 2015 5:54 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
tbf that stand around and watch bron cleve offense was p dire
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 22 April 2015 21:56 (nine years ago) link
😎https://twitter.com/ethanjskolnick/status/591010170932744192
― slothroprhymes, Wednesday, 22 April 2015 23:02 (nine years ago) link
People are really taking this Brad Stevens = God thing too far.
― Mr. Snrub, Wednesday, 22 April 2015 23:05 (nine years ago) link
not seriously enough tbh
― slothroprhymes, Wednesday, 22 April 2015 23:12 (nine years ago) link
tnt pregame every single guy felt the need to say that scotty got screwed over. i realize they're peers, potential coworkers, etc, but still funny to watch.
― circles, Thursday, 23 April 2015 01:36 (nine years ago) link
listened to pti out of habit today and Wilbon was irate that someone as fine and good as Brooks could be fired ever
do these ppl even watch basketball
― Clay, Thursday, 23 April 2015 01:39 (nine years ago) link
how dare a team that got a once in a generation windfall of talent try a different coach before all those players get the hell out of dodge.
― circles, Thursday, 23 April 2015 01:48 (nine years ago) link
Otm
― #wegonnabechampionship (Spottie), Thursday, 23 April 2015 02:11 (nine years ago) link
barkley was outraged also though we know the answer to 'do these ppl even watch basketball' there. i still kinda watch pti out of habit but kornheiser's general disinterest and wilbon's increasingly ott crankdom has made it not much better than around the horn for me now (presumably, i sure as fuck don't watch around the horn). speaking of horrible espn there's some ad w/ cowherd on the podcasts that starts w/ cowherd saying 'you guys know i don't wear underwear' and then i blocked out the rest so if you listen to any espn podcasts maybe just ffwd thru the first 30 seconds or so.
i was wondering if brooks to orlando rumors would heat up, i get the logic in a 'he developed okc, got them to the doorstep but couldn't get them all the way there' plus the 'he only lost his job cuz of bad luck' thing that some apparently believe. i'd been assuming that donovan was going to take that orlando job but maybe he burnt that bridge when he flaked out of that job a few years ago? anyhow for all the 'okc can't fire brooks cuz his stars love him' talk the reaction from the durant and westbrook camps today didn't suggest they were shocked or outraged.
― balls, Thursday, 23 April 2015 03:49 (nine years ago) link
http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/sports/2015-04-23/336cc860-e9e4-11e4-a900-555e662700c2_Oh-man-all-I-have-is-peace-Image-via-birdzilla-ro-on-Instagram-.jpg
birdman got some new tats
― Clay, Friday, 24 April 2015 04:05 (nine years ago) link
listened to pti out of habit today and Wilbon was irate that someone as fine and good as Brooks could be fired everdo these ppl even watch basketball
Sportswriters' default narrative is that coaches don't deserve to be fired and it's the fault of those overpaid, spoiled athletes who just don't have the kind of can-do spirit of a Johnny Unitas or a Whitey Corngood.
― Matt Armstrong, Friday, 24 April 2015 04:23 (nine years ago) link
yikes birdman war is bad actually
― lag∞n, Friday, 24 April 2015 05:53 (nine years ago) link
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/12753788/nba-oklahoma-city-fired-scott-brooks
does david thorpe work for the thunder? why is he using the first person here
― k3vin k., Friday, 24 April 2015 16:17 (nine years ago) link
In the latest installment of the NBA Front Office series, Tom Penn (playing the role of general manager), David Thorpe (senior consultant), Chad Ford (assistant GM), Amin Elhassan (scouting director) and Kevin Pelton (analytics director) discuss the state of the Oklahoma City Thunder following the firing of Scott Brooks. Was the move justified? Who's next for the Thunder?
lol weird
― lag∞n, Friday, 24 April 2015 16:19 (nine years ago) link
oh lol
― k3vin k., Friday, 24 April 2015 16:28 (nine years ago) link
i think he's the only one who took that literally tho haha
― k3vin k., Friday, 24 April 2015 16:29 (nine years ago) link
Kurt Helin @basketballtalk 2m2 minutes agoReport: Thunder considering Ettore Messina for coach http://dlvr.it/9XJ9pJ
spurs assistant, multiple euro championships as head coach
― lag∞n, Friday, 24 April 2015 18:39 (nine years ago) link
feel like alvin gentry shd be on their list, like they need someone to upgrade their offense he is a very good offensive coach, basically served that role this year in golden state
― lag∞n, Friday, 24 April 2015 18:43 (nine years ago) link
its a pretty similar situation to GS last year actually where a team that shd be great just needs a great offensive scheme
― lag∞n, Friday, 24 April 2015 18:47 (nine years ago) link
alvin gentry totally underrated
he got that last great run out of the amare-nash suns
― juice college (agent hibachi), Friday, 24 April 2015 20:42 (nine years ago) link
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources--thunder-preparing-offer--pushing-to-hire-florida-coach-billy-donovan-145628237.html
― slothroprhymes, Wednesday, 29 April 2015 15:21 (nine years ago) link
ffs thunder this is not the time to be fn around w a college coach
― lag∞n, Monday, April 20, 2015 3:42 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
aaaaand they're gonna do it anyway lol
i'm willing to have an open mind about this
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 29 April 2015 15:25 (nine years ago) link
i sort of wonder if it's a hedge against durant leaving
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 29 April 2015 15:27 (nine years ago) link
maybe the wiz will hire alvin gentry after they fire mark wittman next season in anticipation of durant's arrival
― head clowning instructor (art), Wednesday, 29 April 2015 15:27 (nine years ago) link
also hiring a college coach whos from a big school with good recruiting smh, i mean maybe hes a good coach i dont really follow college ball but hes prob just a good recruiter like pitino and calipari before him
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 April 2015 15:31 (nine years ago) link
either way u dont hire someone whos gonna have growing pains adjusting to the pro game when youre in danger of losing yr franchise player in one year!
like even brad stevens whos college success was clearly not predicated on recruiting and is clearly a good pro coach often looked lost in the pro game his first year
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 April 2015 15:33 (nine years ago) link
i mostly feel like the presence of the coach doesn't matter for free agency. if durant was like "i want to stay here but you have to fire billy donovan" they would do it in a heartbeat.
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 29 April 2015 15:33 (nine years ago) link
idk i feel like winning a ring wld go a long way toward convincing any player to stay and im not sure they got any closer to that with this hire, also just confirms that okc is a bush league org so why wld durant put his trust in them
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 April 2015 15:35 (nine years ago) link
i guess i sorta feel like if the thunder made the finals with scott brooks they could prob make it with no coach, and there's prob a decent chance that donovan understands, like, basic lineup things that brooks didn't. if he doesn't know how to run or call plays nothing will have changed and we already know that durant and westbrook freelancing is good enough to get you close to a title.
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 29 April 2015 15:38 (nine years ago) link
they should have hired that spanish bro from the spurs though
def
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 April 2015 15:39 (nine years ago) link
and yeah the thunder are talented to win it all on talent alone if they can ever stay healthy but it doesnt seem like the wisest approach
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 April 2015 15:41 (nine years ago) link
tho lol at the image of some spanish guy with one year in the usa trying to correct years of westbrooks hard earned bad habits
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 April 2015 15:43 (nine years ago) link
maybe they hired a college coach just to yell at westbrook
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 April 2015 15:47 (nine years ago) link
i bet that will go great
― head clowning instructor (art), Wednesday, 29 April 2015 15:50 (nine years ago) link
yes it seems good
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 April 2015 15:50 (nine years ago) link
gotta think this makes the decision to jet all that much easier for durant. this was okc's opportunity to find a kerr-esque (perhaps inexperienced with head coaching but who gets the league and can relate to the players and win their respect) dude to help fix their offense and keep momentum and instead they get somebody who is going to have to struggle just to adjust to the nba period.
― head clowning instructor (art), Wednesday, 29 April 2015 16:01 (nine years ago) link
sam presti shd be locked in a room and only let out on draft day
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 April 2015 16:03 (nine years ago) link
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/amidst-riots--nba-guard-throw-bbq-in-baltimore-153835444.html
deep love for the people's champ
― Clay, Wednesday, 29 April 2015 22:55 (nine years ago) link
this was okc's opportunity to find a kerr-esque (perhaps inexperienced with head coaching but who gets the league and can relate to the players and win their respect) dude
A lot of these guys sitting around waiting for teams to offer them jobs?
― A-Hanisi Coates (Leee), Wednesday, 29 April 2015 23:01 (nine years ago) link
Reggie Miller's available
― polyphonic, Wednesday, 29 April 2015 23:03 (nine years ago) link
So is hand down man down. Please let them both get hired this offseason.
― #wegonnabechampionship (Spottie), Thursday, 30 April 2015 02:20 (nine years ago) link
stein says billy d to OKC is done
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 30 April 2015 02:23 (nine years ago) link
:(
― k3vin k., Monday, 26 October 2015 16:19 (eight years ago) link
― lag∞n, Monday, 26 October 2015 16:36 (eight years ago) link
what an A+ guy
― a llove spat over a llama-keeper (forksclovetofu), Monday, 26 October 2015 17:02 (eight years ago) link
Good hustle there against Dray.
― :wq (Leee), Monday, 26 October 2015 17:04 (eight years ago) link
2015-16 NBA Regular Season (part 1) — I’ve got my ring fitted for my middle finger
― Spottie, Monday, 26 October 2015 20:38 (eight years ago) link
bless this day
― Aimless, Monday, 26 October 2015 20:42 (eight years ago) link
man Tom Izzo and Jeff Van Gundy are both calling into our local station today, talk about respect in the world of b-ball
― Comme Si, Kamasi (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 26 October 2015 20:53 (eight years ago) link