After watching that game I FEEL FUCKING ILL

Of course, it does not help when he has to guard the point guard on the perimeter because our retarded guards are too soft and weak to fight through any type of screen, or Oden has to pick up the penetrating guard to the hoop and leave his man wide open. I think I joined the wrong forum by far.

 

Indeed!

Let's just trade Oden, Roy, and Aldridge for Durant. Oh wait, OKC would never be dumb enough to accept that trade.

 

Who are posters who fully read my title, but didn't read my original post for $1,000, Alex?

 

I read your title and your thread and all I can say is that if you worked for a newspaper creating headlines you'd be fired inside of a week, and secondly your OP seems to suggest that Oden was the best player on the court because he was sitting on the sidelines, and then you said a lot about Kobe repeatedly choking and that convinced you that he would be a future HOFer? I admit you kind of lost me.

I get it that you are (I think?) saying that Greg will be a great player, but I'm not sure I agree with your choice of supporting evidence.

 

I can't believe anyone would base ANY kind of conclusion on that glorified pick-up game. It's like summer league with less defense. Boobie Gibson (cool nickname, BTW) scored 33 in the game last year and Wally Szczerbiak and Damon Stoudamire are past MVPs.

BNM

 

i think deep down we all know we mad the wrong choice. durant is a stud...oden who knows if he will ever play a full season

 

I suggest you not speak for everyone. You are extremely bad at it.

 

I have found watching this game for over a decade that the most exceptional players stick out no matter what. Call it a glorified whatever, it's far more telling than say the McDonald's All American Game or the Jordan Brand All-American game that attracts multiple scouts from every college and NBA team.

 

I agree......but at the same time, a little part of my brain is thinking the same thought as mixum. I guess he speaks for the little bit of subconsciousness in all of us..

 

Hmm. There is always the chance that any decision is wrong. I wouldn't call that subconscious...at every point since the draft, I've consciously understood that Durant may end up the better and more impactful player. The possibility has always existed. I just don't think it's the likeliest possibility right now.

 

Nor is there much reason to believe that Durant was the better pick at the time..

 

Hasn't everyone figured MIXUM out already? His posts are pure and unadulterated fan fear. Every little nagging concern or question-mark about the team becomes absolute fact to MIXUM. Judging from his dire "our season is a failure if we don't make the playoffs" posts, one would think that the season is already over and we ended up in 9th place. In fact, this is just a possibility (an unlikely possibility, but a real one nonetheless) that he fixates on out of angst-ridden fear.

In my own very unprofessional opinion, I'd say that MIXUM is in strong need of support and encouragement. He focuses on all of these fears and concerns that most fans simply consider and discard, and can't let go. Desperately wanting to be proven wrong, he posts all of the worst possibilities and harshest criticisms that he can think of and then sits back to let the counter-arguments roll in and soothe his troubled mind. However, like an optimism junkie, it isn't long before he needs another fix and we see things like "KP HAS FALLEN!!! THIS TEAM MUST BE DESTROYED AND REBUILT FROM THE GROUND UP!!!!!"

So be kind. He's just fishing for some optimistic opinions

 

I agree.

 

Do you think KP and MB were sitting there watching Durant smash the rookies while making excuses for Oden at the same time?

 

bro i can't blame u for feel shitty. Durant looks like he's gonna be a superstar, and oden more like a bust. Greg said it best tonight: he's always injured at the important times of his career: rookie season, first game, first all-star weekend.

looks like well be enjoying sam bowie pt 2

 

Amazing. I give up with about 95% of the people on this forum.

 

So, Boobie Gibson was the best player on the court last year? He scored 10 more points than Durant in last year's game and almost twice as many point as Brandon Roy. Better pencil him is as a first ballot Hall of Famer.

Michael Beasley had 29 points to Derick Rose's 4. Does that mean Chicago should regret taking Rose over Beasley? Hell, Beasley scored more points than Rose, Mayo and Westbrook combined - the three leading candidates for ROY.

Rather than reach conclusions based on a game where NOBODY plays any defense, how about watching these guys play in a few REAL games over the course of a season, or two.

BNM

 

Yeah, because we all know that the Rookie-Sophomore game is MUCH more important than the play-offs. If tonight was one of the most important times of Oden's career, then you're right, we're screwed. Thankfully, it wasn't. It was a meaningless pick-up game where anyone who can hit a wide open jump shot looks like a superstar.

BNM

 

It isn't the numbers, but it's what you watch. Durant moves so naturally on the court, opposite to the awkward play of Oden who looks lost.

Roy is great. LMA is good. Oden will be good. Durant will likely be a "Top-5" player in the league for 6-8 years. That's the category that guys like LeBron, Wade, Kobe, Duncan, Garnett have occupied over the last few years (I realize some of those players have dropped off...I'm just saying they were "The Best" for a significant period). Roy is darn good, like 8th in PER I believe. He'll be up there, but I don't know if he ever gets in that discussion. I think that Durant will, especially given the way his shooting numbers have improved in his second year.

I'm just saying that I would prefer (right now) a combination of Blake/Roy/Durant/LMA/Pryz over Blake/Roy/Batum/LMA/Oden. Realize that either way we would have Rudy, Outlaw, Webster, and could have made pieces to trade for Bayless.

I'm just not sold on Oden. Watching him in college he would make crazy blocks and he dominated the opposition like in the National Championship game. I thought he was going to be that once-in-a-generation type of center. Now I really don't think so. I don't see the fire in Oden's eyes, the love of the game or the competitiveness.

Maybe in a year or two I'll feel different. Oden already took a year off AFTER the surgery to recover. Compare this to Amare. Granted, he essentially took a year off, and his numbers didn't completely recover, but they were pretty darn decent and two years after his MF surgery he was 1st team all-NBA. I know that Oden is young, but that means within two years after his MF surgery he should be playing like we expected him to as the rookie from Ohio State.

Right now I wish we had Roy + Durant. That's pretty impossible to guard. Exactly who do you put your "defensive stopper" on? Even if they do happen to miss a shot, Pryzbilla is there for the garbage.


I don't mean to be negative because I usually hate when people are, but it's truly how I feel at this point.