Russell Westbrook has always been regarded as a special talent since entering the league as the #4 selection in the 2008 NBA draft. A brief collegiate career at UCLA featured him at shooting guard alongside Darren Collison raised questions by scouts about how he would adapt to the point in the NBA. They are no [...]
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Kevin Durant’s sentiment is that of disrespect on Phil Jackson’s comments of Durant’s preferential star treatment and prowess of excessively getting to the free throw line. Durant is saying all the right things, taking the high road, and planting countering seeds via the media into the minds of newspaper-reading referees. The thing I takeaway from Durant’s [...]
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Kevin Durant scored 36 points last night in a losing effort against the Phoenix Suns, snapping a 9-game winning streak for the Oklahoma City Thunder. It was Durant’s 29th consecutive game in which he scored 25 points or more. The only player owning a longer streak is none other than Michael Jordan, whose record of 40 [...]
Thursday, January 28, 2010
There are 7 players making their first ever all star appearance during the 2010 NBA All Star Game: Deron Williams, Kevin Durant, Al Horford, Derrick Rose, Rajon Rondo, Gerald Wallace, and Zack Randolph. Those noteworthy, yet snubbed, include David Lee of the Knicks, Chris Kaman of the Clippers, and Mo Williams of the Cavaliers. Better luck [...]
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
The Oklahoma City Thunder already matched last years 23 win total this year, with 42 games remaining. They currently occupy the 8th playoff spot in the Western Conference, and boast a .561 winning percentage. Houston has an identical record as OKC, but appears to be cooling down of late. Look for OKC to ride the [...]
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
The Oklahoma City Thunder acquired Eric Maynor along with Matt Harping’s contract in exchange for the rights to 2002 draft pick forward Peter Fehse. Fehse is in Germany with zero chance of ever playing in the NBA, but gives Utah much needed salary cap relief. The Thunder plan to allow insurance policies to pay the [...]
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
The Oklahoma City Thunder are off to an 11-9 start this season. It is still early in the year, but that is a better record than the San Antonio Spurs, New Orleans Hornets, and hovering in the same proximity as the Portland Trail Blazers and Houston Rockets. With Portland depleted by injuries, the final three spots [...]
Monday, August 31, 2009
While checking the Protect the Paint twitter feed, I saw Kevin Durant was still up, tweeting feverishly, and decided to ask for an exclusive “twitterview”, where I ask him 10 simple questions, and he gives me 10 simple answers. He said sure, so I started in.Of these topics we had decided to ask him about: the [...]
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
With the chance to land a marquee name in 2010, already strong teams are dangling expiring contracts (AKA junk) via trade to desperate teams for their top tier talent.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
The 2009 NBA Draft is in the books begging the question: What teams added the piece that will help them out of the lottery and into the playoffs next year? The Bulls, Heat, and Blazers—lottery teams from 2008—made the playoffs, replaced this year by Phoenix, Toronto, and Washington (who traded their pick to Minnesota). Below [...]
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