shadowgrin wrote:It would had helped if you 'Vancouverites' went to the arena when the team is in town for some home games.
It's not all on Heisley; the NBA board, composed of the owners, approved the move because of the poor attendance even if Heisley promised not to move initially.
4: Bill Laurie, Vancouver to St. Louis Grizzlies
The Move: Laurie tried to buy the Vancouver Grizzlies and shift the team to St. Louis, where he owned the hockey club and arena.
The Fallout: The Wal-Mart heir rode into Van-City with a black cloud following him. He was rude to everyone. Fortunately, his attitude alienated the NBA Governors who blocked his attempt to buy the team.
#3: Bill Laurie the Sequel, Michael Hiesley, Vancouver to Memphis Grizzlies
The Move: Hiesley, a smarter version of Laurie, bought the Vancouver Grizzlies and moved the club to after one season.
The Fallout: The Chicago billionaire publicly pledged his loyalty to Vancouver. He even sang the Canadian national anthem to fans at the home-opener. All that quickly changed and the team ended up in Tennessee.
Qballer wrote:i also don't like the personalities of any of the players on the team, except for maybe ERic Maynor.
Qballer wrote:not a fan of OKC as a whole, as like i said i was a seattle fan.
my biggest issue is with KD. before the season started he was an MVP candidate before he even played one game! i feel like since he scores so many points he gets a lot of undeserved attention like Melo does. i'm not saying he's a bad player, he's a great scorer but im not impressed by people who are good scorers.
Westbrook, i don't think is quite there yet in the elite class of PGs but people keep putting him & rose & rondo in there as the new point guard faces of the league.
Lamrock wrote:Difference between Durant and Melo is that they have different playing styles, Durant is far more efficient, Durant plays defense, Durant has a lot more potential, Durant is taller and a lot longer, and Durant plays for one of the best teams in the NBA.
Lamrock wrote:but I don't care for the new silent, humble persona that some new players are trying to convey. Not to say they should be like Arenas did in his prime and try to be wacky or zany - I just don't get a very good vibe from OKC.
Kevin Durant declared Zach Randolph the best forward in the league.
"You can’t stop him," Durant said. "He’s an animal . . . He’s the best power forward in the league."
Kendrick Perkins didn’t rubber stamp that endorsement. Perkins declined to name his top power forward, but it’s not Randolph.
“If he says so,” Perkins said about Durant’s opinion. “I don’t agree . . . I’m not going to give my opposing opponent the credit that I got to go against. So if Kevin says (Randolph is) the best power forward, then that’s Kevin’s opinion.’’
After being told in a news conference about Durant’s compliment, Randolph said, “Oh, yeah, I got to agree with that. Thanks, KD. I appreciate it.” Randolph also said that, overall, “I don’t get lot of respect that I deserve.’’
Certainly not from Perkins. Informed what the Boston big man had said, the 6-9, 255-pound Randolph told FOXSports.com:
“Perk’s good, but all Perk can do is foul me. That’s the only thing he can do. The best thing about his defense on me is to foul me . . . He can’t (stop Randolph). He’s too slow. He’s a big body. He can foul.
“I don’t think nobody in the league can stop me. Not only Perk. I tell Perk to his face. I already told him before.’’
Jackal wrote:Kendrick Perkins is a fake tough guy indeed, a guy who averages 6 and 6 really shouldn't be commenting on other players even if he's ugly as fuck. That fake ass snarl isn't fooling anyone, bitch.
Kevin Durant was wary of the trade that brought Kendrick Perkins to Oklahoma City.
"I didn't like him," Durant said. "He had words for our team [in previous matchups], and as a young guy you just thought he was mad at the world. But [eventually] I just saw that he was all business. Once you come off the floor, he's cool. I noticed that [personality trait] with KG, being around him, and noticed those two guys are very close. He's easy to love. He's a guy whose personality is off the charts."
Not to mention his basketball IQ. For all of Perkins' bravado, it's the nuances of his game that have impressed his new team the most.
"He's one of the smartest basketball players I've been around," Durant said. "He goes two, three plays ahead [mentally]. I got hit on a screen [against Denver on April 8] and I was a little late, and all he did is put his hand out and played two guys, basically three guys. ... That's something we didn't have before."
“Perk’s good, but all Perk can do is foul me. That’s the only thing he can do. The best thing about his defense on me is to foul me . . . He can’t (stop Randolph). He’s too slow. He’s a big body. He can foul.
“I don’t think nobody in the league can stop me. Not only Perk. I tell Perk to his face. I already told him before.’’
NovU wrote:Can't like Randolph's ego and can't support anything he said.
Lamrock wrote:Hard to imagine Kevin Durant listening to the Flaming Lips.
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