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People still gassing up Lin....

Dude has game but once dudes had time to scout him he was getting exposed.

nah, the only team that shut down Lin was the Heat(NBA champsions). And at that time, Heat had the best perimeter defense in the league.
 

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I doubt they contend this year...

but you think they'll be one of the three worst?...that's quite ridiculous of you

lin garbage, harden will be garbage by himself and asik :huhldup: y'all might be at the same spot if best.
 

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I doubt they contend this year...

but you think they'll be one of the three worst?...that's quite ridiculous of you

You don't have to be the three worst to get a top pick. Supposedly Stern said they do a lottery for the draft picks
 

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can someone explain to me why the Thunder didn't just pay Harden?

I don't think they got better with this trade...they might not have got worse in some people's opinion...but it's hard to make the argument that they got better

and the franchise turned what...30 million in profit last year?...the owners are billionaires...they can't afford Harden?...give me a break.
 

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Asik Will Average Over 11 boards per game with around 3 blocks how is that bad? :merchant:
 

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You don't have to be the three worst to get a top pick. Supposedly Stern said they do a lottery for the draft picks

yeah...but you worded it in a way that made believe you were implying they'd be one of the three worse...if I misread it I misread it
 
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he was an efficient scorer...he shot 49% from the field last year...that's efficient scoring for a guard

Kevin Martin shot an appalling 41%

so yes...they'll miss that
all things equal - there's lil difference between their efficiency (from outside the rim). kmart is the better shooter as well. as i said before, kmarts FG% should go up considerably and harden's will DEFINITELY go down, ain't no doubt about it. he should avg around 23 ppg and martin should give the thunder around the same production, harden provided for them (providing he plays the same amount of minutes).
 

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ever since they took away the rip through free throw move, kevin martin has not been the same. dude brings nothing else to the table but scoring. he has only played 70 plus game once the past 5 years
 

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Okc learned from the perkins trade. Did what boston did. Morey should be fired.

Lin will never be efficient and is unlikely to be consistently above average. Asik has some potential and is useful but his contract :whoo:

Harden probably isnt a max player either..and they definitely overpaid. Woulda been better off forcing okcs hand or waiting until FA. Martin didnt want to be there and lamb could be the next gerald green, but I doubt they thought that unless they lost faith seeing how in the clouds lamb is. Harden needs to average 25 5 and 5 for this to work..and I like McHale but idk about this.
 

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can someone explain to me why the Thunder didn't just pay Harden?

I don't think they got better with this trade...they might not have got worse in some people's opinion...but it's hard to make the argument that they got better

and the franchise turned what...30 million in profit last year?...the owners are billionaires...they can't afford Harden?...give me a break.
comes down to serges progression on offense, and hardens inability to take 4.5 million less like russ did.
 
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lin garbage, harden will be garbage by himself and asik :huhldup: y'all might be at the same spot if best.

I think it'll be interesting

I've already stated I'm not a huge fan of Harden...not a big Lin supporter either...but I also don't believe either player is garbage

Harden is a MASSIVE upgrade over Martin...I've already told you how bad I believe Martin to be

I don't like Lin better than Dragic or Lowry...but I don't think he's significantly worse

and Asik is a good rebounder and defender...I like him better than what we had down low last year

so a massive upgrade, a slight downgrade, and a slight upgrade in my book...I doubt we're worse than last year.
 
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