OKC's Big mistake, Perkins Trade/Extension

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

the real problem here is Scott Brook's trash ass lineups. Dude wouldn't put Collison in and had James Harden defending Lebron on some possessions. I literally couldn't even believe the lineups he had out there on the floor.

 

[Ohene]

Perkins is a fukking flag pole on the court. nikka cannot move at all man its pathetic

all it takes is a pick and roll to isolate him and he finished

 

[humble Hermit]

Orlando's Dwight Howard respects Boston's Kendrick Perkins | Sports News | providencejournal.com | The Providence Journal

BOSTON - Who does the best center in the NBA, Orlando's Dwight Howard, hate facing more than anyone else?

Boston center Kendrick Perkins, who held Howard to just 13.1 points per game in the Eastern Conference semifinals last season.

Howard says that nobody guards him as well as Perkins does. He credits Boston assistant coach Clifford Ray for making Perkins into one of the best defensive centers in the game.

"He's very smart, and I worked with Cliff from the time I got into the league until the time he left to come to Boston. He was a big help for me and he's really helped Kendrick's game. I'm real happy to see the progress that Kendrick has made, not just defensively, but offensively, since he's came into the league.

"We worked out together and when we came out, we he got drafted, and to see him now, I'm just happy to see that he's grown [under] Clifford Ray, who has done a good job of just pushing him to become better every day so I'm really happy for him."

Perkins received four votes to be named to one of the NBA's two All-Defensive teams last season.

"With Perk, we want him to be a deep-post guy," Boston coach Doc Rivers said. "When he catches it in the paint...Perk gets a lot of his post-action after he sets a pick for Paul [Pierce] or Ray [Allen] where the bigs on the other team has to help, and that allows him establish himself in the paint. When he catches it outside of the paint, he struggles a little bit. But when he gets it in the paint, he's very difficult to [defend]."

Rivers said that in Perkins' first three years in the league, he wanted to be an offensive player. But after the Celtics signed Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, Perkins decided to become the best defensive player he could be because that is where he can help out the team the most.

"Perk has accepted his role and he is trying to master that role to make him a great player," Rivers said. "He's a defensive player and he knows that."

I'm just saying.

 

[ThaBronxBully]

That's Boston Celtics Perkins, When People Actually Thought He Was A Valuable Asset

 

[MoneyTron]

Nope hes a beast boston was undefeated with a healthy line up

 

[humble Hermit]

That's Boston Celtics Perkins, When People Actually Thought He Was A Valuable Asset

This is true but who else do they have?

 

[tremonthustler1]

Plan A: deal with Perk for $9 mil a year

Plan B: keep Jeff Green, sign him to a $9 mil a year extension and then find out that he has a heart condition.


Even if they amnestied Perk and signed Harden, they'd still be on the hook for paying Perk his $8 mil, which is what Harden's contract extension would have cost in lux tax money. Either way they were stuck unless they could see the future.

 

[phillycavsfan]

Thunder so shook of lwo they traded a great young player to keep garbage big man

Wait, you're talking about Jeff Green?

 

[Yayo Toure]

The real mistake was keeping young sabo and letting harden go.

But I'm not complaining.....I'm a Lakers fan

 

[phillycavsfan]

The real mistake was keeping young sabo and letting harden go.

But I'm not complaining.....I'm a Lakers fan

Westbrook is gonna run a train on that Lakers backcourt.

 

[Joe Sixpack]

I wanna see Heat Lakers anyway..

 

[Yayo Toure]

Westbrook is gonna run a train on that Lakers backcourt.

45 points 0 assists.

I'll take it

Durant is the bigger threat and as long as young sabo is out there gunning, he won't be much of a factor.

 

[Loose]

This Is Gonna Be The Problem For The Thunder, Dwight Is Gonna Give Them Issues, No Only Offensively But Defensively They're Gonna Force A Guy Like Westbrooke Not To Drive As Much, Forcing Up Shots

And We All Know How Ugly It Can Get When Westbrook Is Forced To Shoot

We have ibaka we will be fine, offensively he will step up y'all just watch. his shot is smooth as fukk.

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

why not just put Ibaka at center?

 

[MoneyTron]

Westbrook is gonna run a train on that Lakers backcourt.

Yup.

He know damn well he better pull up and pop before DH get at him though.