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I agree with everything you've said....And maybe I'm being unfair to label him an "injury waiting to happen". I'm not saying Perk sucks by no means. He gave LA's bigs all they could handle the past couple of years. But let's wait and see how he plays with OKC before we label him a messiah in OKC.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeadlyDynasty
Perkins is a joke. OKC is now worse off with that trade.
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Originally Posted by VBM
His broadcast of Game 3 vs. the Suns last year was extremely slanted. Bear in mind that I have never accused any broadcaster of any sport of hating any of my teams - but Barry is one where I have noticed an exception.Quote:
Originally Posted by Obstructed_View
I had never noticed anything prior to that from him, but he seems to be piling on since.
He's no savior by any stretch, and like you said time will tell if he's as effective as he was in Boston. He was a perfect fit for that team--but a vital one nonetheless. Just look at the void he left in Game 7 when LA annihilated BOS on the boards.Quote:
Originally Posted by Silver&Black
The encouraging thing about Perkins, as mentioned before, is his ability to play great one-on-one defense against the league's elite bigs. He rarely allows his opponent to catch the ball too close to the basket and his stocky frame makes it hard for opposing big men to back him down with ease. He plays with a bulldog mentality and relishes playing defense over offense.
OKC was an anomaly last year b/c not only were they young and talented--but they had two young defensive studs (Ibaka down low, and Sefolosha on the perimeter)--which give LA fits. Their defense has slacked significantly this year and so the addition of Perkins's toughness can only help.
Yeah, they lost the versatile Green, but they're getting MUCH better production from Harden off the bench this year.
"If" Perkins can come back healthy, this team is going to be hell and a half to get through.
This year though, SA will beat them.
What's new?
I agree. Harden can play and the Thunder are going to be a tough team to beat...no matter who they throw out at center.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeadlyDynasty
Andrew Bynum has a greater chance of going down than Perkins, tbh.
This is Jon Barry we're talking about. I'm surprised he didn't pick the Spurs to go down in round 1.
The Thunder have pretty good individual defenders, but their team defense is still lacking. Ball movement crushes them, and the Spurs have that in spades.
Jon Barry rode benches for more than a decade and now for some odd reason he likes to piss on SA
Why do we care??
All these people acting the Spurs can't win in the playoffs are making fools of themselves.. We are on pace for a 67 win season here..
Meh. I doubt Brent even likes his brotherQuote:
Originally Posted by Obstructed_View
What's to like??
this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Budkin
We've seen this so many times now and so many threads about it. He always hated on the Spurs. Not worth to bother anymore.
He's a ignorant douche
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Originally Posted by Budkin
'Nuff said.Quote:
Originally Posted by Budkin
This guy gets the mute treament everytime he opens his mouth in my house.
4 or 5.Quote:
Originally Posted by DesignatedT
CROFL CROFL CROFL @ Thunder beating the Spurs
Lol ESPN or TNT or whatever. Barry just cant anything tell about Spurs on TV. This guy hates Spurs.
Enough said.Quote:
Originally Posted by Obstructed_View
What fucking idiot.
Very true.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bartleby
Actually, truthfully if it turns out to be the Grizzlies in the first round, they scare me more than OKC. Not sure my fear is rational, just a feeling. If we were going to get upset in the first two rounds that seems the more dangerous series. The Grizzlies have nothing to lose, the Thunder are supposed to be showing progress (more pressure on them.)
That said, I can’t see us being in REAL danger until the WCF.
As for Barry, not sure what his problem is. It’s like all the media (ESPN especially) just wants the Spurs to go away. I’ve never seen a multiple-title winner in the NBA treated with such impatience to slide into irrelevancy. The closest was the Bad Boy Pistons. The media (outside of Detroit) really kind of wanted them to go away too, since they ended the days of the very popular Bird Celtics/Magic Lakers and were delaying Jordan’s titles. We’re sort of the annoying group that interrupts Kobe’s Lakers every once in a while, while the media awaits the Heat’s preordained future.
The sad truth is the public at large isn’t interested in us, so it annoys the media to have to mention the Spurs. This annoyance turns into a sort of subconscious wishful thinking that our time as contenders is done. So they pick against us. Eventually, we will go through a fallow period and the media can take a sigh of relief and finally say “We told you so.”
Fortunately, for the time being at least, we keep rewriting their scripts for them.
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Barry's just having his brother's back. that's all.
pretty unprofessional. but oh well
He would chosen Bourosis over Splitter if he`d asked
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Originally Posted by DeadlyDynasty
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Originally Posted by Silver&Black
I don't agree at all. Spurs own the Thunder, unlike the Lakers.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeadlyDynasty
Hmmm, Parker must have been boning Barry's wife for the last 5 years. Jon has always been a prick when it came to the Spurs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Obstructed_View
JB has hated the Spurs for quite a while now, way before the Parker/Barry episode.Quote:
Originally Posted by hater