NBA: Orlando is pre 2010-11 OKC East

[Kawhitstorm]

They have young talented athletic squad with a mix of raw & polished players. They remind me of the 2009-10 OKC squad:

Ibaka
Jeff Green
KD
Harden
Russy

Thabo
Kristic
Collison
Maynor

[TheGreatYacht]

This might be the candle on top of the cake you built out of takes

[Kawhitstorm]

This might be the candle on top of the cake you built out of takes

Happy birthday boo-boo...I heard you enjoy turd cake.

[K...]

In the same way that the 2015 hawks = 2014 spurs. Or like Davis is the next Duncan, or Kobe is the best Jordan.

[HarlemHeat37]

They have a ton of talent, but they'll never win with Payton at PG, and Harris is kind of a cancer(on the court) IMO..should trade Harris and Payton while they have value..

Vucevic, Oladipo, Gordon, Hezonja is a nice start, though..

[SuperCam]

Spursfan trying to a team that just beat them getting dominated by scrub ass east team

[SpursIndonesia]

Elfrid Payton jump shot has not improved at all this summer ? I am watching this game now on stream and he doesn't shoot much if any at all. I see nothing wrong with Tobias Harris, his outside shots have not fallen but he attacks the basket & scored in a few occasions. Vucevic is damn solid, but need more PnR action beside post scoring, has not seen that in this game between him & the guards/wings.

[SpursIndonesia]

They have young talented athletic squad with a mix of raw & polished players. They remind me of the 2009-10 OKC squad:

Ibaka
Jeff Green
KD
Harden
Russy

Thabo
Kristic
Collison
Maynor

I don't see them having three young players who are proven to be transcendent players now, but yes Vucevic & Oladipo are very promising. Harrris is kinda meh and Hezonja is just potential at this moment. Perhaps a (very) poor version of that promising Thunder team, i can agree with it.

[BD24]

Elfrid Payton jump shot has not improved at all this summer ? I am watching this game now on stream and he doesn't shoot much if any at all. I see nothing wrong with Tobias Harris, his outside shots have not fallen but he attacks the basket & scored in a few occasions. Vucevic is damn solid, but need more PnR action beside post scoring, has not seen that in this game between him & the guards/wings.

Tobias is on the defensive end. Too slow of feet to guard 3's and to weak to effectively guard 4's.

[SpursIndonesia]

Tobias is on the defensive end. Too slow of feet to guard 3's and to weak to effectively guard 4's.

Yeah, that's why i call him meh, not really a star but certainly not a minus player either. I think his pay is appropriate though, he was not paid the max IIRC.

[Raven]

i agree with OP. Perhaps the star power is not exactly the same, but they are a lot deeper. There are other teams with tons of talent, how they grow is not that dependent on their talent level as is on coaching and character.

[Raven]

Tobias is on the defensive end. Too slow of feet to guard 3's and to weak to effectively guard 4's.

he's acceptable imo and he is improving. He is a clear SF also.

[BD24]

he's acceptable imo and he is improving. He is a clear SF also.

Except for the part where he has been a negative on the defensive end every year of his career. He looks like he is moving in ing molasses out there. Of course he is a clear 3, thats why he started at the 4 for Orlando tonight Do you even watch the ing games.

[Raven]

Except for the part where he has been a negative on the defensive end every year of his career. He looks like he is moving in ing molasses out there. Of course he is a clear 3, thats why he started at the 4 for Orlando tonight Do you even watch the ing games.

I'm pretty sure I've watched him much more than you did, thank you Wait a while tbh.

[BD24]

I'm pretty sure I've watched him much more than you did, thank you Wait a while tbh.

If he is clearly a SF then tell me why did he start at PF and play PF tonight? Its a simple question. Don't try to backtrack because you are talking out of your ass.

[Kawhitstorm]

They have a ton of talent, but they'll never win with Payton at PG, and Harris is kind of a cancer(on the court) IMO..should trade Harris and Payton while they have value..

Vucevic, Oladipo, Gordon, Hezonja is a nice start, though..

Harris is their Jeff Green & Payton is their Thabo. I expect the offense to run through Oladipo/Vucevic/Hezaonja w/ Gordon playing the Ibaka role.

[Buddy Mignon]

This might be the candle on top of the cake you built out of takes

That lil niglet wipes his ass with his hands...

[TheGreatYacht]

That lil niglet wipes his ass with his hands...

ass jinxed em. They were up 20 until THIS.

[Kawhitstorm]

That lil niglet wipes his ass with his hands...

At least I wipe my ass instead of walking around w/ stains like a turd

[HarlemHeat37]

Harris is their Jeff Green & Payton is their Thabo. I expect the offense to run through Oladipo/Vucevic/Hezaonja w/ Gordon playing the Ibaka role.

Jeff Green's teams get better when they trade him, tbh..

I'm not a fan of volume-scoring SFs that aren't good defenders or spot-up shooters..

[Kawhitstorm]

Jeff Green's teams get better when they trade him, tbh..

I'm not a fan of volume-scoring SFs that aren't good defenders or spot-up shooters..

I feel like he's is going to be moved ala Jeff Green (not for Perkins 2.0) or become a bench player once Gordon develops.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

this jinx thread, tbh


if we end up 1 game behind OKC or tied and losing the tiebreaker at the end of the season I'm going to hunt down OP and ******* *** ****** (Censored due to illegal activity threat) .

[daslicer]

I think Gordan can be a great player but I still doubt they are the next OKC.

[Kawhitstorm]

Oladipo was pwning Harden before the HardenRefs took over. Fournier ballin' out too.......OT w/o Vucevic (Dwight taking full advantage)

[HarlemHeat37]

Very interested in seeing what type of moves they make in the next year, tbh..Fournier has been a go-to guy for them the past week, all of a sudden, and playing impressive ball..

They have too much redundant talent, a lot of pieces for potential future moves, Hennigan is going to get busy..