An underrated rookie due to potential knee problem, this reminds me of Dejuan Blair from the Spurs. A title contender team with such a solid addition, the Thunder will be a deeper team than they were last year.
An underrated rookie due to potential knee problem, this reminds me of Dejuan Blair from the Spurs. A title contender team with such a solid addition, the Thunder will be a deeper team than they were last year.
Not just because of a rookie. Don't forget Eric Maynor is back. He was a very good back-up point guard in 2010-2011, and he can actually facilitate better than WB.
He did. Maynor did as well. Liggins and Rautins also did, but we don't have any space for them. I think they have played their way onto someone's roster though.
And yes, I love PJ3's game. Even if his knee does explode in 5 yrs as predicted, he won't even fall as low as the 28th best player in this draft. Other GMs are going to regret passing. I just hope Brooks doesn't give him the rookie treatment and not play him.
My favorite lineup last night was Westbrook, Liggins, Durant, PJ3, and Ibaka. Him getting minutes with the real rotation guys too could be a good sign.
Maynor got a HUGE ovation when he checked in. I got some videos and pics I might upload.
I will say OKC's bench is looking much deeper than people realized (preseason or not) which is great for them. I think one of their flaws was a lack of depth outside of Collison and Harden (who plays most of the minutes anyways). Having Maynor back and looking good PLUS underrated rookie Perry Jones who was a top 10 draft pick on most boards not long ago will boost the team a lot.
The guy was a top 5 talent in the draft, no doubt about it. He has a lot of issues between injury concerns and his motor, but if they can get those under control he may well be the steal of the past 5 drafts.
Perry Jones had a solid game.
Been great this preseason.
