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The Oklahoma City Thunder and all-star point guard Russell Westbrook have agreed to a five-year, $80 million max extension, according to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski. Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix reports that Westbrook agreed to the “regular max”, which guarantees him … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns | Tagged Columns, James Harden, Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder, Rajon Rondo, Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka | Leave a comment

The idea of positions in basketball has been called into question a few times this year. The subject has been deemed “positionality” and most people are starting to believe that the traditional PG/SG/SF/PF/C line-ups are becoming outdated due to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, NBA | Tagged Columns, Eric Maynor, James Harden, Kendrick Perkins, Kevin Durant, NBA, Nick Collison, Oklahoma City Thunder, Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka | Leave a comment

The Dallas Mavericks are having themselves quite a run in the 2011 post-season. The Mavericks have gone from everyone’s favorite upset pick (in a bad way) in the first round to the favorites in the Western Conference Finals and in … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, NBA | Tagged Columns, Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd, Kevin Durant, NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder, Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka, Shawn Marion, Thabo Sefolosha | Leave a comment

Before the post-season started I figured that the Portland Trail Blazers had a good shot at upsetting the Dallas Mavericks in the first round because of their versatile frontline. For years the key to matching up against the Mavs has … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, NBA | Tagged Columns, Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki, J.J. Barea, Jason Kidd, Jason Terry, Kevin Durant, NBA, Nick Collison, Oklahoma City Thunder, Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka, Thabo Sefolosha, Tyson Chandler | Leave a comment

Every post-season the opportunity presents itself for lesser known role players to get noticed. The bigger stage means more viewers and the more viewers there are the bigger the possibility that somebody remembers the contributions that those role players make. … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, NBA | Tagged Chicago Bulls, Columns, Darrell Arthur, Dwight Howard, Memphis Grizzlies, NBA, Oklahoma City Thunder, Serge Ibaka, Taj Gibson | Leave a comment

Every superstar around the league has a bevy of fan support and that support comes from three different kinds of people. First you have your casual fans, the ones that are generally following the team that plays closest to the … Continue reading →

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I’ve already gone over the Kendrick Perkins and Nate Robinson trade for Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic on the Boston side of things so now it’s time to take a look at what the Thunder got out of this deal. … Continue reading →

Posted in Columns, NBA | Tagged Boston Celtics, Columns, D.J. White, Eric Maynor, James Harden, Jeff Green, Kendrick Perkins, Kevin Durant, Morris Petterson, Nate Robinson, Nazr Mohammed, NBA, Nenad Krstic, Nick Collison, Oklahoma City Thunder, Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka | Leave a comment

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