Big surprise, eh?
Was there really any doubt the agents of the NBA players were not going to monetize their commissions with a lower salary cap looming next NBA season?
Not a chance because Adam Silver and the NBA Player’s Association don’t run the league—the agents do. Why do you think Woj is the most realible off the record source in the league?
Here’s another thing which somewhat bothers me…as of yesterday only 20% of the members of the player’s association have even registered to vote in the upcoming election. How does anyone expect any change to occur with this type of apathy from some of the world’s most generously compensated black athletes?
Has anyone even considered the possibility some of these black players voted for Trump because it brought down their effective marginal rates?
So OKC will play Houston in Game 5 on Saturday…TBD-time to be determined. Westbrook will play. Even Vegas has no idea what Wild Thing will do coming out of the bullpen for the Rockets. No one.
Will he be a chucker, a rebounder, or a turnover machine or Harden’s partner who does the dirty little things over the court which make the Rockets a better team? Kinda like a smoker, a joker, or a midnight toker?
What will Wild Thing be on Saturday in the Bubble?
I would call it a pure even pick ’em game. One thing to consider though…Westbrook is a combined 3-12 in his last fifteen playoff games. 2-8 with Paul George as his sidekick…. versus Utah and Portland. It’s not like Westbrook has been clutch in post season play without Kevin Durant on his team.
I think the biggest question mark in this game is how many minutes does Billy Donovan allow Steven Adams to play against the small ball Rockets?
I assume Adams will guard Wild Thing at the start. Maybe even intentionally lay off him to induce a veritable plethora of three point chucking from one of the league’s poorest three point shooters. A basketball rope a dope… pun completely intended.
This is a huge game for Russell Westbrook. He’s slipped out of the top ten players in the league because he’s been such an up and down player in post season the past three years.
Smart teams with smart clutch players advance in post season. Dumb teams don’t go far.
Game 5 on Saturday for me could be the most compelling game yet in these NBA Playoffs in the Bubble.
I’m very interested to see what happens and who emerges from the Bubble smoke.
Bring the heater, Rickey. God, I’m so glad he’s back so I can play this video.
This will be awkward for Little Nick Gallo in the press room after the game. Hopefully, he’ll be able to conduct himself like a professional and not swoon too much from rubbing himself against Russell’s body. Post game presser should be awesome.
Long story short…I took the Ancestry 23 test and it turns out I’m somewhat Italian. I wrote about it on my blog and some Italian women have been private messaging me ever since telling me I’m their favorite Thunder blogger. This is for the women in Italy who follow the blog and hate Donald Trump even more than I do.