Before the series, the question was whether the Denver Nuggets’ balance or the Oklahoma City Thunder’s star power would prevail. Score one for the stars. Durant scored a career-high 41 points, Russell Westbrook added 31, and the Oklahoma City Thunder had just enough to topple the stubborn Denver Nuggets 107-103 Sunday night at the Oklahoma City Arena. Durant scored 25 on … [Read more...] about Oklahoma City Thunder’s Dynamic Duo
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OKC Thunder’s Kevin Durant Mentors Indiana Hoosiers’ Maurice Creek
In my job, I do a ton of college basketball interviews. And one of my favorite questions to ask players at the collegiate level is "do you have any NBA role models?" Or "even if you don't model your game on someone, is there anyone you look up to as a favorite player in the league?" Over the span of 2008-09, the most common answer I received was Kevin Garnett of the Boston … [Read more...] about OKC Thunder’s Kevin Durant Mentors Indiana Hoosiers’ Maurice Creek
The T’Wolves Jonny Flynn Conundrum
In NBA 2K11 for PS3 there is a feature in the “association” mode that shows the trade value for each player on the team. Five stars are the most a player can have (Kevin Durant), and the least is one star (Ryan Hollins). My buddy Eren and I spend Friday night trying to build up a Cleveland Cavaliers dynasty by slowly growing the amount of stars we had for our whole team. In … [Read more...] about The T’Wolves Jonny Flynn Conundrum
Timberwolves’ Kevin Love Rapidly Rising to Stardom
I “fearlessly predicted” back in October that Kevin Love would average 18 points and 13 rebounds. Oh how that has proven to be an understatement. On the year Kevin Love is averaging 20 points per game, and 15.3 rebounds per game. Far higher than the “fearless” numbers that I predicted back in October. On November 12 myself and a group of my friends headed to the Target … [Read more...] about Timberwolves’ Kevin Love Rapidly Rising to Stardom