basketballprospectus.com - 12/17/2008
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The Thunder have the same record under Scotty Brooks as they did under P.J. Carlesimo. Nevetheless, there have been some positive changes, particularly the development of their star sophomore.
yougotdunkedon.com - 12/21/2008
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yougotdunkedon.com —
Jermaine O'Neal gets punched on by Kevin Durant.
Watching JO get dunked on never gets tired, especially
when it's someone like Durant doing the dirty work.
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Kevin Durant Dunks On Jermaine O'Neal
thesportscorner.ca - 12/18/2008
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thesportscorner.ca —
Into week six of men’s basketball in the
NCAA, nothing much has changed at the top of
the standings, but we have gotten a better look at some of the nation’s best prospects, and how they’ll hopefully mould into NBA superstars. If the draft were today, Oklahoma City would have ...
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2009 NBA Mock Draft v.2: Blake Griffin #2?
blueblitz.net - 12/17/2008
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After Carlesimo
BallerBlogger.com —
Yesterday, I linked to a blog at Thunderguru.com that talked about Oklahoma City’s offensive improvement and defensive slide since replacing PJ Carlesimo with Scott Brooks. Kevin Pelton of Basketball Prospectus shed some light on the development today:
Despite the record, it’s easy to see that Oklahoma City has played better with Brooks at the helm. Their point differential is still bad, but at least respectable. On average, a team with the Thunder’s -7.5 differential under Brooks would have won about three out of 13 games. ...
Kevin Durant's Silent Breakthrough
FanHouse —
... immediately moved KD to small forward from two-guard, and the Thunder figured to slow the pace, lowering the opportunity for mistakes. Brooks has had 13 games in charge of the Thunder, just as many as Carlesimo had this season. So how's the re-invention going? Kevin Pelton of Basketball Prospectus investigates. ...
Thursday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
Under Scott Brooks, Kevin Durant's production has gone from average to extraordinary. ESPN's Chris Sheridan is like an elephant. He never forgets. Remember after an Olympic game this summer, Deron Williams had to be restrained as he tried to rush off the court? Something weird was happening, as I blogged about at the time. Sheridan finally talked to Williams about it, and e-mails: "I finally got a chance to ask him about it last night, and he said he was running away from the drug test guy, emphatically and jokingly, because he had ...
Durant Improves With Coaching Change
Burnt Orange Nation —
Durant Improves With Coaching Change
In the midst of an evolution into the star NBA player he was predicted to become after playing only one season at Texas, Kevin Durant's numbers have improved substantially since Scott Brooks took over as head coach of the ...
Kevin Pelton on the education of Kid Delicious
The Thunderworld —
I know this was included in today's Bolts, but this is just too good to not put a neon sign on. Pelton wrote and awesome feature about the evolution of Kevin Durant. Just read the whole thing. It's wonderful. Pelton says what we've all seen: Though P.J. Carlesimo and Scott Brooks both have the same 1-12 record, there's a ton of differences between the results of the two. ...
The Education of Kevin Durant
Golden State Of Mind —
The Education of Kevin Durant
I know it's not Warriors related, but I enjoyed reading this article from the people at Basketball Prospectus on how the Oklahoma City Thunder coaching change has made a big change in the team's and Kevin Durant's play. Despite ...
Blogging the Bloggers: Friday, 12/19
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog —
... sports franchises. You’ll be shocked by who’s at #1. (Actually, no you won’t.) I’d argue that the Raiders would be a lot higher if they were any good. Everyone I know hates them and I live in (or near) L.A.
- Clay Travis’ last post at Deadspin has a brilliant idea (and I’m being sincere) for anyone that wants a college football playoff: boycott the BCS advertisers. I love it!
- Basketball Prospectus says that Kevin Durant is playing much better under Scott Brooks.
Full Court Press
Blazersedge —
... A holdover from last week, but KP2 took a nice, long look at Kevin Durant's play since the Carlesimo firing. ...
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Kevin Durant for MVP?
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Durant and Company Miss For the Thunder
dberri.wordpress.com 11/17/2008 — So far the history of the Oklahoma City Thunder consists of ten games, and exactly one win. For those keeping score, that’s exactly one more win than the Seattle Super Sonics have managed this season. And obviously Seattle - thanks to ...
Thunder's Kevin Durant becomes forward
newsok.com 11/26/2008 — suns at thunder Say goodbye to Kevin Durant the guard. The Thunder’s reigning Rookie of the Year is now a small forward, finally playing the position many NBA minds think best fits his gangly 6-foot-10 frame and versatile skill set. In his first move ...
Thursday Bolts - 1.29.09
dailythunder.com 1/30/2009 — Tony Mejia has Kevin Durant as a “rightfully should feel snubbed” almost All-Star .
Kevin Pelton of Basketball Prospectus on the Rookie/Sophomore challenge : “Although Durant’s takeoff in his second season has had something ...
Thunder's Kevin Durant becomes forward
newsok.com 11/25/2008 — suns at thunder Say goodbye to Kevin Durant the guard. The Thunder’s reigning Rookie of the Year is now a small forward, finally playing the position many NBA minds think best fits his gangly 6-foot-10 frame and versatile skill set. In his first move ...
The suffering of young Kevin
5ivemag.com 3/10/2009 —
Kevin Durant may have won the 2008 NBA Rookie of the Year award. But his reputation as a coming superstar took a major beating. Then something strange happened along the way of becoming a star hyped too early. He developed from an unconscionable shooter to the next big franchise player.
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Kevin Durant Learning To Be Clutch
blog.newsok.com 1/15/2009 — How do you learn to become clutch?
By going through what Kevin Durant has over the past two weeks. By walking off the court as Durant has done in three of the past six games with your head hung following the hard luck and heartbreak that comes with ...
Is Durant The Anti-Battier?
slamonline.com 3/3/2009 — by John Krolik
For nearly a month now, the thing du jour for basketball junkies like me has been the fantastic Michael Lewis article in the New York Times on Shane Battier that brought, among other things, the +/- stat into the mainstream. +/-, ...
Photo: Good grief, Kevin Durant
sports.yahoo.com 12/11/2008 — Despite Kevin Durant's team-high 28 points, the Oklahoma City Thunder dropped to 2-21 last night and are now on pace for just seven wins this season. Yikes. Cue the sad music, Charlie Brown.
Randolph leads Clippers over Thunder (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 12/17/2008
Zach Randolph had 22 points and 13 rebounds for his fourth straight double-double, and rookie Eric Gordon fueled a 10-point run in the fourth quarter as the Los Angeles Clippers put away the Oklahoma City Thunder 98-88 Tuesday night for their ...
