Tuesday Bolts – 9.16.14
KD on Allen Iverson: “Chuck too real. He changed the way we play ball. He changed the culture of ball. He is pound for pound
the best. He paved the way. I can go on and on. But he’s a legend and I’m just walking the path he created.”
Mike Wallace of ESPN.com on the 2007 draft: “The 2007 class boasts both the league’s reigning MVP (Durant) and defensive player of the year (Noah), marking the first time that has happened since the 1999-00 season. But it also produced a class in which seven of the first 21 players selected are no longer in the NBA. Oden would become the eighth if he’s out of the league again this season. Oden’s arrest also places him among a far more disturbing distinction associated with that draft’s first round.”
Full NBA 2K15 ratings are out. Nick Collison has improved 10 points to a 74!
Boston Globe Magazine says you should visit OKC: “We live in an age of bucket-list travel — a time when many of us maintain a to-do list of places we hope to visit someday. It’s a healthy behavior, one that keeps us looking ahead, aspiring and dreaming. But it ignores a big fact: Travel often means going to places we never really wanted to go, due to business, family obligations, or other demands. In the face of that reality, part of being a good traveler is the ability to turn an obligatory journey into something that feels like a vacation. Case in point: Oklahoma City. When my 15-year-old daughter’s Grafton-based riding team qualified for the Interscholastic Equestrian Association Western National Finals in that city in June, there was no question we’d make the trip. The only question was whether we could break away from the riding arena to find good meals and fun activities — and to turn the five-day trip into something worth the hassle and expense.”
Sean Deveney of Sporting News with some silliness: “The Thunder could be one to watch. They have pieces to shed in a sign-and-trade, and a Russell Westbrook-Rondo backcourt would be fascinating. Might not work financially, but it’s a possibility.”
Jack Winter of Dime on the idea: “But a backcourt pairing of Rondo and Westbrook, no matter how enticing given their starry names, is simply mismatched. Oklahoma City’s only playoff problem – other than injuries, of course – has been a lack of scoring and floor-spacing around Westbrook and Kevin Durant, two deficiencies that Rondo would hardly solve. Along those same lines, Rondo is easily at his best with the ball in his hands; what’s the point of further limiting the touches of transcendent talents like Westbrook and Durant?”
