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    Sonics take Russell Westbrook.

    Just thought I would put that out there since I didn't see it anywhere.
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    Re: Sonics take Russell Westbrook.

    ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE SONICS 2ND PICK(#24 IN THE FIRST ROUND )IS WTF?You don't take a developmental player in the first round,that is for late 2nd round or FA signing.
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    Re: Sonics take Russell Westbrook.

    Oops, meant to post this in the other thread.

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    Re: Sonics take Russell Westbrook.

    Yeah, ummm....not to sure about this draft for Seattle/OKC. Actually, I DONT LIKE IT AT ALL!

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    Re: Sonics take Russell Westbrook.

    Quote Originally Posted by stoopified View Post
    ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE SONICS 2ND PICK(#24 IN THE FIRST ROUND )IS WTF?You don't take a developmental player in the first round,that is for late 2nd round or FA signing.
    At least we know they'll still suck when OKC gets them.

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    Re: Sonics take Russell Westbrook.

    And Oklahomans want this ownership team in OKC?

    OKie Dokie. What a stoopid pick.
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    Re: Sonics take Russell Westbrook.

    So they'll be able to get Blake next year.

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    Re: Sonics take Russell Westbrook.

    Maybe that was their plan. They use this year's draft to screw up and give them another terrible season, especially if they think it will be in Seattle, hehe. Then they pick up the hometown favorite in Griffin in the next draft to boost OKC ticket sales even more. Genious! Or the most likely reason......they thought they were really making the best choice for improvement. Sad. But hey, they will still have a shot at Blake now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by r5TPsooner View Post
    And Oklahomans want this ownership team in OKC?

    OKie Dokie. What a stoopid pick.

    Wow, I hate to be condescending but we needed a PG and defense. He was the tallest of the top PG's in the draft and was the PAC 10 defensive player of the year. He averaged almost 5 assists per game and was the starter for the best team, in the best basketball conference in the NCAA.

    This wasn't the media hype pick but between Bayless (not a PG and turnover prone) and Westbrook, we got the better of the two best options on the board.

    Why wouldn't we want this ownership group here, they're Oklahoma Citiens and got Durant and Green last year.
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    Re: Sonics take Russell Westbrook.

    Quote Originally Posted by Big Red Ron View Post

    Wow, I hate to be condescending but we needed a PG and defense. He was the tallest of the top PG's in the draft and was the PAC 10 defensive player of the year. He averaged almost 5 assists per game and was the starter for the best team, in the best basketball conference in the NCAA.

    This wasn't the media hype pick but between Bayless (not a PG and turnover prone) and Westbrook, we got the better of the two best options on the board.

    Why wouldn't we want this ownership group here, they're Oklahoma Citiens and got Durant and Green last year.

    I'm not the only one who thought so and I bet he would have still been available in the 2nd round. maybe even the 3rd round.
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    Re: Sonics take Russell Westbrook.

    Quote Originally Posted by Big Red Ron View Post

    Wow, I hate to be condescending but we needed a PG and defense. He was the tallest of the top PG's in the draft and was the PAC 10 defensive player of the year. He averaged almost 5 assists per game and was the starter for the best team, in the best basketball conference in the NCAA.
    Not that it really matters, but I'm pretty sure that Collison was the starting PG for UCLA.

    I agree it was the best pick they could have made, though.

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    Re: Sonics take Russell Westbrook.

    Quote Originally Posted by r5TPsooner View Post
    I'm not the only one who thought so and I bet he would have still been available in the 2nd round. maybe even the 3rd round.
    luke ridnour and earl watson are not defensive palyers. it's obvious they were looking to fill their roster with a great defensive pg and alot of people think he's the best in the draft. he's not a big name player but i think he'll be similar to gary payton early on in his career.

    the sonics were one of the worst defensive teams in the league, especially on the perimeter.

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    Re: Sonics take Russell Westbrook.

    Quote Originally Posted by r5TPsooner View Post
    I'm not the only one who thought so and I bet he would have still been available in the 2nd round. maybe even the 3rd round.
    You are obviously not a basketball guy. No way he would have been available after the 11th overall pick (where Bayless was drafted). Oh and there isn't a GD third round in the NBA draft.
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    Re: Sonics take Russell Westbrook.

    Quote Originally Posted by Eielson View Post
    Not that it really matters, but I'm pretty sure that Collison was the starting PG for UCLA.

    I agree it was the best pick they could have made, though.
    He shared that role with Collison and mainly because he's a couple of grades below Collison. Trust me, Westbrook is going to be the better pro mainly because of size and defense.

    Westbrook, who was a sixth man for the Bruins and arguably the third-best player on his team behind Kevin Love and Darren Collison, saw his draft stock soar over the past few weeks.

    Defensively, Westbrook is nothing short of outstanding, as evidenced by the phenomenal work he did locking down the three top scoring guards in the Pac-10 this season, O.J. Mayo, Jerryd Bayless, and James Harden. He is long, strong and very fundamentally sound, getting into a terrific defensive stance on every possession, moving his feet incredibly well, and being absolutely tenacious getting after his matchup. His wingspan, combined with his huge hands and outstanding anticipation skills make him a terror in the passing lanes, and this is a big factor why he spends so much time in transition offensively.
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    Re: Sonics take Russell Westbrook.

    I was going through old threads and wanted to bump this so everyone could see some of the foolish comments on here. Great pick OKC! lol

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    Re: Sonics take Russell Westbrook.

    This is the one thread in this forum that actually deserves to be one starred. Good jorb, whoever!
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    Re: Sonics take Russell Westbrook.

    Quote Originally Posted by stoopified View Post
    ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE SONICS 2ND PICK(#24 IN THE FIRST ROUND )IS WTF?You don't take a developmental player in the first round,that is for late 2nd round or FA signing.
    I recall vividly this rant,It was in reference to us taking Ibaka who still had a year left to play in Europe(Spain?).I take back everything I said about that pick.Ibaka may not be a star or even a starter but he was a huge part of this playoff team.Westbrook turned out to be a pretty fair pick too although I never had issue with picking him .
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    Re: Sonics take Russell Westbrook.

    i'd say ibaka has all the tools and is well on his way to becoming an all-star
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