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<blockquote data-quote="tRidiot" data-source="post: 2861149" data-attributes="member: 9374"><p>Because OKC has traditionally tried to settle for pure scorers and pure defenders... first it was Thabo (who I didn't think was worth the effort) and Serge, now Roberson who is the team's primary defender while Ibaka has focused more on offense, although he is very streaky/slumpish in that regard. Honestly, I've seen some pretty good defense from Kyle Singler lately, but he's been in a huge shooting slump, it seems to me.</p><p></p><p></p><p>There was absolutely zero chance we could've kept Harden, and to a lesser extent Reggie Jackson - both of them had the skills to be premier point guards but had zero chance to displace Westbrook. In that situation they would always be playing backup fiddle, and they were both too good to waste their talent on that, suffering financially in the longrun.</p><p></p><p>I hope KD doesn't leave, I think Donovan has done a very good job in his first year in the pros and with this team - next year could be even better. We will have the salary cap room to sign Durant to a max 1-year contract and maybe he'll go for it, and things will work out. I honestly wouldn't mind a Blake Griffin pickup, though. Although I don't think Kanter is worth $16M, I think he's been a great asset and should be a top-tier pick for 6th man of the year. His defense is improving, but still below average - his offensive output is a welcome addition, however. Think about it... we were paying Perkins like $8M, and there's no way he was earning his keep.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tRidiot, post: 2861149, member: 9374"] Because OKC has traditionally tried to settle for pure scorers and pure defenders... first it was Thabo (who I didn't think was worth the effort) and Serge, now Roberson who is the team's primary defender while Ibaka has focused more on offense, although he is very streaky/slumpish in that regard. Honestly, I've seen some pretty good defense from Kyle Singler lately, but he's been in a huge shooting slump, it seems to me. There was absolutely zero chance we could've kept Harden, and to a lesser extent Reggie Jackson - both of them had the skills to be premier point guards but had zero chance to displace Westbrook. In that situation they would always be playing backup fiddle, and they were both too good to waste their talent on that, suffering financially in the longrun. I hope KD doesn't leave, I think Donovan has done a very good job in his first year in the pros and with this team - next year could be even better. We will have the salary cap room to sign Durant to a max 1-year contract and maybe he'll go for it, and things will work out. I honestly wouldn't mind a Blake Griffin pickup, though. Although I don't think Kanter is worth $16M, I think he's been a great asset and should be a top-tier pick for 6th man of the year. His defense is improving, but still below average - his offensive output is a welcome addition, however. Think about it... we were paying Perkins like $8M, and there's no way he was earning his keep. [/QUOTE]
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