Get him working on a little half hook in addition to the floater!
NBA: Official Thread -- Cyclones in the NBA & G-League 2018-19
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Get him working on a little half hook in addition to the floater!
Good Monte was back last night. I think that Coach Malone knows he belongs in the playoff rotation over IT and he has to find to strength to commit to it.
I've tried. His old man doesn't know anything, of course. (I'm a shooter and he finally is shooting a good J because he listened to me after a few years). He often has a mismatch in the lane vs. a smaller guard and he needs go-to moves. Off to two AAU tryouts today ...
Nuggets need to scrap the Isaiah Thomas experiment and roll with Monte in those minutes. The numbers are staggering from before/after IT’s return
I can't imagine too many players have gone from the Korean basketball league to the NBA. Glad this worked out for him.
Now someone needs to convince Matt Thomas to give it another shot once his Euro league contract is up.
Now someone needs to convince Matt Thomas to give it another shot once his Euro league contract is up.
Confirmed on the Thunder's Twitter feed. Terms were not released; I'm hoping that it includes this upcoming season and isn't just to have the minimum number required under contract for the rest of the season.
Georges is such a positive dude and must be a great teammate. I wish he was getting some rotation minutes though. And I wonder if he'll have to look for another team next year.
3 Cyclones made it to the court last night in the Jazz-Thunder match-up. Only Nader played meaningful minutes in the Thunder's 98-89 wind. Nader had a line of 14 MIN, 3 PTS, 1-1 FG, 1 REB and 1 TO. Here's his 3 over J. Crowder:
Naz wasn't on the Jazz bench. Georges played 2 minutes and Burton got in the last minute, for the Thunder.
Naz wasn't on the Jazz bench. Georges played 2 minutes and Burton got in the last minute, for the Thunder.
Some details of Burton's contract were reported. The next two years aren't fully guaranteed; the Thunder could waive him by AUG 1 each of the next two years and save his salary.
Monte Morris on TNT tonight: The Nuggets vs. the T'wolves is on TNT tonight at 10:30 ET / 9:30 CT / 8:30 MT etc.
Denver is 1.5 games behind the Warriors in the West.
Denver is 1.5 games behind the Warriors in the West.
Wow - Fansided's Thunderous Intentions has a long article on Deonte Burton's BB journey from Marquette to signing an NBA contract. There are lots of embedded highlights. There are a few paragraphs on his time at ISU (although I think that they confuse Kansas' #2 national ranking with a #2 seed in the Big 12 tourney). It's nice that he's getting some attention. Personally, in his summer league time with the T'wolves after he left ISU, I thought he looked lost. The article should focus more on how he WORKED to improve his game but it's still a good read:
https://thunderousintentions.com/2019/03/11/okc-thunder-deonte-burton-2/
https://thunderousintentions.com/2019/03/11/okc-thunder-deonte-burton-2/
It's Miller Lite so #notfakenews.
What a year for Monte.
EDIT: If you want to see an updated list of offensive ratings by player, follow this link: https://www.foxsports.com/nba/stats...&pos=0&team=0&qual=1&sortOrder=0&opp=0&page=1
What a year for Monte.
EDIT: If you want to see an updated list of offensive ratings by player, follow this link: https://www.foxsports.com/nba/stats...&pos=0&team=0&qual=1&sortOrder=0&opp=0&page=1
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The CR Gazette has an article out on Monte Morris' year with the Nuggets today:
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/...onte-morris-enjoying-life-in-the-nba-20190312
https://www.thegazette.com/subject/...onte-morris-enjoying-life-in-the-nba-20190312
Watching the first quarter of the Nuggets - Timberwolves game on TNT and I have the following notes:
* The energy level picked up with Morris-Plumlee-Beasley coming off the bench. They immediately started moving the ball and the Nuggets' took the lead. They said that their bench had been hurting them but Monte and his guys looked phenomenal. Monte hit a long 3 and had a 2-pt buzzer beater for 5 pts in the quarter.
* Monte is playing against T. Jones, the only guy with a better assist to turnover ratio in the NBA.
* The T'wolves have UGLY purple uniforms. When did purple take over for dark blue for them?
* And Malone did NOT insert Isaiah Thomas as he had been, with Monte in the 1st quarter. Hmm.
* The energy level picked up with Morris-Plumlee-Beasley coming off the bench. They immediately started moving the ball and the Nuggets' took the lead. They said that their bench had been hurting them but Monte and his guys looked phenomenal. Monte hit a long 3 and had a 2-pt buzzer beater for 5 pts in the quarter.
* Monte is playing against T. Jones, the only guy with a better assist to turnover ratio in the NBA.
* The T'wolves have UGLY purple uniforms. When did purple take over for dark blue for them?
* And Malone did NOT insert Isaiah Thomas as he had been, with Monte in the 1st quarter. Hmm.
Maybe the IT experiment is over? Murray subbed back in off the bench, where normally IT would have come in. Unless he's hurt?
Monte is looking awesome per usual.
Monte is looking awesome per usual.
TJ McBride seems to think that Malone has shortened the rotation so I don't think he's hurt. I don't know if the IT experiment is over but maybe it's on hold for tonight.
