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Anyone see this? Catch the look JL gets from Westbrook at the :20 mark. The only other time this season I've seen Lamb in the media is when Durant went off on him for not passing. Doesn't seem like a good thing, pissing off the two biggest stars on the team. New team for him next year?
 
Waquoit said:
Anyone see this? Catch the look JL gets from Westbrook at the :20 mark. The only other time this season I've seen Lamb in the media is when Durant went off on him for not passing. Doesn't seem like a good thing, pissing off the two biggest stars on the team. New team for him next year?
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Really, really wanted Lamb to get traded to Charlotte in that rumored Stephenson trade, he is the perfect fit for a team lacking a shooter. Thunder fans seem to really think highly of Lamb but complain that Brooks (whose currently in the hot seat) never gives him a chance, they say Lamb is lights out during the sporadic garbage minutes he gets. Brooks will be out of a job (rightfully so) by the end of the season and I expect to see Lamb moved in the offseason as well. Total logjam at the 2 spot in OKC with Waiters, Morrow, and Jackson getting burn there as well.
 
Waquoit said:
Anyone see this? Catch the look JL gets from Westbrook at the :20 mark. The only other time this season I've seen Lamb in the media is when Durant went off on him for not passing. Doesn't seem like a good thing, pissing off the two biggest stars on the team. New team for him next year?
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You're being serious?
 
Lamb is a major bust, Westbrook probably thinking we traded Harden away and thinks of that when he looks at JL

Waquoit said:
So I can put you down in the "nothing" column?
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On a micro level- something
Looked very much like JL missed the slap on purpose.

On a macro level- nothing
They could've had an argument in practice, or had a disagreement about dinner plans. Something as seemingly small as this probably won't have an impact on the entire team, unless it was happening between more than two players and on more than one occasion.
 
He needs to get out of there. It's like they've been helping him build his confidence only to bring guys in to take his playing time. He been to the d- league like 5 times ? He needs to go to a younger , up and coming squad maybe. I'd love to see him on the Knicks or Charlotte .
 
Honestly, I'd rather see one of our guys playing in Absurdistan than on the Knicks. Couldn't imagine a worse situation for a professional.
 
Stairmaster said:
Honestly, I'd rather see one of our guys playing in Absurdistan than on the Knicks. Couldn't imagine a worse situation for a professional.
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Lol. I'm not a Knicks fan but playing time and expectations are better for him there. There's other teams he can go to also. My blue colored goggles won't let me believe that Lamb won't be a good pro.
 
Waquoit said:
So I can put you down in the "nothing" column?
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Yup, they just couldn't connect on the first high five, I've seen Westbook do that mean muggin' stare down thing before and he was clearly playing. He does look pissed here but I'm guessing he smiles at some point after the video cuts off. I can't imagine he would be that mad over a missed high five. Lamb does need to get the heck out of that dumpster fire though, Brooks is a disaster and clearly has a problem with Lamb.
 
Horatio said:
Lol. I'm not a Knicks fan but playing time and expectations are better for him there. There's other teams he can go to also. My blue colored goggles won't let me believe that Lamb won't be a good pro.
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I dont think anyone is saying he is or is going to be a bad pro, and anyone that is is a moron. Lamb has the perfect body for a successful SG in the NBA; height, a good stroke, great off the ball movement, and most importantly absurd length/wingspan. His defensive potential is that of Jimmy Butler who is a First Team All-NBA Defense level player.

The Knicks are a perpetual mess, but playing in NY is always a great opportunity and they could really use his skillset.
 
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Lamb would absolutely be getting a minimum of 20 min a game with Hornets right now. Such a shame he is stuck in his current situation. Hornets need a player like Lamb.
 
Jeremy Lamb will probably have a career path similar to John Salmons. A similar career statistically wouldn't be bad for Lamb either.
 
Lamb plays Zero Defense. at best he is an 8th man type. scorer off the bench when your team needs a slight spark.
 
WeAreUCONN said:
Lamb plays Zero Defense. at best he is an 8th man type. scorer off the bench when your team needs a slight spark.
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I read something somewhere that he has actually been a very good defensive player this year in the time he's played. I haven't really watched the thunder much so i wouldn't know though
 
WeAreUCONN said:
Lamb plays Zero Defense. at best he is an 8th man type. scorer off the bench when your team needs a slight spark.
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spreading your usual honey I see
 
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gtcam said:
spreading your usual honey I see
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I've seen Lamb in action Numerous times in the nba.
dude can score but has no clue defensively.
he'st oo slow and not quick enough or strong enough to guard or rebound in the nba.
there's a reason why okc doesn't play him more and that's it.
 
this is nothing , if anything humurous. dudes with eachother on the bench all the time. see Joakim Noah + tony snell youtube.

as far as lamb his story isn't finished, has shown plenty of upside and is respected league wide. he is classified as a gifted shooter ( which he is), his spot in the L aint going nowhere
 
Looks like this was just a high-five gone wrong. I think if Westbrook was mad over a shot Lamb took and wanted to stare him down, he wouldn't wait until he was back on the bench with his warm-ups on to do it.
 
Where is Lamb in his contract? He's in year three and what are his options?
 
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Something. Kid has had few nice scoring games but for whatever reason he hasn't gotten real shot there. One thing though, he is still rail thin. Kid is a pro, needs to develop his body in that manner. With that body type 2 guards will abuse him if he is out there for extended periods.
 
This is sad.....what have we become analyzing high fives now...thank god the pats won and I can use that to push me through this season. Spurs struggling too, not the year for defending champs.....
 
WeAreUCONN said:
I've seen Lamb in action Numerous times in the nba.
dude can score but has no clue defensively.
he'st oo slow and not quick enough or strong enough to guard or rebound in the nba.
there's a reason why okc doesn't play him more and that's it.
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Well, all of his defensive stats this year look pretty strong. Huge improvements from two years ago.
 
noeynox said:
Something. Kid has had few nice scoring games but for whatever reason he hasn't gotten real shot there. One thing though, he is still rail thin. Kid is a pro, needs to develop his body in that manner. With that body type 2 guards will abuse him if he is out there for extended periods.
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He had been playing well when KD and RW were out. Then they came back, and OKC brought in Waiters over him. So, yeah, the body type was probably OKC's concern (Waiters is built like a tank). Feel bad for JL, because he was a great spark for them off the bench. FWIW, Reggie Miller and Rip had similar builds (6'7" and 185/190).
 
Huskies4ever said:
He had been playing well when KD and RW were out. Then they came back, and OKC brought in Waiters over him. So, yeah, the body type was probably OKC's concern (Waiters is built like a tank). Feel bad for JL, because he was a great spark for them off the bench. FWIW, Reggie Miller and Rip had similar builds (6'7" and 185/190).
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Neither were great defenders, but both were focal points of their respective offenses constantly freeing themselves off screens for jumpers. in OK with those two guys they will never run those sorts of sets for him, not that he is worthy of it, he's just not a fit there. Plus a bit of puss for looking intimidated by Westbrooks death stare.
 
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