Tuesday, February 24, 2009

When the Thunder rescinded the Tyson Chandler trade it put me in a tailspin. Alas, I've found my way and I'm back.



Since last we spoke Chandler is still/back in New Orleans, Joe Smith is still a Thunder, Chris "Weezy" Wilcox is in New York, Malik Rose and Thabo Sefolosha are Thunder's.



Whew. So where does that leave us? Marginally better fiscally, physically and emotionally. The Thunder are fiscally better because swapping Weezy for Rose netted the Thunder somewhere betwixt one and three million dollars.



The Thunder are better physically because Thabo Sefolosha offers improved depth at the Shooting Guard position. He played nearly 20 minutes against Golden State the other night and hadn't even practiced with the team. He's a lanky guy who supposedly is a quality defender. He'll back up Kyle Weaver who, on a quick sidenote, is improving day-by-day.



The Thunder are better emotionally because they still have Joe Smith and now Malik Rose brings another well-respected veteran to help raise the youngin's. Rose brings the additional bonus of two championship rings which is the highest form of street-cred (supposedly and understandably) in locker rooms.



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If you are on Twitter you can follow me by clicking the link over on the right. I found Kevin Durant on there the other day as well. You can do a search and easily find him. Tyson Chandler is on there as well and he's pretty funny.