In The Face: Ryan Hollins Bangs On Nenad Krstic

Dunk Score: 9.5

Ryan Hollins may be something like a 7-footer, but he still gets up like a Disney/Pixar movie. Hollins has made a name for himself in the League for giving dudes facials and this was the case Friday when the T-Wolves took on the Thunder. Nenad Krstic should have knew better than to try and go chest-to-chest with Hollins, but then again Krstic is a foreigner so he already has a penchant for getting yammed on.

Thunder Rock Kevin Durant’s New Shoe

In honor of Nike releasing Kevin Durant’s newest shoe, appropriately named the KDII Creamsicles, nearly the entire Oklahoma City Thunder squad decided to rock them during their loss to the Mavericks Wednesday. The shoe was bad luck for Durant though, as he had his worst game of the season, only dropping 12 points in the nationally televised game. To say these things are nasty would be an understatement, but regardless, they definitely are still kind of flossy. The Creamsicles look like some kicks that Marty McFly would definitely be rolling with.

LOL: LeBron James Eats Thunder Fan’s Fries

King James prefers the french fries at McDonald’s, but he would never tell Mr. McDowell that.

Kobe Doin’ Work x 2

This is what’s known as Skill. When you work as hard as Kobe does, stuff like this seems routine. But don’t get it twisted, no matter how hard the average square works on their game, these types of shots will never be in their arsenal. We have gone on record stating that we are rolling with LeBron on numerous occasions, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t think that Kobe is really-really good. We just think King James is really-really-really good.

Check out Kobe’s left-handed-bankshot-buzzer-beater to end the 1st quarter after the jump…

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Chaser NBA Preview: Oklahoma City Thunder

Last year’s record: 23-59

This year’s projection: 48-34

New Booty’s: James Harden, BJ Mullins, Kevin Ollie, Etan Thomas

Key Losses: Earl Watson, Damien Wilkins

When the Seattle Supersonics moved to Oklahoma City, the city of Seattle and the State of Washington were bitter to say the least. Unable to agree to build a new arena, the team relocated to Oklahoma, the most unlikely of places for an NBA franchise. After two bad seasons and back-to-back-to-back lottery picks, the Thunder have transformed into the NBA’s most exciting young team. Though the lost veteran point guard Earl Watson and scorer Damien Wilkins, team returns a nucleus of Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Jeff Green–the league’s most exciting young trio.

In Kevin Durant you have pound-for-pound the best player in the NBA. At 6′10, Durant has the skill-set of a guard, and the second-year forward averaged over 25 points per game last year. He can score from any spot on the floor, handle and create opportunities for his teammates. His shot-selection and passing are ever improving, and this preseason he looks to be committed to the defensive end of the floor. Jeff Green averaged 16 as a full-time starter, and is Mr.Intangible on the floor. Green is a solid defender and rebounder, and can knock down the open jumper.

UCLA’s Russell Westbrook had an explosive rookie season, and is evolving into one of the league’s best rebounding guards. Westbrook struggle at times finishing the ball and hitting the outside shot, and worked hard in the summer on the majority of his weakness. At a tall 6′4, Westbrook can matchup defensively with any perimeter player in the league, but his decision-making and team management has to improve for the Thunder to win ball-games.

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In The Face: Kevin Durant Sneaks Joel Anthony

Starring Kevin Durant as a pit bull dog and Joel Anthony as a carpet

Dunk Score: 9.4

The boy Kevin Durant caught Joel Anthony slippin like an over-lubricated rubber, mid mash. In basketball you are taught to keep your head on a swivel, which basically means to be cognizant of everything going on around you. Joel Anthony, did not heed this advice and suffered mightily with a devastating shit-on. Luckily for Joel, this was only a preseason game so it shouldn’t be too damaging to his career.

JCXclusive: Russell Westbrook Is A Future All-Star

Yes.  No doubt. Future All-Star.  Dude averaged 15, 5, and 5 this year as a rookie.  And he’s still only 20 years old.  We caught up with the former UCLA Bruin and SoCal product to talk about his plans for the upcoming season. And don’t sleep on the Oklahoma City Thunder.  They got a squad full of young talent, and Kevin Durant might really lead the League in scoring.

Tip Our Hat: Kevin Durant Is Top 5 In The NBA

UPDATE: Andre Miller signed a three year deal with the Trailblazers, he’ll be getting around $7 mill a year.

They say when you see a real knig you got to tip your hat and since Kevin Durant a real knig we are going to do just that. Word is our dude is out there killing at the Team USA training camp in Vegas. But don’t just take our word for it…Coach K (who is the coach of the Team USA through 2012) is out there saying the same thing.

It’s no surprise to us that Durant is basically a lock for the USA Team now…we were the ones trying to tell you he was one of the nicest in the league when he was averaging 25 points, 7 boards, and 3 rebounds during the season.

Name someone in the league with better numbers than him and you won’t come up with too many names…LeBron, Kobe, DWade, CP3, Dirk and that’s it.

And we will not let you forget that Durant is only 20 years old and doing this. So big ups to Durant, Westbreezie, and the rest of the Oklahoma City Thunder…yall’s time to shine is coming sooner than you think. Loso and Lil’ Wayne below…Salute Me.