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OKC Blue: Notable performances, highlights in 108-95 loss to G League’s SLC Stars

A quick recap of the OKC Blue’s 108-95 loss to the Salt Lake City Stars on Wednesday.

In front of a loud crowd of kids on field trip day, the OKC Blue played an afternoon game on Wednesday against the G League’s Salt Lake City Stars and came away with a 108-95 loss.

The loss drops the Blue to 9-16. Let’s take a look at some of the notable individual performances from this loss:

  • Robert Woodard II: 21 points on 9-of-19 shooting, 12 rebounds, five assists
  • Jahmi’us Ramsey: 20 points on 10-of-20 shooting’
  • Sacha Killeya-Jones: 12 points, seven rebounds
  • Andre Roberson: four points, seven rebounds, four assists
  • Frank Jackson: 24 points on 9-of-17 shooting, 5-of-11 shooting from 3
  • Tyler Cook: 16 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists
  • Micah Potter: 16 points, seven rebounds

Here are the full highlights from the Blue’s 13-point loss to the Utah Jazz’s G League affiliate:

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Colorado men’s basketball all-time roster: CU Buffs legends

Who are you favorite players to ever hit the hardwood for CU?

Last August, we brought you the best Colorado Buffaloes football players of all-time and now, it’s time for the men’s basketball greats to shine.

Although 2022-23 has been a down season for the program, we are arguably still in the golden era of Colorado men’s basketball. Since the start of the early 2010s, the Buffs have produced several seasons of at least 20 wins and have made the NCAA Tournament five times.

Beyond the current iteration of the team, CU has had a ton of talent roll through Boulder.

We looked through the greatest teams in the nearly 125-year history of Colorado men’s basketball to give you our all-time roster:

OKC Blue: Andre Roberson plays second game in 99-95 loss to G League’s Cruise

A quick recap of the OKC Blue’s 99-95 loss to the Motor City Cruise on Saturday.

The OKC Blue played their second consecutive game against the G League’s Motor City Cruise and dropped both games with a 99-95 loss on Saturday.

The loss drops the Blue’s record to 7-12. This game also marked the second appearance of Andre Roberson since being signed by the Blue.

Let’s take a look at some of the more notable performances from the game:

  • Ousmane Dieng: 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting, 10 rebounds, three assists
  • Jeremiah Robinson-Earl: 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting, 2-of-3 shooting from 3, four rebounds
  • Olivier Sarr: 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting
  • Sacha Killeya-Jones: 10 points, eight rebounds
  • Andre Roberson: four points, two steals
  • Jared Rhoden: 27 points on 10-of-17 shooting, 5-of-9 shooting from 3, eight rebounds
  • Keifer Sykes: 20 points on 7-of-18 shooting, nine assists, seven rebounds

Here are the full highlights from the Blue’s four-point loss:

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OKC Blue: Jeremiah Robinson-Earl returns in 119-105 win over G League’s Kings

Full recap of the OKC Blue’s win over the Stockton Kings on Saturday.

The OKC Blue came away with a 119-105 win over the G League’s Stockton Kings on Saturday afternoon and improved to 7-9.

The win was highlighted by a dominant performance by two-way player Eugene Omoruyi and marked the return of Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, who missed the last month-plus due to an ankle sprain.

Here are the most notable performances from the 14-point Blue win:

  • Eugene Omoruyi: 29 points on 11-of-17 shooting
  • Jeremiah Robinson-Earl: 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting
  • Jahmi’us Ramsey: 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting
  • Adam Mokoka: 17 points on 6-of-11 shooting
  • Olivier Sarr: 15 points, 12 rebounds
  • Neemias Queta: 14 points, 12 rebounds
  • Chance Comanche: 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting, eight rebounds
  • DJ Steward: 19 points on 6-of-12 shooting

For those hoping to see Andre Roberson play, he did not play. He remains on a minutes restriction while slowly easing his way back into basketball shape.

Here are the full highlights of the game:

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OKC Blue: Andre Roberson returns in 115-114 win over G League’s Austin Spurs

Recapping the OKC Blue’s one-point win as Andre Roberson returns.

The OKC Blue won on a buzzer-beater against the G League’s Austin Spurs, 115-114, on Thursday.

A Robert Woodard III turnaround fade-away deep two-pointer won them the game.

The close win improves the Blue’s record to 6-9. This game also marked the return of Andre Roberson, who played his first professional game in nearly two years.

Here are the most notable performances from the one-point Blue win.

  • Jahmi’us Ramsey: 31 points on 13-of-19 shooting
  • Robert Woodard II: 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting, 4-of-8 from 3
  • Lindy Waters III: 15 points on 6-of-14 shooting, 3-of-8 from 3, 10 rebounds
  • Eugene Omoruyi: 19 points on 6-of-14 shooting, 10 rebounds
  • Andre Roberson: five points
  • Blake Wesley: 29 points on 11-of-18 shooting
  • Dominick Barlow: 21 points, 10 rebounds
  • Brandon Randolph: 22 points on 8-of-15 shooting, eight rebounds

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OKC Blue: Andre Roberson signed onto G League roster

Dre is back.

The G League’s OKC Blue surprisingly announced it had added Andre Roberson to their roster on Wednesday.

Roberson has been practicing with the Blue for the past month, but there were no serious indications of a potential comeback attempt.

Who knows how far this goes, but it’s good to see Roberson attempt a comeback to professional basketball. The local reaction to the news was very positive as Roberson is beloved by Thunder fans.

Roberson, who last played in NBA game in 2021 withe Brooklyn Nets, spent the first six seasons of his career with the Thunder (2013-2020). A ruptured left patellar tendon in January 2018 essentially ended his NBA career to this point.

Roberson was known as one of the best perimeter defenders of his era, despite a limited offensive ceiling due to being a non-outside shooting threat.

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OKC Blue: Lindy Waters III’s 30 points leads to 122-117 win over G League’s Vipers

A quick recap of the OKC Blue’s win that saw Lindy Waters III and Jalen Lecque each score 30 points along with a surprise cameo from Andre Roberson.

The OKC Blue won a close contest against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, 122-117, in G League action on Tuesday.

The Blue is 2-1. Here are some notable performances from the game against the Houston Rockets G League affiliate:

Lindy Waters III: 30 points on 9-of-15 shooting, 5-of-10 from 3, 10 rebounds, six assists

DJ Wilson: 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting, 4-of-6 from 3, 13 rebounds, seven assists

Robert Woodard II: 24 points on 8-of-9 shooting, six rebounds

Jalen Lecque: 30 points on 10-of-22 shooting, 2-of-10 from 3, 10 assists, five rebounds, four steals

Darius Days: 21 points on 8-of-25 shooting, 11 rebounds

Former Thunder guard Andre Roberson was also in attendance for the game. Roberson is practicing for the Blue.

Roberson spent six of his seven NBA seasons with the Thunder, where he averaged 4.6 points and four rebounds in 302 career games. Known for his elite defense, Roberson helped lead the Thunder on that end of the floor during his tenure.

Here are the highlights of the game:

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After Gobert’s Game 6, Andre Roberson says guards deserve more DPOY consideration

After Rudy Gobert struggled to defend the Clippers in Game 6, former Thunder defensive stalwart Andre Roberson gave his take on the DPOY award.

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert won his third Defensive Player of the Year award this season, but in Game 6 of the second-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers, he looked like a liability on that side of the ball.

When Clippers shooters received passes outside the 3-point arc, Gobert hesitated to close out and leave the lane open. That’s not a formula that works against Los Angeles, a team that shot a league-best 41% from 3.

With Gobert’s inability to get to the perimeter, the Clippers made 14 3-pointers in the second half to erase a 25-point deficit and end the series with a 131-119 win. According to ESPN, Los Angeles shot 12-for-15 when Gobert was the primary defender.

This prompted former Oklahoma City Thunder wing Andre Roberson to give his take on the Defensive Player of the Year award.

Roberson made his career by being a lockdown defender. Despite lacking solid offensive abilities, Roberson was essential to the team in the Russell Westbrook days. His impact was clear both by watching him play and by seeing the defense collapse when he got injured.

After Game 6, Roberson tweeted that guards should receive stronger consideration for DPOY.

“It’s about time we start looking at more guards for DPOY,” he tweeted.

A guard has not won the award since Gary Payton in 1996. The award was almost exclusively given to centers until Kawhi Leonard won it back-to-back in 2015 and 2016. Draymond Green, who plays forward and center, won in 2017, and forward Giannis Antetokounmpo won in 2020.

Voters have shown a clear willingness to go with forwards over the past decade, but there has been lack of appreciation toward guards.

Over the past five years, Ben Simmons (2020, 2021), Paul George (2018, 2019) and Andre Roberson (2017) are the only guards to finish in the top-five of voting.

If there is a guard fit to file this type of complaint, it’s Roberson, who has made his career on the defensive end of the court.

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Nets waive Andre Roberson, Iman Shumpert and Noah Vonleh, expected to sign Tyler Cook

Sean Marks is messing around with the Brooklyn Nets roster once again, making quick decisions on some veterans.

Tuesday’s game against the Sacramento Kings was the first contest Iman Shumpert was available to play since signing with the Brooklyn Nets. He scored two points over six minutes in his return from a hamstring injury. And just like that, the guard has been waived by the Nets again; same goes for Andre Roberson and Noah Vonleh.

However, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Shumpert and Roberson are expected to rejoin the Nets once they clear waivers. The Nets are looking to sign the pair to 10-day deals to help the team maintain flexibility ahead of the guarantee deadline for contracts this week.

Neither Shumpert, Roberson nor Vonleh had been with the team for a month prior to the move after Tuesday’s win at Barclays Center. Shumpert rejoined the Nets on Jan. 30, Vonleh inked a deal on Feb. 8 and Roberson signed with Brooklyn on Feb. 16.

The Nets are also expected to sign Tyler Cook to a 10-day contract, per ESPN‘s Adrian Wojnarowski. The forward has not played in an NBA game this season, appearing in 13 games last season and logging very limited minutes (4.2 per game).

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Thunder fans react to Andre Roberson joining former OKC players in Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Nets signed Andre Roberson, and Thunder fans quickly noticed just how many former OKC players the Nets are gathering.

After years of being a fan-favorite, Andre Roberson’s departure from the Oklahoma City Thunder was a bit muted. An injury sapped almost his entire final two seasons, and when he did return, fans weren’t able to watch him in person, as it was during the NBA bubble. Roberson’s contract expired that offseason and the team did not re-sign him.

He left without fanfare, and two months into the NBA season, he remained a free agent. The Brooklyn Nets, in need of defensive help, finally snagged the former All-NBA defender, Shams Charania reported Friday night.

Thunder fans reacted with happiness to Roberson getting another chance in the league, but this wan’t the only reaction.

They quickly noticed just how many former Thunder players the Nets have on their roster.

Beyond the jokes, Thunder fans are thrilled Roberson is getting another chance.

There was also general appreciation for his defensive acumen.

Roberson isn’t ensured anything. HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto reported that it’s a one-year, non-guaranteed deal, and Yahoo Sports’ Keith Smith described it as “essentially a one-week tryout.”

But it’s a chance, and Roberson has found a team willing to give him a chance to earn a role.

Thunder fans can rejoice for that.

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