Over the last twelve years or so, the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs have owned the NBA playoffs while winning nine of twelve championships. One of their minor road-blocks in the West was Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks. I say minor because the Mavericks have reeled off eleven straight seasons of 50+ wins, but have appeared in the Western Conference Finals … [Read more...] about The 2011 Dallas Mavericks Are Not Your Usual Choke-Artists
Oklahoma City Thunder
Game Three Means Everything for Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder’s Dynamic Duo
Before the series, the question was whether the Denver Nuggets’ balance or the Oklahoma City Thunder’s star power would prevail. Score one for the stars. Durant scored a career-high 41 points, Russell Westbrook added 31, and the Oklahoma City Thunder had just enough to topple the stubborn Denver Nuggets 107-103 Sunday night at the Oklahoma City Arena. Durant scored 25 on … [Read more...] about Oklahoma City Thunder’s Dynamic Duo
Thunder 118, Timberwolves 117; A Microcosm of the T’Wolves Season
Brett Cloutier- Kevin Love and Michael Beasley carry the Timberwolves. An opposing player has a career game against the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves lose a game in which they have endless chances to win. Luke Ridnour takes an idiotic shot during crunch time. Sound familiar? Those four headlines have been seen on a nightly basis for the 2010-11 … [Read more...] about Thunder 118, Timberwolves 117; A Microcosm of the T’Wolves Season
I Hear (Oklahoma City) Thunder
The preseason for the Oklahoma City Thunder went well as usual, which is not surprising in the least for anyone from Seattle. There was not a doubt in my mind that once they left the Washington area this team would suddenly become good, no, great, because this place is cursed. It is an insidious, wet, hell for any sports team and great player to come to. Even if Kevin … [Read more...] about I Hear (Oklahoma City) Thunder
Durant, Thunder Among NBA’s Best
Do you think Sam Presti sends fruit baskets to the Portland Trail Blazers franchise on a weekly basis as a “thank you” for them passing on Kevin Durant and having him fall right into the Oklahoma City Thunder’s lap? OKC is rising up the ranks of the NBA and a sexy pick to de-throne the Lakers in the Western Conference. As long as they have Durant and an improving supporting … [Read more...] about Durant, Thunder Among NBA’s Best
Free Agency hypes start of NBA season
After one of the most publicized off-seasons in NBA history, the league's landscape seems to have gone through a bigger face lift than Joan Rivers. The anticipation for the start of the season has been building since Lebron and CBTV reporter Blane Harrington lit up expectations in the sunshine state, seemingly anointing the Heat the most hated team in the NBA. With Bosh and … [Read more...] about Free Agency hypes start of NBA season
The Call Outs
by Peter Christian Yes, you read that headline correctly, the Call Outs are back! The triumphant return of my column could not have come at a better time. While the Call Outs were on vacation there were more than a few major injustices that will, luckily for them, go unmentioned. But the silence can go on no longer. The latest event of sports idiocy was even something we all … [Read more...] about The Call Outs
NBA Power Rankings: #22 Oklahoma City Thunder
by: David Kay 2008-09 Season Summary: The Thunder were awful in the 2008 portion of the season but were able to come together enough to be a respectable team in 2009. They played in a ton of close games and the roster really grew under Head Coach Scott Brooks after he took over in late November. The core of the team put together by GM Sam Presti truly gelled over the course … [Read more...] about NBA Power Rankings: #22 Oklahoma City Thunder