newsok.com - 12/17/2008
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The chairman of Oklahoma City Thunder has been named the 2008 Oklahoman of the Year by Oklahoma Today magazine. Clay Bennett , founder of the private investment firm Dorchester Capital , is credited with helping bring an NBA team to Oklahoma City. Bennett was one of eight investors from ...
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Posted by Kevin Arnovitz It's safe to assume
that most NBA firings don't occur spontaneously. The grim...
reaper lingers outside for weeks, sometimes even months, before tapping at the door. That fatalism infects the media, the front office, and the ...
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The Sendoff Games
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Wednesday Bolts - 12.17.08
The Thunderworld —
... (13 points in 17 minutes) had a nice run in the first half, and while Earl Watson had 12 assists off the bench, I swear he's killing this team. He's one of those guys that, if he makes a nice move at half court to get into the lane with a 3-on-2, he thinks he's allowed to keep the ball and make a horrible move and miss the shot. But it's justified because of the behind-the-back move at half court. The Clippers should trade for him." Perfect analysis of Earl. Per-fect. Clay Bennett has been named Oklahoman of the Year by Oklahoma Today: "No ...
Guess who got named Oklahoman of the Year?
Bend It Like Bennett —
... That's right, yours truly has been named the best person our state had to offer this year. No joke. "No one came close to Clay Bennett as we set about selecting this year’s Oklahoman of the Year,” said Louisa McCune-Elmore, Oklahoma Today editor-in-chief. "His accomplishment presents an extraordinary moment in the life of Oklahoma, probably among the most important achievements in our capital city’s history.”Yes, bringing the 2-24 shell of a basketball team to OKC at the expense of another region's fanbase, civic heritage and ...
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