dberri.wordpress.com - 11/17/2008
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So far the history of the Oklahoma City Thunder consists of ten games, and exactly one win. For those keeping score, that’s exactly one more win than the Seattle Super Sonics have managed this season. And obviously Seattle - thanks to Oklahoma - doesn’t have a team anymore.
For ...
emptythebench.com - 11/19/2008
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emptythebench.com —
On any given night this season the Oklahoma
City Thunder may well be the worst squad in
the Western Conference. But they are not the worst franchise out West because of two things: hope and potential. The Thunder have compiled a young core of perimeter talent with legitimate star potential.
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Counting Down the Five Worst Teams in the Western ...
newsok.com - 11/20/2008
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newsok.com —
Fans’ frustration In midst of ninth straight loss,
Thunder fans can’t hold back their discontent With 2:50
remaining in the third quarter Wednesday night, Thunder fans no longer could contain their frustration. So they did the unthinkable. They ...
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A first for the Thunder: boos
sportingnews.com - 11/21/2008
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sportingnews.com —
Let me repeat this handy little meme for
OKC fans, David Stern, Clay Bennett, and everyone else
who swore that moving the Sonics made good sense: There's no Chris Paul. Say it like at the end of The Usual Suspects . The Hornets weren't just some ...
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In Which We Enjoy the Plight of the Thunder
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Monday Bolts - 11.17.08
The Thunderworld —
... David Berri of Wages of Win looks at what's ailing the Thunder and it may surprise you: "On offense, though, it’s a very different story. So far Oklahoma is only scoring 90.0 points per 100 possessions. To find a team that had this much trouble scoring one has to go back to the 2002-03 Denver Nuggets. So the problem is on offense, not defense. And to see why this team struggles so much on offense, one only has to look at the five players who lead this team in shot attempts. ...
The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... The Wages of Wins Journal: “Last season Durant was above average with respect to taking shots, blocking shots, hitting free throws, and avoiding personal fouls. He was also a little bit above average on the boards. With respect to all other stats, though, he was below average. After 10 games this season Durant has the same profile. But now he has declined further with respect to every statistic except for shot attempts and personal fouls. Yes, Durant went from bad to really bad (and yet, his Player Efficiency Rating is still above average).” ...
Monday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... about a second rounder putting up 10.6 ppg and 7.5 rpg along with excellent defense." Basketbawful is fired up about PG-13 anagrams for Mbah a Moute's name. The sweatiest players in the NBA, according to a very sweaty player, Channing Frye. I challenge the guy at the top of the list, Nick Collison, to a sweat off. Ask anyone who was at Training Like a Pro: I can sweat. Kevin Arnovitz of ClipperBlog is not loving Baron Davis' defense. The Thunder's offense is not good. A rare instance of a ...
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