nytimes.com - 1/6/2009
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The on-court play of the Thunder has been atrocious. To residents of Oklahoma City, though, the Thunder is their shot at the big time. >
celticsblog.com - 1/1/2009
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celticsblog.com —
I asked for a few of your favorite
trade ideas and you came up with a number
of interesting options. There were too many to list here ( you can see them all in the original post ) but here are a few of my favorites. A trade for Warrick and Ross from Memphis. (by ssspence) I'm a ...
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A Few Good Ideas
blog.mlive.com - 1/6/2009
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blog.mlive.com —
Darnell Mayberry, the beat reporter for the OKC
Thunder, wrote an article Monday listing available Thunder players
and players from other NBA teams that would be of interest to Oklahoma City. January 6, The Oklahoman: It's no secret around the...
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Report: Oklahoma City Thunder interested in Afflalo and ...
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Thunderguru.com —
Since were hosting the Knicks tonight, the New York Times got on board and did a little “feel good” piece about the Thunder and OKC : The losses come frequently, but so do the fans. The team itself has a strong, young nucleus centered around Kevin Durant, a spindly forward in his second year, and Russell Westbrook, a rookie guard. But after just one win in the first 13 games, Coach ...
The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... Jonathan Abrams of The New York Times: “‘Our fan base is still really not in tune with the rest of the league and even our team on the road,’ Cornett said. ‘I don’t get the sense that if you walked into a restaurant and our team is playing a road game, that it’s a given that they are going to be playing it on TV. The market just hasn’t matured in that respect. To them, the N.B.A. is 41 home games, and the rest will take time to develop.’ The losses come frequently, but so do the fans. The team itself has a strong, young nucleus centered around Kevin Durant, a ...
Dissed.
Bend It Like Bennett —
... While it's probably a league-wide conspiracy, it might also be because of this report by Sports Business Journal, who compiled the local TV ratings from NBA markets over the course of last season. Apparently they can do that. "Another disappointment came in Oklahoma City, where an average of just 8,000 homes watched Thunder games on Fox Sports Oklahoma, even though this season was the team’s first in the market."Disappointment? Don't you mean "unqualified success"? Yes, Kevin Durant was only seen by an average of 8,000 households ...
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Utah vs. Oklahoma City - Recap - January 14, 2009
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The Thunder Made a Bad Choice
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Daily Thunder.com - Where Thunder Happens
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NBA ratings down in Seattle and Oklahoma City.
sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com 12/17/2008 — So far this season, ratings for nationally televised NBA games are down in both Seattle and Oklahoma City.
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John Hollinger's PER Diem: Dec. 4, 2008
sports.espn.go.com 12/4/2008 — Oklahoma City lost to Charlotte 103-97 on Wednesday, dropping the Thunder to 2-17 on the season and putting them in a rather undesirable position as the season nears the quarter pole. At this rate, the Thunder will finish with a record of 9-73, which ...
NBA Monday Round Up —
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NBA Monday Round Up
(23-11) San Antonio Survive the Miami Heat (18-15): 91-84
Coaching Outrageously.
The rebuilding Miami Heat gave the Spurs everything they could handle. With the Spurs leading by just 84-81 with 1:33 left, ...
KNICKS' COACH NOW 'D' ANTONI —
NY Post: Sports 1/6/2009
OKLAHOMA CITY - The words "Mike D'Antoni" and "defensive guru" have yet to be linked during his run-and-fun coaching career. But, armed with D'Antoni's new defensive approach, the Knicks go from best to worst tonight when they face 4-30 Oklahoma...
