benditlikebennett.blogspot.com - 12/4/2008
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Great news today for fans of both the Thunder and forgettable, derivative rap music. Oklahoma City rapper 'Flame' has written a song about the Thunder Boomers, and it's every bit as good as you're probably thinking. There's no better way to boost your street cred than by putting 'Clay Bennett' ...
sports.yahoo.com - 12/5/2008
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Gary Payton never stops talking. The future Hall-of-Famer
spent his entire career trying to get in the...
heads of his opponents. Now, in retirement, the Seattle legend is using his gift of gab in a different way. Payton has teamed up with Chris ...
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One-on-One: Gary Payton talks television, Sonics, coaching
benditlikebennett.blogspot.com - 12/2/2008
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Scotty Brooks etched his name into history this
weekend by becoming the Thunder's all-time winningest head coach,...
tying the mark previously set by Thunder legend PJ Carlesimo. There were approximately 156 people on hand in Memphis to witness the ...
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Scotty Brooks makes Thunder History
sports.espn.go.com - 12/4/2008
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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 ...
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John Hollinger's PER Diem: Dec. 4, 2008
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Supersonicsoul - The Sonics Blog! —
You know the hackneyed expression, "Oh, no he didn't!" I think that applies here. Oklahoma City, I'm not hatin' on you, honestly. But, man, when you're using stock footage of a group of four people ambling to your arena to show how hyped your city is for the NBA, and when your singer has to read the lyrics from his cell phone, well, maybe you just ought to go back to the drawing board on that one. War "Not in Our House." [courtesy of Bend it Like Bennett.]
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