nba.com - 11/19/2008
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Oklahoma City is 1,488 miles from Portland, as the crow ... err, team charter flies. Dallas is only 185 miles from the Thunder's home base. So does Oklahoma City share a divisional bond with the Mavericks, its closest NBA neighbor? Nope. At least not yet. The Thunder resides in the Northwest ...
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 ...
basketballprospectus.com - 11/23/2008
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
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The Green NBA
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... All of which is pretty meaningless, except for a throwaway line in an article about realignment. One unnamed GM said something that surprised me: the NBA is, he says, now trying to "go green." ...
An interesting thought on realignment
Blazers Blog —
Art Garcia of NBA.com delves into the mileage between "divisional" rivals Portland and Oklahoma City, and, really, Portland and the rest of the NW Division. Garcia lines out the shuffling of teams and offers this explanation: An informal poll of West team executives, plus the common sense approach of just looking at the map has forged one possible realignment solution. It's not perfect for everyone, but it makes more sense that what is out there now and would reduce travel (fuel costs) for several teams. As one GM reminded, the NBA is trying to go green. Long story short, the ...
The Fundamentals
BallerBlogger.com —
... Art Garcia of NBA.com: “Well, barring another team relocating again or expansion. For the time being, eliminating the three-time zone Northwest is a definite plus. ‘If you look at what we have now, you would never ‘divide’ the teams this way,’ one general manager said. Bringing the Eastern Conference into the discussion, another GM in favor of the above proposal suggested a radical restructuring of the playoff format. While keeping the conferences and divisions intact, he supports seeding 1-16 regardless of conference affiliation. In other words, the top 16 ...
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Yao out with sore foot —
FOXSports.com News for NBA 11/19/2008
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming will sit out Wednesday's game against the Dallas Mavericks with a sore left foot.
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