OKC Thunder 2013 - 2014

[Mel]

Not a bad game for Russ to miss.

[Stan Silliman]

!2,000 rooms in the city, 3000 near downtown, that's an easy sell.
OKC has hosted dual Big 12 tournaments with few snags.

OKC is an easy town to get around in, without nearly the traffic complications
found in larger towns. That's why the density of downtown hotels is not such
a stumbling block as it is with other cities.

[Bill Robertson]

!2,000 rooms in the city, 3000 near downtown, that's an easy sell.
OKC has hosted dual Big 12 tournaments with few snags.

OKC is an easy town to get around in, without nearly the traffic complications
found in larger towns. That's why the density of downtown hotels is not such
a stumbling block as it is with other cities.

That's my thinking too. We have rooms in downtown. The South Meridian area has a number of rooms with more under construction. South Meridian is easy to get to and from downtown.

[Anonymous.]

Russ will be well rested for the Spurs tomorrow.

Spurs have only lost 1 game this season, to the Trailblazers, who have only lost 2.

[OKCisOK4me]

Russ will be well rested for the Spurs tomorrow.

Spurs have only lost 1 game this season, to the Trailblazers, who have only lost 2.

Neither team has hit the meat of the season. It's like the Pacers...who have they really played? No doubt they're a great team but we're still in the first month of a six month regular season.

[catcherinthewry]

!2,000 rooms in the city, 3000 near downtown, that's an easy sell.
OKC has hosted dual Big 12 tournaments with few snags.

OKC is an easy town to get around in, without nearly the traffic complications
found in larger towns. That's why the density of downtown hotels is not such
a stumbling block as it is with other cities.

Shhhh, don't tell OKCisOK4me. Excellent point about the dual Big 12 tourneys. Those were a lot of fun.

[OKCisOK4me]

What hurts our chances for hosting an NBA All Star event? As OKCisOK4me stated: "There would still need to be a ton of hotel rooms added to what the OKC metro already has available." The last number I heard was when the event was held in Houston--you need 6,000 hotels room within a mile radius of the downtown area.

Last I heard, we are somewhere between 1,250 to 1,500 downtown quality hotel rooms with 12,000-13,000 throughout the metro area. If someone has an update, please don't hesitate to chime in. At the rate we are growing, we will probably exceed 2,500-3,500 hotel rooms downtown come 2020-25. An NBA All Star Game could be a possibility after 2030. Please don't hold your breath.

Many of us will never see an NBA All Star Game hosted here in our lifetime. Hey it's not the end of the world if we never host one. My goal is to see us host another NBA best-of-seven championship series again--followed by a downtown victory championship parade.

Shhhh, don't tell OKCisOK4me. Excellent point about the dual Big 12 tourneys. Those were a lot of fun.

Hey, catcher, if you look above at what Laramie said, it's what he said, I was just doing a little math on Pete's numbers, m'kay? No reason to be down trodden toward me because I crushed your dream. I'd love for OKC to host the NBA All Star game as well so there's no reason to get all PMSy...

Feel free to read this link showing some concerns of Grizzlies fans having the same issues:

http://boards.grizzliesonline.com/in...howtopic=13315

[catcherinthewry]

Hey, catcher, if you look above at what Laramie said, it's what he said, I was just doing a little math on Pete's numbers, m'kay? No reason to be down trodden toward me because I crushed your dream. I'd love for OKC to host the NBA All Star game as well so there's no reason to get all PMSy...

It doesn't really seem that you'd love for OKC to host the AllStar game. Instead of looking for reasons to host the game, you're looking for reasons why we can't. If you want to be a glass-half-empty guy, that's you're deal. No need to rain on other's parade.

I never said "We should have the All Star game in OKC in the next five years". I said it should be a goal and then I cited Pete's numbers in response to Laramie's comments and said "We are making progress". We may never get the game here, but if no one ever tries it is a certainty it will never happen.

[OKCisOK4me]

It doesn't really seem that you'd love for OKC to host the AllStar game. Instead of looking for reasons to host the game, you're looking for reasons why we can't. If you want to be a glass-half-empty guy, that's you're deal. No need to rain on other's parade.

I never said "We should have the All Star game in OKC in the next five years". I said it should be a goal and then I cited Pete's numbers in response to Laramie's comments and said "We are making progress". We may never get the game here, but if no one ever tries it is a certainty it will never happen.

Agreed but just cause I'm a glass half empty (realist-optimist) doesn't mean I'm raining on your parade. It's not a dark seeded agenda... Lol

[catcherinthewry]

Feel free to read this link showing some concerns of Grizzlies fans having the same issues:

Any Chance Memphis Apply For The NBA All Star Game - Grizzlies Boards

You're "can't-do" attitude would fit in nicely there. I'm glad you weren't in charge of getting the Hornets here after Katrina….KD and RW would be playing for the Sonics today if you were. LOL

[Mississippi Blues]

You're "can't-do" attitude would fit in nicely there. I'm glad you weren't in charge of getting the Hornets here after Katrina….KD and RW would be playing for the Sonics today if you were. LOL

It's okay to say "we're not there yet" if it's the truth…. Just because we can't support an NBA All-Star game right now doesn't mean OKCisOK4me is some sort of evil blasphemer that doesn't want OKC to progress any further if he states that we can't support an NBA All-Star game right now. It's okay to have a "can do" attitude, but don't get offended & become anti-(insert posters name) if they aren't floating on cloud nine with you thinking of all the glass half-full scenarios for OKC.

Disclaimer: I don't think that OKC could host the ASG within the next 2-3 years, but I don't think it'll be longer than 5-7 years before OKC has the ability to host an ASG & it be a legit success.

[OKCisOK4me]

I agree with Mississippi Blues. If OKC hosts an All Star Game, it will be such a successful weekend that I think we could easily be on a carousel of cities that regularly host the event. My hope is that MAPS 3 is 80% implemented before we do host so that our city is more attractive than it is now to us locals! As long as the city is tasteful to all outsiders then we will be world class enough to host anything!

You're "can't-do" attitude would fit in nicely there. I'm glad you weren't in charge of getting the Hornets here after Katrina….KD and RW would be playing for the Sonics today if you were. LOL

Apparently you're severely confused...

[Mel]

After the All-Star Game is like the final stretch of a horse race. I think our Thunder will get a few titles under their belt and if construction keeps pace we will see a All-Star happen here. It even takes bread a bit to rise.

[Bill Robertson]

It's still early in the season but tonight we had two positives. One, we handed S.A. their second loss. Two, Ibaka, Lamb and Jackson looked pretty good in the process.

[Laramie]

According to the NBA’s executive vice president of events, Ski Austin, the NBA sends out bid requests to all of its teams three to four years in advance of an All-Star Game. For this year’s game, Austin noted that the NBA received several bids from NBA cities to host the event. “The way the process works, is that teams go into their market and aggregate the various resources we need. A lot of what we ask the teams to do is gather the vendors we need, from the convention center, the arena and somewhere in the neighborhood of 6,000 hotel rooms. Each market has a different way of putting these things together. We then look at the bids that are the most viable and go with that,” Austin said.

Source: How Houston Became the Host City for the 2013 NBA All-Star Game - Forbes

[OSUMom]

It's still early in the season but tonight we had two positives. One, we handed S.A. their second loss. Two, Ibaka, Lamb and Jackson looked pretty good in the process.

That they did. But Ibaka always LOOKS good.

[adaniel]

Can I just vent?

If you needed further proof how much ESPiN rides Lebron James..uh, "private parts", they would rather show the Heat/Cavaliers game rather than what could be a preview of the WCFs. The Lebron and Cleveland saga is so 2011. I am in Dallas with the family and couldn't believe the Thunder/Spurs game wasn't on nationally.

Now that I've gotten out of the way, from what I've seen of the highlights, it seemed like we played a good game :-). Glad to hear Reggie is starting to hit his stride.

[BoulderSooner]

There is a limit to how many games a team can be on nationally. Okc is at that limit

[Jake]

Kind of off topic, but goodness gracious the Eastern Conference is terrible.

[Teo9969]

There is a limit to how many games a team can be on nationally. Okc is at that limit

I think OKC is one game off that this year (24 instead of 25), but the point still stands.

The selection of games to choose for OKC has some meh games. The only one that seems egregious to me is we have a TNT game @ Denver in January. But lots of games with the Lakers are National, and if they suck, then that sucks.

[PiePie]

I think OKC is one game off that this year (24 instead of 25), but the point still stands.

The selection of games to choose for OKC has some meh games. The only one that seems egregious to me is we have a TNT game @ Denver in January. But lots of games with the Lakers are National, and if they suck, then that sucks.

Who would want to watch Laker games? I do not care if Lakers get high ratings either

[OKCisOK4me]

I know this is the Thunder thread, but in regard to the NBA, I enjoyed seeing Sly Coach Kidd lip "hit me" so he could spill his drink, which gave them a timeout which they didn't have while they cleaned up the spill. Alas, Paul Pierce missed the 3 pointer and LA still won by 5.

[PiePie]

I know this is the Thunder thread, but in regard to the NBA, I enjoyed seeing Sly Coach Kidd lip "hit me" so he could spill his drink, which gave them a timeout which they didn't have while they cleaned up the spill. Alas, Paul Pierce missed the 3 pointer and LA still won by 5.

Kidd got fined $50,000 for that so that is one expensive drink

[OKCisOK4me]

Kidd got fined $50,000 for that so that is one expensive drink

I wonder if his player got fined for complying and lying about it in his post game interview.

[PiePie]

I wonder if his player got fined for complying and lying about it in his post game interview.

Nope, never did