****Official 2012/2013 Oklahoma City Thunder Basketball Thread****

[BlackmoreRulz]

Thabeet is an upgrade from Nazr

[Teo9969]

I agree Sid. Especially since he will be on a non-contender, I'm happy for Harden.

As long as OKC people realize that even if Harden puts up 50 points every game from here on out, he still would have only put up an average of 15 to 20 pts/game for the Thunder.

[SoonerBoy18]

Harden this, Harden that, are we going to post stats about every game he plays?... keep it moving, he clearly didn't want to be in Oklahoma City so keep it going and I thought it was very disappointing / funny when the fans inside the arena werent even paying attention when Kevin Martin came on the floor, missed a potential great standing ovation.

[king183]

Harden this, Harden that, are we going to post stats about every game he plays?... keep it moving, he clearly didn't want to be in Oklahoma City so keep it going and I thought it was very disappointing / funny when the fans inside the arena werent even paying attention when Kevin Martin came on the floor, missed a potential great standing ovation.

It's not that the fans weren't paying attention, but that the PA announcer had a major delay between his entry and the announcer saying Kevin Martin had entered the game. When the announcer said it, the crowd went wild. The announcer had that problem all night, by the way. He completely failed to announce PJIII's entry into the game in the 2nd quarter.

[Just the facts]

The PA announcer is new this season. The main guy last year got arrested for sex crimes against children and was fired.

[OKCDrummer77]

The PA announcer is new this season. The main guy last year got arrested for sex crimes against children and was fired.

But he's not new to the NBA. He was with the Rockets for seven seasons, around 1996-2003 or so.

[Teo9969]

But he's not new to the NBA. He was with the Rockets for seven seasons, around 1996-2003 or so.

It's all starting to make sense ;-)

[Just the facts]

It's all starting to make sense ;-)

Yep. Maybe he needs a reminder who he works for now.

[Teo9969]

At home, and without Josh Smith to worry about, OKC ought to roll the Hawks tonight. Would be nice to see the bench get some good minutes, particularly PJIII and Thabeet, both of which need to start making progression as soon as possible. If OKC can put the game away with 5 minutes left, would love to see Jackson and Lamb run the backcourt.

[Jake]

Ibaka and Perkins form probably the worst duo of a 4 and 5 in the NBA. Awful.

[Stan Silliman]

I agree Sid. Especially since he will be on a non-contender, I'm happy for Harden.

As long as OKC people realize that even if Harden puts up 50 points every game from here on out, he still would have only put up an average of 15 to 20 pts/game for the Thunder.

No, he would've averaged 50 along with Durant's 32 and RW's 26 and the Thunder would be averaging 120 ppg. In my ifs and buts world, anyway.

[Just the facts]

Ibaka and Perkins form probably the worst duo of a 4 and 5 in the NBA. Awful.

Having Perkins is like losing two good people.

[Praedura]

Ok, last night's game against the Hawks sucked.

If you want to relive happier times... i.e. Friday night's game against Portland, then check out this:

Laura's exchange year in Oklahoma

It's a blog by an exchange student from Finland currently living with a host family in Edmond. And she's checking out the local culture, including Thunder games:







Yeah, the blog is written in Finnish (translate.google.com is your friend), but the pics pretty much speak for themselves.

[Just the facts]

Yeah, the blog is written in Finnish (translate.google.com is your friend), but the pics pretty much speak for themselves.

Go to Google Translater, put in the web address and hit translate. It will translate the entire website into English for you.

Google Translate

[Just the facts]

Or just use Chrome and it automatically does it for you when you go to the website.

I hate IE9 so much (I am still on 8) I might have to move to Chrome.

[king183]

I'm a season ticket holder and make it to most of the games. When I can't go, I always make sure someone uses my tickets. In just the two home games we've already had, the crowd is far worse than anything I've seen the last 3 years. There are hundreds of empty seats (many of them in the corporate section, which is what the tv cameras see) and fans start leaving early in droves. Last night was particularly embarassing, when thousands got up to leave with about 2 minutes left and the game still within reach. If I were a Thunder player and saw those lines of people exiting the arena, I would be pissed. After the game, I heard people doing the "Boomer" "Sooner" chant. What the hell?

[G.Walker]

I'm a season ticket holder and make it to most of the games. When I can't go, I always make sure someone uses my tickets. In just the two home games we've already had, the crowd is far worse than anything I've seen the last 3 years. There are hundreds of empty seats (many of them in the corporate section, which is what the tv cameras see) and fans start leaving early in droves. Last night was particularly embarassing, when thousands got up to leave with about 2 minutes left and the game still within reach. If I were a Thunder player and saw those lines of people exiting the arena, I would be pissed. After the game, I heard people doing the "Boomer" "Sooner" chant. What the hell?

I wouldn't worry about it too much. Its not basketball season yet, if you know what I mean. With NCAAF and NFL going on right now, and with the height of football season at hand, its hard for Thunder fans to get into it right now. The true NBA season really doesn't start until after the All-Star game in February. I am a Thunder fan, but while NCAAF and NFL is in season, its just hard for me to get up for the NBA right now...

[Jake]

I'm a season ticket holder and make it to most of the games. When I can't go, I always make sure someone uses my tickets. In just the two home games we've already had, the crowd is far worse than anything I've seen the last 3 years. There are hundreds of empty seats (many of them in the corporate section, which is what the tv cameras see) and fans start leaving early in droves. Last night was particularly embarassing, when thousands got up to leave with about 2 minutes left and the game still within reach. If I were a Thunder player and saw those lines of people exiting the arena, I would be pissed. After the game, I heard people doing the "Boomer" "Sooner" chant. What the hell?

If I were a Thunder player I would be pissed losing to the Atlanta Hawks without their best player.

[onthestrip]

If I were a Thunder player I would be pissed losing to the Atlanta Hawks without their best player.

Eh, its just one game of 82. I seriously doubt they were that broken up about it. But I do think Presti should use current players/draft picks to make a midseason move and find a reserve big man that can score inside. We currently dont have anyone that can do that right now.

And for the people chanting boomer sooner... just have to shake my head at that. Especially in a season were OU isnt undefeated or ranked #1. There is still a few sooner fans that havent yet realized there is a new big dog in this state.

[BoulderSooner]

Eh, its just one game of 82. I seriously doubt they were that broken up about it. But I do think Presti should use current players/draft picks to make a midseason move and find a reserve big man that can score inside. We currently dont have anyone that can do that right now.

And for the people chanting boomer sooner... just have to shake my head at that. Especially in a season were OU isnt undefeated or ranked #1. There is still a few sooner fans that havent yet realized there is a new big dog in this state.

look at TV ratings .. and numbers ... OU football is far and away still the "monster" in this state

[BlackmoreRulz]

I was at the game last night, I didn't hear a Boomer/Sooner chant...they were chanting OKC/Thunder. As far as the game went, I'm a little concerned with the chemistry of the team. There was a play where Ibaka botched a pass from Durant and KD was visibly upset about it, I'd never seen this from this team as they have always been so supportive of their teammates no matter what they did.

Any report on Westbrook? He had a large ice pack on his left shoulder when he sat down in the first qtr.

[onthestrip]

look at TV ratings .. and numbers ... OU football is far and away still the "monster" in this state

Still no excuse to chant boomer sooner at a thunder game.

And weve had this argument in another thread before. You cant compare ratings of different sports.

[clz46]

I'm a season ticket holder and make it to most of the games. When I can't go, I always make sure someone uses my tickets. In just the two home games we've already had, the crowd is far worse than anything I've seen the last 3 years. There are hundreds of empty seats (many of them in the corporate section, which is what the tv cameras see) and fans start leaving early in droves. Last night was particularly embarassing, when thousands got up to leave with about 2 minutes left and the game still within reach. If I were a Thunder player and saw those lines of people exiting the arena, I would be pissed. After the game, I heard people doing the "Boomer" "Sooner" chant. What the hell?

I am with on this one. I am also a season ticket holder and I really don't think there is a good excuse for missing the games or leaving early whether we are winning or losing. It is disrespectful to the players and the tickets are too expensive to have empty seats when the paper continues to say we are sold out. I know they are "sold" but the true attendance is much less than that. If you are not going to the game give them to a friend. I know lots of people who want to go. Please lets not start the OSU/OU stuff again.

[SoonerBoy18]

I wouldn't worry about it too much. Its not basketball season yet, if you know what I mean. With NCAAF and NFL going on right now, and with the height of football season at hand, its hard for Thunder fans to get into it right now. The true NBA season really doesn't start until after the All-Star game in February. I am a Thunder fan, but while NCAAF and NFL is in season, its just hard for me to get up for the NBA right now...

I think it starts on the day of Christmas or the day we play the Lakers.

[dankrutka]

Here are the new Thunder alternative jerseys that they're wearing on Friday: