OKC Thunder 2013 - 2014

[Laramie]

One of those games where you can't take your foot off the gas pedal. Toronto hit key shots down the stretch...

Great minutes for the bench. Let's hope K.D. can maintain his concentration and get his groove back.

"Oklahoma City looks oh-so pretty as I get my kicks on Route 66." --Nat King Cole.

[Easy180]

Well with a loss at home look for Presti to fire Brooks any day now

[Laramie]

Well with a loss at home look for Presti to fire Brooks any day now

Come on now Easy180--take it easy; let's have a better attitude than that. A momentum shift in which Toronto took full charge.

Glad we got that home streak where we can put it behind us. The Raptors hit some shots in which they were well guarded by the Thunder.

Thunder shot 36.8% and the Raptors shot 39.6% from the field. We were 30.4% from the three point line and they shot 40.0%.

Tough loss for our Thunder tonight after coming off that big win in San Antonio.

"Oklahoma City looks oh-so pretty as I get my kicks on Route 66." --Nat King Cole.

[OKCisOK4me]

If anything, Easy180 was being sarcastic.

[ljbab728]

If anything, Easy180 was being sarcastic.

That was exactly how I took it.

[Easy180]

Most definitely...I was playing the part of a Sooners fan lol

[Anonymous.]

Traptors.


They always seem to do this to us. Can only learn from it. On to the next!

[OKCisOK4me]

That was exactly how I took it.

I wasn't pointing you out, lol.

[ljbab728]

I wasn't pointing you out, lol.

I know, I was just agreeing with you.

[Laramie]

Most definitely...I was playing the part of a Sooners fan lol

Wow! You had me concerned; glad you brought that up because you convinced me. I should know better as much as I have read your posts.

It is typical of fans who become spoiled like those in college football to demand competitive play and become additive with a team's winning success. We are indeed fortunate to have an NBA franchise here in OKC. Our fans are great and they know when to turn on the amplifier to rally the Thunder. A unique situation in which some OU & OSU fans unite together in an NBA major league setting.

Had Birmingham obtained the NFL franchise that's now in Jacksonville, just wonder if that state (Alabama/Auburn) would have united behind a common cause?

Great play by a united Thunder front. The non-starters or second string of mixed greens are truly beginning to mature as Scott Brooks keeps a Durant and/or Westbrook on the floor to bring in the harvest. True they (Knicks) didn't have Carmelo Anthony available in their 123-94 beat down by OKC.

My friend called me from New York; he couldn't believe how the Thunder manhandled the boys in the Big Apple. He said it was the worst beating the Knicks have taken in the Garden in a long time.

Our team is really bonding together; especially our back-up players; they have displayed real ball movement. The non starters are showing the starters the benefits of spacing and ball movement anchored by Adams, Collison, Jackson, Jones & Lamb. Notice how Brooks inserts a veteran (Durant, Fisher and/or Westbrook) in with that bunch and the team doesn't skip a beat.

"Oklahoma City looks oh-so pretty as I get my kicks on Route 66." --Nat King Cole.

[dankrutka]

Your friend needs to watch more Knicks games. They were just beat at home by 41 by a weak Celtics team two weeks ago. The terribleness of the New York teams is off-the-charts right now.

[OKCisOK4me]

^^damn

[Laramie]

Your friend needs to watch more Knicks games. They were just beat at home by 41 by a weak Celtics team two weeks ago. The terribleness of the New York teams is off-the-charts right now.

Wow! A game in which the Knicks had Carmelo Anthony play 32 minutes with 19 points losing 114-73 at the Garden.

New York City area has two NBA basketball teams (Knicks, Nets) with 2013-14 team salaries of $88,249,065 (New York) and $102,211,009 (Brooklyn).

Oklahoma City Thunder's team salary is $70,343,704 according to NBA Team Salaries 2013/14 | HOOPSWORLD | Basketball News & NBA Rumors

Oklahoma City Thunder Team Salary | HOOPSWORLD | Basketball News & NBA Rumors


Oklahoma City Thunder 2014 Team Roster - ESPN

According to the HoopsWorld (U.S.A. Today) and ESPN 2013-14 sources their reporting on player salaries aren't the same.

[dankrutka]

And with the tax penalties, I think both will pay significantly more than that for their teams, particularly the Nets. The Nets mortgaged their future (i.e., draft picks) for THIS season. I have no clue what they're going to do moving forward with so many huge contracts and almost no assets. It's depressing to even consider...

[Anonymous.]

Looks like Russell is out again.

More surgery on his knee for swelling. Slated for post Allstar-break return.


They seem to be getting it overwith now so he will be ready for a championship run into playoffs.

[Easy180]

Out at least 7 weeks...Really sucks since he has been on fire...May cost us a seed or two but definitely better now than in March

[OKCisOK4me]

It's a good thing Coach Brooks has been experimenting with the rotations. So with Reggie running the point, who backs him up now? Or will we see KD as a hybrid point?

[Pete]

OKC Thunder: Russell Westbrook has knee surgery, out at least 7 weeks | News OK

Crap, out until the all-star break.

Step up, Reggie!

[warreng88]

It's a good thing Coach Brooks has been experimenting with the rotations. So with Reggie running the point, who backs him up now? Or will we see KD as a hybrid point?

Fisher obviously will run the second team but you will probably see KD and possibly even Lamb running it with Fisher in.

[Mel]

I am glad they are getting him healthy now for the big run later on. This team is not the same one that lost Russell last year. The players have really been stepping up their game this year. Might be a little stumble but they will not fall.

[OKCisOK4me]

Fisher obviously will run the second team but you will probably see KD and possibly even Lamb running it with Fisher in.

I like the timing on this. I just don't want Russell to turn into our own little Derrick Rose...

[warreng88]

I like the timing on this. I just don't want Russell to turn into our own little Derrick Rose...

Agreed. I think if Reggie has a good couple of months in Westbrook's absence, he could command quite a payday after next year. I hope he is humble enough to want to stay in OKC for less and be a part of something great instead of just jumping ship to get a starting PG job replacing Steve Nash, Darren Collison or Isaiah Thomas at SAC.

[Easy180]

It is now completely obvious his surgery earlier this year was not as minor as some on here insisted it was

[s00nr1]

Observation: First game back following the All-Star break would be at home against the Heat.

[OKCisOK4me]

Observation: First game back following the All-Star break would be at home against the Heat.

Stay on target.......STAY on target!