A fair point, but I know my hatred for the Thunder come from the fact that our Northwest rivalry was ripped from us. I used to love the Blazer/Sonic rivalry and hate what Clay Bennett and the NBA did to Seattle.
If this were a closeout game, you're probably right. BTW, how come we never talk about Game 6 in the 1992 NBA Finals? That was an epic collapse by us.
Never thought of it that way. Seattle did get burned pretty bad and they definitely deserve an NBA franchise. Can't say I'm upset with adding OKC though, they've proven to be a worthy NBA city in their own right even if their fans do have a low bball IQ (lol this is in reference to Van Gundy saying OKC fans had a low bball IQ tonight). I hate Sacramento and the Sacramento Kings but I respect smallish cities that really embrace their pro teams. Makes sports more interesting with teams like Sac Kings, OKC Thunder, Green Bay Pakers, Buffalo Bills, etc.
OKC collapse was worse than ours in 2000. OKC was at HOME with less than 5 minutes left. My sister cried after that game. We led by 15 going into that 4th quarter and they came back with Jordan on the bench. We only led by 13 going into the 4th quarter of the 2000 game. I think people don't talk about the Chicago game 6 much because not many people thought we had a chance to win hack to back games in Chicago anyway so the loss felt inevitable whereas the 2000 Western Conference championship was literally only minutes away.
WTF was Thabo doing right here? [video=youtube;M2dEWsnipsQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2dEWsnipsQ[/video]
I watched it! My wife was watching and went to bed with the 15 point lead/4:30 left. Not that she really cared about the game, but I basically said it was over, yet watched the rest because that's what I do. What an amazing performance by Dirk!
Durant 9 turnovers, Westbrook 6 turnovers, Durant chucking up shots, Westbrook blowing two key FTs ... wow, what a meltdown.
This. And also seeing Durant succeed only makes the Oden pick even more depressing. I don't care that we're not the "young, lovable NBA darlings." Who really gives a fuck about that kind of exposure. Having a winning team is all that matters.
You should direct your hatred at Howard Schultz, since he was the owner telling Seattle that the team wouldn't move, while emailing Bennett and the NBA about them moving the team after a sale. Bennett made a sound business move, and since I've been working in Seattle every other week, I've found that the sports talk crowd doesn't blame Bennett; they blame Schultz, and local and state government.
I agree it can make a huge difference. Pelton is a numbers guy, but what stats did he use in his assessment of Brooks last night?
I don't think it's arbitrary. They've had INCREDIBLE luck in terms of injuries... they've had almost no significant players lose time due to injuries. The Blazers have had INCREDIBLE luck in terms of injuries, too... but the opposite way. There's definitely some jealousy and bitterness when I root against the Thunder (and I don't even mind that they used to play 4 blocks from my apartment)... but that's no more irrational than why I root FOR the Blazers. Ed O.
The Lakers and Thunder sure have done a good job of making the Blazer's performance look better against Dallas.
i hate the thunder because i want kevin durant to fail because it makes me feel better about greg oden not doing anything so far in the nba and yes i am mad that they are the new chosen ones and their jerseys are fucking lame and their owner is a bitch
I haven't been, no. I'm on the other side of the City Center, and I'm not a huge sports bar guy. What's good about it, if you don't mind me asking? Food? Televisions? Ed O.
I'm of course resentful of the Thunder's good fortunes. Especially with Durant. And I know it's completely irrational. But more than that, I find myself more and more really rooting for the Mavs. Just look over that roster--Dirk, Kidd, Marion, Peja, Terry....it's a murderer's row of "Man, if only for a few breaks and some decent refereeing, I'd have a ring right now" talent. And then you add in how Kidd has completely overhauled his game to accommodate for his 38 years of age. That dude's the same age as me! I really, really want to see them win it all.
I think Kidd may be more impressive than Dirk, he is what the 3rd leading all time 3point shooter? Insane! I know he's played for many years but still, guys like Stockton and Nash have played at a high level to a late age and they are no where close to Kidd. He couldn't hit the Ocean when he was ason (with no J) Kidd racking up triple doubles. He's so calm and intelligent with the ball, the whole team takes on his persona of passing. I love watching the Mavs offense, the ball movement and outside shooting is beautiful. Kidd is beginning to feel like watching Randy Courture or Nolan Ryan, just so fun. I love rooting for the geezer.
I HATE the Mavericks, Dirk, Cuban, Jason Terry but man can you imagine 3 or 4 years ago if someone told you Dirk, Kidd, Marion, Chandler, Stojakovic, Haywood, Terry, and Caron Butler would all be on the same team? Most of them are past their primes but shit how many all-star games are there between that core. Even guys like Haywood and Terry are legit starting caliber. Gotta say I actually am a fan of all of these guys except Dirk/Terry/Cuban.
