Henry Abbott of TrueHoop with a lovely piece: “This is a big part of what David Thorpe teaches his NBA clients, and it’s something I find myself thinking about often. It goes something like this: It may appear that NBA games are won with big moments when everybody is looking — dunking over people, blocking shots, hitting a momentous jumper. And once in a while that does happen. But the reality is that many more careers and games turn on getting things right in the millions of small moments when nobody is looking. The big moments will always dominate the Hollywood version of events. But in real life, if you want to do the most you can to get the best possible results, it’s a long game of putting together one solid day of training after another.”
Bob McAdoo: “We got to get there but I still feel OKC is the team to beat in the West,” the Hall of Famer said. “Everyone’s talking about how they got better but I still think (OKC) is the team to beat. They’re still young and got experience of a championship series.”
Andrew Grief of Dime: “Nothing to take away from McAdoo’s opinion but I’m not sure he considered the reason he likes the Thunder so much — their promise of years of wins — is the same reason to hedge a bet on them. The Thunder very much want to win now, but their youth can afford a certain malaise. The Lakers, meanwhile, will be playing with a survivalist’s focus with zero room for error, because they have to win now.”
KD: “Congrats Cam Newton you were my 1st pick(11th overall) in my 2012 fantasy draft..officially signed a 1 yr deal for the Seat Pleasants finest.”
Very interesting: OKC would’ve passed on Royce White. I have a feeling though if he were there at 28 and OKC was on the clock, the Thunder would’ve been calling his name.
Russell Westbrook is going to marshal UCO’s homecoming parade. Related: his little brother plays football for UCO.
http://www.dailythunder.com/2012/09/thursday-bolts-9-6-12/
Hey TC, I know I'm late, but I just saw the aerial photo from Chickasha. Are you responsible???
@nomad
For real though . . . the Redings are somehow related to my family. (I'd have to check with Grandma to figure out who married who . . . )
@ThunderChick2010 @nomad
* whom (Where is ou_sas when you need him?)
@nomad
If I only had a cornfield in my back yard . . .
@ThunderChick2010 Dang chica - you're past 6k now.
You're popular! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiwHPXM5eT0
@Jax Raging Bile Duct
Is this your Jax way of asking me to help you with a popularity make-over?
I still want Monroe.......
I watched our G4 in WCF again,what an incredible game
Only 8 more grueling, thunder-less weeks until the very first Thunder game!
There is another time and place for politics
@OkcBaby
pause?
@ThunderChick2010 Play
It's a good thing for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan they don't have to debate Bill Clinton directly on the same stage. It would be brutal. Bill Clinton just gave what I think is one of the best political speeches I've ever heard. Barack Obama has his work cut out for him tomorrow night following Michelle and Bill Clinton...but he'll answer. If only Bill had told Hillary the truth about Monica and we'd never have had the eight years of Cheney, his puppet W, and the experience as a nation of being driven into the abyss.
@El Prez Always going to have fond memories of Bill, during his presidency and after. Cool, dude, too. Love this picture when he went to the 2010 World Cup and celebrated with the US team in the locker room:
http://larrybrownsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Bill-Clinton-Drinking-Beer-With-Carlos-Bocanegra.jpg
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@MisterJohnsonOKC @Jooseppi @El Prez Obama never played saxophone on the Arsenio Hall show
@MisterJohnsonOKC @El Prez There we go.
@MisterJohnsonOKC @El Prez No beer. Instant letter grade below.
@El Prez I try not to talk politics on here but F it. I would vote for Bill Clinton in a heartbeat if he could run again. We may need to rethink this 22nd amendment with the 2 term limit.
He sold himself short tonight--it was actually seven budget surpluses in his eight years in the White House. Arithmetic. He relates to the average guy better than any president...maybe ever. He's smart as a fox. If Bill had handled his personal life better and not behaved like Newt Gingrich...we'd never have had to endure the blank stare of W. My dad gave me a coffee cup several years ago with Bush 41 looking at Barbara Bush and saying," I should have pulled out." To me, that coffee cup says all which needs saying in relation to W's legacy as a president.
Could give a rat's ass about politics but wish Clinton was still the president. Wish Demarco was still the starting OU running back. Wish I had a fine slut to f tonight. Wish James would sign for 10-per. Wish OU could get some top 300 effin recruits for next year - that's the end of tonight's wishlist.
If the Thunder fielded an NFL team the starting lineup would include:
KD - QB (duh, he's KD)
Russ - tailback (most explosive first step)
Serge - DE (shot blocking=pass swatting)
Perk- Nose tackle
Thabo - placekicker (he's Swiss/non-violent)
Harden-Middle LB
Maynor-WR
Reggie-CB (the one who gets burned all the time, but has "lots of potential")
Cole - O Line (the missing tooth seals the deal)
Hasheem and Orten - practice squad only
DC - punt returner (0ne dimension wonder)
Nick - GM (sitting in his sky box)
@OBoyzOld Man The funny thing is that Russ could actually play in the NFL...
@HookemKD
Absolutely - even if he was told he was too skinny to play high school football.
@OBoyzOld Man Maynor would be coach and Russ would be kick return specialist. Thabo would be the defensive juggernaut CB not Reggie. Reggie waterboy
@OBoyzOld Man Cook's the punt returner that fumbled 5 times in two games early on, leading to an old, washed up vet fielding punts terribly the rest of the season.
@OBoyzOld Man Serge is a tight end that gets open and drops the ball.
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@MisterJohnsonOKC @OBoyzOld Man You must have missed the flag football games
@MisterJohnsonOKC @OBoyzOld Man SMH
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@MisterJohnsonOKC in my college life,my roommates and I pasted a map of nearest supermarket on the door.I hope your neighbor is not worse than ours
@shiki This is so passive aggressively awesome I just might fly to China and hug you.
@MisterJohnsonOKC Just tell them you big baby. What's the worst that can happen? If your neighbors hate you because you don't want them using your stuff they are shitty neighbors.
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@MisterJohnsonOKC If I were in your situation I would have just told them no after the first couple times or when I felt it got to be too much.
@MisterJohnsonOKC "Hey, I know times are tough right now, and I don't mind helping out now and then, but could you ease up a little bit? You're starting to take advantage of my kindness. Thanks!"
@MisterJohnsonOKC Enthusiastically invite them over for your weekly "animal sacrifice ritual." Pretty sure that will solve the problem. Works for me.
@OBoyzOld Man @MisterJohnsonOKC Same, except human sacrifice is more fun.
@MisterJohnsonOKC Phone?
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@MisterJohnsonOKC I'd do/have done the same thing, so I know where you're coming from. In my experience, just saying no in a not-dick way usually works, and it works pretty quickly too.
@MisterJohnsonOKC find out what political party they are and tell them youre the opposite.
Romo: Not good enough to roll right and throw across his body to the left. Should've been picked off.
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@MisterJohnsonOKC he'd be hurt if he was at OU.
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@MisterJohnsonOKC @cemitten cause hes not playing
@MisterJohnsonOKC @cemitten roy finch will be fine