Charlotte Bobcats (7-5, 2-2 road) vs. OKC Thunder (10-4, 6-2 home)
TV: FS OK (Cox 37, HD 722, Tulsa Cox 27, DirectTV 679, UVerse 754)
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Radio: WWLS The Sports Animal (98.1 FM, 640 AM, 97.1 FM Tulsa)
Time: 7:00 CT
Offensive Rating: Thunder – 110.4 (3rd), Bobcats– 101.3 (25th)
Defensive Rating: Thunder – 104.5 (18th), Bobcats – 103.8 (16th)
Pace: Thunder – 92.6 (12th), Bobcats – 93.5 (6thth)
View from the enemy: Queen City Hoops
I’m kind of excited for this one. A spunky young team coming to OKC. A Bobcats group that has won as many games in 12 tries as it did all of last season. They don’t have marquee names, but they play hard, play together and figure out ways to keep it close in the fourth. It’s becoming pretty obvious that if you overlook the Cats, they’ll burn you.
Clearly with Rich Cho running things, the Bobcats are looking to replicate the Thunder’s way of building a young roster that grows together. They’re stockpiling talent and trying to develop it from within. And they play hard under coach Mike Dunlap. In a lot of ways, they remind me of the Thunder from five years ago.
Charlotte coming in: The Bobcats beat the Wizards in double-overtime on Saturday.
Three Big Things:
1. Turning. The Thunder are prone to give it away in bunches and if they get careless, the Bobcats could make up the offensive difference by simply have more possessions and more shot attempts. They don’t have the firepower to beat OKC in a shootout. But they can hang tight if the Thunder help them.
2. The Byron Mullens lightshow. How many 3s will Mullens shoot tonight? Five? Eight? Fifty?
3. Kevin Martin. He really needs to get involved tonight. Two games under 10 points isn’t good, but three games is worse. Science.
Tip at 7:00 CT. Go Old Thunder.







Blake Griffin 0-6 in the forst half. He doesnt deserve any minutes
http://www.dailythunder.com/2012/11/westbrook-punctuates-okcs-114-69-blowout-of-the-bobcats/#more-23065
Andre Miller looks a little like Denzel
@RRRWHATEVER He reminds me of that comedian that burned himself in the coke accident, Fbomb every third word ... "We bad, we bad" that guy.
@RRRWHATEVER Richard Pryor, getting old, it took a minute
re: Pau - you guys seriously wouldnt want him?? did you watch the olympics?? Gold medal game in particular, he was a force! picture a lineup Westbrook - Martin - Durant - Pau - Ibaka. Even with Thabo in for martin as a weapon from 3 and by far the best offensive lineup i think the league has seen in a long long time
@116 Lakers wanted Perry Jones Badly. Him, Collison, Maynor, Pleiss, and The Dallas ick and our pick?
@Lambchop @116 how you figure lakers wanted perry jones?
@116 He did play better in the Olympics with out Kobe knockin him under the bus
@KellOne @116 with good reason
@116 I'd keep Pau in LA for less than 10 mil...at 19 mil his nowhere near worth that
@kennygee90 @116 Gotta look at who made those deals. Isn't his contract second to Kobe?
@KellOne @116 yea...Im not mad at his contract when we signed him..His 2 rings were worth all this headache his giving the team right now..but im hoping he gets traded for better pieces since his really declined
@116 it's a terrible business decision.
@116 he makes 19 million per year and has a trade kicker so it goes even higher if traded. No, hell no.
@116 trade what? Maybe Martin, Pj3, and every pick we have
@PerkPunt @116 Is Pau amnesty eligible?
@116 no thanks, the dude is owed a ton still on his contract
@116
He'd cost us Thabeet or even Ibaka, pass.
What's the overunder for games until we get a solid second team point guard effort?
Tonight's game was the worst loss in Bobcat franchise history. That's pretty amazing for as long as they have been bad and finally started to turn things around.
6 players in double figures
surprised bismack got no minutes tonight
@RRRWHATEVER pretty sure he's hurt or sick.
@OBoy Jones III wait, yea i think he had a hurt leg
@RRRWHATEVER @OBoy Jones III He leads the league in blocks.
@OBoy Jones III he was a DNP Coaches Decision on the scoreboard
@RRRWHATEVER @OBoy Jones III Apparently he has a leg issue. I think it's the fact he hasn't learned how to run on them yet.
@RRRWHATEVER Biyomboooooooo! That dude is a total goof ball on the court. It's like watching a foal learn how to walk.
@RRRWHATEVER isn't he like a high draft pick? Is he hurt?
First Thunder game attended this year, picked up tickets this afternoon. Glad I went. In game tweet: 'The Thunder didn't just open a can, they opened the whole case. #thunderup'
@Tapdog72 Jealy
@Tapdog72
I'm going Wednesday! :)
@ThunderChick2010 @Tapdog72 Please say hello to the beard for me.
Lakers are starting to be serious about trading Gasol..I don't see him staying in LA after the trade deadline..dude's decline is crazy
@kennygee90 he earns big money but declines,so can you find a dumb GM who wants to get him?otis smith is not in the league in my memory
@shiki we'll see..there has to be one dumb GM somewhere in this league ready to help the Lakers out lol
@kennygee90 maybe you can hope jerry west to help your team again
@kennygee90 @shiki they have to learn sometime.... they better at least.
@kennygee90
Picking up Laker castoffs has not been very productive lately
@kennygee90 he is still very good, just cant play 4 all the time
@kennygee90 So where's he rumored going?
@kennygee90 If they get a good piece for him I'll be bitter.
@supreme35 @kennygee90 trade him to houston for royce white,lol
@kennygee90 who do you think is realistic?
@OBoy Jones III @kennygee90 off the top of my head. Milwaukee and Atlanta
@OBoy Jones III i really dont know..I dont want amare even if his a good option offensively..His contract is disgusting...Pau is annoying and just doesnt play with energy
@KellOne @OBoy Jones III we dont need his bro we got a center already..we need a pf that shoots lights out
@kennygee90 @OBoy Jones III Maybe you can convince Memphis to take him back for his brother
@KellOne @OBoy Jones III ...This is one of those things that you just wait and see...
@kennygee90 @OBoy Jones III So you're not his agent? lol
@kennygee90 No, you're not getting Thabeet
@KellOne @kennygee90 If thabeet gets traded, i'm going with him.
@KellOne you can have him
@kennygee90 Yay! and no bitter flop face