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Philadelphia 76ers (15-18, 6-11 road) vs. OKC Thunder (24-7, 16-3 home)
TV: FSOK (Cox 37, HD 722, Tulsa Cox 27, DirectTV 679, UVerse 754)
Stream: Click here
Radio: WWLS The Sports Animal (98.1 FM, 640 AM, 97.1 FM Tulsa)
Time: 7:00 CT
Offensive Rating: Thunder – 113.0 (1st), Sixers– 102.6 (21st)
Defensive Rating: Thunder – 104.0 (11th), Sixers – 105.3 (14th)
Pace: Thunder – 92.5 (8th), Sixers – 90.4 (23rd)
View from the enemy: Philadunkia
Considering how the last home game went, you’d think — you’d think — the Thunder would come out tonight kind of angry. But that doesn’t always happen. Because honestly, I thought the energy Wednesday against the Nets was good, it was just the defense wasn’t.
The Sixers always give OKC a tough game. They play hard, they compete and they’ve proven they’re capable of beating good teams.
That’s pretty much it. The Sixers are going to play hard and you can’t expect to cruise to a win by default. The Thunder really have played fairly inconsistently the last week or so, going 3-3 with a couple of those wins being of the ugly variety (Phoenix, Dallas). A good game is in order tonight, I think.
Philadelphia coming in: Played Wednesday in Phoenix, losing to the Suns.
Three Big Things
1. Bouncing. Obviously it’s about responding positively to the disaster that was the Nets game. A loss and we might all go bananas.
2. Matching. The Sixers like to start Thad Young at power forward, which by default kind of makes them a smallball team. How does OKC go about defending that? It’s kind of a shame though Andrew Bynum isn’t playing so that Perk can’t have a night of triumph showing what he’s best at. Because assuming Scott Brooks gives Perk his usual big minutes, the Thunder kind of matchup better if Bynum were playing. Which is kind of stupid.
3. Crowd participation. I, for one, am intrigued to see what the crowd looks like tonight. The Thunder are going head-to-head with Oklahoma football who of course is playing in the Cotton Bowl. Maybe that just means the entire arena is full of O-State fans, but still, there’s a pretty big distraction going on in the state tonight and it’ll be interesting to see what the crowd looks like.
Tip at 7:00 CT. Go Play Better.
Kobe coaching
http://dailythunder.com/2013/01/thunder-bounce-back-in-style-against-philly-109-85/
@Lost Ones BOUT damn time *packs bags*
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@MJOKC ERRRBODY GET CRUNK!
@MJOKC same with the THUNDER< i want ERRRBODY floppin~!
Sorry bout the Lenny C. Blame Legendary Dork, or the Stoops.
@Lenny C ill take the blame :P im a terrible person, i plan ideas, then they spread like fire~ *bows to DT* SORRY!
I will say ESPN's halftime show is better when Wilbon isn't there.
lmao, magic said cousins is the best ":talent wise" in the league *smh*
royce must be watching bowl games or something, this write up is taking FORRRRRREVER!
Paus trash by the way defensively hes gone and offensively he's regressing as well.
@Lost Ones its cause hes been thrown under the bus so much in LA lol. everyone hates him
@Legendary_Dork nah, after the lakers last championship he lost a few steps.
@Lost Ones Hard to believe he's done. If he's traded somewhere he can play center he might do better.
@justin_mia I disagree I watch a ton of the lakers and hes done. hes plays as center when dwight/bynum is on the bench and still ineffective in the post.
@Lost Ones @justin_mia @MJOKC They've been to passive by not trading or amnestying Pau or MWP and it's hurting them.
@OBoy Jones III @justin_mia @MJOKC yup, a lot of lakers fans wanted to trade him after that finals win.
@Lost Ones @justin_mia @MJOKC Pau's been bad since they got swept by the Mavs 2 years ago. Last year he was an afterthought because they weren't expected to win it all like they were this year.
@justin_mia @MJOKC players tend to pop more with age, hes totally uncomfortable in the post PNR center is he not.
@MJOKC @justin_mia knee tendonitis (sp) he had but he's been consistently regressing as the season go on.
@MJOKC @Lost Ones They aren't using him in PnR enough. Only about 15% of his plays and he pops way more often than before. Pau is still an excellent passer and a smart player but he's spotting up more. I think he's definitely lost a step as an iso - post player but as a PnR - high post threat he could still be great.
@MJOKC @Lost Ones @justin_mia is he? idk. i think he knows hes going to get traded, makes a player play like poop.
@MJOKC @justin_mia Phil/Mikebrown had him closer and he still was ineffective when dwight rest he's the center and still gets manhandled.
@Lost Ones @justin_mia yeah his contract is BLECH!
@justin_mia with that said hes better then perkins, the contract makes him look awful though.
@Lost Ones @justin_mia idk lost ones, i think in a different environment he would play well. id take him over perk. just saying. course id take a broom with a manequen head on it so..whatever
Cp3 already has Lebron headed to LA. Jokes on Kenny though, he won't be in purple.
Did Scotty start this strategy of putting bigger players on Chris Paul....i've noticed alot of teams doing it since we did it earlier this year.
@OBoy Jones III No that would require good coaching strategy and all DT posters know Brooks is incapable of that.
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@OBoy Jones III Pippen at 6'9 was locking up pgs before you were of age to even drive pleighboi
@1 Knee 4 Points 5 Rebounds 35 Million Dollars lolololol I know Scotty wasn't the first coach to ever put a small forward on a PG...just saying it seems like every team is doing it against the Clippers after we did it.
@1 Knee 4 Points 5 Rebounds 35 Million Dollars @OBoy Jones III LMAOOOO
Pippen locked up magic.
you know, ive been thinking...... In blake griffins commercials, wouldnt he technically alter his future by going to the past and talking to himself. Who says that when he returns, that hes playing basketball, what if hes a Fluffer or something :P
@Legendary_Dork thinking?
@OkcBaby yeah its a thing you do with your brain, you might of done it a few times in life, but not lately it seems :P
@Legendary_Dork Just curious:)
@OkcBaby F#$% off
@Legendary_Dork only if you go back the Back to the Future mode of time travel where there are infinite time loops. Harry Potter model would be fine with it because Blake was always meant to go back in time and talk to himself
@Legendary_Dork go by*
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@MJOKC lmao now THAT would be a twist. course he would just flop the bullet
@Legendary_Dork parallel dimensions bruh
@Legendary_Dork
what is a fluffler?
@sexywatt errrrrrrrr. go to google :P