Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images After all the lockout drama and compressed preseason with rushed training camps, it’s finally at the point where the next time the Thunder tips off, it’s for real. But there are

Rocky Widner/NBAE/Getty Images For the Thunder, it’s all about winning and such and such, but if you’re like me, you have an eye turned to the box score every night. You’re looking at KD’s

Joe Murphy/NBAE/Getty Images I don’t pretend to be an expert. Or maybe I do. I don’t really know. Regardless of that, anyone can make predictions, expert or not. Anyone can say things like, “I

Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE/Getty Images In the same spirit as last year’s look at five things I wanted to see, on-and-off-the-court, from the Thunder last season, let’s look at five things that would be nice

Ronald Martinez/NBAE/Getty Images Each season is about moments. It’s about the stories. The themes. And the 2011-12 season is going to have plenty of all of that. Any time a team is picked to

Jeff Gross/NBAE/Getty Images The Triangle offense has won 11 championships since 1990. It has produced hundreds of wins. It’s produced the greatest player, the greatest coach and the greatest team ever. Phil Jackson’s Triangle

Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images Every player, or at least good player, kind of has a couple go-to moves. Kevin Durant showed off a few last year in Nike’s “Signature Moves” series. And now it’s Russell

Ronald Martinez/NBAE/Getty Images July 1, 2010, Sam Presti was on Kevin Durant’s front porch at 11:01, ready for Durant to sign a max extension. This offseason didn’t have a July 1 or an 11:01