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Friday Bolts – 11.23.12

by Royce Young on November 23, 2012 at 10:08 am 148 Comments

The Thunder’s official site talked with the nice lady KD hit in the face: “Mrs. Liddell’s ‘souvenir’ for the night is a black eye from where the ball hit her, but she said she is fine. ‘That’s minor when you have somone [sic] like Kevin give me a kiss.’ She said Thabo and Jamal Crawford of the Clippers came over to check on her after she was hit the second time, one of the referees gave her a hug and Rumble came and sat in her lap. ‘After a while I said, everyone go away so I can watch that game again,” she joked.’”

Jenni Carlson on the 66ers new coach: “Darko Rajakovic knows that he is so close yet so far from the NBA. Even though the last two men who had the job he now has are currently coaching in the NBA, he doesn’t think about the next step. He lives the one-game-at-a-time sports cliché, but he comes by it honestly. Embracing the here and now is a lesson he learned during a time when bullets and bombs were as much a part of his life as basketball.” Keep Reading…

Happy Thanksgiving

by Royce Young on November 22, 2012 at 12:00 pm 104 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. Thank you for your support of Daily Thunder. What are you thankful for? This is what I’m thankful for. Every year.

Thursday Bolts – 11.22.12

by Royce Young on November 22, 2012 at 9:29 am 225 Comments

John Hollinger of ESPN.com on OKC’s offense: “Again, this is one of the league’s best organizations, and it’s quite possible that they’re engineering a dramatic response to these issues at this very moment. But as the Thunder strive to win a championship, it’s a bit jarring that the two main issues that were holding them back in the spring of 2011 are still in their way now. They have a commitment to a starting lineup that isn’t working, and a commitment to a starting center who can’t play. At some point they have to rethink those commitments.”

Justin Kubatko for the NY Times on Kevin Martin: “One thing to keep in mind is that it is still early in the season, and it is unlikely that Martin will continue to shoot at his current clip. But the good news for Thunder fans is that even if Martin regresses toward his career norms, he will still be one of the most efficient scoring guards in the league. Harden grabbed the headlines by scoring 37 and 45 points in his first two games with Houston, but Martin has been a steady force off the bench for Oklahoma City. Although it is much too early to make any sweeping judgments, thus far the trade has worked out just fine for the Thunder.” Keep Reading…

Thunder get their signature win, top Clips in OT 117-111

by Royce Young on November 21, 2012 at 11:07 pm 370 Comments

Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images

BOX SCORE

It’s still November. The season is still young. There’s still a lot to go. Still a lot of time left.

But as much as the Thunder could need a game 12 in to the season, they needed this one. And they played like it.

It was one of those desperate efforts where you could see this one meant just a little bit more. Without a signature win yet this season — in fact, just one victory over a plus-.500 club — the Thunder weren’t only hosting a good team, but one that appears to be positioning high in that “legit contender” tier. The Clippers are good. Real good.

So yeah, it meant more. Keep Reading…

Clippers vs. Thunder: Pregame Primer

by Royce Young on November 21, 2012 at 5:43 pm 2,033 Comments

 vs. 

Los Angeles Clippers (8-2, 3-0 road) vs. OKC Thunder (8-3, 5-2 home)

TV: ESPN (Cox 29, HD 720); FS OK (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: 6:30 CT

Offensive Rating: Thunder – 109.5 (3rd), Clippers– 108.5 (6th)
Defensive Rating: Thunder –102.5 (12th), Clippers – 99.0 (3rd)
Pace: Thunder – 92.9 (9th), Clippers – 93.6 (7th)

View from the enemy: Clipper Blog

It’s pretty simple: The Thunder need to win this game. Not for the win-loss column really, or for playoff seeding or to save their season really. But for self-confidence and reassurance to fans, they need to win this one. Keep Reading…

Wednesday Bolts – 11.21.12

by Mrs. Daily Thunder on November 21, 2012 at 9:20 am 370 Comments

ROYCE COMES HOME TODAY!

Kevin Martin is super efficient: ”He doesn’t have to create his own offense as often this season. Martin is playing off the ball more this season alongside Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, as compared to last season when he had the ball in his hands more often. His usage percentage -– an estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while he’s on the floor — is 22.3, his lowest since 2005-06, his sophomore campaign with the Sacramento Kings. Martin is second in the NBA this season in catch-and-shoot points (behind O.J. Mayo). He’s shooting 52.1 percent on catch-and-shoot jumpers and has a 75 effective field-goal percentage on those shots. Now that he isn’t the focal point of his team’s offense, Martin is able to let his offense come to him. As a result, his shooting numbers have blossomed in Oklahoma City.”

Here’s an easier way to watch the new BIG commercial featuring Russell Westbrook: I’m still trying to figure out a way to teach my students this.

Go inside KD’s backpack: “Now thanks to Nike Basketball’s “Inside Access” series, which will provide an inside look at Nike Basketball through the lens of design innovation, with new features on the first and third Tuesdays of each month throughout the basketball season, here’s an answer to everyone’s favorite question: what exactly does KD carry in that thing? “Since I was seven years old, I’ve always been attached to my backpack,” Durant tells Nike Basketball. “It represents the hard work I learned from my family, and it will always remind me of my journey to get to where I am.”  Keep Reading…

It’s time for the Thunder to beat a good team

by Michael Kimball on November 20, 2012 at 3:24 pm 443 Comments

Layne Murdoch/NBAE/Getty Images

There’s no BCS in the NBA. Style points, momentum and how the media and coaches feel about certain teams have no effect on playoff seeding or title runs.

But it sure feels like the Thunder need a big win, doesn’t it? Probably because they haven’t had one yet.

In the Thunder’s eight wins so far this season, the team has beaten opponents with a collective record of 26-44. Only one of those teams, Golden State, currently has a winning record. OKC’s three losses, on the other hand, have come at the hands of teams with a collective record of 21-9.

Now, that’s going to happen in the NBA. I’m no statistics maven, but I understand that most teams are going to have a better record against teams with bad records than they do against teams with good records. Makes sense even to a journalism major (required math component: making sure your phone has a calculator).

But the Thunder have had a couple of opportunities to beat good teams, and they’ve whiffed on all of them so far. San Antonio was a close game, and the first one played with the new roster, but it was a loss. Atlanta is decent, and the Hawks beat OKC at home. Memphis came into the Peake for a supposed showdown and essentially had its way with the Thunder in the last three quarters. The Warriors are above .500, but playing without Andrew Bogut, and not expected to do much. Keep Reading…

The NBA Christmas uniforms want to wish you a Merry Christmas

by Mrs. Daily Thunder on November 20, 2012 at 12:35 pm 38 Comments

We are all aware by now that the Thunder will be wearing a new uniform for their Christmas Day game in Miami. Tomorrow, the NBA will release a new BIG commercial featuring Russell Westbrook, Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Joe Johnson dribbling to the tune of “Carol of the Bells.”

No one should be surprised to see Russ dancing the entire time. And Dwyane Wade, you only bounce the ball 6 times. Stand up.

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