Perry Jones III in a Q&A: “It’s a good fit, especially when they called me and told me that they wanted me to just play basketball like I’ve been playing. They know I’m a very unselfish guy, and that’s what they want the most from me is to be very unselfish. The team already has everything, and I just want to be able to contribute. I don’t care if it’s 15 seconds on the floor or 10 seconds on the floor, I just want to be able to help somehow.”
Nate Silver of the New York Times on the Lin situation: “But if Lin plays even 80 percent as well as he did in February, the Knicks could have a 55- or even 60-win roster. Winning a championship would still be a feat, with dominant teams like the Miami Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder in the league. But the Knicks would be on track to be a No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. They would also host many home playoff games and would have a puncher’s chance of bringing home their first N.B.A. title since 1973. The Nets might not be an afterthought like they were in New Jersey, but the Knicks would still be the toast of the town.” Keep Reading…





For the Thunder, a chance to bounce back in London
The sting of losing in The Finals is still pretty fresh but there are the Thunder’s three main players, all suited up again and trying to win a different kind of championship all over again. And it’s a good thing too. The Olympics roll around at a good time for the Thunder as a way to hopefully move past a disappointing end to the 2011-12 season. Reader Brandon emailed in his take on it.
By Brandon Buckner
Special to Daily Thunder
By now, you’ve probably come out of your Thunder-induced coma to brave the harsh reality of life after the 2012 postseason. The absence of Charles Barkley’s voice is oddly depressing. Your brain needs time to assume its default state of Oblivious to Skip Bayless. Mainly, it’s hard to understand how things went so wrong after starting off so right. To even try would require you to relive it all in your mind, and right now it just seems too soon. Keep Reading…