Wednesday Bolts – 4.20.16
Ben Cohen of the Wall Street Journal: “They came to focus on their internal culture as much as
anything. It wasn’t just their new building, with its exposure to natural light or its underground storm shelter where the city’s most famous meteorologist offers lessons in emergency preparation to players, staffers and their families. They also had to think about the smallest details. The team kitchen serves what the Thunder says is locally sourced, farm-to-table vegetables, freshly caught fish and meat that’s smoked on site. The food is prepared with olive and avocado oils, for example, because Thunder chefs fear the inflammatory effects of canola and vegetable oils. Even the refrigerators are stocked with kombucha and probiotic tea.”
Charlie V responded to Russ: “Now listen, I’m all for pregame hype and rituals. I do them myself all the time. BUT bro, when your pregame routine starts off with ‘5-6-7-8’ that’s just too much. I wasn’t feeling all that right in front of me. Take that to the nightclub or to your side of the court. All due respect, but naaah.”
Mama Durant: “Where he’s going to end playing has still not been decided by him,” Pratt responded when asked if her son could come back home by signing with the Washington Wizards. “He’s still playing in the playoffs as everyone knows. I don’t know [his plans] so don’t say Mama Durant said [he’s coming to Washington] because I didn’t say that. He’s focused on the playoffs right now and he’s pretty loyal to the Thunder with regards to that. When the time comes, he’ll make a decision best for him.”
This is supposed to be a funny thing about the ads on jerseys, but I actually think actually improves OKC’s.
Jenni Carlson: “It’s a solid plan since it’s worked so superbly to this point. He’s one of the greatest shooters and scorers on the planet, and he’s going to continue to be one of the greatest. No reason to worry about that. Now the turnovers are a different story, and to Donovan’s way of thinking, Durant doesn’t have to force the issue quite as much as he did Monday.”
Erik Horne: “In that stretch, the offense stalled. Durant and Westbrook took eight of the Thunder’s first 14 shots in the fourth quarter, going 2-for-8. The rest of the Thunder players who shot in that span — Waiters, Ibaka and Enes Kanter — went 4-of-6. From Ibaka’s 3 at 6:47 to Felton’s go-ahead jumper at 4:18 — which gave Dallas its first lead since the start of the third quarter — the Thunder went 1-of-5. One miss was a blocked Kanter putback attempt. The other three were open shots, but each with 10 seconds or more on the shot clock. Durant missed twice on hurried jump shots, Westbrook once on a 14-footer. Besides Durant and Westbrook, one other player (Steven Adams) touched the ball on those possessions before a shot went up.”
