Thursday Bolts – Mrs. Daily Thunder Edition

Royce is “working” in Washington D. C. this morning so I was given the task of giving you all your daily dose of bolts. If I missed something, spelled something wrong or got something completely wrong I am ever so sorry. And sorry they are so late!

More on how Kobe defended Westbrook: “In my opinion the reason Kobe was put on Westbrook defensively was because he  was knocking down his jump shot.  Once an athletic guy like Westbrook is making  his jump shot he is almost impossible to stop.  You play off of him and he will  make the shot.  You close out and he will drive right by you.”

P.J. Carlesimo joins the Raptors: “The Toronto Raptors added some experience to their coaching staff Wednesday,  officially naming P.J. Carlesimo an assistant. The veteran NBA coach, whose hiring was widely reported in the Toronto media  earlier in the week, was most recently the head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Carlesimo, 61, was fired by Oklahoma City on Nov. 22, 2008 after the  Thunder’s 1-12 start to the season.”

Darnell Mayberry wants you to know how the Thunder measures up with the Lakers and Celtics: “As  the NBA  Finals kick off tonight between Bryant’s Los  Angeles Lakers and Garnett’s Boston Celtics, the references serve as a reminder at just how much the Thunder has  the league’s attention. The question is whether Oklahoma City is ready to  compete with the likes of the Lakers and Celtics.”

Completely irrelevant but how about that

blown game last night?ABC  analysts Mark  Jackson and Jeff  Van Gundy have some advice for the Thunder: “Van Gundy: They couldn’t have a better year. They are a rarity in that  they became a very, very good defensive team while being so young. And that’s  basically unheard of. And they did it with not a lot of size. To be that good  defensively being that young and rather small for NBA standards I think says a lot to the coaching of Scott  Brooks and to the intensity, passion and IQ of the Oklahoma City Thunder players.” From the LA Times: “A little more than a month ago, the Cleveland Cavaliers had zipped through the  regular season and topped off the Chicago Bulls in the first round while Bryant and the Lakers limped around against the young, feisty Oklahoma City  Thunder. James received his second consecutive most-valuable-player  trophy a week after Bryant scored 12 points in a playoff loss against the  Thunder, his lowest postseason output in six years. He looked exactly like a guy  who had logged more than 44,000 minutes in over 1,200 games.”