The first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs are set and The Oklahoman is calling for an ENCORE of epic proportions, beginning Saturday at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. Round 1 … Continue reading
I cannot deny that I fully support the point guard of the Oklahoma City Thunder – and always have. I do, however, know some folks that do not. And some don’t even think he has any business playing in tonight’s All-Star Game. Most frequently, Russell Wesbrook’s less-than-good numbers when it comes to assist-to-turnover ratio are used to prove his unworthiness. But. There are more numbers than one. And if you compare Westbrook to tonight’s other All-Stars, I see a pretty dang good (and well-deserving) player, if I say so myself.
Oh. And the first half stats for Mr. Westbrook? 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting and four rebounds in 12 minutes. Just saying.
I’ve never felt a need to stick up for Russell Westbrook. And after an 0-for-13 shooting game is obviously an inopportune time to start doing it now, but here were … Continue reading
Last night, I took my first trip to Oracle Arena for the Golden State Warriors open practice. Ummm…it was a practice, so I don’t have a whole lot of useful … Continue reading
So basketball is (tentatively) back. I’m still not sure what I think about the actual ‘back to the NBA’ quite yet – I think I’m still waiting for the papers … Continue reading
Thursday night, Kevin Durant was in Oklahoma to take in some basketball. While the NBA lockout is – of course – everpresent, the lockout basketball he partook in was up … Continue reading
Along with the fact that I like when the Thunder boys give impromptu Twitterviews, I’m trying out a new fandangled feature of my site that allows tweets to be embedded … Continue reading