Kid Poku didn’t play still nursing a sore arm from throwing too many sliders. Lu Dort was benched because he might have been able to guard Steph Curry. These were the Thunder storylines in a season which can’t end fast enough for anyone with a half a brain.
Long story short—the Thunder are in hyper Tank mode and with this eighth straight loss have now put themselves in the No. 5 slot for the chance to land a top three pick this summer in the NBA draft.
Steph Curry without fellow Splash Brother Klay Thompson shredded the feeble Thunder defense with a 42 point night in but only three quarters of play with no one even remotely guarding him. In a super nimble ninja tankster move… Sam Presti banished Lu Dort to street clothes the night after Dort himself went off for 42 points against the mighty Utah Jazz.
I watched about three minutes of this bullshit before clicking onto the NBC Cable Sports Network and watched an excellent hockey game in which the Colorado Avalanche beat the St. Louis Blues in a 4-3 thriller.
Chris Fisher on the Thunder telecasts must be thrilled with his career right now. He left his job doing play by play for USC to become the Thunder television announcer. He could have done the calls for the Mobley Brothers this season, but instead finds himself covering the dumpster fire Thunder with Michael Cage still not understanding the Thunder are tanking.
First year head coach Mark D must be equally thrilled having all this on his coaching resume. It’s a sad story.
I would assume Sam Anderson from Boom Town fame is still out there lurking in the Daily Thunder shadows watching all of this with a smile on his face.
Me? I’m okay. I’ve adopted the Portland Trailblazers and Miami Heat. The OU Spring Game is just around the corner and the glorious Stanley Cup Playoffs are just around the bend.
Can the Thunder lose seventeen more games in a row to close out the season on a twenty-five game losing swoon?
I don’t think it probable, but I wouldn’t rule it out either.