I have a confession to make. I only watched this Thunder game in pieces as I was much more emotionally involved watching the Big 12 teams in the NCAA Tournament. Just a great Sweet Sixteen for the Big 12 as Kansas State, Kansas, and Texas Tech all made the Elite 8 even if none of the three make the Final Four—it’s still a nice thing for the conference. I still think Villanova is the best team in the tournament and Duke is the second best team in the tournament, but we’ll just have to see what happens. Holy shit…who in their right mind could have had K State vs Loyola in the South regional final?
Anyway…it’s been a fun tournament.
Yawn…as far as the Thunder–they did bounce back from the calamity in Boston and had enough in them to hold off the Miami Heat by a score of 105-99.
From the parts I watched both Russell Westbrook and Steven Adams were excellent. Conversely, from the parts I watched, except for a late defensive play by Paul George, I thought both Carmelo and Paul George were terrible. As in TERRIBLE.
For these two dudes who between them have won absolutely nothing in their NBA careers from a team standpoint—I’m just not all that impressed from what I’m seeing from these two coming down the stretch. I would even go as far to say Carmelo Anthony’s contract is the worst current contract in the NBA for the team obliged to honor it.
I thought since they basically coasted the first two thirds of the season we would be seeing something from them right now, but not the case. Maybe they’ll show up on Sunday when the Thunder host the Portland Trailblazers.
It is what it is. And you have to wonder what would have happened if Westbrook and Presti would have given both Oladipo and Sabonis one more year in Oklahoma City to see how it could fit as both of those young guys got better.
Anyway, enough of that bullshit.
OKC is now 44-30 and only one game down in the loss column to Portland. You would think this is a big game and would elicit some real emotion and caring from these two guys. You would hope, but you wouldn’t bet it.
And to be honest with you, I’m only going to watch the game on the replay as like most of America I’ll be glued to Sixty Minutes watching the Stormy Daniels interview.
I have to admit… I love how she’s dangling Caligula. This couldn’t be happening to a more deserving person. Her lawyer’s a smart dude. He’s put Little Caligula into a legal box per se. I have a smile on my face as I’m typing this. Yeah, I do. Shame on me.
But, hey, here’s the thing, if you’re one of the Sixty Million who voted for Caligula you have time to get to church on Sunday morning and pray hard.
Know what I mean? Get your asses on your knees and pray very hard would be my heartfelt advice.
Where’s Newt Gingrich when you really need him, eh?
I wonder if the lawyer and Stormy end up on a beach together in the end?
So much to think about.
Portland Trailblazers at Oklahoma City on Sunday evening inside the Peake.