My Late Season OKC Media Awards

I’ve read some real bullshit from some of the locals this season on this yo yo ride of a season. And.. I’ve also read and heard some people at least make an attempt to somewhat tell it like it is. I no have sympathy for the in essence defacto Thunder ’employees’ who basically don’t go far beyond toting the company line.

I know it’s a one major league sport market, but some of what I’ve read this season is just basically weak.

Yet…at the top of the list some people are at least making an effort to be objective.

I’ve combined both print and radio on my poll as to who I enjoy reading or listening to. I did not include local television sportscasters on my poll.

So…basically—this is who I’ve enjoyed reading or listening to this season:

1 Jim Traber (This is a true sign of my aging in that Traber has won me over…easily–I might add. Most entertaining person in the market.)

2 Mark Rodgers ( A millennial, but an honest one. He’s always saying the things I’m thinking. He must be reading my blog. Smart kid if that’s the case.)

3 Dusty D (I love Dusty and he was a friend of my dad. He has a bright future in sports broadcasting).

4 Barry Tramel ( Note on Tramel—he’s the only person at the pressers with a set of balls to at least ask the obvious tough questions).

5 Erik Horne ( He’ll stick his nose in there, but needs to free wheel more with his writing, but I know he’s not a hopeless homer).

6 Antonio Daniels ( I need to see more, but he’s the only person on Fox I ‘ll listen to at all. He’s the best dresser in the market. I should prolly have Antonio higher.)

7 Maddie Lee (She’s new to the market, yet I’ve read some of her stuff and she actually will ask some non-homer questions and seems like a cute chick.)

8 Jenni Carlson Jenni will at least challenge the Thunder company line unlike some. She doesn’t ask stupid questions at the pressers either).

9 Little Nick Gallo Hey…what can I say? Everybody in their heart kind of loved Sean Spicer. Surely—he’s doing a brilliant parody of himself…right?

10 Mike Jackson The eclectic rogue blogger at okcthunderground.com who at the least doesn’t suck on the Thunder tit 24/7.

That’s my Top Ten. But there’s also some very creative bloggers on various other Thunder blogs and message boards I enjoy as well. But don’t give me the Thunder home cooking just to be doing so. In the immortal words of Howard Cosell…”Tell it like it is.”

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