Of course, last season in the play-in tournament, the Timberwolves just absolutely beat down the Thunder by an almost thirty point margin. And of course, the TWolves were without two of their most valuable defensive role players in Naz Reid and Jaden McDaniels or it prolly would have been worse.
But of course…the Thunder were without Chet and Cason Wallace. So tonight…. I have this game as one of my NBA must see games this week to cover here on the most quality content Thunder blog on the Oklahoma scene.
This game should tell us much about the Thunder and just how good the TWolves either are or aren’t. That was not a syntax smooth sentence I admit, but what the hell.
Vegas has the Thunder favored at -2.5 which is interesting since the Thunder crowds in my view have been enemic at best considering David Holt just got a classic OPM (other people’s money) bond passed by a seventy percent margin.
Where are all the Trump rabble who voted yes on this? They certainly haven’t been in Loud City.
If this game isn’t sold out tonight…I’m genuinely and openly challenging the basketball smarts of Thunder Nation as a whole.
Support your team, for God’s sake.
Which brings me to my top seven favorite NBA teams I’ve enjoyed watching so far this season coming out of the Christmas Day games:
1 Warriors…without Draymond.
2 Denver Nuggets when they have their top five players available (especially KCP… who was a DNP in the recent loss to the Thunder).
3 LA Lakers …with LeBron, Austin, and AD. Rob Pelinka needs to add another player.
4 Minnesota TWoves…the most intriguing team in the league so far this season.
5 OKC Thunder…the most exciting new young team this season. I don’t hate the Thunder at all. I just came to the realization what the OKC ownership group is and isn’t…and quite frankly, I don’t hang with teams who due to ownership or donors support weakness have no chance of ever winning a ‘ship. If that makes me a bandbagon fan…then so be it.
6 Philly Sixers…my fav team as a kid growing up in OKC. Nick Nurse is my favorite current NBA coach minus Steve Kerr…so the Sixers make my list.
7 Miami Heat…the Heat ooze Toughness, Smarts, Nasty, Snarl, and Character. There will be always be a part of my basketball heart saved for Erik Spoelstra.
- Note…I recently added the C to my industry unique metric of TSNSC after watching the Draymond Green shit show the first quarter of this season.
Get out and support the Thunder you OKC fans. Your young team needs you.
MJ