There was a lot of chatter the other day at the OKC Wellness Center and it wasn’t so much about my Jamal Murray jersey, but why Josh Giddey is still starting even with the horrific metric ratings he has so far in this series.
“Guys,” I said, “You’re preaching to the preacher.”
Biker Brian, one of my faves then exclaimed, “But it’so obvious, MJ. Damn…this is worse than Gunnar Gundy. Not even close.”
I was proud of myself. I remained calm and very adult. Then… I replied, “Perk never came off the floor in the 2012 NBA Finals when the Miami Heat went small and shredded the Thunder.”
Biker Brian nodded.
I continued, ” Russell Westbrook was allowed to play out of control whenever he wanted and not answer Berry Tramel’s s gentle questions.”
I delved deeper,” Steven and Andre couldn’t even make a free throw and nothing changed till KD headed off to the Warriors.”
King Charles, a husky black guy, who fancies himself as the group’s Charles Barkley, interjected,”MJ…I didn’t know you knew this much about the Thunder since all I ever read on your blog is about the Warriors, Nuggets, and Trump.”
I smiled, ” When I want to I can shift gears and tell you things Little Nick Gallo and Low Energy Royce Young never knew they never knew. I can tell you what James Harden said to the cab driver as he got out of the cab at the OKC airport after he was traded that fateful night.”
In closing…I said…”Why does this Giddey thing surprise you guys? Sam Presti is an anal retent…period.”
Enough of that.
So yeah, Giddey will probably still start tonight.
But here’s my current Thunder Top Ten Player Rankings heading into tonight’s game.
1 Shai
2 Dub
3 Chet
4 Lu
5 Aaron
6 Cason
7 I-Joe
8 JWill
At 9 and 10… I break into situational considerations. In other words…do I need offense or defence at a certain juncture in the game.
9 Kenrich (defense)
10 Giddey (offense)
So… I actually watch enough of the Thunder to have a pretty good feel about the team.
Hope it’s a great Game 5 tonight.
Eternal peace, MJ
Be happy.