I got a little bit off track with my coverage of this special Thunder season due to the College Football Playoffs and the NFL Wildcard Round. But that is behind me now and this Thunder team continues to amaze with three games left to the 41 game marker which signals the NBA regular season midway point.
Okay….let’s do the math. The Thunder are currently 32-6. Let’s speculate they win their next three games and improve to 35-6. Thirty-five is half of seventy unless that’s not how math still works in an uber red Trump state like Oklahoma.
So what is this poser MJ (me…real MJ pictured above) saying to you people in Oklahoma? What I’m saying is the Thunder are in the hunt for the first 70 win regular season since the 1995-96 Bulls went 72-10. I may need to recheck this though given I’m posting this in a state which is so committed to education they elevated a pimp like Ryan Walters as their educational czar of sorts.
Since I last posted a Thunder thought…the Thunder lost a close game in Cleveland, then proceeded to torture the NY Knicks and the pathetic Washington Wizards for two straight road wins. That means the 15 game winning streak is done, but heading into tonight’s game in Philly against the 15-22 Sixers the new win streak stands at two.
So how good is this Thunder team?
Of course…they’re not the Bulls of ’95-’96, but given the parity we are seeing in the NBA and the lack of what I would describe as a team capable of a dynasty…if the Thunder can stay away from anymore serious injuries I would think most have them in the top three odds category to win the NBA Championship in June.
Note: I did the Steve Kerr, MJ, and Scottie thing above just to stoke you Thunder people a little more. And let me add this…I was doing my elite championship level mountain bike ride yesterday at the OKC Wellness Center and a ‘very reliable’ Thunder source confided in me it won’t be that much longer before Chet is back on the floor.
Here’s what none of us know to date…how good can this team become if Chet melds seamlessly back into the fold with Isaiah playing at the same high level he’s playing at currently?
Think about that you Thunder zealots. Think about that one.
Philly tonight on the road. If the Big Boy plays it could be an interesting night of NBA hoops. Before I sign off here today…I’d like to give a shout out to Cleveland backup point guard Ty Jerome for his excellent performance in the Cavs win over the Thunder last week. It’s good to see that young man getting his NBA career on the track it should be.
My current NBA championship poll top four…1 Boston, 2 OKC, 3 Cleveland, and 4 Dallas. Let me close with this additional thought though…let’s see if the Denver Nuggets do anything of significant substance at the trade deadline before we count them as a dead team walking circa 2025.
Eternal love, MJ