Just a few random thoughts on this blog a day before the season opener. This will be a seasonal blog only. That is, it will begin about a week before the season and go dormant a few days after the Thunder play their last game in post season. Which of course we all hope occurs sometime in June so we can all talk about where we were specifically during the parade in Bricktown. Which would mean OKC would have to win four series and sixteen games in post season against three very tough teams from the West and then four games from Team Lebron. So there’s that.
I’ve never been a GM. Never been a coach. Never been a scout. So there’s no reason to get on the internet and try to write in the voice of something I’m not. I’m a fan. A passionate fan, but one who will be objective, tough and honest. But most of all… fair. Fair to the players, fair to the coaches, fair to Sam Presti and respectful of the opponent. Not a homer, but fair.
My format on here will be simple. There will be no message board because I’m not into babysitting. A very light game preview the morning of the game. Very light. Like maybe two paragraphs at the most. A game recap following the game. Then a segment the morning after the game called …The Last Word. Humans get so caught up in the moment of winning and losing it’s sometimes better to sleep on a game to make more rational, pragmatic observations.
I honestly have no idea how many Thunder blogs currently exist. I have no control over any of that. But at the end of the day I want this blog to be a place where people can get an intelligent, quick read on the games, the season, and the overall journey of this Oklahoma City Thunder season. There has never been a more compelling preset to a Thunder season than the one which begins tomorrow night. Durant’s foot. Durant’s impending free agency. Billy Donovan hoping to make a smooth transition to the NBA level of coaching. Durant and Westbrook possibly winning their first rings in their ninth and eighth pro seasons respectively.
LeBron won his first ring in his ninth pro season beating Oklahoma City in the Finals. Maybe the basketball gods, just maybe, have aligned it so Kevin Durant will win his first ring in his ninth season in June against Team LeBron. Hope is a beautiful thing. We all hope.
Enjoy the season and never forget we have two generational players playing in our city. Embrace the season and never take a moment for granted. I won’t.
Mike Jackson