So…I’m well fed and suntanned from a restful Thanksgiving. Don’t remember all that many Thanksgivings when I was wearing shorts and bass fishing before dinner, but yesterday was one of those. Call me sometime, Paul George. Joe Carter Sr. was formative in my passion of fishing and I know some spots, PG. When I read Paul George is an avid fisherman he catapulted to my third favorite Thunder player. I love that he’s doing charity events for kids thru instilling the passion of fishing with the youngsters. Young men and some older need mentoring, maybe he could sponsor Trump as an enrollee in his program.
Enough of that, and just so you know I kept my mouth shut during Thanksgiving dinner and didn’t offend one Trump voter in the room. I’m not losing any loved family members or inner circle friends over this piece of shit douchebag…not happening. He’s not worth it. I hope others at other dinner tables throughout America showed similar restraint. Love is patience. That’s in Corinthians, right?
So…as I write the Thunder are 8-9 and the No. 8 seed in the West. I’ve said this from the get go that the Thunder’s record these first twenty games isn’t uber critical, but starting tonight at home versus Reggie Jackson and his Pistons it’s time for the Thunder to get on a roll. Namely, it’s time to start winning basketball games. Enough of the process, go get on a roll and win eight of the next ten is what I’m hoping for from these guys. The schedule is set for a run after a win over the Warriors.
I think OKC needs to at the least get a second or third seed in the West if they want to make a serious post season run…so it’s time. You can experience a process and still win games. No more excuses.
From what I see as I write this morning and to date from what I’ve seen in the West…I still believe OKC has either the second or third best roster in the West. Roster wise..I’d go 1 Golden State, 2 OKC, 3 Houston, 4 San Antonio, 5 Minnesota, 6 Portland, 7 Denver, 8 New Orleans. The West is improved, but overall it’s not improved to the point where this Thunder team can’t make a climb.
If you were putting a West All-Star team together with twelve members, the Thunder would have three players on the squad. And to date, I’ve liked what I’ve seen from Steven Adams, Jerami Grant, Andre Roberson, and Ray Felton. OKC’s first seven players are solid, but Billy Donovan needs to get more from Patrick Patterson, Alex Abrines, and Josh Huestis. Those three need to start pulling their collective link on the chain every night.
So, actually I feel pretty good right now, especially seeing OKC dominant versus Boston and Golden State in six of the eight quarters played against these two teams.
OKC needs to start winning close games and I’d suggest to Billy Donovan that whenever he can it might not be a bad idea to pair Westbrook and Felton together if for no other reason than to settle Russell down during bumpy moments.
But I’m not the overthink type, just find gritty ways to win…because it’s time to win.
Find your inner balance, boys. No more Pacino speeches,let’s go–winning is fun.