Actually, by simply being idle, the fading Thunder jumped from No. 8 to No. 5 in the Western Conference standings last night. It was one of the better nights of the season for the Thunder since the All-Star break by simply not playing.
I feel better. If only the Thunder could just somehow avoid having to play these ten games I’d feel even better.
Amazingly, OKC, San Antonio, Utah and the Clippers are in a dead heat as we wind down these final few weeks of the regular season. I think to project how this winds down for the Thunder as far as seeding would drive any sane person into an insane person at this point.
OKC is in Toronto tonight for the flip flop game with the Raptors. Vegas has Toronto favored at -2 .5. The Raptors for the second straight game will be without starting point guard Kyle Lowery.
There was quite a bit of talk yesterday on OKC sports radio in regards to Billy Donovan and the extension he received in December for next season. My feeling is obvious, he shouldn’t have received the extension and this season should be the grading season for Billy Donovan’s future in Oklahoma City.
But this season still has ten regular season games and at least one playoff series left before we fully understand where this Thunder season falls in relation to Billy Donovan’s four overall seasons in Oklahoma City as an NBA head coach.