Laz, nice artwork.

One game means next to nothing. Chi was favored in the opener, it would have been an upset had Miami gotten out.

It is true though that with each loss, it gets a little more nerve-wracking.

Glad the board was off by the time I looked at that Miami game

picker,

you know where that is i take it? the bulls took all three regualr season games from the heat. while not blow outs, they were good solid efforts. the bulls had ten guys play ten minutes or more. remember, the strength of the pack is in it's numbers. go bulls and god bless coach mike ditka.

Pick,
I think you are creating a story or just trying to stir the pot... Most national big time media, meaning those websites that don't charge for content (TW), those print papers whose sports page is longer than 3 pages ( I am looking at you TW) and national outlets like ESPN have all declared OKC the team of the future and announced they will push Dallas to 7 games.

I know, I know, we shouldn't take sports pundits and talking heads seriously unless they hide behind a cartoon, but I have to agree the Thunder are the team of the future and will give Dallas everything they want. I think the Thunder are young and that may really start to show up when they are playing against the veteran leadership that Dallas has....

I go back and forth on what sporting event is the biggest in the State's history. You bring up a great point about the PGA being an international event, but the event highlights the course and the players more than the community or state... You can't ask for better national and international exposure than 82 games a year of which 41 are at home. The Thunder had 3 national broadcasts at home and the shots of OKC can really change the perception of the city. The 7 playoff home games thus far, has done the same thing. Just saying the NBA and the exposure for OKC have been more beneficial to our community and state than any weekend golf tournament given it lets people see a side of the community both in the arena and outside....

Kind of impressive the standing ovation the home crowd gave the team after the laker loss last season. An even more impressive feat was after the Memphis game and the reporter was interviewing Durant on court after the game and not a soul had left the building and we just started chanting "OKC! OKC! OKC!" That has a pretty profound impact on anyone watching and the national/international media who covered the game.

The NBA has done more to transform the perception of OKC and the state than any other event. Just wish it would change the perception of some Tulsans....

Pick, it's all about matchups. You know that. And in this Bulls/Heat matchup, Chicago owns the advantages. The Heat survives on isolation plays for Wade and Lebron. The Bulls' team defense is too salty to let that be effective...especially inside. Lebron and to a lesser extent, Wade, will become frustrated and start depending on jump shots.

If the Heat win, they'll have to do it in six games. I can't see the Bulls losing on their home court in the final game.

The Thunder are a different story. So far, they've proven that they can win without big men contributing offensively. I just don't know if they can keep that up. We'll see. But I do believe they need to win at least game 1 or 2 in order to have a shot at advancing to the finals.

The Mavs had a hard enough time beating the THUNDER when they had a Skinny Boy & a Big Tall Woman playing center & power forward, now the THUNDER have MEN playing those positions....

How difficult would it be for a 38yo man to stop or slow down a superbly athletic 22yo youngster ????

Peja St. choked in the big games when he was at Sacremento, Tyson Chandler is a classic post player & that plays right into what Big Perk does best, hold his ground & intimidate....

Dirk, Jason Terry & the Matrix will be extremely tough BUT so will KD, James Harden, Nick Collison & the free running Russell Westbrook....

It's gonna be a fun series, a great series, as a basketball fanatic, I'm excited !!!!

THUNDER in 6....

Tha BULLS in 6....

Then the THUNDER in 6 over tha BULLS for the 2010-2011 NBA Championship....

The Lakers couldn't make the Mavs pay for their age because their main man & PG were/are old, sore & banged up....

JG 78, weren't you the one who several posts back said that this newspaper was dead? Wasn't I the one who said how much? That subscriptions were up since we ran off the deadbeats? Well, nothing is less dead than this place. Increased subscriptions are a testament to the intelligent public, with a few exceptions. It's Dallas tonight, by the way.










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Pick,
Yes, it was me who proclaimed this site doa.... but you never responded to my post... If 17 responses per post is a sign of increased growth, well then I am wrong... Still the TW has no video and no content worthy of charging for... One foot in the grave:(

No comment on the rest of my post above?

Junie says watch out, King Congie could really mess with your exotics in the Preakness.
Woof.

JG78, listen, we need to get you away from the Daily Oklahomering once and for all, and those lously pickers like the one who picked Colorado to win the Big 12 at football. All they do is report from the rear-view mirror. This is the big-time.