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Published: 4/18/2012 2:25 PM
Last Modified: 4/18/2012 2:25 PM

Tired of the hype? The tripe?

Here are the reasons why the OKC Thunder is in danger of losing the West to San Antonio.

1. Not enough inside scoring.

A drive and a dunk isn't the same as a put-back or an offensive move by a center.

Perkins may look mean and may play mean. But he makes brick layers appear dextrous. He almost averages more fouls than points.

Get him the ball more or let somebody else play more.

2. Westbrook has gone cold.

Smart teams prevent him from crashing to the basket and make him shoot.

3. The LA guard is a stiff.

Fisher is shooting around 36 percent from the field and couldn't guard the mascot.

It explains why the Lakers were so happy to dump him.

4. The dopey OKC media.

The city inherits a team and suddenly the Hee Haw media is full of NBA experts guaranteeing a championship.

The problems have been there all year.

Now it matters.

Regarding the TU mess: Clarkson is not much better than average. His shot has European bench player written all over it, at best.

Yet he did not sign with the current coaching staff. Obviously he wouldn't sign with TU today. So why should be be held hostage and forced to play for strangers?

Manning didn't do much of a selling job, did he.





Reader Comments 4 Total
laz (10 months ago)
the thunder HAS a mascot? most informative part of the article
JED (10 months ago)
HAHAHA!!! "The dopey OKC media".... TRUER words were NEVER spoken. Nicely done.
colhi64 (10 months ago)
Clarkson has issues other that TU. Or maybe his dad does. Let him move on, he doesnt want to be here, or at least his daddy doesnt want him here. I dont think Coach Danny could have sold him ice in the desert. Not the coaches fault, Clarkson was gone before Wojo was fired.
241362 (10 months ago)
Agree with Colhi, if he doesn't want to be here, toss him. Why put any school restrictions on him?
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