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We'll never get PJs ties back, but at least we can rest assured in that Mike Dunleavy Sr. will always sport the stylish pocket handkerchief in true yelling fashion.
Yahoo! Box Score
Uhhhh....WHAT?!?!
The night of January 24th, 2009 was a weird, wierd night for the NBA. The Bobcats beat the Suns, the Timberwolves beat the Hornets, the Pacers beat the Rockets, Golden State lost to Cleveland on a miracle LeBron deep 2 against Ronny Turiaf, and Oklahoma City....lost to a 9-Person-Manned Clippers team. If I told you that Chris Kaman, Baron Davis, Marcus Camby, Brian Skinner, and Mike Taylor were all out, would you think we won? If I told you that Eric Gordon and Al Thornton were the top scorers on the other team, would you think we won? If I told you Kevin Durant scored a monster 46 Points, would you think we won? Well, make sure that I asked you those questions after December. Anyway, you'd most likely answer yes, and you'd be wrong.
Game Summary:
Chucky Atkins was in such shock that he thought he was watching a movie, so he got some popcorn. He follows in the footsteps of George Gervin (scroll down after clicking the link).
As this game went on, I was in pure shock. The Thunder were playing equally with the other team through the first quarter, and not totally dominating as I thought they would. Then, unfortunately, I fell asleep after having been up some 20 hours, about 2 of those playing basketball. I'll be honest, I can't really infer what went on during the game except for the highlights. But, the good news is that I'm getting a DVR on Friday, so stuff like this won't happen again.
Analysis:
After reading the other recaps, it looks like there's two sides of argument to this game. Papagiorggio over at Thunder in OKC says that the Thunder really just played uninspired ball, and they made a bad coaching decision at the end of the game. Joe over at Daily Thunder has some of the same thoughts, but he thinks that the Clippers also did their part,. with normally very shot happy players like Ricky Davis being willing to pass the ball for deep jumpers.
The Olympics Has a New Event: Synchronized Dunking! I'd give them about a 5.5.
I never saw the game, but from what I know this game is enough to convince me that we just don't have enough players in the right positions. I mean if you think about it, in our current lineup of 8, we have:
1 Center: Nenad Krstic
1 Power Forward: Nick Collison
3 Small Forwards: Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, and Desmond Mason
1 Shooting Guard: Kyle Weaver
2 Point Guards: Earl Watson and Russell Westbrook
Now, it may not look like much, but half of those players are playing out of position. At Shooting Guard we have a guy who dunks but can barely make his freethrows, and a defensive specialist that contributes almost nothing offensively but a couple of 3s a game. At Center we have a slightly undersized Nick Collison and a soft shooter in Nenad Krstic. And who backs up Durant at Power Forward? Collison and Krstic are almost never on the floor at the same time, so we inevitably have to turn to Jeff Green, who is a bit more outside-oriented. Thus, the talent is there, just not in the right places. That is why that we can beat Utah and Detroit some nights, yet get killed by Minnesota and the Clippers on others.
Again, I didn't see the game, but it's pretty evident that Kevin Durant won the Thunder Wonder award tonight. 46 Points, 15 Rebounds, 4 Assists and 2 Steals? I guess that anything is possible. I never thought that this guy was near All-Star talent, but after this performance I think people might start turning their heads. The Thunder Down Under goes to Kyle Weaver for the first time, who had 8 Points on 2-3 3 Point Shooting, 5 Rebounds, and 5 Assists. Congratulations to the first time winner! I knew he could do it!
It's pretty evident that Earl Watson was, again, the Thunder Blunder. He had 11 Points, but only on 3-8 Shooting, 5 Rebounds, 2 Assists, and a whopping 6 turnovers. Sometimes he's lukewarm, and sometimes he stinks like a rotting whale. On the Clipper side of things, I would feel bad if I didn't give the Thunder Plunderer award to a trio of players. These three guys carried a team full of dead weight to a stunning victory. Eric Gordon had a amazing 41 Points, Al Thornton had 34, and Ricky Davis finished with 11 Assists, which is an amazing mark for someone who normally never sees a shot that he didn't take.
Next Game: Monday, January 26th vs. The New Jersey Nets
The Thunder return to the Ford Center as they hope to get revenge for the overtime loss a few weeks back....
Side Note: I have added another Thunder Blog, After the Lightning, into our sidebar! They've been blogging since the beginning of the season, and have done a pretty good job of it, too. Check them out!
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