Give thanks for a Thunderous disappointment
November 27, 2008
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Admit it, you like seeing the Oklahoma City Thunder lose. In fact we all do. It’s the one guilty pleasure we can stick in our back pocket and pull out whenever we’re feeling down. Who cares if most of those guys are ex-Sonics? They could be ex-anythings, but the fact of the matter is they’re current-Earth Elements. They’re the sound that emerges when two rainclouds collide. Essentially, they’re the farts of the clouds. That’s what I plan on calling them from now on. The Oklahoma City Cloudfarts.
Back to my original point, the OKCCF are losing and doing it in dramatic fashion. On Tuesday night, the Cloudfarts were up by six points with two minutes remaining in their game against the Suns. Really, all they had to do at that point was control the ball and the clock. Of course, when Earl “The Gunner” Watson is your point guard, controlling the tempo is as easy as, say, controlling R. Kelly at an unchaperoned middle school social mixer. After a one-minute period in which Steve Nash would score seven straight points, the Suns found Matt Barnes for the game-winning bucket, sending them home with a one-point win. The OKCCF record after the defeat: 1-14.
Wednesday night, the Cumulus Crappers were at it again, this time in a more standard fashion. In Cleveland to take on the Cavs, the Blunder were all but finished by the end of the first quarter. By halftime, they were down 66-32. LeBron James played a career-low 17 minutes. Zydrunas Ilgauskas, of all people, was the game’s high scorer with 17 points. The best the Misty Gaspassers could muster was 14 from Chris Wilcox. They improved to 1-15 on the young season.Yeah, it sucks not having an NBA team. But at least we can watch our old team punch their ticket out of the town they just moved to. At this rate, the Oklahoma City fans will kick these guys out within five years. They can’t sell out games, the fans are already booing the team, and wunderkind GM Sam Presto Presti looks like he may not be as smart as everyone thought. It’s pretty much a Sonics fan’s dream come true.
So if you’re searching for something to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, look no further than Oklahoma, where Clay Bennett’s pride and joy is currently the most embarrassing show on the hardwood.
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