Showing posts with label OKC Thunder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OKC Thunder. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

James Harden "Game" Distracted by Love Affair...

Trina "Diamond Princess" and James Harden...
The #1 question regarding James Harden is what is going on not with the Beard but with his game? James Harden NBA Sixth Man of the year has been an instrumental part of the young Thunder's success blazing a thunderous trail to the NBA Finals. James Harden averaged 16.8 pts, 3.7 asts, 4.1 rebs, and 49.1% fg per contest on his way to 2012 NBA Sixth Man of the Year award.

During the NBA Playoffs James Harden continued his stellar performance posting 18.3 pts, 4.3 asts, 5.5 rebs, and 50% fg ousting the defending 2011 NBA Finals Champion Dallas Mavericks in a 4 game sweep. Harden then faced Metta World Peace and the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Semifinals. In a hotly contested battle between the Lakers and Thunder Harden posted 16.0 pts, 2.2 asts, 4.6 rebs, and 35.8% fg while dodging elbows and playing against his "new" arch nemesis. Against the Lakers we can look at Harden's field goal percentage 35.8% as a knock but Harden's best performances was yet to come as the Thunder headed into the 2012 Western Conference Finals with the San Antonio Spurs.

Western Conference Finals James Harden sub-plot was well scripted as he faced off versus Sixth Man extraordinaire Manu Ginobli in a battle to prove who was the best NBA Sixth Man. During the Western Conference Finals James Harden was prime averaging 18.5 pts, 3.7 asts, 5.5 rebs, and 49.3% fg. Harden proved once again that he was the new star on the block outshining Manu Ginobli and the San Antonio Spurs winning four straight games and grabbing the momentum in route to the Thunder's first NBA Finals appearance and creating Thunder history.

 During the Spurs series different stories started to    emerge as Lil Wayne complained about how Thunder execs did not welcome his presence at the Western Conference Finals in Oklahoma City. No one put the pieces together at the time but this story started to evolve into a outspoken head scratcher. What was Lil Wayne doing in OKC? "no offense but OKC is not just some random location you go on vacation or to discover the roots of hip hop". Why would Lil Wayne be attending a Thunder series game when his "Daddy" Birdman is a devoted Miami Heat fan?

In May of 2012 a story popped up about Lil Wayne possibly having late night rendezvous with rap artist Trina (James Harden's GF) spotted at a late night Miami nightclub. Shortly after rumors circled underground  that Lil Wayne was in OKC visiting Trina Harden's girlfriend.

 The web of deceit has been sewn the fabric stitched but yet no one wants to bring up the obvious. Yes, playing under the bright lights of the NBA Finals can be a difficult task knowing the world is watching as you perform on the NBA's grandest stage. Yet, this is nothing different its Hardens everyday work right? Harden is not new to the bright lights since his college career at ASU Harden has been in the spotlight his oversized Beard and old man style has never wavered his always been a solid performer.

James Harden is currently averaging 11.7pts , 3.7 asts, 3.3 rebs and 40.7% fg in the NBA Finals versus the Miami Heat. Notice there's a lot of Miami connections going on here as Birdman Jr. continues
Trina and James Harden
 to be a distraction in the mind of James Harden. Trina is also a Miami area artist so now the fix is in. Birdman probably wagered up to $1 million on the Miami Heat winning the 2012 Finals and Lil Wayne knowing the bet is out to distract Harden. The best way to distract Harden is making amends with Trina Lil Wayne's former fling. So if the Miami Heat win Lil Wayne "Birdman Jr." aka Mr. Kiss My Daddy should be crowned NBA Finals MVP. Trina if you really love James Harden put Lil Wayne in check because this is costing Harden an NBA Championship on the world biggest stage the 2012 NBA Finals "after all Lil Wayne only kisses his Daddy"....


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Thursday, June 14, 2012

OKC Thunder Creating History?

Congratulations to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, Nick Collison and the crew. The 2012 Western Conference Champions have created history their own history. A history that belongs to the fans in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma Thunder have been in existence for four seasons writing history in a city they can call their own.

The trip to the NBA Finals is a quick victory for a young franchise. Led by 23 and 22 year old super star buddies Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, and James Harden. Thunder's historic four years has been awesome for the city, their franchise and their fans. Sam Presti has organized an energetic bunch of NBA professionals. A young squad with veteran savvy combining Durant, Westbrook, and Harden with 6 NBA Championship rings Derek Fisher and Kendrick Perkins. Now the Thunder seek their first championship in franchise history chasing history into the Oklahoma sunset.

OKC Thunder have done more for Oklahoma City fans in four years "2 Western Conference Finals trip +1 NBA Finals Appearance" than most teams have done in 50 years worth of history. Oklahoma City Thunder can go on to become one of the best franchises in NBA or sports history. Media Networks are whispering that if Durant wins the NBA Championship he could go down as one of the best players in NBA history. So  if the OKC Thunder abandon the history of the Sonics could OKC  Thunder go down as possibly the best franchises in sports once Durant, Westbrook and Harden retire?


This is why the Sonics history should remain in Seattle a franchise that won the 1979 NBA Finals and celebrated with a parade in downtown Seattle. Sonics fans have fond memories of the Sonics the sunny days but as a pure franchise the fans of Seattle have also endured heartbreak. I blame Howard Schultz for some of those hearbreaks but I also remember upset loyals fans in 1994 as Dikembe Mutombo laid on the court floor grasping the basketball.

The hard times can not be remembered as Sonics moments and the good times re-manufactured in "STAT BOOKS"  as part of  Thunder history. No one announced the Nuggets beat the Thunder but when great moments scroll on the bottom of the  "Have Your Cake and Eat It Too" screen and stats are shown it's included as Thunder history.

Sonics history belongs in Seattle Jack Sikma, Dale Ellis, Nate Mc Millan, Lenny Wilkens, Detlef Schrempf, Xavier Mc Daniel, Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp are Seattle memories. Durant, Westbrook, and Harden memories belong to the fans of OKC. The Sonics faced Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman in 1995 not OKC Thunder.  The Sonics history is too valuable and rich for it to be passed off as some type of OKC adoption papers. Sonics history has a home in Seattle.

Shawn Kemp's and Gary Payton's jerseys will never hang in the rafters in OKC the players will never be retired in Thunder Blue and Orange. OKC holding onto to the history of the Sonics is bad for coaches, fans, players and the organization. Seattle will have a Sonics team again, the City owns the name, so where is the spite coming from why does Clay Bennett insist to hold on to history? Thunder history looks great in OKC don't destroy what OKC fans, players, coaches and organizational staff are building. Leave Sonics history in Seattle it works out for both cities and fan bases.


Keeping OKC Thunder history separate from Sonics history is the key ingredient between Russell Westbrook being the best PG in franchise history or #4 on the franchise list. I was told holding onto to the history of someone else can do that to a player. OKC Thunder "create history don't be history" Fours Years 2 Western Conference Finals and a square off with LeBron James in the 2012 NBA Finals. Leave Sonics history in Seattle be an intervator mold your own history. Sonic fans will never die and neither will the message as long as Thunder continue to thrive and OKC fans make t-shirts. Sonics voices will be heard and as the NBA Finals continue the voices will become louder. SuperSonics fans and former Greats of the Sonics franchise will never accept OKC and OKC should not except Sonics history. Both sides should unite and tell Clay Bennett and David Stern what we really feel......