but where are we going? and I have to be home before dark.

ive read some crazy articles. some very biased articles. but this is the worst. thunder better in a few years than portland? is that serious? yeah, and i bet that the kings will be too. gotta love that kings core and chemistry better than portlands. westbrook is a great player. but he has little to no point guard skills. thunder doesnt have a point guard or a big man. and roys not a superstar? wow. 3rd year: rookie of year, 2 all stars, from 21 wins (year before roy got drafted) to 47 and counting this year, many game-winners and clutch shots. not sure what else roy can do.

2011-2012

most wins portland -20
                               oklahoma city +20

And that OKC team is set up for some solid building. Westbrook has been fortunate to receive the one thing that makes a young PG great: playing time. I could see their big 3 sticking together and making some interesting challenges to .500.

What I can’t see is them winning a playoff series.

Wow two Fanposts and one fanshot on one story. we are almost to mob status!

I just hope they do not get either Griffin or Thabeet as that would make them better, although I see a lot of Beasley in Griffin. Beasley would have much the same stats as Griffin if he had stayed another year as well and last years draft class is turning out to be one of the best in a while, this years not so much.

Although Green is playing PF right now so if they do get Griffin, where does Green go? Maybe trading Green to get homeboy Griffin if they do not get the 1st pick? Green cant play SG and Durant takes all the SF mins and if Griffin comes on, where does Green get his? So it is not as rosy as it may look.

With LaMarcus coming on as of late and showing signs that he is arriving and flickers of Greg “getting it” these guys are proven commodities.

I also do not get how they can compare experience as our starting lineup has only 22 seasons combined as opposed to 13 to OKC’s starting lineup. In addition our bench only has 15 seasons to 35 for OKC (the numbers switch a little if you put Greg in the starting lineup as Joel has 8 more years than Greg.)

We have comparable NBA experience and talent and yet we are hoping for HC and they are hoping for the 1st pick.

Our very own Steve Blake, a middle of the pack PG by anyone’s imagination, is averaging 12,2, and 5 this season. With 1.5 TO per game compared to Westbrook’s 3.4

That’s enough for me to realize it’s a crappy article from some desperate NW-hating OKC cowpoke.

Blazer fan here. No disrespect to the Thunder or Thunder fans, but this article is a joke. It’s true that the Thunder have a very bright future, but they have a long way to go to catch up to the Blazers. The Blazers were in a similar place a few years ago, but they have climbed out of the lottery and become a playoff contender with a very talented and deep, young roster. The reason they have done this is largely because of Brandon Roy, who has shown what a true superstar is in terms of both ability and leadership. Durant is a great player but he is not on the level of Roy yet. Hopefully the Thunder will get there as the Blazers have and there will be a strong rivalry between the teams, but right now the Blazers have proven that they are the team of the future. Don’t forget that Greg Oden has yet to play at his full ability, we only saw glimpses of what he will become.

There would be a Roy vs Durant major rift on Bedge. Like Sergio vs Bayless times 1 million.

The young Bulls are the NBA’s next elite team. Wait scratch that, the Utah Jazz are the NBA’s… Hold on no, The Blazers are the darlings of the… Nevermind, the Thunder, yeah that’s the ticket. Yawn.

Buff that O’Brien trophy up real nice because Roy’s lips are going to be all over it.