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GameThread -7: Preseason Gm 1 vs OKC (@ Billings, MT)

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If there's a team that can compete with the Wolves in roster turnover in the last two seasons, it might the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Gone are Ray Allen, Rashard Lewis and Luke Ridnour. The Thunder are now led by some kid named Durant and his sidekick Jeff Green, while Kevin Love's former teammate Russell Westbrook has been tagged to join the core. Sure, they've still got Earl Watson, Nick Collison, Chris Wilcox and their three-headed bust center, but this is clearly a team that has prioritized change.

Most NBA previews have the Wolves and Thunder close to the bottom of the league, and both teams have young squads that they'll likely want to give serious burn, even in the preseason. This will be a great opportunity, then, for the Wolves to prove that they're the young team ready to make a jump this year by beating their nearest competitors.

Once again, no broadcast that I can find. Anyone in Montana have a tip for Internet streams?

UPDATE

Positional Matchup

Point Guard: Foye/Telfair/Ahearn/Ollie vs. Earl Watson/Russell Westbrook/Kyle Weaver/John Lucas

Shooting Guard: Miller/McCants vs. Kevin Durant/Damien Wilkins

Small Forward: Gomes/Brewer/Carney vs. Jeff Green/Desmond Mason

Power Forward: Madsen/Love/Smith vs. Chris Wilcox/Joe Smith/DJ White/Derrick Byars

Center: Jefferson/Richard/Araujo vs. Nick Collison/Robert Swift/Johan Petro/Saer Sene/Chris Alexander

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Let me use my Okie powers for good...

I believe the Sports Animal carries the games.

www.thesportsanimal.com

I don’t know if they’ll broadcast the game tonight but that’s the only sports station I can think of from OKC.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Oct 8, 2008 3:17 PM CDT   0 recs

Try here...

http://www.nba.com/broadband/alp_schedule.html

OKC has a link so hopefully it will be available for streaming.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Oct 8, 2008 3:24 PM CDT   0 recs

The Game is Scheduled to Be Televised

on KSBI out of Oklahoma City, its not on league pass, nor can i find a stream online.

by Tony_O on Oct 8, 2008 6:15 PM CDT   0 recs

Broadband.....

…is replaying last year’s Golden State game.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Oct 8, 2008 8:13 PM CDT   0 recs

OK.....

…it’s on line here:

http://www.thesportsanimal.com/article.asp?id=579140

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by Stop-n-Pop on Oct 8, 2008 8:23 PM CDT   0 recs

Love...

…is having a fine 1st quarter. Since this is a Wolves “home” game, I imagine their promo staff are the ones pulling the strings. This is troubling because they are playing Love Shack when he scores.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Oct 8, 2008 8:34 PM CDT   0 recs

home game in Montana?

Isn’t that Nugget territory?

by bheidge on Oct 8, 2008 8:52 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Troubling indeed...

…there are so many songs with “love” in them – did they have to pick that one? Don’t get me wrong, I basically think it’s the best pop song of all time. Just doesn’t fit with him.

by plinytheelder on Oct 8, 2008 11:36 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Nope...

…and he didn’t play well after they played it. I’m blaming the B 52s. We should run a poll asking for the best Love songs.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Oct 8, 2008 11:49 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

The upper midwest...

…is all Minnesota land. I think it probably has a lot to do with the Vikings but the Twins have a lot of followers up that way as well. The Dakotas too.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Oct 8, 2008 8:56 PM CDT   0 recs

Hmm a few years ago I was in western south dakota

and for the most part it was Nuggets fans.

by bheidge on Oct 8, 2008 9:01 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm sure there are Nuggets fans there...

…but I do know from some family in Billings that Minnesota sports teams are followed. The Dakotas too. The Wolves partner with the Skyforce and I think KFAN still has an affiliate that can be heard in North Dakota.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Oct 8, 2008 10:11 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

There you go

They also have a cool new iPhone app that can be heard anywhere with an iphone. It’s too bad they probably can’t put Wolves games on that thing.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Oct 8, 2008 10:35 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

Love and Jefferson...

…on the court together for the 1st time. They need a nickname.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Oct 8, 2008 8:57 PM CDT   0 recs

It's a damn shame that

Seattle no longer has a team. OKC, IMHO is unworthy of a NBA franchise

by bheidge on Oct 8, 2008 9:05 PM CDT   0 recs

Agreed

I Always Thought They should have named the Team the OKC tumbleweeds, Because after a year, thats whats going to be sitting in the crowd at their home games.

by Tony_O on Oct 8, 2008 9:25 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

I think...

…they’ll be fine with attendance. My in laws live in the OKC area and it’s a pretty sizable area for a sports team. I’m upset that Seattle lost a team but between Tulsa and OKC there will be a decent fan base there. It’s the only major professional team in town…aside from the Sooners.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Oct 8, 2008 10:12 PM CDT to parent up   0 recs

And another preseason victory

http://www.nba.com/games/20081008/OKCMIN/boxscore.html

Brewer with the nice game. Shaddy played like crap in the 1st 3 quarters and fouled out but he was the big scorer in the 4th.

I have no idea how they won this game. They were outshot, outrebounded, out free-throwed and they had just as many turnovers as the Thunder. The Wolves had 11 more shots than the Thunder with only 3 more offensive rebounds. Either the majority of their team rebounds were offensive or there is a score keeping error. I’m going with a faulty boxscore. Yep, it’s already changed a bit. Still, they didn’t win the 4 factors and you’d be hard pressed to look at the box score and tell anyone how they won.

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by Stop-n-Pop on Oct 8, 2008 10:44 PM CDT   0 recs

That’s one ugly boxscore. It’s funny how similar Brewer’s and Carney’s lines are. Miller seems te going for the SG spot instead of the SF with all the assists and steals (though he a few turnovers as well).

Mccants FG% seems awfull but they do count shots that were fouled as missed shots right? So if you know that 4 of those were fouls it comes to 3-7 + 4 forced fouls .. looks a lot better. He’ll definitly make me change my opinion on him if he keeps this up. Will also make it easier for us since we won’t be looking at another SG in the next draft.

Bassy again had a good game. Okay he made only 2/6 but the sample size is still small. I like that he only tried one 3pointer and he got back to his splendid dishing while not turning the ball over.

What really made my day is seeing Brewer finish the play where Jefferson front irons it and he is totally hacked but still manages to get it in. Followed by a little YEA-kind-of-moment. He’s looks really confident, that was the most important thing he was lacking.

by Wim (Belgium) on Oct 9, 2008 4:36 AM CDT   0 recs

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