11/15/2008 Thunder @ 76ers

[KDisNotNice]

The Thunder are 1-8 but have a chance against Philly to win one on the road. Gametime is 6pm Central on Saturday and it will be shown on KSBI-TV (as 17 of the 82 Thunder games will be).

[Wrap10]

Someone needs to write this team a new script. Fall behind big, claw their way back to the point you actually have hope, then break your heart by falling short. Maybe tonight will be different.

Thunder: 92
Sixers: 87

Tiebreaker: Durant scores 24.
Second tiebreaker: Santa makes an appearance at halftime and is booed off the court.

[Hawk14]

Here's hoping Brand and his guys don't have a big night against OKC...we need a hot start tonight and then maintain through the game and try to win it down the stretch...

OKC 98
PHI 93

[BricktownBoy]

The Thunder aren't going to win another game until the majority of the posters here STOP PICKING THEM! ;) Seriously, stop jinxing us.

Thunder 82
Sixers 90


Tiebreaker : 80% of the participants in this thread will pick the Thunder to beat the Lakers in LA on February 10th.

[StormFan93]

Thunder 99
Sixers 91

[BricktownBoy]

Thunder 99
Sixers 91

Wow. thanks a ton. Hate to say it, but this game will be like walking into a buzzsaw. The Sixers are a good team and they got off to a horrible start at 2-5. Now they're on a 2 game roll and headed back home. I think our shot at a win was last night, not tonight.

[Betts]

My fortune cookie last night told me yellow would be a lucky color for me today. I'm going to wear my yellow Thunder t-shirt to watch the game tonight. Ya think it'll do the trick? ;) Even bad teams usually win at least 18 games a season.

Thunder 106
Sixers 100

[bbingham05]

back to back on the road, just think the guys will be tired by the end

Sixers 99
Thunder 95

[KDisNotNice]

I think I have (foolishly) predicted the Thunder to win 8 of their first 9 and it has gone the other way so I am changing tactics for awhile.

Prediction:

Thunder 88
76ers 99

tiebreaker: 12 (rebounds by Swift)

[Klink]

Thunder 94
76ers 91

Westbrook 6 assists
GO Thunder!!!!!!!!

[Fast | Break]

The Thunder aren't going to win another game until the majority of the posters here STOP PICKING THEM! ;) Seriously, stop jinxing us.

Thunder 82
Sixers 90


Tiebreaker : 80% of the participants in this thread will pick the Thunder to beat the Lakers in LA on February 10th.

I keep picking them because as soon as I don't I know they're going to win and I'm going to be the only one picking against them when they do:) Kind of like washing your car and then it rains. Because if you didn't wash it, it sure as hell wouldn't have rained.

Thunder 96
sixers 93

[BricktownBoy]

Fine. Say whatever you want, but I'm telling you the Thunder will not win again until the majority of us pick against them.

There is no sane reason for over 60% of us to pick them to win tonight. Their chance of winning this game is no better than 1 in 5. You guys are jinxing us by continuing to pick the Thunder to win. :(

[RicanThunder]

I'm thinking one of these days we'll learn to play the full 48 minutes, not just the last 24 minutes. I hope this is the game. Sixers had a game in Indy last night and and are looking at an inferior opponent. I smell an upset.

Thunder - 94
Sixers - 89

Tiebreaker - Durant with 27 points

[RicanThunder]

Fine. Say whatever you want, but I'm telling you the Thunder will not win again until the majority of us pick against them.

There is no sane reason for over 60% of us to pick them to win tonight. Their chance of winning this game is no better than 1 in 5. You guys are jinxing us by continuing to pick the Thunder to win. :(

Who the hell are you?? The Fat Jack.

[BricktownBoy]

Who the hell are you?? The Fat Jack.

I just get annoyed at our blatant homerism. If you're going to blindly pick the Thunder to win every single night even though we're the worst team in the league and are playing like poop, at least back it up with a reason like "last year KD went off for 34 and 28 in his two games v's Philly".

[RicanThunder]

I just get annoyed at our blatant homerism. If you're going to blindly pick the Thunder to win every single night even though we're the worst team in the league and are playing like poop, at least back it up with a reason like "last year KD went off for 34 and 28 in his two games v's Philly".


Oh calm down. Believe me, if I'm picking this game for money, I'd put money down on Philly 99 out of 100 times. But, this is wishful thinking for me. I know I may be wrong, but what's the harm? I'm not trying to become an NBA Inside Stuff analyst any time soon.

[Klink]

I just get annoyed at our blatant homerism. If you're going to blindly pick the Thunder to win every single night


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The Thunder is the home team - Who else do I want to win?
BTW-Where did I put my sunglasses?

Quote of the day:
"You are so blind even Jesus couldn't heal you" - Homer Simpson

[Fast | Break]

I just get annoyed at our blatant homerism. If you're going to blindly pick the Thunder to win every single night even though we're the worst team in the league and are playing like poop, at least back it up with a reason like "last year KD went off for 34 and 28 in his two games v's Philly".

You're taking this WAY too seriously. Chill out. Blatant homerism! WTF is that heheh? Cracking me up. Gameday threads have always been just for fun. Nothing on the line here my friend. You're a noob, so it's cool. But sit back and chill a bit with the bad vibes.

[ThunderMonkey]

Thunder - 104
76rs - 101

[Starksfan311]

Thunderkittens - 94
76ers - 111

Lou Williams breaks out of his slump a scores 20.

[OptimumSheed]

awesome sequence to finish the first. love ya, russ!

[RicanThunder]

24-22 Sixers at the end of one. Hate to be pessimistic, but does this mean that we are going to play a crappy second half? :confused::confused::confused:

[RicanThunder]

Give the ball to Green. He's got the hot hand.

[RicanThunder]

Dammit, I hate to be it, but I think I'm pretty prophetic the way it stands. Good 1st half and now it is shaping up to be a horrible 2nd half.

[BricktownBoy]

Can people please stop picking the Thunder every game now? Just try it once.

[RicanThunder]

I did once. We lost.

[KDisNotNice]

The guys were walking off the court after the game and I saw on TV some kid mouth the words to Jeff Green, 'can I have that towel (on his shoulder)' and Jeff kept walking and didn't give it to him, LOL.

[Wrap10]

Dammit, I hate to be it, but I think I'm pretty prophetic the way it stands. Good 1st half and now it is shaping up to be a horrible 2nd half.

You jinxed us Rican! ;)

As for the whole thing about us being homers, sure we are, but we're trying to be optimists. Sort of like the old story about the kid who wanted a pony for his birthday. Instead, as a joke, his father had a big box of horse dung brought in. When the kid saw it he dove in and started hurling the stuff over his shoulder left and right. With all that horse dung, he said, there had to a pony in there somewhere.

That's what we're doing when we keep predicting wins. We're looking for the pony. :)

[RicanThunder]

You jinxed us Rican! ;)

As for the whole thing about us being homers, sure we are, but we're trying to be optimists. Sort of like the old story about the kid who wanted a pony for his birthday. Instead, as a joke, his father had a big box of horse dung brought in. When the kid saw it he dove in and started hurling the stuff over his shoulder left and right. With all that horse dung, he said, there had to a pony in there somewhere.

That's what we're doing when we keep predicting wins. We're looking for the pony. :)


I thought only monkeys flung poo, but in this case, I will keep on flinging poo. We are bound to put an entire game (good 1st half AND good 2nd half) together in the next 72 games, right?

[Betts]

We are bound to put an entire game (good 1st half AND good 2nd half) together in the next 72 games, right?

I may be the eternal optimist, but I believe it's going to happen sooner rather than later. Maybe only once in a while, but it will happen.