Very cool read. A friend told me he wrote a blog article about the Thunder and I immediately thought he would be talking trash on OKC because of the lack of minutes given to him. I was completely wrong.
http://blogs.hoopshype.com/blogs/thomas/2010/09/14/thunder-are-the-future/Worth a full read, but here are a couple of quotes:
I wanted to write an article thanking the Oklahoma City Thunder and the entire state of Oklahoma. I had a great time there, and that organization really has something special. From top to bottom they are really a first-class organization.
Re: Durant
Everyone sees him going to chapel before the game and they start going as well. Everything starts with him, and when you have a leader like that, good things will happen. He doesn’t have to yell, curse teammates out, embarrass anyone. He leads by example, and at such a young age, it really was amazing to see that level of maturity.
Re: Sam Presti
the way that Sam Presti runs the Oklahoma City Thunder pays off in dividends. He is honest, straight-forward, holds everyone to a certain standard of discipline, and keeps his word. Any player can tell you that this isn’t always the case with GMs.
Re: Fans
The fans are amazing. Like nothing, I have ever seen before. We had great fans in DC, don’t get me wrong. But the Oklahoma City fans gave the entire team a standing ovation for about 20 minutes after the playoff loss to the Lakers. I never heard anyone boo us no matter how bad we played. They were with us win lose or draw. In good times and bad times, it was really similar to a college atmosphere
It takes quite a mature person to be able to handle his lack of playing time in stride and come out with this article. I am now going to be a fan of Etan..
Topic: Thunder Outlook by Etan Thomas (Read 777 times)