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I have to admit.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are an amazing team.
I mean, the team is really good.
They have a leading MVP candidate
and he's Canadian too!
They are the #1 seed in a tough Western Conference.
The rookie of the year in any non-Wemby year.
Plenty of solid young players.
But when I say the OKC Thunder are an amazing team,
I mean, I'm amazed that there's a team in Oklahoma City.
If you threw a dart at the middle of a US map, you'd probably hit Oklahoma.
It is a middle of nowhere dustbowl.
Sure, they have a musical named after them,
but even that is almost 100 years old.
How did they steal a team from Seattle,
the town that gave us Grunge and Starbucks?
If I was hard pressed, I don't know if I could name a second city in Oklahoma
(I know one because it's in the name of the team)
But then, listening to an unrelated podcast the other day,
I was reminded of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
That's where they shot the movie The Outsiders.
Apparently the house from the movie,
the one that was a broken home to Ponyboy, Soda and Darry,
still exists.
It's a museum now.
Kind of a rickety old place.
Dallas, Cherry and Johnny are all gone.
Some of the old two-bit cast members are still around giving tours.
(not to be confused with Emilio Esteves, the actual Two-Bit)
Kind of a depressing place.
And, what basketball team does that remind you of?
Welcome to your 2023/24 Toronto Raptors.
I think the best we can hope for tonight is that SGA rips off his jersey mid game,
revealing a Team Canada jersey,
and then politely takes it off revealing a Raptors jersey,
switching teams mid game.
Actually, that might have to happen in the 1st quarter.
Hey, at least we're not Kentucky.
So, as this troubled season fades into the twilight of the NBA year,
I've only got one thing to say
Stay gold, Raptors.
Go Raps
The Oklahoma City Thunder are an amazing team.
I mean, the team is really good.
They have a leading MVP candidate
and he's Canadian too!
They are the #1 seed in a tough Western Conference.
The rookie of the year in any non-Wemby year.
Plenty of solid young players.
But when I say the OKC Thunder are an amazing team,
I mean, I'm amazed that there's a team in Oklahoma City.
If you threw a dart at the middle of a US map, you'd probably hit Oklahoma.
It is a middle of nowhere dustbowl.
Sure, they have a musical named after them,
but even that is almost 100 years old.
How did they steal a team from Seattle,
the town that gave us Grunge and Starbucks?
If I was hard pressed, I don't know if I could name a second city in Oklahoma
(I know one because it's in the name of the team)
But then, listening to an unrelated podcast the other day,
I was reminded of Tulsa, Oklahoma.
That's where they shot the movie The Outsiders.
Apparently the house from the movie,
the one that was a broken home to Ponyboy, Soda and Darry,
still exists.
It's a museum now.
Kind of a rickety old place.
Dallas, Cherry and Johnny are all gone.
Some of the old two-bit cast members are still around giving tours.
(not to be confused with Emilio Esteves, the actual Two-Bit)
Kind of a depressing place.
And, what basketball team does that remind you of?
Welcome to your 2023/24 Toronto Raptors.
I think the best we can hope for tonight is that SGA rips off his jersey mid game,
revealing a Team Canada jersey,
and then politely takes it off revealing a Raptors jersey,
switching teams mid game.
Actually, that might have to happen in the 1st quarter.
Hey, at least we're not Kentucky.
So, as this troubled season fades into the twilight of the NBA year,
I've only got one thing to say
Stay gold, Raptors.
Go Raps
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