Author Archives: Clark Matthews
The redeeming side of Kobe Bryant’s narcissism…
Quick quiz: What one person is most responsible for the Oklahoma City Thunder existing today? Is it former mayor Ron Norick for laying the groundwork for the MAPS program that built what is now Chesapeake Energy Arena? Is it current … Continue reading
Aubrey McClendon’s niece spent the day with Kevin Durant and James Harden…
One of the benefits of being a blogger is that it’s easy to participate in “Take Your Child to Work Day.” Of course, when I take the ClarkPupp to Lost Ogle Worldwide Headquarters, all he does is beg me to … Continue reading
War and Metta World Peace
“He’s been making such great strides…” ~ Every pundit in response to Metta World Peace’s flagrant foul that gave James Harden a concussion The man currently known as Metta World Peace sets a standard for low standards. Prior to changing … Continue reading
Picking the Thunder’s Poison
During the month of April, thunder has dominated the skies, but the Thunder has not emulated that on the basketball court. A team that was winning approximately three-quarters of their games coming into the month has only won half of … Continue reading
The Thunder’s Biggest Obstacle
The NBA season that almost wasn’t will soon be the NBA season that just ended. Oklahoma City has played 57 of the scheduled 66 games (86%) and has already clinched the Northwest Division along the home court advantage that status … Continue reading
Hate Them Now! Memphis Grizzlies Edition
As far as teams that Thunder fans probably already know to hate, the Memphis Grizzlies are pretty high on the list. The epic seven game Western Conference semi-final from last season cemented them as a rival. Then if history wasn’t … Continue reading
Senator David Holt doesn’t want to take a drug test…
As Patrick pointed out in August, the Oklahoma legislature is determined to imitate the state of Florida by implementing a program that requires welfare recipients to submit to drug testing. Supposedly, the additional drug testing will save money even though … Continue reading
The pros and cons of the Thunder signing Derek Fisher
(Note: About an hour after I finished writing this, Marc Stein at ESPN reported that the Thunder were the destination for Derek Fisher assuming he clears waivers at 6:00 pm today.) Just two weeks ago, I wrote about how the … Continue reading
