Month: January 2017
Chicago Is In A Bad Place
Following a heated locker room exchange, capped off by a Rajon Rondo rant this week, the Chicago Bulls are in complete disarray at one of the more crucial junctures of the season. At (23-24) on the season, a lot of frustration has built up for the Bulls, a team that was expected to really take positive ...
The Weekly Critique: Thunder Survive Brutal Road Trip
In the past eight days, the Thunder played three games. All of them were on the road. Last Wednesday night Oklahoma City lost against the Golden State Warriors while on Monday they beat the Utah Jazz in a thriller ending. Yesterday the Thunder completed a six games road trip and beat the Pelicans in New Orleans. ...
Did The Thunder Let Another Gem Go?
If the severity of the offseason didn't already hurt the Oklahoma City Thunder following Kevin Durant's two big games against his former team, then Dion Waiters scoring 33 points for the Heat and beating the Golden State Warriors will. Waiters was having a slightly better season than he did in OKC last season, but his up-and-down ...
The Weekly Critique: The Trend Continues For OKC
The Thunder split their week into two wins and two losses again. The two wins came against the Memphis Grizzlies at home and against the Kings in Sacramento. Both games were close ones: Oklahoma City defeated Memphis by 8 points and Sacramento by 4 points. The two losses were both on the road: in Minnesota ...
Suave’s Mid-Season NBA Power Rankings
With the NBA season marked exactly at the halfway point, it's safe to say these teams built an identity. It's clear who the best and the worst teams in the league are. Of course, there are a few surprises, but for the most part, the NBA remains divided up by three real championship contenders, and ...
Review: Unruly Citizens Brings 21 Savage To OKC
On January 11, 2017, Unruly Citizens LLC starts the new year off with a bang by bringing trending rapper 21 Savage to Oklahoma City's Chevy Event Center. Despite 21 arriving an hour and a half late, actually past the time the concert was supposed to end, the crowd remained patient. The DJs did a spectacular ...
The Weekly Critique: Thunder Break Even In Last Four Games
The Thunder played four games in the past week. Three of them away from home. Oklahoma City split the outcome into two losses and two wins. The two losses came on the road: in Charlotte, and in Houston. These games were battles, especially the one in Houston, until the last minutes. Another thing they had ...