http://blog.newsok.com/thunderrumblings/2009/11/21/thunder-127-wizards-108/ Oklahoma City Thunder News, Photos, Blogs, Videos and more Thu, 02 May 2013 15:06:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://blog.newsok.com/thunderrumblings/2009/11/21/thunder-127-wizards-108/comment-page-1/#comment-2802 Thomas Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:35:28 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/thunderrumblings/?p=1205#comment-2802 I read the column again, and I side with Scott Brooks on one thing: our main focus is our defense. Offense fills the seats, but defense builds championships. But like I said in the earlier comment, playing great defense and playing a fast-paced offense goes hand-in-hand. An example is the Lakers’ “Showtime” with Magic Johnson. And in his 12 years in the NBA, the Lakers were the champs 5 years, and they were in the Finals the other 4. And Russell Westbrook idolizes Magic.

]]> http://blog.newsok.com/thunderrumblings/2009/11/21/thunder-127-wizards-108/comment-page-1/#comment-2797 Thomas Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:58:16 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/thunderrumblings/?p=1205#comment-2797 Playing great defense and playing a fast-paced offense goes hand-in-hand. If you force turnovers or make your opponent miss shots and rebound the miss (i.e., playing great defense), you create a greater chance to run, which winds up with an easy layup or dunk, and it excites the crowd to boot. Winning is most important, but 2nd is selling tickets, and like it or not, NBA is a business. And you can sell more tickets if the fans see a fast-paced, full-court, exciting team, rather than a slower-paced, half-court, boring team.

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