Comments on: Thunder 104, Warriors 88

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:12:58 +0000

“Shaun Livingston looked poised in the backup role tonight. He might be about to take over that role from Mike Wilks.” If Livingston plays every night consistently, he will leave Wilks in the dust as being a better point. There’s no comparison. The only thing which Livingston lacks is playing time. In fact, if his knee is strong and healthy, Livingston will play better than Russell Westbrook.

By: Mike Jackson

Mike Jackson — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:47:41 +0000

Darnell, coming from some writers I might have intially absorbed this as a fluff piece, but not the case in that you’re coverage of the team is blunt, to the point, brutally objective… and yet fair-minded. I had trouble watching the game last night because of the very things you cited about Golden State. They are a brutal basketball team to watch and there seems to be no coherent mindset as to what they are even trying to acomplish other than disguising the fact they’re just a very bad basketball team. Good to see our team take of business and just get the win.

El Prez

By: Don Marston

Don Marston — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:36:27 +0000

Long-time fan of Sonics from Canada, now following Thunder a bit. Was not happy about move from Seattle (why should I care, I’ve never been, but it was just a history and identity thing). But having followed reporting on Thunder and seen occasional televised games in Ontario, Canada, have one observation: Front office of Thunder is doing a great job, and they never would have been in place with the Seattle organization. Seattle drafted Johan Petro, Robert Swift, and a bunch of other guys that never really panned out. Thunder management has drafted quality, quality and more quality. And Sefalosha was a brilliant pick-up. Hope the Oklahomans appreciate what they’ve got – you should have a good 3-5 year run with this deep, young team – maybe longer.

By: MartzMimic

MartzMimic — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:43:58 +0000

Great post. As I’ve mentioned before, it’s remarkable how the brand and culture flow through the entire Thunder organization.

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:22:56 +0000

Darnell, you’re spot on, as usual. Keep up the good work…

By: Ken

Ken — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:07:03 +0000

Excellent thoughts as usual. Harden was just a joy to watch in person last night. His confidence grows with every game. He’s taking more chances offensively and defensively….and more often than not his chances are panning out for him. It really was, at times, an ugly game. But when Green, Harden and Collison can lead the team in a game until KD and Westbrook find their stroke – you’ve got something good.

By: Tuesday Bolts – 12.8.09 | Daily Thunder.com

Tuesday Bolts – 12.8.09 | Daily Thunder.com — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:05:53 +0000

[...] Interesting note about the Warriors from Darnell Mayberry: “Center Mikki Moore, on one possession, adamantly argued a personal foul call, what would have been his third. He never showed that he cared that when the ref changed the call it wound up being Stephen Curry’s fourth foul and made the more important player sit. Later, Moore looked truly ticked when Anthony Randolph snared a board away from him in the second half. And then there was guard Monta Ellis, who took 28 shots, had nine turnovers, two assists and the nerve to still callously clap his hands to demand the ball from his teammates — only one of which had more than nine field-goal attempts.” [...]

By: Brandon

Brandon — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:05:15 +0000

great stuff as usual, Darnell.. i’d like to see you do this kind of story and it be a featured article in the paper for everyone to read.. i think one of the greatest things about this team is how great their character is, how much they care for each other, how they are just a great group of guys.. the avid fans read your blog, but i’d like to see the casual Oklahoma sports fan that might not realize how great these guys are read about their character, their class, their community involvement, etc..

keep it up, D!

By: Geebanga718

Geebanga718 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:29:28 +0000

Wish I could edit typo’s…lol

By: Geebanga718

Geebanga718 — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:28:46 +0000

Very nice read. I’m not GS fans will like it, but I thought it was great. I’m happy to see James Harden getting into the flow of the game more. What’s up with the 8 man rotation?