This Thunder group does not play like a team. Weak rebounding, low assists, limited playing time for the 2nd unit, weak rebounding and scoring by their center and power forward. The shooting guard is not really shooting, but only a defensive stopper and will be dared to shoot, just as the coach wants him to do.

I really don’t believe the Thunder will win the championship this year, if they are beaten by lower seed teams. I just lost interest with the players, coach and Presti. I think that’s all what this team can show before they are traded away for being too much for the luxury NBA tax.

What can the Thunder protectors say about being beaten and going down the win-loss column? Nothing is wrong with the team as they always say. That’s pathetic for them.

The 7-foot Mullens hit 10 of 16 shots from the field, including 4 of 5 from 3-point range. The four-year NBA veteran turned in a career game with 25 points and 18 rebounds as the Bobcats snapped a seven-game losing streak.

”It’s big time,” Walker said of Mullens’ effort. ”We need that from him. We need that from Byron and he can do it. We know he can do it every night. He is very capable. When he has big games like that, you know, I think that gives us a much better chance.”

Mullens said he was more pleased with his rebounding than his scoring ”because that is not what I’m known for.

”I just have to show the league and this organization that I can rebound,” he said.
The Bobcats battled back in the third quarter behind 12 points from Mullens to take a 75-72 lead into the fourth. Mullens, who scored Charlotte’s first 10 points of the game, did most of his damage from outside, knocking down 3-pointers and turnaround jumpers, showing great touch for a big man.

”Byron was as good as you can get in the NBA statistically in many ways,” Bobcats coach Mike Dunlap said. ”He’s still young. He’s growing.

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And let’s deal with Utah before rolling the turrets around toward the Heat. One battle at a time.

Here’s hoping the Thunder beat them to get back to home court advantage in the conference playoff, by getting the hometown OKC crowd all rev-up and ready to support their local team.

Another thing to watch, is seeing if the Thunder can get the monkey (Heat) off their backs by watching videos on how Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks beat the Heat twice and Wizards, Clippers, Detroit, Boston, Utah, Portland, Milwaukee Golden State, Chicago and Memphis beat them once! As of now, the Thunder has been beaten by the Heat 4 straight times starting last years finals and nothing has been done to fix this problem by Scotty Brooks or his staff!

So far the Thunder has not been successful with them yet and really needs to focus on how to defend and be offensive minded to take are of the trio. Hope they now have a plan of attack.

The Heat has the Lakers number and they played the Thunder the same way last finals, drive and kick out for the three point shooters to make. Hope the Thunder has solved that same old problem, as I have had it with the Thunder losing four straight!!!

John Rohde, what in your opinion can get the Thunder to beat the Heat, cause as of last finals up to now, the Heat has beaten the Thunder 4 straight games?

Presti and Brooks should try to give their rookies and new players to show what they do before trading them quickly. Brooks must play them instead of lingering on the bench, just as some stubborn coaches do. That is an old style of orienting the new player, specially the rookies!