I would also say that Westbrook’s number might be a bit deceptive, as he seemed to be only taking shots when no other option existed. Sure, he missed a few open jump shots, but that is really not what the Thunder need him for.

Also, I had never noticed until last night just how quick Kirtic’s release is. He popped one from the right side of the free throw line that made me belch an involuntary and audible “whoa”…. of course nobody new what the heck I was “whoaing” about, but that’s ok.

You know, if you’re looking for hotels, the Skirvin Hilton has been newly renovated. It’s pretty shiny if you’re looking for brownie points with the wife.

Sounds like it would be worth the trip, we just want to get away for a weekend and go somewhere nobody knows us, so it might work out great.

Secondly, here I go defending Darnell again. From his blog yesterday, it sounds like Brooks told him they were going to run a fairly standard rotation last night, which obviously didn’t happen. None of us like being given wrong information (or what we perceive as wrong information). Second, Darnell’s never been as openly critical of the Thunder as in his recap. He’s generally pretty middle-of-the-road in his reporting, in keeping with the majority of his readership. So when I see him do the journalistic equivalent of Brooks’ recent late practice blow-up, I can’t dismiss it so quickly.