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From Thunder Chick:
The Good 'Ol Days
from Cray
Everyone hates the algorithm, and most of our contributors and followers miss the good 'ol days of NBA Twitter. Like all nostalgia, our memories soften the worst parts of the past and highlight the good stuff. If you think the hate for Shai and OKC has peaked in 2026, you're missing the racist, demeaning vitriol that filled message boards about Russell Westbrook back in the early 2010s. But back then, the algorithm wasn't shoving the worst of it in our faces.
Anyway, the crew at Pounding the Rock reached out before the conference finals to collaborate on their "Fraternizing with the Enemy" tradition that dates back to Thunder-Spurs playoff battles 15 years ago. PtR is still a part of SB Nation, where Welcome to Loud City used to exist. I once worked at WTLC under J.A. Sherman, or Andy, as PtR's editor-in-chief J.R. Wilco and I knew him privately. J.A. was there for all the ugly battles of the past, and somehow never, ever got down into the mud. (Andy and his family would want me to credit his faith for that composure and example, which I am more than happy to do).
Sadly, Andy passed away unexpectedly last winter. In memory of one of the kindest, most positive dudes to ever write and run a sports blog, we have been trading notes about Spurs-Thunder 2026, doing our best to exhibit the good-natured spirit "J.A." put into everything he wrote and assigned. Even when the rivalry gets ugly.
Here is our exchange through the first three games, which will continue the rest of the way:
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