OKC Pre Season Presser for the AGES!

[AngryBanana]

A staffer walks into the OKC press conference room right at the time the press conference is supposed to start. The reporters look at one and another as the staffer completely ignores everyone, and types furiously at a computer on at the podium. A loud ringing noise comes over the speakers as if it is a call of some sort. The room goes dark and then suddenly Angry Banana appears over a satellite call on the projector. He is wearing a bullet proof vest and no shirt underneath. It appears that he is in some sort of prison facility...

Good morning everyone. I am so glad to see you all! (Acting as if what is currently happening is completely normal.) I am sure some of you are wondering why we are talking over a Skype call, why I am not there, and why I am dressed in the manner I am. Well, first of all I would like to apologize to Ben Rotheles... no not him... I just want to say I did not realize how good I had it. Anyways, now that I got that out of the way, my bunk mate is distracting the guards just long enough to where we should be able to get this done in a quick manner.

First of all, I am very proud of our team last season. While we did regress in wins, we showed grit and had some great games. We started out the box a little slow and we struggled in the win loss column as a result. Thankfully, after some tweaking and Ash Ketchum coming back from injury, we were able to rebound and finish out the season as division 1 champions for the third year in a row, narrowly edging the Spurs by one game. We then went on to beat the Knicks in the first round of the playoffs, without Pete. I mean we could have been down Pete and Ash and still won that series, lets be honest! Alas, our season ended in the next series. I felt that Pete Maravich were both slighted by the award voters last year. Pete should have been an all star and received an all league honor. But the voters did not see it the same, and that is a shame.

Going into the offseason, we really like our addition of Ash, but felt that he was not the caliber of player that we needed to get this team over the hump. First in the contraction draft, we took Minter hoping that compiling a three headed monster in the paint consisting of Minter, Hord and Anderson. Then when we saw an opportunity to make a deal with the Magic to get JJ, we had to pounce by any means necessary. We felt that he was the best player on that Magic team, who also had the most team friendly contract to go with him. Sorry, not sorry Boban) So after that we also were fortunate enough to be able to resign William Jackson, who will become a vital piece to this team moving forward I think. We stayed pretty quite after that. We made some bad decisions in UFA, throwing too much money around trying to get the most competitive roster. We will take those blows though thanks to the development of Jackson, and surprisingly rookie Clay Waters. We feel that, even with the new division we are in being very competitive, that we are going to do great things this year. We are finally over the hump of a pretty good team, and have moved into the select few teams that can realistically compete for the boat this year, that can compete for the scooter this year, that can compete for the catamaran this year, that can compete for the championship.

Finally, our starting five this year SHOULD be Pete, Jackson, JJ, Anderson Hord. With quality minutes from Minter Garden and Waters. Now with that being said, I can hear the sound of keys rattling coming so please type out your questions in the Skype chat below and I will answer with this phone that I had illegally gotten in to the jail as a result of learning how to drywall, as you remember that being what held me up last presser.

[MexicanMamba]

Clipper Daryl, #1ClipperHomerSite.com: Obviously you plan to lose to the Clippers each time you play this season, but how do you plan to keep the scores within double digits? And will Josh Jackson cry when he sees Boban the first time because he misses him protecting the rim behind him?

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[Xist2Inspire]

Random Reporter: With the addition of Josh Jackson, do you feel as if reaching at least the Conference Finals is an absolute must this season?

[AngryBanana]

Clipper Daryl, #1ClipperHomerSite.com: Obviously you plan to lose to the Clippers each time you play this season, but how do you plan to keep the scores within double digits? And will Josh Jackson cry when he sees Boban the first time because he misses him protecting the rim behind him?

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Given the swagger that the clippers have, it will be a tough task to keep the game close, even win. I’m hoping, among many of the battles, that Pete will play superior minutes to Baratheon. Also, that our defense will keep the clippers from scoring 200pts on us, unlike all other teams they play.

Also JJ, has no problem with Boban. Boban is the one that does not return calls,texts or tweets.


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[MexicanMamba]

Clipper Daryl, #1ClipperHomerSite.com: Obviously you plan to lose to the Clippers each time you play this season, but how do you plan to keep the scores within double digits? And will Josh Jackson cry when he sees Boban the first time because he misses him protecting the rim behind him?

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Also JJ, has no problem with Boban. Boban is the one that does not return calls,texts or tweets.


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Good luck with the season, man

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[AngryBanana]

Random Reporter: With the addition of Josh Jackson, do you feel as if reaching at least the Conference Finals is an absolute must this season?

Yeah. I’ve cooled off a little bit on how much I expect to get to the finals. But to me, with the moves we made, if we do not get out of the second round it’s a failure. Hell, i know it will be tough, but if we don’t get to the finals I will not feel like it was a success


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[garbageman]

Sham Smith, Bulls.com: As one of the early favorites to win, which teams do you see as the biggest threats to the Thunder winning a championship this year? And what do you feel you still need to do as a team to overcome those threats?

[AngryBanana]

Sham Smith, Bulls.com: As one of the early favorites to win, which teams do you see as the biggest threats to the Thunder winning a championship this year? And what do you feel you still need to do as a team to overcome those threats?

In particular, I think the Nuggets and Bulls will be hard team to contend with. The nuggets have Jerry West, who always gives us fits. The bulls are defending champs, who managed to re-load instead of re-build. I would like to have another wing to add for depth. If Pete or JJ get hurt, my team is weakened significantly, which worries me.


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[IamQuailman]

Congrats on winning the Josh Jackson contest! What do you think will be your most underrated aquistion of the off-season

[AngryBanana]

Congrats on winning the Josh Jackson contest! What do you think will be your most underrated aquistion of the off-season

Non-sentimental: William Jackson - He will be the perfect fit at the two, as well as be someone that will hopefully take over JJs spot when he ages. Jackson is our future and present of this franchise.

Sentimental: Eckbert Winkler - while he will present some depth, I’m also hoping to get him apart of the best team to ever represent the Thunder. He was our franchise player for the begginjng of my tenure in the PBSL, and I hope to repay the favor to him.


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