Welcome to Thunderous Thoughts, your weekly look at the OKC Thunder where sometimes we talk basketball.
Earlier this week, the OKC Thunder named Rob Hennigan the Vice President of Foresight and Insight while promoting Will Dawkins to Vice President of Identification and Intelligence. I would hope a Vice President has all four of those traits listed, but if it takes two people to do those jobs, whatever. Who am I to argue with Sam Presti after this offseason?
In wanting a super cool title myself, I asked Tony Heim to anoint me with an official title here at Thunderous Intentions. He bestowed upon me the role of Chief Petty Officer. I gladly accepted the position.
I finally got it: Chief Petty Officer
— Innkeeper Tone (@tony_heim) October 3, 2017
As the Chief Petty Officer, it’s my duty to bring to you ways you can be a petty OKC Thunder fan this season. I will make sure that all Thunder fans abide by these rules and will enforce them to the strictest letter of the law.
*Chant “MVP” when James Harden is at the free throw line. You heard me right. Normally, we reserve MVP chants for players on our own team. But not anymore. From here on out, we must chant “MVP” for James Harden to remind him of the fact that he doesn’t have a MVP trophy. Yes, all of the campaigning and whining from Daryl Morey, Harden, and everyone else in the Rockets organization fell on deaf ears as Westbrook was crowned the MVP in June. And that eats at Harden. The only thing he wants more than a MVP trophy is for the DJ to throw on Nicki Minaj at the club.
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*Call anyone defending the Warriors or Kevin Durant, Kevin Durant. I assume that every Thunder and NBA fan is already doing this, but if not, you’re now in violation of Thunder law. I hit my best friend with a “I’m on to you KD” text the other day after I caught him liking a Twitter post featuring Durant shooting lights out at practice. He claims he liked it to show a basketball novice just how skilled the best NBA players are compared to random guys in Serbia. But I’m on to you, KD.
*Buy Westbrook Lakers gear. Hey, Westbrook and Paul George are heading to the Lakers next year anyway, right? You’re just getting an early jump on that Lakers bandwagon. What’s that? Westbrook signed the tripe double extension and is staying in Oklahoma City for the next six seasons. Oh, guess the Lakers aren’t going to get him after all. Just like they haven’t gotten any major free agent in the last ten years despite “everyone wanting to come to LA.”
*Sympathize with LeBron James. You can do this by bringing a “We get it, LeBron” sign with a picture of Durant in Golden State and Kyrie in Boston. Or a “And he won with those cats” sign. Or a “Kyrie was shocked and bewildered” sign. Get creative. This is not only taking petty shots at Durant and Kyrie Irving, it’s also part of the LeBron recruiting process for next offseason.
*Listen to this from now until the end of time: