OKC Thunder need Russell Westbrook and Paul George to fail immediately

All teams are square

Many fans may think this whole idea is absurd. They’ll scoff in disgust at the mere thought of hoping Westbrook and George fall out of sync with their own standards of performance. It’s not hoped, mind you. It’s growing pains – unwanted but useful preparation. Some of you may still belittle this whole idea and complain of the potential for losing multiple games that cost the Thunder it’s current seeding in the Western Conference.

Fear not, Loud City, because none of it matters. The regular season sees all teams start with a 0-0 record. The playoffs are no different and are their own season. In fact, it even has a different name – the postseason. The playoffs are their own entity and should be treated as such. Playoff seeding simply doesn’t matter. Be it first or eighth seed, every team starts a brand new series, i.e. season at 0-0.

Not convinced? You’d still rather play the number six seed in the first round? At some point, the Thunder will have to beat out the number one seeded Golden State Warriors en route to the NBA Finals. To beat out the detested, yet golden standard, Warriors in round one would make a grandiose statement to the rest of the league that the OKC Thunder are in it to win it and will not settle for less.

Playoff-P can have the opportunity to make headlines as MVPG, and as far as Westbrook is concerned, something tells me he would say “Why not?”