I have decided after a lot of thought to diversify what I write about. I have spent this year primarily writing about news with the Rangers. I have really enjoyed doing that and when news comes with the team I will get back to writing about it. I am also a devoted fan of the Oklahoma City Thunder and every time I think about their slow start and what this season could be, I want to write about it. So I will start writing about OKC Thunder basketball as well as keeping up with the latest news coming from Arlington as it pertains to the Texas Rangers.

As far as my background with the Thunder it goes back to the day the team moved here back in 2008. I have spent my entire life in the Oklahoma City metro area. This is where I have lived, went to school, and graduated from college. That entire time I lived with the thought that our city would be nothing more than just a minor league city. We had minor league baseball teams, hockey teams, arena football league teams, roller hockey teams, and finally basketball teams. I never thought I would get to see OKC host a major league sports team. In 2008 it happened and I couldn’t believe it. I kept waiting for the shoe to drop or for something to happen and it be taken away, but nothing of the sort has happened. The Thunder have brought a renewed vitality and energy to our city. In my childhood I always grew up with 2 different seasons in our state, Football season and football off-season. Now with the Thunder there is excitement around the city and state all year long. It has been a thrill to see our team grow up from the young team that started 3-29 in 2008 to an annual Western Conference Finalist and one of a handful of teams that year in and year out has a shot to win the NBA Championship. Ever since seeing the team just come up short in Game 6 against the Spurs last May I have been looking forward to this season.

That brings me to the present day. Seeing player after player go down with injury, the team start to lose all these close games that they are accustomed to winning, and the record bottom out at 3-12 made me wonder if they would be able to come back from this. Then Westbrook came back last Friday and Durant came back on Tuesday and all hope was restored. Now instead of would they be able to come back from this, the narrative flips to how great of a story will this be if in June they are the ones hoisting the Larry O’ Brien trophy. If after all of this that has happened they are able to rebound and win the title that would be an unbelievable story. One that I want to write about on a regular basis. One that I want to chronicle as we move forward through this season. That is what I am going to do starting today.

Today the record stands at 5-13 and they will be facing the Philadelphia 76ers tonight as they try to start the climb back to being .500. It will not be an easy climb, and there will be peaks and valleys along the way, but this feels like it could be a really special season for the Thunder. For the first time since the 2009-2010 season they will be the hunters and not the hunted. I am looking forward to the next several weeks and months as this team moves forward through the season. There will be so much intrigue and drama with every game. All of these games will feel like must wins and I can’t wait to write about it. Hopefully, this will be a fun season and I will not curse this team like I felt like I cursed the Rangers 2014 season. I will continue to write about the Rangers when there is any news. There should be news coming from the winter meetings next week. We will see what Jon Daniels and his crew will do. For the most part though I will be writing about the Oklahoma City Thunder and their games as they try to climb back up the standings.