Thunder's only weakness is how hard it is to tune in and watch them play
Judging by net rating and league history, the shock will be if they don't win it all
The Oklahoma City Thunder have a serious weakness.
Yes, they claim the league’s best record and best net rating, perhaps a better tool than wins and losses at determining worth.
They claim the league’s MVP favorite in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who may not be averaging a triple double like Denver’s Nikola Jokic, but leads the league in scoring at 32.6 points per outing despite playing fewer minutes than his next 13 chasers; only one of whom, Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards, has appeared in more games (52) and still Edwards has missed two of the Timberwolves’ 54 while Gilgeous-Alexander has missed just one of OKC’s 52.
But there’s a weakness.
Unless you still rely on Cox for your cable, or DirectTV for satellite or streaming, the only way to catch all the games is to invest in the FanDuel sports app for a monthly price that doesn’t make sense if you grew up watching your favorite teams on your broadcast provider of choice like most of us did.
Heck, just 5 or 10 years ago it was far easier to watch Texas Ranger or St. Louis Cardinal baseball in Oklahoma than it is to watch the Thunder right now.
It’s a problem because they really are the best team in the NBA and really are the favorites to claim Oklahoma City’s first major league championship. In fact, they should be much bigger favorites than they are.
Says Draft Kings, OKC is +230 to claim the crown, which means a $100 wager would net you $230 were the Thunder to do it.
The Celtics are next at +235, followed by the Cavaliers at +750. Nobody’s better than +1,000 after that and that’s the Knicks, who OKC’s beaten twice by a combined 45 points.
Why should the Thunder be even bigger favorites?
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