Ran Oliver

Sooners, Thunder, etc....mostly ig:ransomeo

[Rock Chartrand @RockChartrand]

Socialists aren't against work. They're against working. The work still needs to be done, they just prefer that someone else does it while they claim a right to the results.

[Geiger Capital @Geiger_Capital]

People need to understand…

Being put on a plane and flown back to your country is the most moderate and benevolent punishment for violating our laws and illegally entering our nations.

Mass deportations are the opposite of radical.
Want to see radical? Open a history book.

[Rock Chartrand @RockChartrand]

This is projection.

Capitalism doesn't reward the ability not to care. It rewards the ability to care about the things other people value.

To become wealthy in a free market, you have to care about customers, quality, prices, reputation, efficiency, innovation, competition, and whether people voluntarily choose what you're offering.

Anti capitalists often care about none of those things.

They don't care whether something is produced efficiently.

They don't care whether it creates value.

They don't care whether anyone earned it.

They don't care whether the exchange is voluntary.

They don't care whether the policy destroys incentives.

They care that someone else has more than they do.

The irony is that capitalism rewards serving others through trade.

Socialism rewards convincing politicians that someone else's success belongs to you.

[Ran Oliver @ransome9]

@dailythunder @EricPincus @BleacherReport People are insane. No one watches the games

[Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar]

Another regurgitated false narrative is OKC & San Antonio were built similarly through tanking.

OKC missed the playoffs 3 years:
#6 Giddey (traded for Caruso)
#2 Holmgren
#12➡️#10 Wallace (play-in)

Spurs missed the playoffs 6 years:
#11 Vassell
#12 Primo (play-in)
#9 Sochan (play-in)
#1 Wemby
#4 Castle
#2 Harper

[Ran Oliver @ransome9]

@all_things_OKC Ajay…but it’s a coin flip. I love Cason and he needs to be paid

[Spurs Jackals @SpursJackals]

Dear OKC,

We were blessed with the opportunity by @HEB to go to your city for game 7 and… wow.

Transparently, with all the responses we’ve gotten from OKC fans on here, we thought a lot of hate was waiting for us at Paycom but we couldn’t have been more wrong.

99% of your fans were so kind and welcoming, even congratulating each and every one of us after the win. The pregame chant battles were nothing but respectful and filled with friendly banter.

There is a common sentiment that you have some of the loudest fans in the NBA and that might just be true. Every single one of you on your feet the entire game, every single OKC fan in the shirt, and your use of the clappers is impeccable. An hour before tip and the arena was already full. We’re still biased towards San Antonio, but if we’re looking for a second place in crowd environment, you guys are up there.

We know that this will not be the last time we see OKC in a playoff run, I imagine it’ll be a fairly consistent thing, but after 12 games this season, your real fanbase definitely has our respect and we can’t help but tip our hat.

Thank you for being an amazing host to us, we hope all of your players get healthy, and can’t wait for the NBA’s newest big rivalry to continue.

P&L
-S

[Ran Oliver @ransome9]

@cfitzfox OKC has a policy as well

[Ran Oliver @ransome9]

@TheDunkCentral Are people just dumb?

[MD @mike_daddino]

You guys would be having a conniption if this was the other way around 😂😂

[Ran Oliver @ransome9]

@CAlmanza1007 Run the Carter Bryant highlights

[Andrew Schlecht @AndrewKSchlecht]

In the 2005 Playoffs Manu Ginobili had more FT made than FG made

Chauncey Billups did it 6 times in 03, 04, 06, 07, 08, 09

Dirk Nowitzki in '06

Jimmy Butler in 2020

James Harden '17, '15, '12

David Robinson in '99

Alonzo Mourning and Patrick Ewing in 00

Mutombo in 01

Tim Duncan in 02

Paul Pierce in 03

[Tyler @tylerbritton_]

Spurs/Thunder might be the most interesting chess match between two coaching staffs in NBA history.

The constant battle between the Spurs trying to keep Wemby at the basket, and the Thunder adjusting their spacing in each game to get him out.

The Spurs trying to keep Shai away from the middle of the floor and out of the paint completely, while the Thunder change screening angles, floor alignments, etc. to get him space to operate.

Then in Game 4, the Spurs going away from doubles, and the Thunder finding a way to consistently force 2 on the ball in Game 5.

On the other side, the Spurs trying to get Wemby free in the paint on offense, and the Thunder doing everything in their power to push him to the perimeter.

Every game of this series has looked completely different. It’s been a masterclass for anyone who cares about more than “falling” and ref discourse.

[Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar]

Thunder foul calls still being most of the media’s talking point after a Game 4 in which the Spurs shot 14 more free throws and a series in which the Spurs have a +17 free throw advantage total (+24 free throw advantage in their 2 wins) sums up the brokenness of OKC discourse.

[Ran Oliver @ransome9]

@Paulie927 @ZachLowe_NBA Having 1, 2, and 4 in three consecutive years is quite useful

[Ramin Nasibov @RaminNasibov]

getting paid after taxes

[Eddie Radosevich @Eddie_Rado]

⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

[Ran Oliver @ransome9]

@Cam_Jourdan JJ has been very good

[Ran Oliver @ransome9]

@hoopstonite @_JasonLT @TheVolumeSports Ajay will be in OKC for a long time and hasn’t sniffed his ceiling yet.