Today was the day it finally hit me. I didn’t want to believe it, and as a self-proclaimed realist-leaning-on-the-side-of-pessimist I’m embarrassed it took me this long to realize the obvious.
This team is the definition of mediocre. I’m not saying this as a slight. In fact, it’s a compliment in its own weird way.
History says the Thunder shouldn’t be fighting for the five spot (word to Mike Breen). When teams lose superstars in the ilk of Kevin Durant for nothing, they tend to bottom out. But because Russell Westbrook is a cyborg, us Thunder fans have been led to believe this team still can compete at the highest level.