{"id":7759,"date":"2020-02-27T11:26:20","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T17:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=7759"},"modified":"2020-02-27T23:16:19","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T05:16:19","slug":"do-not-fool-yourself-on-the-okc-thunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=7759","title":{"rendered":"Do not fool yourself on the OKC Thunder&#8230;.."},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Did Oklahoma City General Manager Sam Presti contemplate that when he put together this 2019-2020 edition, the 12th for the team on Reno Avenue, he might have a better team than the one in the previous year, abet without the two superstars that consumed the team the past two seasons?<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">And with that,\u00a0 the Thunder would not only be a nudge better, but in reality, from Thanksgiving to today, the third best, by win\/loss record, team in the Association?\u00a0 Make no mistake about what is happening in OKC.<\/span><\/h6>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Thunder are not only good but are a tough team to take down on any given night. 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