On The Oklahoman's Comparison of the Hornets and Thunder.

The NBA season kicks off tonight and we're one day away from the Thunder's debut. I can't believe it's finally here. I'm so proud of this city and hope we represent the team as well as they hopefully represent us. We're all in this together.

Here's an article from Darnell Mayberry of The Oklahoman comparing the first Hornets team to this first Thunder team.

I agree with everything except Bostjan Nachbar vs. Johan Petro being a Hornets advantage. Nachbar's stint was short lived and he was a sharpshooter. However, Petro is going to fill a huge void right away. He can run the floor, shoot and grab some boards. He was easily the best surprise of the preseason for the Thunder. I don't remember ever thinking, "Damn, I sure am glad the Hornets have Admiral Nachbar." That nickname was his single biggest redeeming feature. I also think that even though they weren't compared in the article, Petro is this team's David West. The 2005-2006 version of David West. Let's not get carried away.

I also would tend to disagree that Brandon Bass vs. DJ White is an advantage for the Thunder. We've never seen White take the court due to his jaw problem and we won't for months. And saying Bass was a wide-eyed rookie prone to mistakes, while true, is not really a valid argument given that he was at the very least a usable body. That alone makes him better than DJ at this point. White isn't even useful for a practice punching bag.

Hopefully this will change.