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Well, that was a bummer.  We're giving an unfiltered recap of the Thunder's heartbreaking game 6 elimination, complete with talk of the controversial non-call in the final few seconds, the disappearance of Playoff P, Melo problems and all our love for Russell Westbrook. We also take a guess of what the future might hold for the team and our guest, Olivia Panchal, gives us her flaming hot take on PG's free agency. Connect to this episode's guest:  Olivia Panchal | @oliviapanchal If you like the show, SUBSCRIBE NOW and a new episode will be delivered straight to your podcast app of choice each week!  We would also really appreciate if you took a moment to rate us and leave a review on iTunes. Simply rating the show helps spread it to a wider audience. Host/booking, Brandon Rahbar - @thunderbloggin  Editor/Producer, Rachael Jamison - @rachjamison

We're recapping that historic game 5 Thunder comeback with John Napier of DailyThunder.com.  Connect to this episode's guest:  John Napier | @ajohnnapier If you like the show, SUBSCRIBE NOW and a new episode will be delivered straight to your podcast app of choice each week!  We would also really appreciate if you took a moment to rate us and leave a review on iTunes. Simply rating the show helps spread it to a wider audience. Host/booking, Brandon Rahbar - @thunderbloggin  Editor/Producer, Rachael Jamison - @rachjamison

Ugh. I guess we've gotta talk about it. Host Brandon Rahbar and Weston Shepherd of DailyThunder.com reluctantly recap game 4, what (if anything) the Thunder can do to push this series to a game 6, and what the future looks like for OKC.  Connect to this episode's guest:  Weston Shepherd | @wshep If you like the show, SUBSCRIBE NOW and a new episode will be delivered straight to your podcast app of choice each week!  We would also really appreciate if you took a moment to rate us and leave a review on iTunes. Simply rating the show helps spread it to a wider audience. Host/booking, Brandon Rahbar - @thunderbloggin  Editor/Producer, Rachael Jamison - @rachjamison

Host Brandon Rahbar and Matt Craig of DailyThunder.com break down what went wrong for the Thunder in game 3 and what needs to be corrected for them to even up the series in a "must-win" game 4.   Connect to this episode's guest:  Matt Craig | @mrmattcraig If you like the show, SUBSCRIBE NOW and a new episode will be delivered straight to your podcast app of choice each week!  We would also really appreciate if you took a moment to rate us and leave a review on iTunes. Simply rating the show helps spread it to a wider audience. Host/booking, Brandon Rahbar - @thunderbloggin  Editor/Producer, Rachael Jamison - @rachjamison

Host Brandon Rahbar and Olivia Panchal of DailyThunder.com talk bad refs, bad shots and why OKC needs to rebound.  Connect to this episode's guest:  Olivia Panchal | @oliviapanchal If you like the show, SUBSCRIBE NOW and a new episode will be delivered straight to your podcast app of choice each week!  We would also really appreciate if you took a moment to rate us and leave a review on iTunes. Simply rating the show helps spread it to a wider audience. Host/booking, Brandon Rahbar - @thunderbloggin  Editor/Producer, Rachael Jamison - @rachjamison

The Brandons are back! Brandon Rahbar and David Brandon of DailyThunder.com discuss all things OKC's big game 1 win, including Playoff P and Adams vs. Gobert.  Connect to this episode's guest: David Brandon | @birdrightsnba If you like the show, SUBSCRIBE NOW and a new episode will be delivered straight to your podcast app of choice each week! We would also really appreciate if you took a moment to rate us and leave a review on iTunes. Simply rating the show helps spread it to a wider audience. FOLLOW MPN ON SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter // Facebook Host & booking, Brandon Rahbar - @thunderbloggin Editor/Producer, Rachael Jamison - @rachjamison

Topics:  Rank the best five players in this series from 1-5.  What should be the Thunder's biggest worry/biggest strength this series?  What should be the Jazz's biggest worry/biggest strength this series? Who is the X-factor for each team? A lot has been made about the budding rivalry and ongoing debate between Donovan Mitchell and Ben Simmons for Rookie of the Year. Who should win, who will be better long term? Do you see some Russell Westbrook in Donovan Mitchell? One of the biggest keys in this series will be Rudy Gobert vs. Steven Adams. How do you think they compare and who will make the biggest difference in this series? Thunder play by play man Brian Davis was suspended one game over his use of the phrase "cotton picking mind." Does the punishment fit the crime? Who wins this series and in how many games? If you like the show, SUBSCRIBE NOW and a new episode will be delivered straight to your podcast app of choice each week! We would also really appreciate if you took a moment to ra

On episode 34, host Brandon Rahbar is joined by the head cheese of DailyThunder.com and Up the Thunder, Weston Shepherd, as well as Daily Thunder's 5th or 6th best contributor, John Napier. Topics: Thoughts on Sunday's OKC vs. Portland game Does OKC have a Melo problem? Do they have a Donovan problem? There are three days off before the next game. With this mini-break, what's the Thunder's record over the final 7 games? That Boston loss could possibly end up looming large in seeding. In a season filled with heartbreaking losses and blown leads, where does that one rank? Of all the possible first-round opponents, who would you most want to face? Least want to face? Houston or Golden State: who would you rather face in the second round? Russ is likely going to finish very close but ultimately short of averaging another triple-double for the season. But he hasn't gotten any love this year. Are people underrating and taking Russ for granted? Or have his critics been validated by OKC's disappointing season a

On this episode, host Brandon Rahbar is joined by special guest, DailyThunder.com contributor David Brandon and one of Brandon's former radio co-hosts, Jacob Mann (aka Lil' J Rock). Topics: What should we take away from Saturday night's Warrior game? Did Zaza intentionally fall on Russ? Is he a dirty player? Is the trio of Huestis, Abrines, and Ferguson the worst SG rotation you've ever seen in the NBA? Are the Thunder going to make a buyout move? If so, for who? The 3 – 10 seeds are pretty much a tossup. Where do the Thunder finish? Does it matter if it's not in the 7th or 8th spot? Connect to this week's guests: David Brandon - @birdrightsnba Jacob Mann - @jacobismann If you like the show, SUBSCRIBE NOW and a new episode will be delivered straight to your podcast app of choice each week. We would also really appreciate if you took a moment to rate us and leave a review on iTunes. Simply rating the show helps spread it to a wider audience. Want to be a guest on MPN? DM us on Twitter! FOLLOW MPN ON SOCIAL

This week, host Brandon Rahbar welcomes back special guest, DailyThunder.com contributor Olivia Panchal in her second podcast appearance ever. He's also joined by certified Scottish sex panther, Niall. Topics: The Thunder go into the All-Star Break at 33-26. What are your overall thoughts on the season and the team so far? OKC is 2 games out of the 3 seed…. And 1.5 games out of the 9 seed. Where does the Thunder end up at the end of the season? What is the Thunder's biggest flaw? How can they improve coming out of the break? Much was made about the Thunder not making any moves at the trade deadline. Reports came out that teams wanted Terrance Ferguson but Presti refused to trade him - good idea or bad idea? Who do you think the Thunder will get from the buyout market? Who should they get? Will it make a difference? What will make this a successful Thunder season?   Connect to this week's guests: Olivia Panchal - @OliviaPanchal Niall - @niallrj If you like the show, SUBSCRIBE NOW and a new episode will

This week, host Brandon Rahbar and producer Rachael Jamison are joined by special guest, DailyThunder.com contributor Olivia Panchal in her first podcast appearance ever! Topics: A game like a one-point win over a bad Brooklyn team… is that a positive or a negative? The Thunder are on a 5 game win streak, the longest in the NBA. I hate to say the phrase, but I have to: have they "turned the corner"? Paul George didn't make the All-Star game. Some talking heads are saying that's a bad look on OKC that he couldn't make it on this team. Do you think that kind of thing plays into his decision? The question is: SHOULD Paul George have made the All-Star game? If so, who from the West should he have made it over? OKC blew out the Cavs. Is that more an indication of how great the Thunder can be or how much trouble the Cavs are in right now? Or both? The Thunder close this week with a home game against the Wizards tonight, a road game in Detroit on Saturday and a home game against the 76ers on Sunday.

We're back from the holiday break and Brandon is talking Thunder with one of his top 3 favorite guests, Jon Hamm of the OKC Dream Team podcast and one of his top 40 favorite guests, Bobby Chancellor, random dude. (Jokes!) Topics: OKC kinda seems to be a Jekyll and Hyde team right now. Any given night, they can beat a contender by double digits or lose to a lottery team by double digits. Why the inconsistency and which do you think is the real OKC? The defense has been great all season and the offense was an issue. The last few weeks, it's been the opposite. Just a symptom of missing Roberson or is there more to it? Word is the Thunder won't trade Paul George at the deadline. Good move or bad move? Are the odds of OKC keep PG better with the drama and losing in LA? What do you think OKC needs at the deadline this year? What kinds of moves can you see Presti making? Any chance OKC can catch the Spurs or Rockets for the 3 seed while Harden is out and San Antonio is getting Kawhi back to sorts? Do they even pass

Christmas is a time to be with family, so this week host Brandon Rahbar is joined by the rest of the MPN team, producer Rachael Jamison and our resident Ed McMahon, John Napier.  Topics: OKC just had a blowout win against Utah and is 8 - 3 in their last 11 games. Has the team finally turned a corner? Russ vs. Jerami - who's the best dunker? The competition in the Northwest division is fierce. Who will come out on top? There's been a lot of chatter about whether or not Paul George should be traded at the deadline, assuming the team is still struggling. Are you for or against that trade? Let's take a moment and dream about having Trae Young on the Thunder, shall we? Atlanta, at Utah and home against the Rockets on Christmas - what's the Thunder's record over the next three games? Join the conversation and view full show notes at dailythunder.com/MPNpod! If you like the show, SUBSCRIBE NOW and a new episode will be delivered straight to your podcast app of choice each week! We would also really appreciat

Our special guest this week is our good friend Weston Shepard, runner of the two best Thunder sites on the planet: Daily Thunder and Up The Thunder. As always, we also feature an OKC Thunder fan on the show, and this week that honor goes to Anderson Daniel, an OKC fan relocated to New York City. TOPICS: The Thunder had a good win over the Pacers tonight. So the Thunder are 1-0 on their revenge road trip. Let's all talk about the game, namely about how great Steven Adams is. The good: Thunder have won 6 of 8. The bad: the two they dropped were to the Nets and the Hornets. The good: Thunder have kind of reversed trends and come back from 17 against the Jazz and 20 against the Grizz. The bad: they can't seem to reach .500, every time they get 1 game away, they lose. What is going on with this rollercoaster ride and when will it be fixed, if at all? Everyone is asking what's wrong with the Thunder. I have a theory though… is it as simple as the Big 3 aren't shooting well? Or am I wrong? All Thunder fans

This week we're joined by "Special Writer" Matt Craig of Daily Thunder and The Athletic as well as Josh Craig - no relation.    Topics:   Regarding the recent Spurs game - is there such a thing as a moral loss, or is a win a win?    Donovan mentioned that he liked the way the team played (moving the ball, etc.) against the Spurs, but the shots just weren't falling. Is that just coach speak or is there something to it?    The Thunder have 2 wins in a row. Is a streak finally coming? Or does it end this week?    Everyone assumed that maybe the Thunder's two best bench players this year would be Abrines and Patterson, but they might be the two that have struggled the most. Will either, both or neither turn things around?    Who is the Thunder's best player right now - Russell Westbrook, Paul George or... wait for it... Steven Adams?    We are a quarter into the season now. Give me your updated OKC record prediction.    Connect to this wee

Coming off of an incredible win against the Warriors, the Thunder suffered the worst loss of the season against the Mavs. Is it finally time to press the panic button? That is the question. This week our special guest is KFOR sports reporter, Nikki Kay and as always, we a feature a Thunder fan on the show, and this week that honor goes to Jake Jarrell — an OKC guy relocated to Dallas, Texas. Topics: First things first, is it time for Thunder fans to panic. Why or why not? What do you see as the biggest issue for this Thunder team and how can they correct it? Will they? As bad as a disappointing 8-11 record and all these blown leads and losses to teams like the Mavericks and Kings feel… let's take a moment to appreciate that Warriors blow out win. Where does that one rank in all-time OKC regular season wins? I think many fans thought the Warriors blow out win would be the thing that turned the season around. Was that game an outlier or a peek into the potential of this team? Call your shot: what will the Thun

On this week's show, we talk OKC vs. Chicago and the prospects of both the Thunder and Bulls for the rest of the season. We'll also get some inside stories of past Thunder teams with our featured guest. Our special guest this week is Darnell Mayberry, current Chicago Bulls beat writer for The Athletic.com, and former Thunder beat writer for The Daily Oklahoman. He's also the author of a new book - 100 Things Thunder Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die. As always, we also feature an OKC Thunder fan on the show, and this week that honor goes to Brandon Serraile, an OKC guy relocated to Dallas, Texas. Darnell's new book is available online here or you can meet the man himself and get an autographed copy at these upcoming signings: Thursday, November 16th at the BSU in Langston, OK Saturday, November 18th at Best of Books in Edmond, OK; noon – 2:00 pm Connect to this week's guest: Darnell Mayberry - @darnellmayberry | The Athletic Join the conversation and view full show notes at dailythunder.com/MPNpod

This week's episode was inspired by, well, pretty much every game the Thunder have played this season.  Our special guest this week is Bobby Chancellor, special contributor to Welcome to Loud City, Last Chance on DT, and the guy I like to beat in 21, one-on-one and 3-point-contests every weekend. We're also joined by the Quincy Jones of Mister Presti's Neighborhood's, Rachael Jamison.    TOPICS: The hot topic today is the refs. Melo's ejections, no calls on Russ, the bad calls at the end of the Wolves game, other team getting free throws every game. Russ says they're not called the same way. Even Billy spoke up. Is there something to this? Do you still believe in this team to right the ship? By point differential, they should be a top 3 team in the league, but they are 4-5. So, what is the biggest issue with the Thunder right now—refs, chemistry, rotations, what? A look at the rest of this week - at Kings, at Nuggets, home against the Clippers, home against the Mavs. What will the Thunders rec

In this special spooky episode we will cover such scary topics such as Steven Adams' domination, Andre Roberson's struggles and Paul George's semi-struggles and the ghost of Kyle Singler. (Not really on that last one.) Our special guest is Andrew Schlecht, the host of fellow Thunder podcasts Down to Dunk and the OKC Dream Team. We're also joined Mr. Presti's Neighborhood's Ed McMahon, John Napier.   TOPICS: Currently sitting at 2-2, what's your thoughts on the young Thunder season so far?  Any worries at all about Paul George?  Dre seems to be losing minutes to Huestis and Abrines. Think it's a trend that continues or will Dre be back up to his regular minutes soon? Is Steven Adams going to make people start saying that OKC has a Big 4? Connect to this week's guests: Andrew Schlecht - @AndrewKSchlecht John Napier - @ajohnnapier Join the conversation and view full show notes at dailythunder.com/MPNpod! If you like the show, SUBSCRIBE NOW and a new episode will be delivered straight to your po

In this week's episode we will cover topics such as OKC's offensive chemistry, Paul George's future, the emergence of Josh Huestis and 2017-2018 season predictions. Our special guest this week is David Brandon, a self professed NBA salary cap nerd and editor and writer for the basketball blog 16WinsARing.com. We're also joined Daily Thunder community comments legend, Justin. Join the conversation and view full show notes at dailythunder.com/MPNpod!   Connect to this week's guest: David Brandon - @birdrightsnba If you like the show, SUBSCRIBE NOW and a new episode will be delivered straight to your podcast app of choice each week! We would also really appreciate if you took a moment to rate us and leave a review on iTunes. Simply rating the show helps spread it to a wider audience. Comments or questions? Want to be a guest on MPN? Call us at 405-633-0558 or DM us. FOLLOW MPN ON SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter // Facebook // Instagram Host, Brandon Rahbar - @thunderbloggin Editor/Producer, Rachael Jamison - @ra