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Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:20 pm EDT

GTAS comics: OKC Thunder blunder

By J.E. Skeets


Garbage Time All-Stars is by Mark Haven Britt and Josh Frankel: two cartoonists, illustrators and basketball fans. GTAS post a new NBA comic on Ball Don't Lie every week during the season, but for more wit and drawings check out garbagetimeallstars.com. Also, you can buy Mark's critically-acclaimed graphic novel, Full Color, at Amazon.

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  1. Bill
    1. Posted by Bill Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:04 pm EDT

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    first!
    no kidding thunder thats as lame as that time i wrote a comment
  2. Russell
    2. Posted by Russell Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:42 pm EDT

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    I don't get it.
  3. YF
    3. Posted by YF Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:58 pm EDT

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    That is a lame cartoon, makes no sense.
  4. The X-man
    4. Posted by The X-man Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:38 pm EDT

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    I understand the humor in this... OKC is gonna be a huge joke with this logo and colors... At least they'll have AC/DC for their soundtrack, the only plus thus far...
  5. Abe
    5. Posted by Abe Thu Sep 03, 2009 2:44 pm EDT

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    gary payton ftw
  6. holypaladin0228
    6. Posted by holypaladin0228 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:20 pm EDT

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    sigh, its just saying the owners are idiots.. that they aren't serious about the team, and that they didn't make a 'good faith effort' to keep the team in Seattle.
    ( and Gary Payton felt something foul alluva sudden after those two had their conversation )
  7. holypaladin0228
    7. Posted by holypaladin0228 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:20 pm EDT

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    sigh, its just saying the owners are idiots.. that they aren't serious about the team, and that they didn't make a 'good faith effort' to keep the team in seattle.
    ( and gary payton felt something foul alluva sudden after those two had their conversation )
  8. innocuousman178
    8. Posted by innocuousman178 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:24 pm EDT

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    This comic strip is about 6 months too late. Life goes on Seattle. Build a decent arena and you'll get another NBA team.
  9. KenC
    9. Posted by KenC Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:00 pm EDT

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    Guess I'll pass on Mark's critically-acclaimed graphic novel.
  10. JWil
    10. Posted by JWil Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:31 pm EDT

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    Wow, I love the hate directed at Oklahoma City.
    I'll think of this cartoon and laugh -- from my seats in the Ford Center -- 41 times over this season.
  11. Roivon
    11. Posted by Roivon Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:30 pm EDT

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    JWil, the hate's not towards OKC, it's towards Clay Bennett and the Thunder ownership who disgraced the team.
  12. !!
    12. Posted by !! Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:48 pm EDT

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    I almost Thought they were trying to diss Payton if you look at the name of the Pub, but yea to little to late the owner knew what he was doing I just can't believe the NBA has moved to freaking OKC
  13. money
    13. Posted by money Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:42 pm EDT

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    people are really mad because okc has a lot to cheer about ever since the hornets left we have been waiting our turn to be on the big stage and now everyone wants to hate because we have our own team and seattle doesn't. well i say stop crying and trying to put us down and tell seattle to build a new arena and maybe this wouldn't have happened
  14. Nitpin
    14. Posted by Nitpin Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:37 pm EDT

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    don't make me laugh, this whole thing is not about clay Bennett or the fact that Seattle has been a thorn in the side of the NBA for a long time, or the good people of OKC that he know nothing about. j.e. skeets is a shameless self promoter trying to tap into the disgruntled fans of Seattle. everything i have read of his is more about him with no real insight about basketball.
  15. Santosias
    15. Posted by Santosias Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:21 pm EDT

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    that was soooooooooo lame. wow.
  16. PdxCobra
    16. Posted by PdxCobra Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:05 pm EDT

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    HAHAHAHAHAHAH
    Awesome post!!!
    Love the "I don't get it" posts. Please. Don't post in the future.
  17. DalaiLamaPoo
    17. Posted by DalaiLamaPoo Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:45 pm EDT

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    Wheres Bensons blog?
  18. Chris
    18. Posted by Chris Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:26 pm EDT

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    Hopefully we can get one of Houston's teams. I love dem hurricanes. Katrina made us big time.
  19. K to the 10
    19. Posted by K to the 10 Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:45 pm EDT

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    OKC Thunder? REALLY? I don't this the GS Warrior's mascot is going to like that one. I'm disappointed in the NBA for allowing the change to occur. It's as lame as the Houston Texans.
  20. nbafan
    20. Posted by nbafan Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:40 pm EDT

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    OKC Thunder? LOL
    What a sad bunch of fans living in a minor league city. Can dish it out and can't take it, typical okies. If you can bash the hell out of hurricane victims in the days after Katrina over a basketball team then you have to be prepared to take some shots when you steal a beloved 40 year old NBA franchise.
    OKC fans .......... if you hadn't jumped all over New Orleans and Seattle maybe people wouldn't be giving you such a hard time. Instead you showed your true classless colors, sad.
  21. GHumes
    21. Posted by GHumes Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:14 pm EDT

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    I hope you had your performance review with your manager before you did this cartoon...
  22. GREGORY
    22. Posted by GREGORY Thu Sep 03, 2009 11:02 pm EDT

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    Yup and the and all the names you call OKC won't matter because they still have a team!
    Skeets, have you ever been to OKC?
  23. cmmprime79
    23. Posted by cmmprime79 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:27 pm EDT

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    Teams move. GET OVER IT!!! Beyond everything else, this is a business. Seattle wouldn't support their team, so the team found a city that would. As far as the logo and colors, who cares. Judge this team on their play, not what they wear.
  24. phishin_for_dave
    24. Posted by phishin_for_dave Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:10 pm EDT

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    the oklahomo thunder... hmmm chocolate thunder????
    never understood why the league wanted to go to OKC or that desolate part of the country (OK, Kansas, Nebraska)
    went to Memphis b/c so many HS kids were legends, but couldn't go to college... then put the 1 year rule in place...
    leave it up to attorneys...
  25. Dejaun J
    25. Posted by Dejaun J Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:24 pm EDT

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    This was a stupid comic strip. The team name sucks but, this strip was terrible

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