COMMENTARY
Chris Paul
(Mike Allen)

I was wrong, you were wrong. We were all wrong about this Oklahoma City Thunder team. Or perhaps all of our hopes for this NBA season came true? In any case, this season has been a success regardless of how it finishes, and with the way the team has been playing (34-22 and sixth in the Western Conference so far), it looks like it will be a fun run to the postseason. That’s just it, though. How could we have known that all of the young players would perform well above their heads under the guidance of a rejuvenated Chris Paul? For that matter, when has Chris Paul been this clutch?

I made a comic last summer describing the dire outlook for this season after Sam Presti traded his way into a far different roster and a haul of future first-round draft picks. At that point, we didn’t even know if Paul was going to play a game in a Thunder jersey. Now, just after the All Star break, I’m glad he has. I sincerely hope I’m not jinxing the team by writing and drawing this. I guess I’ll have to watch all of the remaining games to make sure.

Past Sundaze comics

Imagine that: New Oklahoma brand confuses some
Be careful searching, algorithm overlords are watching
Oklahoma’s recent liquor bicker confusing, even sober
Highway to the construction zone
All ears: OU basketball gets it right as Top Daug returns
Stitt, tribal leaders pack their poker faces for court
Cookie mishap: Santa high in the sky of Oklahoma
Blinded by the unholy headlights
The value of a car that gets you to and from work
The Cybertruck: Weird, different and polarizing
Ask Ludacris for input on new OKC area code
With the Sooner Schooner on blocks, it’s Top Daug time
NBA’s and players’ comments on China wimpy so far
Topless ruling has some blowing their tops in Oklahoma
New OKC food halls make for tough choices
A decade’s difference in the OKC concert scene
Park opening could get extreme with release of scissortails
Daddy, which side were you on in the Chicken War?
Rest or party? Sooners on Sunday a good conundrum
OKC aquarium idea destined for lackluster sequels?
MAPS 7: After pickleball stadium’s success, voters pitched Joystick Arena
Democrat Kombat: Whose soul will be whose?

  • Mike Allen is a graphic designer, painter, printer and tailor. He has a fine art degree from the University of Oklahoma.

  • Mike Allen is a graphic designer, painter, printer and tailor. He has a fine art degree from the University of Oklahoma.