cjmcallist wrote:Also, shout out to Clay Bennett. Seeing him last night was awesome. Getting emotional after the win, him declining the post-game national interview, and then watching Chet run over and hug him first thing after the game - those things spoke volumes.
Plus, none of this happens without him. One of the best.
I never met Bennet, but I did somewhat know Jay Scaramucci when I was in OKC. My father worked for Balon even before Jay took over the family business. Anyone that has watched a Thunder game sees their advertising. It is how I used to know some inside information about being able to go into the tax, or more specifically not being able to go into the tax for the first few years until the owners got some of their initial purchase price back out of the team. I had a few insights on how things worked. The ownership was, and I assume still is, completely hands off to the point that they don't know a transaction is happening or who is being drafted until the fans know through reporting. It is why you never hear me badmouth ownership because I am a big believer in hands off ownership and hiring the people and letting them work and then judging them on their work.
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