The Oklahoma Drill

THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: A Requiem for the Lebron James of Khris Middletons

Actually, during the podcast we decided that calling Paul George "the Lebron James of Khris Middletons" was unfair to Khris Middleton.

THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: PLAYER LABOR MOVEMENTS AND BUBBLE MAGIC

Two topics covered today: The recent union of the player-led #WeAreUnited and #WeWantToPlay movements and why this ultimately doesn't affect what happens to the college football season, and a lengthy check-in regarding the status of each NBA bubble team.

THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: BUBBLE PREVIEW

These are the days of miracle and wonder (Alex, Ryan and Sam preview the NBA Bubble)
This is the long distance call (The return of basketball is the only thing keeping us sane)
The way the camera follows us in slo-mo (We talk about the players making the best of their accomodations)

he way we look to us all (And the teams that could benefit from the bubble setting)

The way we look to a distant constellation (we try to trade Chris Paul again)
That's dying in a corner of the sky (To the Sixers, again)
These are the days of miracle and wonder (there is also a cheap throwaway reference to this Paul Simon song)
And don't cry, baby, don't cry
Don't cry

THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: YOU SHOULD HAVE WORN A MASK

Alex, Ryan, and Nathan become the bearers of bad news for those who were still hoping for a fall season for college football.

THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: PROTEST AND BASKETBALL DISNEYWORLD

Alex and Ryan reflect on the protests surrounding the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Tony McDade, among others, at the hands of police, how they intersect with sports, what we think of the OU coaching staff's response, and how white dudes like us should be behaving in this moment.

After that, we talk through the NBA's plan to reopen its season in Orlando and the implications it has for the Thunder before launching into a discussion about the Thunder's long-term strategy.

THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: TOP 20 NBA PLAYERS

Alex, Ryan, and Sam take on a two-hour odyssey examining the top-20 players in the NBA.

THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: GOAT DEBATE SIMULATOR 2020

Alex, Nathan, and Ryan talk about the only sports thing happening right now: the 1992 Olympics, and how to approach the question of who can be called the Greatest of All Time.

THE OKLAHOMA DRILL PRESENTS: CRISIS ERA: DRAFTPOD

Alex, Nathan, and Sam talk through the NFL draft, a sports thing. They are precious and few.

THE OKLAHOMA DRILL: CRISIS ERA: EPISODE TWO

ALL HANDS ON DECK for a podcast about nothing. Time has lost all meaning. We call Bob Stoops overrated in this one.

THE OKLAHOMA DRILL: CRISIS ERA: EPISODE ONE

There are no sports, on account of a pandemic for which our society was woefully unprepared. Alex and Ryan discuss: