Thunder analysis from the kids at Oklahoma State University's basketball camps

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Basketball experts are not hard to find in Oklahoma State University's Gallagher-Iba Arena, but the OSU summer camps provide the perfect opportunity to take Oklahoma City Thunder analysis to a new level.

A level that might be a few feet shorter, but no less valuable.

"Come on, let's make a shot, let's make a shot," says Graham West, a 9-year-old with an inner monologue as he runs around the court.

West and all the others at camp have never known an Oklahoma without the Thunder.

While the team that came here in 2008 is new by adult standards, these kids are lifelong fans.

"I've always been a Thunder fan," said West. "Well, I can't remember when I was a baby, but I can remember every day since."

Watch the full interview with this 9-year-old fan here:

The last time the Thunder made the finals was 2012, so this NBA finals is also the first time these fans get to experience it with the OKC Thunder.

That gives them the credibility to complain a bit.

"It was hard and it was hard to take them seriously," said Hunter Lang about the years his team wasn't winning.

"Now that they're getting really good, the Thunder is always on in our house," said Evy Ambrose, who showed up to camp wearing an SGA jersey.

While at camp, the players learn elevated basketball skills, but they also learn about the mental game, something SJ says the Thunder are teaching her, too.

And while the one boy wearing a Pacers jersey was not cheered for, they know it was all in good fun.

One young fan just shook his head and frowned for several seconds when asked what he thought of the Pacers.

But even with the losses, these athletes have faith.

"It's going to be a dogfight, but we're gonna be the ones who want it more," said SJ.

They'll be watching, at least until bedtime.

"I go home, watch until halftime because I have to go to bed after that," said West, "And I begged them to stay up."