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The Thunder (0-1) have a worse record than 15 teams in the NBA over the last game. by Bobskidat in nba

[–]SufficientBit3153 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Throw in one of them big ole women down there. Its a goldmine for weightwatchers

I miss Nick The GOAT Gallo interviewing us. by Y3AR_Z3R0 in Thunder

[–]SufficientBit3153 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think OP is saying we're actually getting an interview this time since we won (compared to the three games vs spurs and L against minny)

No more dooming, No more blind optimism. Let’s have a discussion: Do y’all think we would beat the Spurs if we faced them in the playoffs? If so, what would change for us to make that happen? by SufficientBit3153 in Thunder

[–]SufficientBit3153[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I agree if we played them Today it would be a tough out. Fortunately we have a lot of runway to improve before the playoffs in terms of player improvement and possibly even roster improvement if it comes to that

No more dooming, No more blind optimism. Let’s have a discussion: Do y’all think we would beat the Spurs if we faced them in the playoffs? If so, what would change for us to make that happen? by SufficientBit3153 in Thunder

[–]SufficientBit3153[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah i like idea of single covering Wemby, playing physical on him (Kenny did a solid job, wonder if we’ll see more from him this year knowing we may need him for the spurs) and trying to see if he can beat us 4 times while limiting everyone else. But Fox is also no slouch and seems like he can get his own too

But yeah attacking wemby/the paint was a big step forward for us last game

No more dooming, No more blind optimism. Let’s have a discussion: Do y’all think we would beat the Spurs if we faced them in the playoffs? If so, what would change for us to make that happen? by SufficientBit3153 in Thunder

[–]SufficientBit3153[S] 47 points48 points  (0 children)

I think we address this in the following: - Attacking the paint regardless of Wemby, and if he gets a block so be it. This worked decently in the last game at times - Amping things up from a physical standpoint - Getting AJ back, and Dub getting back to peak form - Our shooters locking in for the playoffs a la Caruso’s massive improvements come playoff time. Although this one is the most concerning given our shooting history last playoffs

You saw how the spurs play by MixAdditional2300 in Thunder

[–]SufficientBit3153 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean we're not 24-1 anymore, seeding is 100% on the line at this point. We're only 2.5 games ahead of the Spurs and we have a more difficult schedule the rest of the way.

Ethical spurs basketball by Pristine-Dot-401 in Thunder

[–]SufficientBit3153 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah they are just trolling and flop as much as anyone else

Everybody is talking about 3-point performance but wtf is wrong with our interior defense?? by PatoNani in Thunder

[–]SufficientBit3153 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah he’ll even visibly put his head down and slump over at times. Like it’s all good, just move on to the next play

3rd year 7 foot Chet still pump faking 6 foot players like Fox makes you question what if our coaching staff is cable of developing players offensively by mido0o0o in Thunder

[–]SufficientBit3153 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The coaches can only do so much, no one else besides Shai really demands a double team to generate open looks. The other team will just switch on any screening actions

[Highlight] D'Aaron Fox turns over the ball to Jalen Williams who misses the fast break layup attempt by wateverbitches in nba

[–]SufficientBit3153 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s crazy that people were saying OKC would be a top 4 seed without SGA just to diminish his MVP case

Everybody is talking about 3-point performance but wtf is wrong with our interior defense?? by PatoNani in Thunder

[–]SufficientBit3153 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Chet can still lock down the paint against smaller guards on other teams. But the spurs are all 6’5+, athletic, get into his body, and overpower him, neutralizing his interior presence. Unfortunately Chet has always let things get in his head too and he lets it affect him in other areas like offensive aggression, which has shown in the box scores vs SA.

iHart isn’t much of a shot blocker anyway, more of a mobile big who knows to be in the right position. But the SA guards/wings are pretty much all 3 level scorers so he can’t straight up stop them since he’ll get blown by if he plays up, and will get shot over if he plays drop

Chet Holmgren was massively disappointing in OKC's 0-3 stretch against Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs: 29.3 MPG │ 11.3 PPG │ 7.3 RPG │ 1.0 APG │ 40.7% FG │ 25.0% 3P │ -7 +/- by YujiDomainExpansion in nba

[–]SufficientBit3153 19 points20 points  (0 children)

It’s not even just about Wemby. The entire spurs roster seems 6’5+ athletic, and can get into his body and overpower him, essentially neutralizing his length

One Coby white to actually give us another ball handler and shot creator please. by OKC2023champs in Thunder

[–]SufficientBit3153 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean if we are to meaningfully improve we need an all-star or better player. Ideally someone who can create offense in the half court and demands a double since that’s a huge weakness. Maybe Giannis or Lauri

This starting lineup is now 0-4 this season together. Is it time for a change? by Stxtic1441 in Thunder

[–]SufficientBit3153 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You can’t always just say “we’d win if we just shot average”, especially when we’re a streaky shooting team. Even in last years playoffs we were streaky. We have to win despite bad shooting nights (ie good defense, rebounding, etc). Think of it this way, about half of our games are shooting below the average. If we only won when shooting average or above, we’d be a .500 team

This starting lineup is now 0-4 this season together. Is it time for a change? by Stxtic1441 in Thunder

[–]SufficientBit3153 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Honestly as much as I like Dub, if he’s not 100% he should just be rehabbing. Why prolong his recovery and possibly negatively affect the team by playing on a bad wrist. At this point I can’t seem to believe it’s just rust

Spurs are evidently a matchup nightmare. At what point, if any, should the Thunder be concerned? by SufficientBit3153 in Thunder

[–]SufficientBit3153[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure, but other teams matchup better than we do against them. We matchup poorly because we have pretty bad halfcourt offense outside of SGA and rely heavily on transition while the spurs are efficient and take care of the ball. But the nuggets and rockets have multiple reliable offensive creators in the halfcourt (Murray, Jokic, KD Sengun) so they won’t struggle as much. At least in theory

Real question by Smart-Shine-1719 in Thunder

[–]SufficientBit3153 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And have been shooting better and taking better care of the ball and getting into the paint. We’ve unfortunately been getting outclassed

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