The playoff failure is on presti. Everyone knew we need beef/big guy at the trade deadline and presti's guy biyombo was an F-. Gafford on this team, instead of Mavs, gives a chance to win the whole thing.
They can have another big but he won't play because they only play 4 wings most of the time. They probably only played a total of like 10 minutes this year with 2 big guys at one time.
Think chet needed to be spelled tonight. He gave up some rebounds simply bc hes 180ish lbs. His 1-7 from 3's ability to spread the floor can be replicated by another big
He’ll get a lot better, he’s your 5 man that will play 32-34 minutes a game. I think they need another guy that can rebound/shoot/guard. A PJ Washington type. Dallas not only destroyed the boards, the length gave OKC fits.
lol chill
They spelled him with Jailen Williams and some with Kenrich. They even played a few minutes with Chet and JWill. If they get another big it'll be a smaller one that can stretch the floor. They aren't gonna get a true big that clogs up their lane when they rely on driving and kicking so much.
I'm no Thunder fan, but I think it would have been a mistake to make any big moves that might give up valuable future assets. The team is young. They have some very good pieces. They have a crap ton of draft capital. There probably wasn't a realistic addition that would have made them the favorite to win a championship. The kids just need to grow up, and needed to experience what playoff basketball is like. They did that. The time to make moves is from here forward.
Nah. The windows are small. The rookie contracts will be running up quickly. If you secure a 1 seed you need to play to win the whole thing not to supposedly "test them".
I agree with this take, but would add this is the same belief people had when KD, RW, & JH lost to the Heat in the Finals. It was ASSumed the Thunder would dominate the west and make multiple visits to the finals. The draft capital is nice, but it will be interesting to see how Presti uses it. I 100% agree they weren't going to win the title this year with no one on the roster being able to understand what the playoff grind is like. If the young guys stay together, hungry, and willing to let Shai continue to have the spotlight, they have a great chance soon.
lol again chill. We are way ahead of schedule
I was pretty shocked. Ant hasn’t been good & I thought McDaniels would bother Luka more. I’ll say Mavs in 6, but I thought at the beginning it’d be Minn in 7.
Luka is locked in right now. I think his knee was bothering him early in the series with OKC, along with Dort giving him fits. He looks very comfortable against Minnesota. He's really good.
