OKC Thunder 2023-24 Regular Season Discussion

RingoKid · Post #2981 » by **RingoKid** » Fri May 10, 2024 2:15 am

J-Will flexin.

Leshkau big fella!!!

ThunderWins · Post #2982 » by **ThunderWins** » Fri May 10, 2024 2:22 am

Hubie Brown calling JDub a bench player is pretty sad.

Post #2983 » by **Dadouv47** » Fri May 10, 2024 2:49 am

Best half from our big 3 in those playoffs but Dallas is winning. Dort made stupid fouls, can't play Giddey. Love Jwill impact in this series so far though

RingoKid · Post #2984 » by **RingoKid** » Fri May 10, 2024 2:54 am

Hate to see Luka pulling up lame and slowing down in the 2nd half but if it means 2 and 0 on homecourt I'll take it.

Post #2985 » by **Dadouv47** » Fri May 10, 2024 3:11 am

Thank you coach for benching Giddey to start the second half...not only he was struggling but playing small is working

Post #2986 » by **Dadouv47** » Fri May 10, 2024 3:19 am

OKC playing like **** avec that early lead in the 3rd quarter...

cjmcallist · Post #2987 » by **cjmcallist** » Fri May 10, 2024 3:36 am

Rough quarter. Were the refs as bad as it looked?

It’s a miracle we still have a chance, but we do!

ThunderWins · Post #2988 » by **ThunderWins** » Fri May 10, 2024 4:09 am

Don't be disappointed if we lose this game.
Thunder long overdue a bad game.

How they respond is much more important.

RingoKid · Post #2989 » by **RingoKid** » Fri May 10, 2024 4:13 am

Looks like we got a series on our hands.

Well played Dallas.

Big nick · Post #2990 » by **Big nick** » Fri May 10, 2024 4:41 am

I don't think Luka is hurt they had blood on his left knee and supposedly it's his right knee that's hurt some kind of a rouse maybe. He didn't play like he was hurt.

RingoKid · Post #2991 » by **RingoKid** » Fri May 10, 2024 4:57 am

Big nick wrote:I don't think Luka is hurt they had blood on his left knee and supposedly it's his right knee that's hurt some kind of a rouse maybe. He didn't play like he was hurt.

Hmmmm...a cunning ploy indeed!

Post #2992 » by **Dadouv47** » Fri May 10, 2024 6:34 am

I'm pissed. We should have won after coming back in the 3rd quarter and we started making mistake after mistake.

Post #2993 » by **Dadouv47** » Fri May 10, 2024 6:46 am

Need Jdub to step up and our bench to contribute.

Series gonna end up being decided by the 3 point shot. I thought it would be from inside with their bigs but Chet is doing a good job.

Post #2994 » by **Dadouv47** » Fri May 10, 2024 6:49 am

Can't believe I asked every single day for two months to get PJ Washington and he hits 7 3's in our face.

Post #2995 » by **Dadouv47** » Fri May 10, 2024 7:04 am

Jwill is the only bench player that is playing over expectations during those playoffs. Could add Wiggins because of game 1 but that's a low sample size. Joe looks terrible...he was making better decisions and even some midrange shots during the season and so far he's struggling a lot

RingoKid · Post #2996 » by **RingoKid** » Fri May 10, 2024 7:39 am

Joe passing up 3's and Giddey not driving to the hoop but looking for the cutesy pass is frustrating.

Zagor · Post #2997 » by **Zagor** » Fri May 10, 2024 8:27 am

Giddey is not playable this series.

Chet made too many mistakes in offense. J-Dub made some bad decisions in key moments.

Presti was wrong at trade deadline. Can you imagine someone like Cam Johnson in place of Giddey? He would thrive in those corners.
I'm mad because this team is so good, they just need a little push from some good player.
Wiggins was that guy in first game, but I don't think he can play like that whole series. Joe is ok but streaky.

It's crucial to take one game of next two. Then at 2-2, we have key home games.

Kizz Fastfists · Post #2998 » by **Kizz Fastfists** » Fri May 10, 2024 1:48 pm

Zagor wrote:Presti was wrong at trade deadline.

I thought Presti gifting Dallas cap space that allowed them to retool by taking Bertans was just him being a nice guy and helping a conference rival. I thought him facilitating the Gafford trade to make sure Dallas got what they needed was just his way of saying OKC winning isn't as important as Dallas winning. We can say Presti screwed up, but maybe he's just such a nice guy he is trying to help other teams win championships while being selfless.

bbms · Post #2999 » by **bbms** » Fri May 10, 2024 1:56 pm

rough game by okc, time for this team to show mental fortitude to bounce back and retake hca

BlazersBroncos · Post #3000 » by **BlazersBroncos** » Fri May 10, 2024 2:04 pm

The 2 guys that DAL traded for at the DL were 100% attainable by OKC and IMO would have made them the #2 title favorite after BOS.

PJ isnt going anywhere after what DAL paid but the guy he was trade for, Grant Williams, would be a pretty sweet fit in that Giddey spot IMO. I just am not sure how you bridge that value gulf as Josh even w/ his wart should be worth more than Grant.

I think a 3 level scorer off the bench would be really big for OKC. Not sure if that is in the draft (Dalton?) or via a trade. But they have so many nice specialist off the bench, but no one who really is a well rounded player.

I think they need to choose between Aaron and Joe this summer - I would keep Wiggins.