2024-2025 OKC Thunder Games Thread

Devilanche · Post #1061 » by **Devilanche** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:37 am

Dadouv47 wrote:Was this so much worse than games at Memphis and game 6 at Denver or Minny was just that good? Feel like it was close to as bad as those games. Minny won't always shoot that well but still...

Minny has been lights out from 3s and we don’t seems to know where the switch is from 2s..

I think a loss is a loss , no matter a blowout or a last shot dagger. It’s on the players to respond accordingly next game.

Post #1062 » by **Dadouv47** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:42 am

Devilanche wrote:
Dadouv47 wrote:Was this so much worse than games at Memphis and game 6 at Denver or Minny was just that good? Feel like it was close to as bad as those games. Minny won't always shoot that well but still...

Minny has been lights out from 3s and we don’t seems to know where the switch is from 2s..

I think a loss is a loss , no matter a blowout or a last shot dagger. It’s on the players to respond accordingly next game.

in a vacuum I'm fine with a blowout and it's kind of expected after no break between the end of the Denver series and the two games at home against Minny. We knew the Wolves are a good team. My concern is only that OKC is really really struggling on the road in those POs.

Devilanche · Post #1063 » by **Devilanche** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:49 am

Dadouv47 wrote:
Devilanche wrote:
Dadouv47 wrote:Was this so much worse than games at Memphis and game 6 at Denver or Minny was just that good? Feel like it was close to as bad as those games. Minny won't always shoot that well but still...

Minny has been lights out from 3s and we don’t seems to know where the switch is from 2s..

I think a loss is a loss , no matter a blowout or a last shot dagger. It’s on the players to respond accordingly next game.

in a vacuum I'm fine with a blowout and it's kind of expected after no break between the end of the Denver series and the two games at home against Minny. We knew the Wolves are a good team. My concern is only that OKC is really really struggling on the road in those POs.

I got no remedy nor suggestion for that.

Post #1064 » by **Dadouv47** » Sun May 25, 2025 2:52 am

I think Coach D was right to start with Isaiah Joe in the second half but after his performance I think the Isaiah Joe experiment should be over. I was the first one to think that he might be key in this series but he can't do the only thing he's good at so rather give Kenrich some minutes.

Post #1065 » by **Dadouv47** » Sun May 25, 2025 3:10 am

Time to start Cason. Coach D already knows that our two big line up isn't ideal.

Monday gonna be the Caruso game. Need him to step up to win one on the road.

Post #1066 » by **Dadouv47** » Sun May 25, 2025 6:54 pm

Read on Twitter

Mr Thunder Nick · Post #1067 » by **Mr Thunder Nick** » Sun May 25, 2025 7:33 pm

I think it is the first time that nobody from this team was at his level. (only Mitchell).

Mr Thunder Nick · Post #1068 » by **Mr Thunder Nick** » Sun May 25, 2025 7:35 pm

Dadouv47 wrote:Time to start Cason. Coach D already knows that our two big line up isn't ideal.

Monday gonna be the Caruso game. Need him to step up to win one on the road.

Could be a good idea to start Cason. But I would bench Chet.

Post #1069 » by **Dadouv47** » Sun May 25, 2025 8:27 pm

Mr Thunder Nick wrote:
Dadouv47 wrote:Time to start Cason. Coach D already knows that our two big line up isn't ideal.

Monday gonna be the Caruso game. Need him to step up to win one on the road.

Could be a good idea to start Cason. But I would bench Chet.

I really don't care if it's either Cason or Caruso and Chet or Hartenstein...I just think we should cut/lower as much as possible the two big line up.

Post #1070 » by **Dadouv47** » Sun May 25, 2025 8:28 pm

Never read so many crazy stuff on the general board...no words to describe it

Post #1071 » by **Dadouv47** » Sun May 25, 2025 8:34 pm

Read on Twitter

well...

Post #1072 » by **Dadouv47** » Sun May 25, 2025 8:36 pm

https://okcthunderwire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/thunder/2025/05/25/could-mark-daigneault-go-away-from-holmgren-hartenstein-lineup/83855641007/

The Holmgren-Hartenstein duo has a 2.3 net rating in the playoffs. Decent and positive. The Thunder have won their minutes with those two. But when it's just Holmgren alone at center, that jumps to an eye-popping 21.3 net rating in the playoffs.

Post #1073 » by **Dadouv47** » Sun May 25, 2025 11:17 pm

btw we only played our two big line up 11 minutes in game 2 and even less in game 1 so starting one big is not totally a game changer but every possession counts. Minny bigs are basically Gobert/Reid/Randle so one of Chet/Hartenstein and JDub on Randle is more than enough. Playing small allows you to force more turnovers (our biggest weapon) and play better defense on guys like Ant.

Zagor · Post #1074 » by **Zagor** » Mon May 26, 2025 9:05 am

Yes, and also allows us to play faster with better spacing.

Mark should start SGA, Cason, Dort, JDub and Chet. After some time take out JDub and Chet for Kenrich and IHart, also Dort for Caruso.
In second quarter take out SGA and Cason, return JDub and Chet in and let JDub leads unit of: JDub - Ajay - Caruso - Wiggins - Chet.

I trust Ajay more than Joe. Guy is completely useless without 3P shot.

We need to revive our offense. It's the only way.

Devilanche · Post #1075 » by **Devilanche** » Mon May 26, 2025 12:49 pm

Zagor wrote:Yes, and also allows us to play faster with better spacing.

Mark should start SGA, Cason, Dort, JDub and Chet. After some time take out JDub and Chet for Kenrich and IHart, also Dort for Caruso.
In second quarter take out SGA and Cason, return JDub and Chet in and let JDub leads unit of: JDub - Ajay - Caruso - Wiggins - Chet.

I trust Ajay more than Joe. Guy is completely useless without 3P shot.

We need to revive our offense. It's the only way.

I prefer starting IH . So then you can sub in Chet when one of Shai or Jdub is sitting.

Post #1076 » by **Dadouv47** » Mon May 26, 2025 1:12 pm

I think Mark D will make the right call and change the starting line up. He probably has some mixed feelings about it but waiting another game before pulling the trigger would be beyond stupid.

bbms · Post #1077 » by **bbms** » Mon May 26, 2025 8:45 pm

mark already said a few times he tries to have the best players in the starting lineup and that means dort and hartenstein are the thunder's best 4th and 5th player, i don't think he's going to change.

Kizz Fastfists · Post #1078 » by **Kizz Fastfists** » Tue May 27, 2025 12:19 am

I don't expect a starting lineup change. They might go to the bench a bit earlier than normal, but we all know this team is very slow to make a change to the starting lineup. If they lose tonight I expect them to stick with the same starting lineup for game 5.

Post #1079 » by **Dadouv47** » Tue May 27, 2025 12:34 am

Kizz Fastfists wrote:I don't expect a starting lineup change. They might go to the bench a bit earlier than normal, but we all know this team is very slow to make a change to the starting lineup. If they lose tonight I expect them to stick with the same starting lineup for game 5.

I think in game 1 they went small after 3 minutes. If that's it, it's ok. Still dumb to start that 5 but don't think it's gonna be the a game changer as long as our coach is willing to go small a lot.

Post #1080 » by **Dadouv47** » Tue May 27, 2025 12:55 am

Gobert is a problem. Awesome start from Dort on D and JDub on offense but it's tough