OKC Thunder 2022-23 Regular Season Discussion

Post #1381 » by **slick_watts** » Fri Mar 24, 2023 3:34 pm

cjmcallist wrote:I’d much rather have him than Roberson type at least. Our offense got so bogged down with Robs. Dort takes bad shots (kind of reminds me of a young Westbrook), but he does keep the offense moving.

we had the #2 offense in the league with andre roberson starting in 2016.

lu dort is now shooting 41.7% on layups this year. that ranks 1,572 out of 1,579 seasons since 2002-03 with at least 200 layup attempts. he is all-time bad right now.

jake_swivel · Post #1382 » by **jake_swivel** » Fri Mar 24, 2023 5:10 pm

slick_watts wrote:lu dort is now shooting 41.7% on layups this year. that ranks 1,572 out of 1,579 seasons since 2002-03 with at least 200 layup attempts. he is all-time bad right now.

Dude he had a layup attempt last night that was so wild. Like he didn’t have control over the top of his body and just flung the ball despite being right at the rim.

Post #1383 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 2:03 am

Read on Twitter

We won't allow it but he badly wants to play

QPR · Post #1384 » by **QPR** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:11 am

Picking up where they left off defensively against the Clippers.

Zagor · Post #1385 » by **Zagor** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 9:09 am

Our bigs are just not good enough. Davis destroyed both J-Will and JRE.
Hope with Chet next season situation will be better.

Kenrich would also be very valuable in this kind of game, his hustle and effort.

Next four games should be wins, then team can climb in standings. Pelicans have tough schedule, I think we can overtake them. Minnesota is in similar situation.

cjmcallist · Post #1386 » by **cjmcallist** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 12:49 pm

Going to be hard to make the playoffs now but the biggest bummer from last night was JDub hurting his ROY campaign. Was always a long shot but he really had some momentum from Z Lowe and last night was a chance to make a statement.

Xatticus · Post #1387 » by **Xatticus** » Sat Mar 25, 2023 3:44 pm

Zagor wrote:Our bigs are just not good enough. Davis destroyed both J-Will and JRE.
Hope with Chet next season situation will be better.

Kenrich would also be very valuable in this kind of game, his hustle and effort.

Next four games should be wins, then team can climb in standings. Pelicans have tough schedule, I think we can overtake them. Minnesota is in similar situation.

We don't have a legit big active right now. I know that what we are doing right now is by design and working, but it kills us at times as well. I worry that this deficiency can potentially lose a playoff series. I'm not going to advocate for us to go out and use up assets on finding a guy that completely changes how we play when he is on the floor, but it is frustrating having zero options on the bench when a single guy is murdering us with offensive rebounds and second-chance points.

Post #1388 » by **Dadouv47** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 1:12 am

Shai looks really hurt.

Post #1389 » by **Dadouv47** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 1:25 am

I get that we want to make the play in but barely giving minutes to Dieng and not playing Poku sucks.

Post #1390 » by **ThunderBolt** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 2:18 am

It’s pretty clear the organization doesn’t think much of Aaron Wiggins.

Old Man Game · Post #1391 » by **Old Man Game** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 11:53 am

ThunderBolt wrote:It’s pretty clear the organization doesn’t think much of Aaron Wiggins.

At one point they must have though or they wouldn't have given a guy who was picked 55 a full NBA contract From a two-way deal.

cjmcallist · Post #1392 » by **cjmcallist** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 12:12 pm

Old Man Game wrote:
ThunderBolt wrote:It’s pretty clear the organization doesn’t think much of Aaron Wiggins.

At one point they must have though or they wouldn't have given a guy who was picked 55 a full NBA contract From a two-way deal.

What am I missing there? To me, he profiles like a guy that would be worth finding more minutes for.

Post #1393 » by **Dadouv47** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 12:40 pm

Wiggins fits perfectly the Kenrich role on the court so I really don't understand why he doesn't play more with Kenrich out. He should be a long term piece but if we are barely playing him, better trade and get a small asset back.

Post #1394 » by **Dadouv47** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 1:29 pm

I like our team but we are clearly overperforming this season. We also got a bit lucky health wise. I don't like our chances to win play in games (It was pretty clear to me after the Clippers and Lakers game).

Mr Thunder Nick · Post #1395 » by **Mr Thunder Nick** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 2:22 pm

Lu Dort from the Blazers game: SAME OLD STORY :nonono:

Xatticus · Post #1396 » by **Xatticus** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 2:44 pm

cjmcallist wrote:
Old Man Game wrote:
ThunderBolt wrote:It’s pretty clear the organization doesn’t think much of Aaron Wiggins.

At one point they must have though or they wouldn't have given a guy who was picked 55 a full NBA contract From a two-way deal.

What am I missing there? To me, he profiles like a guy that would be worth finding more minutes for.

I don't know what is going on. Perhaps it is based on physical testing. Perhaps it is based on practice observations. Perhaps it is based on matchups. The lineups just aren't very consistent. I'm sure there is a method to it and I trust Daigneault.

Xatticus · Post #1397 » by **Xatticus** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 2:50 pm

Mr Thunder Nick wrote:Lu Dort from the Blazers game: SAME OLD STORY

He was an abomination last night. Portland clearly wanted the ball in his hands. I was so happy when he picked up that third foul before the half just to get him off the floor. He did make a couple plays at the end of the game to cement the win, but it frankly wouldn't have been close at the end if he wasn't so awful for the rest of the game. Dort is going to be a significant problem for our offense in a best-of-seven series. Teams are going to sag off of him and he has no way to punish them as he just doesn't really do anything well with the ball in his hands.

Post #1398 » by **ThunderBolt** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 3:00 pm

Old Man Game wrote:
ThunderBolt wrote:It’s pretty clear the organization doesn’t think much of Aaron Wiggins.

At one point they must have though or they wouldn't have given a guy who was picked 55 a full NBA contract From a two-way deal.

Sam values every player as an asset but not necessarily as a piece worth developing or keeping around. I think the latter is how the organization views Wiggins.

Post #1399 » by **ThunderBolt** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 3:05 pm

Xatticus wrote:
Mr Thunder Nick wrote:Lu Dort from the Blazers game: SAME OLD STORY

He was an abomination last night. Portland clearly wanted the ball in his hands. I was so happy when he picked up that third foul before the half just to get him off the floor. He did make a couple plays at the end of the game to cement the win, but it frankly wouldn't have been close at the end if he wasn't so awful for the rest of the game. Dort is going to be a significant problem for our offense in a best-of-seven series. Teams are going to sag off of him and he has no way to punish them as he just doesn't really do anything well with the ball in his hands.

This kind of crap from people like Schlect is so ridiculous. Why doesn't occur to him that if you have a player with better than horrendous efficiency that you don't need clutch plays to win the game?

Read on Twitter

Mr Thunder Nick · Post #1400 » by **Mr Thunder Nick** » Mon Mar 27, 2023 3:51 pm

Xatticus wrote:
Mr Thunder Nick wrote:Lu Dort from the Blazers game: SAME OLD STORY

He was an abomination last night. Portland clearly wanted the ball in his hands. I was so happy when he picked up that third foul before the half just to get him off the floor. He did make a couple plays at the end of the game to cement the win, but it frankly wouldn't have been close at the end if he wasn't so awful for the rest of the game. Dort is going to be a significant problem for our offense in a best-of-seven series. Teams are going to sag off of him and he has no way to punish them as he just doesn't really do anything well with the ball in his hands.

The problem is also that Lu makes in one from 10 games 5 3pointer, and for the coaching stuff that is a reset point. Ok Lu does his job in defense in clutch time, but he has to understand not to force in offense. Also I don't understand why Saric is sitting on the end of the bench. He had some very good games after the trade.