Re: OKC Thunder 2023-24 Regular Season Discussion
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:18 am
JDub is so good attacking the rim...the mix of athleticism and skill allows him to score so easily
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Dadouv47 wrote:Giddey was great last night but it's scary that we are gonna to rely on Giddey/Dort hitting their shots in the POs with the way the other team is gonna defend against us.
Dadouv47 wrote:retrobro90 wrote:Big nick wrote:There is something wrong with sga he came out early in the first tonight and hasent been playing very good lately. He took a shot a couple of games ago maybe that's it. Just not the same.
Kinda worrisome tbh and they're not being cautious with his minutes despite his early exit in the first. That quad injury during the jazz game has him a little hobbled. Tough stretch in the schedule with every game having big consequences so I don't see how they rest him.
I don't know if the consequences are that big. I would rather have a well rested Shai for the POs than having home court in a potential second round against the Wolves. We are gonna finish top 3 and I think it's pretty likely Denver finish first with such an easy schedule. I don't know if Shai could get to 100% with rest though so maybe it won't change anything but sitting him would be the best move IMO.
retrobro90 wrote:Dadouv47 wrote:retrobro90 wrote:
Kinda worrisome tbh and they're not being cautious with his minutes despite his early exit in the first. That quad injury during the jazz game has him a little hobbled. Tough stretch in the schedule with every game having big consequences so I don't see how they rest him.
I don't know if the consequences are that big. I would rather have a well rested Shai for the POs than having home court in a potential second round against the Wolves. We are gonna finish top 3 and I think it's pretty likely Denver finish first with such an easy schedule. I don't know if Shai could get to 100% with rest though so maybe it won't change anything but sitting him would be the best move IMO.
Realistically I just wanna avoid Dallas and LAL in the first round so if we can jockey for position to play PHX or SAC that would be ideal
retrobro90 wrote:Realistically I just wanna avoid Dallas and LAL in the first round so if we can jockey for position to play PHX or SAC that would be ideal
Kizz Fastfists wrote:retrobro90 wrote:Realistically I just wanna avoid Dallas and LAL in the first round so if we can jockey for position to play PHX or SAC that would be ideal
There is no way to predict what position that would be. I think Sacramento, LAL and Dallas all send OKC home in the first round. Phoenix and GS are the better matchups for them of potential first round teams. OKC could play any of them as a top 3 seed. Right now Dallas is 6th with the winner of Sacramento and PHX being #7 and one of LAL, GS and PHX being 8th. Most likely Dallas, Sacramento and LAL end up 6/7/8 so OKC would have to drop to 4th to play NOLA/LAC to have a good first round matchup. I don't see OKC dropping that far even if they were to sit SGA for a week or two.
Sacramento is more beatable for OKC than LAL and Dallas, but I still don't like the matchup. It doesn't matter when OKC plays them because the West is good. OKC needs the #1 seed so they only have to go through one of Denver and Minny. Minny is probably the worst matchup in the NBA for OKC with their twin towers. Denver is great. If you want to look way too far down the line I think Boston is the easier matchup for them than the Bucks. Lopez and Giannis are an issue with their size advantage.
retrobro90 wrote:Dadouv47 wrote:retrobro90 wrote:
Kinda worrisome tbh and they're not being cautious with his minutes despite his early exit in the first. That quad injury during the jazz game has him a little hobbled. Tough stretch in the schedule with every game having big consequences so I don't see how they rest him.
I don't know if the consequences are that big. I would rather have a well rested Shai for the POs than having home court in a potential second round against the Wolves. We are gonna finish top 3 and I think it's pretty likely Denver finish first with such an easy schedule. I don't know if Shai could get to 100% with rest though so maybe it won't change anything but sitting him would be the best move IMO.
Realistically I just wanna avoid Dallas and LAL in the first round so if we can jockey for position to play PHX or SAC that would be ideal
Thabo Sefolosha wrote:
getrichordie wrote:A lot of people were ready to give up on Giddey. He's making them eat crow now. He's finally finding his footing. Sure, he'll have his ups and downs in the future, but taking into account his entire tenure in OKC and how things have changed and moved so fast around him, I wouldn't be the least surprised if Presti offered him a Dort-esque extension.
Devilanche wrote:getrichordie wrote:A lot of people were ready to give up on Giddey. He's making them eat crow now. He's finally finding his footing. Sure, he'll have his ups and downs in the future, but taking into account his entire tenure in OKC and how things have changed and moved so fast around him, I wouldn't be the least surprised if Presti offered him a Dort-esque extension.
Just how much are we able and willing to pay for Giddey ? Vs how much he might want ?
The trio of SGA / JDub/ Chet will take bulk of our salary.