2024-2025 OKC Thunder Games Thread

bbms · Post #581 » by **bbms** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 1:43 am

mark my words cason wallace is going to be even better than caruso is today as a defender

Zagor · Post #582 » by **Zagor** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 10:07 am

Dadouv47 wrote:I'm worried about facing the Clippers. They look really really good. Gonna need Chet/Hartenstein to perform on offense with our size advantage.

I wouldn't be worried too much about Clippers. Because we have tons of defenders that we could throw at Kawhi and Harden.
They'll be tired if they advance in 2nd round. Dort, Cason, Caruso, J-Dub can rotate on Kawhi and Harden.

In the West, I'm mostly worried about Lakers. Dončić is the only guy who can manipulate our defense from possession to possession, we saw that last year.
Also, in clutch he's more calm and creative than Shai who doesn't have such vision and passing ability.

Ofc, if J-Dub plays like true 1B option, then no one can beat us.

Post #583 » by **ThunderBolt** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 1:26 pm

Dadouv47 wrote:Shai looks awful...even wonder if he isn't a bit injured or something.

Rest of the team is elite on defense and just fine on offense so far. JDub playing on another level on both ends of the floor though. I like our title chances a lot more if he can keep up like this on offense.

I’d rather shai struggle and the team play great than vice versa like happened in the playoffs last year.

cjmcallist · Post #584 » by **cjmcallist** » Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:20 pm

The only big takeaway from this MEM series is that this OKC team wants it baaaaaad.

I'm convinced we're going to the finals. No one in the West scares me right now.

Post #585 » by **ThunderBolt** » Fri Apr 25, 2025 7:13 pm

Any of you on the Seattle area? Would love to find some thunder fans to get together with and watch a playoff game.

Mr Thunder Nick · Post #586 » by **Mr Thunder Nick** » Fri Apr 25, 2025 7:27 pm

A.Caruso is for me till now our man in these play-offs

Post #587 » by **Dadouv47** » Fri Apr 25, 2025 7:53 pm

Mr Thunder Nick wrote::nod: A.Caruso is for me till now our man in these play-offs

Read on Twitter

cjmcallist · Post #588 » by **cjmcallist** » Fri Apr 25, 2025 9:22 pm

ThunderBolt wrote:Any of you on the Seattle area? Would love to find some thunder fans to get together with and watch a playoff game?

Sadly, no. Not anymore.

Fun idea though. If anyone is in Dallas I'd do the same.

Post #589 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 12:47 pm

OKC and Clippers are by far the best teams in the West right now. I'm really worried about how good this Clippers team looks and they are peaking at the right time. Should we win? yeah of course, but it won't be easy.
Gives me Mavs 2024 vibes (another team peaking at the right time with elite defense) but I know our roster is more experienced than last year and we improved a lot with the addition of Hartenstein and Caruso.

bbms · Post #590 » by **bbms** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 3:16 pm

clippers has almost 20 tov% against the thunder this season, this defense is s nightmare for james harden to play into, they'll need the ball a lot in kawhi's hands

also there's the battle for pace. thunder a top 10 pace team, clippers a bottom 10 pace team. how do you impose a slower pace if you can't avoid turning the ball over, over and over?

zubac is an enigma to me, though. i can see him playing extraordinarily well vs thunder, but i can also see him just being too slow

Post #591 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 9:13 pm

Well that looks like Thunder 2024 postseason with only SGA hitting his shots...at least we have some offensive rebounds thanks to Hartenstein

Post #592 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 9:51 pm

a bit off topic but are we trading Kenrich this offseason? love the guy of course but I don't think he can help us that much and he isn't playing.

Kizz Fastfists · Post #593 » by **Kizz Fastfists** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 9:56 pm

Dadouv47 wrote:a bit off topic but are we trading Kenrich this offseason? love the guy of course but I don't think he can help us that much and he isn't playing.

Presti loves his depth for during the season and Kenrich played in 69 games. I expect him back, but it probably depends on how many draft picks they end up with and how many guys Presti likes/wants in the draft. He shouldn't be part of the playoff rotation, but you can make an argument for his depth during the season given the injury history of Chet. I'd like to see a consolidation trade to improve the top 8 of the roster, but I'm not sure Presti is going to do that given his reluctance so far to make a big trade and dip into the war chest.

Post #594 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 10:15 pm

Kizz Fastfists wrote:
Dadouv47 wrote:a bit off topic but are we trading Kenrich this offseason? love the guy of course but I don't think he can help us that much and he isn't playing.

Presti loves his depth for during the season and Kenrich played in 69 games. I expect him back, but it probably depends on how many draft picks they end up with and how many guys Presti likes/wants in the draft. He shouldn't be part of the playoff rotation, but you can make an argument for his depth during the season given the injury history of Chet. I'd like to see a consolidation trade to improve the top 8 of the roster, but I'm not sure Presti is going to do that given his reluctance so far to make a big trade and dip into the war chest.

Wouldn't be surprised if we go for a Kenrich + Dieng + small salary and picks for Cam Johnson. It was kind of a bad timing at the trade deadline because of Chet's coming back from a big injury.

Post #595 » by **Dadouv47** » Sat Apr 26, 2025 11:23 pm

Read on Twitter

probably gonna be different when guarded by Kawhi/Dunn but he had a very good series.

bbms · Post #596 » by **bbms** » Sun Apr 27, 2025 12:08 am

i'd rather keep the picks tbh

i'm completely convinced these multiple dips in the teens are underrated in value

Post #597 » by **Dadouv47** » Sun Apr 27, 2025 12:16 am

Should we root for Denver? It's scary to face Jokic but the lack of depth from that team is such a huge factor.

Kizz Fastfists · Post #598 » by **Kizz Fastfists** » Sun Apr 27, 2025 12:17 am

bbms wrote:i'd rather keep the picks tbh

i'm completely convinced these multiple dips in the teens are underrated in value

Who are you trading away, with draft picks, as salary dumps to use the picks? OKC currently has the maximum 15 players under contract for next season. They could potentially dump Kenrich with a 2nd and maybe Dieng with a 2nd or two. Would you rather do that instead of combine assets to bring back a proven player? I suspect Presti will try to trade the picks in this year's draft for future picks unless there is a player he decides he really likes then he'll attach a 2nd or two to Dieng to open a roster spot.

Keep in mind they will already be breaking one rookie into the rotation next year in Topic. How many rookies do you want to find playing time for on a team that is chasing championships?

Post #599 » by **Dadouv47** » Sun Apr 27, 2025 12:19 am

Kizz Fastfists wrote:
bbms wrote:i'd rather keep the picks tbh

i'm completely convinced these multiple dips in the teens are underrated in value

Who are you trading away, with draft picks, as salary dumps to use the picks? OKC currently has the maximum 15 players under contract for next season. They could potentially dump Kenrich with a 2nd and maybe Dieng with a 2nd or two. Would you rather do that instead of combine assets to bring back a proven player? I suspect Presti will try to trade the picks in this year's draft for future picks unless there is a player he decides he really likes then he'll attach a 2nd or two to Dieng to open a roster spot.

Keep in mind they will already be breaking one rookie into the rotation next year in Topic. How many rookies do you want to find playing time for on a team that is chasing championships?

You seem to love Dillon Jones

Kizz Fastfists · Post #600 » by **Kizz Fastfists** » Sun Apr 27, 2025 12:38 am

Dadouv47 wrote:You seem to love Dillon Jones

He never crosses my mind, but now that you bring him up he has three more years of guaranteed contract.