Jason Tatum is still a rookie tho

Yeah Tatum's only 19 😮

CRAZY that he's only 19 year old 😂🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂🤣🤣🤣😂🤣😂😂🤣🤣😂😂😂

​@@nbapbaupdate8338too old for Karl Malone

@@jekufo That joke is older than me

so real

Fr honestly i want the clippers to win this year so russ can get a ring

Yeah that's my thoughts on the matter, we just don't know how they will respond in that high pressure moment, most teams will prolly sit on SGA and chet and force the other guys to beat em, I think they can do it, but being so young with so little experience I don't think the odds are that great

With you, but the NBA landscape can change so rapidly. I hope for the Thunder to power through as best they can even in this early window #ThunderUp

Won't be saying that once the playoffs starts unless you're a fake fan.

I agree, I would love this

the regular season is meanigless, the playoffs are meaningful. done

The biggest what if is actually what if I was 6"7 fr

@@buttnuts2599all you’d be able to do is dunk 💀

KD left to ruin his own reputation 😂

@@ndnd7614 kd’s choice of team ruined his reputation but he had to leave, he wasn’t going to win shit with a braindead bricklaying pg who thinks he’s the best player ever to walk to earth

Len bias what if is crazy tho

A team with major holes are never able to win a championship. No team is perfect. But playoff success always goes to teams with the least fatal weakness

There are 82 game players and 16 win players. I like OKC too, but winning 4 rounds of playoffs are way more dependent on experience than anything they’ve shown this regular season

They kinda remind me of that pistons championship team

@@stolekostov5111 That isn't unique to OKC in the playoffs though. Celtics are one of the best 5 and out teams and their switching from 1~4 helps protect their liability in slow footed defensive big play from Horford/KP. Plus their wings are great against backline support blocking at the rim and rebounding, which are things OKC's wings aren't there yet. Playoff Lakers with AD is efficient on offense and offers a no fly zone defense at the rim supported by the Lakers length with Lebron and their wings. The Warriors in the playoffs have a roster to play stiff defense with the shooting to play a long series. Hell the defending champs may not have the best defensive big on paper but he does enough to be a factor in the playoffs with the rest of the wings/guards being great on switches as well. Plus Murray as the 6'4" point guard with his shooting streaks is as threatening as Curry's scoring outbursts. OKC has to show they can be tough with rebounding/rim defense that isn't from Chet in a playoff situation against potentially strong veteran match ups. Otherwise I don't think they are winning the Finals this season. They could have a repeat of the 2012 Finals where a young OKC squad also met a buff veteran Heat squad but they were not on the same level at all.

@@elstcman5🎯

Feel like Orlando never had a chance those free throws are a scapegoat. Much like JR smith’s mistake in 2018.

@@MrDiMES123 I don't think they win either, I can see them winning game 1 if Anderson didn't choke and making it a series. Rockets would still win imo.

Bro forgot about Walton ..

@@Bojonni Bill Walton wasn't the only young guy on the team. He's the only one I remembered lol.

As much as I HATE to say it, I have a feeling that a lakers or warriors may beat okc before then.

TWolves and Nuggets are the ones to beat.

@@quantum_beebI doubt it

@@quantum_beeblakers won’t

@@user-xr1xs1zy2zI’d say the nuggets as the defending champions stand alone as the team to beat in the west

Isn't that the one that traded harden away ?

​@@TheMonjok24Harden was their 6th man he would never become that good if he stayed in OKC

​@@TheMonjok24harden is soft a f. Dissapears in playoffs. It was a great move

You’re not wrong. Old heads say “you gotta lose, so you can learn how to win”. That being said, they are really talented. So who knows. Maybe…

08 bulls, 09 thunder, 2013 warriors, 2018 nuggets on top of my head. Definitely interesting to see how far okc will go. Hopefully they become regular playoff contenders

Plus they will face a tough opponent in the first round: Phoenix, Dallas or Golden State are all nightmares for them

@@maartenvzif those teams are “nightmares” to OKC, OKC must be hell reincarnate to those teams lmao cuz OKC been whooping they ass all season and have far better defensive personnel than all those teams while also having just as good or better offensive personnel as well. OKC is demolishing all 3 of those teams

@@yrnquin1560 So what if they been whoopin' they ass all season long? Playoffs intensity is a whole different game. Cavs fans last season where so comfy against the Celtics potential playoff matchup after doing so well against them in the regular season. They drew the Knicks instead and boy did that Cavs small back court look like absolute chumps. Two teams dialed on each other for 5-7 games is a different competitive vibe than regular season one off games.

@@maartenvzPhoenix, Golden State, and Dallas are the exact 3 teams OKC wants to face lmao. They match up perfectly against all 3 of them. OKC struggles against teams with size and dominant PF/C. Sacramento and The Lakers, the 2 lower seeds you didn’t mention are the 2 that OKC doesn’t want to face😭 OKC is 6-2 vs GSW, DAL, PHX this year

@@maartenvz literally all 3 of those teams are good matchups for OKC.

Teams have to adjust to them too, their top 5 on defense.

@@rickeymickeyii4166 we will see. I mean i wouldnt be surprised if they lose in the first round to a more veteran team.

I think they'll be alright

Hyper efficiency is alright in the regular season. But playoff intensity and match ups can complicate those efficiency numbers and then it purely comes down to 'can the player make a basket on demand under more difficult conditions'. I can see it for SGA but I can't say the same for Chet (playing his first year) or Jalen Williams in his 2nd year.

@@t4d0WThey are still hyper efficient 😂

I mean that young Blazers squad with MVP level Bill Walton was exceptional enough to chase a chip. I just don't see the Thunder being more convincing outside of sentiment to break the trend for this playoffs.

Jokic is Walton-esque

@@t4d0WBro, what? For that statement, OKC is winning it all

beat me to it lol

Broooo💀💀💀💀

Bruuuuuh!!!!😂😂😂

"Age is just a number"

This team definitely can become a dynasty. A homegrown dynasty.

I think down the road they’ll package Giddey, the rotation guys for like a nice haul again and solidify the roster around SGA, Chet, Dub, J-Will & And Dort

Aaron Wiggins too, the best kept secret in the NBA and the savior of basketball

@@KarmaxRAnd Joe

It's a common occurrence with them, it's like every post-game interview they do it together. The chemistry is nuts with this team

and length LOL

Agree same with wolves

I don't think the Celtics were clear favorites because they had serious flaws despite being the 2nd best defense in the playoffs. Warriors with their shooting and experience had more in the bag to adjust if the Celtics found ways around the gameplan. The other point being the Celtics never really found a way to hide their weaknesses on exploited mismatches. Whether it was sticking hard on Tatum when he had the ball at the perimeter to cut off his attack at the rim. Or having Klay or other wing defenders test Jaylen Brown's handle going left. Or seeing how the other Celtic players try contribute when the jumpers aren't wet.

Coach Mike?

Mark?

Honestly I'd really like to see how defenses try contain him in the playoffs which would hold a better barometer whether he has a 6th gear to his bag. People I think overrated Harden as a scorer with his regular season numbers but come playoff time, he was scoring about the same or less as his regular season numbers against stiffer defenses. At the same time part of SGAs growth as a playoff scorer will come if he can get there in the coming years. I saw it with Jayson Tatum and he was fortunate to be in a conference and roster where he could get to the playoffs more often and grow from those situations.

@@t4d0W yeah his scoring will almost certainly go down with the stricter whistle but he can still put up dominant numbers

@@BzBuck On the contrary my idea isn't that SGAs scoring will go down because of a stricter whistle in the playoffs. Especially with his herky-jerky style of getting at the rim and being physical that way. As well with already blending a mid-range jumper to go with that. Can he get difficult buckets especially when the pace slows down and can he exploit other matchups that accomplished playoff scorers are known to do. That will come with experience and losses.

@@t4d0W I don't think a drop would be significant, its just that most players numbers drop unless their minutes also rise a lot

Did you watch the video?

@lemonthoughts31 Yes, I'm not responding to the creator of the video, but one of the hypothetical questions asked in it

​@TrePrince just no dude chet has them spring loaded ankles and literally he's packing on muscle plus idk who cares about Josh giddey shooting while he can pass and shoot ft yknow if Ben Simmons woulda shot fts well there would've been no issue right? Well why does his 3pt % matter all 4 other starters can shoot the 3 and he can make fts so this doesn't really matter

@kNaild Josh Giddeys 3 point deficiency is enough to cost you a series. He likely won't play much in the playoffs because it's such a big deal. They won't be able to beat Minnesota or Denver, for that matter. I get what they are trying to do and applaud them for trying it and sticking to it. Benching Giddey is easy, but they do actually need size to win I'm the playoffs. I wish they traded two future firsts for Caruso and Drummond for a change of pace Center and match up option

@@kNaild The difference with a 'prime' Simmons is he was 6'10" 230 and was athletic enough to get at the rim to draw contact. You could leave him on an island at the perimeter but ideally you can still have players screen for him so he can rim run. Giddey doesn't offer that same driving pressure so you can effectively leave him on an island unless he takes on a mismatch. So yeah it does matter because its mattered before in the playoffs with players having limited skillsets. Chet is packing on muscle but he's still a young guy to established giants lurking in the playoffs like AD, Jokic, Domas and Gobert. You just don't see that as an issue in the regular season because he doesn't see those guys often enough in high stakes games.

Playoff coaching IMO is better measured come playoff time and even the best have shown it in the past. Eric Spoelstra has been overachieving with his Heat group given the talent and absolutely coach well against guys like Brad Stevens, Nick Nurse, Doc Rivers, Mike Budenholzer and such in the playoffs. We'll see what Mark Daigneault is made of when he has to factor lineup adjustments in a 7 game elimination environment.

@@t4d0W Point well taken. I've watched a lot of their games and I've been impressed by Mark Daigneault. Spo and Kerr are top 2 IMO though.

Warriors vs OKC sounds dope

OKC vs Lakers would be a very close series. I think OKC sweeps GSW though, maybe Steph steals them a game. GSW is the perfect opponent for OKC because of their lack of backcourt size.

They’ve shown to be at that level though. They won’t have the best player on the floor against the Nuggets, but they would have at least an equal against the Celtics.

@@GoZags43 One regular season where they look worse than the celtics and about the same as the nuggets is not enough to say theyre on that level. Id have them next up but the nuggets are champs who arent taking the regular season 100% all the time and the celtics have a great track record and look dominant.

@@GoZags43 I mean for OKC to even get at the Celtics in the playoffs, they gotta come out on top against the Nuggets. Or whichever playoff veteran team is playing at their peak at the WCF which there are plenty of. Which is why when fans make the comparison of regular season games of a hopeful WC team that has beaten an elite EC championship caliber team and how it can work out in the playoffs, it makes zero sense to me. Also the Celtics also have their issues translating their regular season gameplan for playoffs. Mazzulla is all about the math of 3-pointers which on a good night creates blow outs for the Cs in the regular season. But when those shots aren't going in the playoffs and the team doesn't have other ways to generate buckets *AND* play consistent defense, you get a series like the C's/Heat last season. Heat were willing to go 7 and playing the Cs in mucky ass offensive games but had the defense and physicality to win out.

Maybe shai is shai and he's already in the class of those players and you sound kinda dumb because Jimmy isn't even on the level of shai anymore you should also consider shai has already been in the playoffs he's not new to the playoffs

Champ expectations come with that experience AND knowledge of playoff strategies. Free swinging is nice but unless it stops Jokic from doing what he does best and Murray having a mini-nuclear reactor of a series along the Nuggets covering everyone outside of SGA going 30+ points, its the Nuggets series to win in that scenario. Which is why experience plays a role in having a squad that can make a championship push because outside of having someone exceptional to match up against those other playoff teams, young cats just don't have the execution and cohesion to make those key adjustments. Coaching also comes into play because the best (and experienced) ones know which lineups to stick to at the right times and (for the most part) whip up consistent ATO offenses.

They dont have a 7 feet DemiGod rn

Thankfully this time they're not being spearheaded by 3 ball hogs

​@@genikhairav7662 and they dont meed one.

@@shutupMajiKD is literally the most malleable superstar itl lol He's the opposite of a ball hog

⁠@@shutupMaji6th man somehow a spearheading ball hog ? Unless you mean Jeff green lol

Lmao 1st round exit is crazy, that's just a bunch of people that don't watch half of the teams in each conference, the thunder is truly once again one of the most dangerous teams and our squad only gets crazier over time