The OKC Thunder Are READY To Take The Leap

The OKC Thunder Are READY To Take The Leap

Thunder have been active this off season so after landing all defensive guard Alex Caruso in a trade with the bulls for Josh giddy straight up they also retained Sharpshooter Isaiah Joe giving him a fouryear $48 million deal and Wing Aaron Wiggins who got a 5year $47 million deal Monday they addressed their need at Center by snatching Isaiah hartenstein away from the Knicks with a three-year 87 million deal so in Caruso and hardenstein the Thunder have added two solid role players to a team that finished first in the west last season and they didn’t have to come up off of any first round picks how do they keep doing this to do so this is this s presy is smart s PR so want to know start with you do you like the Thunder adding Alex kuso and Isaiah hardenstein to the roster I do but they just still seem like a mediocre team just for the name sake okay you know what I’m saying like the on paper you look at it you wouldn’t it wouldn’t glare to you but you look at what hardenstein would play to four uh five CH start to the four oh that’s weird that’s that’s scary then so then you looking at what Caruso starting at the two yuck Jaylen Williams at the three yuck lock down Defender Gil Lakers Legend alexo that’s I don’t think you don’t think you star Caruso who you Isaiah Joe you got d as well Jo Wiggins I’m not I lead him on the bench I feel like they gonna have to battle it out and training camp cuz I like spot is he’s proven but not on this team not with this team just in the league his years you know what I’m saying you don’t just throw him out there trade for him and then bring him out the bench bring him out the bench I guess it makes him stronger though mean they address their needs strengthen the roster it’s just no BL no glaring star I was expecting them to go get a thre man well I mean you expect Chad to to kind of come into that and Jaylen is about to be one Jaylen Williams about to CH not a star not yet he said we he’s getting there though you’re two Che this might be he might G like you don’t got to worry about banging with all big people no more as much they got potential but he ain’t no star Williams has got potential he ain’t no star he’s getting close to that that level though you think that’ll be easier for them to to transition to the star role now that they have like legitimate like proven role players they just don’t have pressure to go prove that they’re Stars SJ is the only now though after finishing first SJ the only one got to hold that up he’s got to hold up the MVP you know candidates situation honestly I don’t think he has that because I think everyone thinks that that was his award that he should have won so like I’m just like this is his second year average in 30 and yeah and he should have won MVP left right so this year coming in all the pressure is on him in that team now because now he’s the only Bonafide star was like this your team like we’re on your back and you ain’t got no help yeah I mean I can see Jaylen Williams becoming an Allstar next season if they are one of the top teams so so you’re going to go what Shay at the one dord at the two Jaylen at the three Chad at the four and hard sign at the five and then bringing Caruso Off the Bench okay I me is he the point who Caruso no backup point guard who’s that he gonna have to be the backup cuz my thing is why would you I knew I mean we knew giddy was gone remember I said he’s the odd man now cuz he can’t shoot yeah I think they got rid of him cuz the [ __ ] yeah but Caruso can’t shoot to any smaller so your your lineup is very small if he’s in a lineup you can’t 68 that had more points rebounds and assist and you bring in a guy who’s just there for defense is is a downgrade and you got dorton who’s in there for defense that’s what I’m saying so you it will be a downgrade if if you’re starting him from who you had before well so if he comes off the bench then it makes sense but as a starter it is going to be a downgrade from last year because you’re losing you’re losing height you’re losing someone who can play one two three and guard one two but he can score like like giddy could score 6 12 six and five some confidence issu in the postseason got bench at points during the postseason last year but you also got to remember Thunder got about 5011 first round picks it’s not like they can’t make some moves to still bring in a potential star at some point down the road but he played 80 games last year that was one thing that nobody talked about with this team they all played a they all played yeah 80 79 82 71 75 yeah I think that’s CH played all 82 games left year A bad move for giddy going to Chicago I think he’ll he’ll play but it’s just not going to look the same for him I think he’s going to feel out of whack not having a bunch of guys that can contribute to what he do which is facilitate yeah cuz they just there’s a lot of one-onone iso players on the so what not a lot of movement you know what I’m saying yeah it’s just bad so we have a mostly fans question from Underdog user daddy MC that’s his name so I had to say it will Caruso and hardstein have an impact on the Thunder the way Drew and porzingis had with the Celtics and is it Championship or bus for the Thunder now no and no no no no no no talking about porzingis is 20 and 10 you’re talking about Drew holiday as defensive play fans question Daddy I just wanted to get you your $50 I just wanted to get you your 50 piece harinstein don’t harinstein gets a rebound and don’t shoot and then Caruso don’t he not aggressive offensively so uh not I think not but that’s the point to they have so much flexibility now to be able to move and bring in another big time piece somewhere down the road arenstein has a lightskinn um Kenneth fared what a random two black men in America like he’s just out there Energy play hard get the rebound like he just stole from the bank stole but that’s why you can’t I mean that’s he stole that’s probably what they need though you think say our resent next did he get offensive you would you don’t think he helped last year I just don’t want to disagree with he sto why you don’t want to dis is you you the Nick I’m just saying he know that that’s your man Ste how how much did he get paid 80 three for 87 he got three for 87 I think four for 7 if Nick would have signed him back would you been mad at that price tag it just was too much for the Knicks to do but it would have been like four for 72 right or somewhere in that range something like that he brought a lot of value to the Knicks more than just rebounding like decision making with the ball he was pretty good at that for a big but so four so four was four doesn’t have to do that in OKC was foure 72 too much for him or uh I think the Knicks can probably find a replacement at that per what’s the difference between him and aa aa is more athletic he can catch them lobs and he go out there and block shots allenstein do is go out there and hit that ball out for extra possession Tyson chanler n oh my parkstein like Tyson hit the ball you know we like Tyson but Tyson at least gonna go block side DK the ball I think he’s that’s IQ cuz a lot of people don’t do that yeah I mean when you know that’s your only job that you can actually go out there and do that to stay in the game cuz some that don’t count as a that don’t count as a rebound no you typ get a rebound I can’t get it but but some people will let the other team get it it’s a good team thing it’s a good like you got a guy that’s going to go out there and know just hit the ball high IQ Rashad A black man in America possessor of a black job 84 M to re up to do that black job shout out to uh Jonathan Isaac he got paid too down there in Orlando you know what I’m saying for sure it’s a lot of guys getting getting some money that deserve everyone getting paid everyone except Josiah John unfortunately man just you got like six jobs bro I know you was on the live [ __ ] snitching on me I have an image that I project yeah I see that same one I got a normal I’m just a normal regular human at least you not getting stood up my [ __ ] it hurt man I know that [ __ ] hurt your feelings you acting like you didn’t care but no no the fact no listen No cuz I was W the fact that it’s been it’s been 2 hours I was waiting I dressed good game plan good game plan you didn’t just yourself out to no just have a nice Feelgood time I was going to just do that and I lingling took a overtime and I said she I’m 6:30 appointment L always going to sleep man I had on and everything this was the first day first day first day that no says a lot BR he about you about to have some DM no I said I give you some no talking about app I ain’t had a sister minute it’s been the minute since I opened the sister gate it’s Applebees cheesecake no boo yeah he and he was taking the sister the noble so you know he you got to take the risk you got to take the risk take the risk take he yapping yapping y was on my ass look at him y’all got to get Hey listen ladies ladies ladies ladies he’s a softy out sof you got to get through foot massages and butt rubs and all kind of [ __ ] I do all that I do all that [ __ ] trying to make a move for p i don’t tell you about the dessert until it’s over with the meal over with we going to the crib and try to make nice little foot massage yeah try to make a move for PG ended up having to go to lingling it’s all good shout out to cool on them so after after the news of ihart coming to the Thunder broke Chad hren showed him some love with the following tweet saying welcome to the O my bright skinn twin Chad is a white man isn’t he well he has negro Tendencies he likes Jamaican food I don’t know I Me OK C they’re very unserious I like yeah yeah yeah is a very un serious he would be but he he is comedy my bright skinn TN they do kind of favor each other no that that I like that I like the team itself because it’s a team like when they do the little group yeah the group interviews feels like a little C you hope that it last like they they roll with each other seems like these guys are all about it but is the four spot can I ask you something what they do what they do r here right so no one has the pressure on each other and they can’t divide right we like this yeah you remember when dwade and LeBron used to do it together right it was pointed out as weakness do what when they did the interviews they always did the interviews together so you couldn’t say well LeBron has said you couldn’t do that cuz they both sitting right there which one do you like better so for me team this comes from like a more genuine more youthful like but you know how like like Jaylen Brown you know how they keep throwing that back and forth it it seems like moving forward they should be in it together to stop to stop the narratives that they try to do between you go it together now someone can creep in and say that dumb [ __ ] yeah is it a is it a do they agree upon that before like if me and Jaylen have this Hey whenever we do interview we going to do it together well that’s why I think people like the OKC don’t think that they the media it’s your media Personnel should be doing that now yeah y’all all go yeah yeah just go just hey man cuz you know cuz what happens is I’m I’m saying something but they genely got to like each other or else it’s going to look real forced yeah like you can’t you got to make sure that the Vibes is right because people GNA see right through that yeah like you said if that is OKC is a college team you can kind of sense that they kind of all hang out and to Doc they work all know each other highing and [ __ ] you want to pull up to my postgame interview sh [ __ ] else to do out here Apple beef they shop at the same store yeah yeah yeah yeah but do you like Chad now moving over to the four and kind of playing that exclusively yeah yeah I mean you know last year was a learning learning curve for him and he played well I mean you know um I think if his team wasn’t as good as it was he his numbers would have been better but the fact that he still played like that with the the the caliber of player that he had you know shows what what what type of talent he is so putting him at the four I I don’t know if I put him at the four I I think you know it’ll go back and forth it depends on who he’s guarding right it depends on who at least you have the option now yeah I like har at the four yeah that’s what I said it all depends we playing against Greek take your ass at Lopez yeah you know we guarding embiid take your ass or whoever this is right so you get to you get to switch him a little bit so it kind of kind of kind of helps yeah like your shot it’s okay man there there’s other fish in the sea I’m saying you know yeah I mean who wouldn’t want to go I just never was sold on chck okay I just never was sold on chck I you know I was the Bobo guy I’m a Wy guy now shout out to boobo a lot of them Rock they gave him one year deal in Phoenix man Bobo GNA stay employed good for him shout out Bobo and the B family just ready for him to just can’t teach it they don’t want to give it to him why not cuz he don’t want it yeah but they keep keeping him on the team he that good cuz he got that’s so crazy some upside shout out to b b his up up we going to talk about his upside until how old how old about 20 45 20 28 27 about 23 maybe hey and he in the city where there’s a bunch of work and that he’s just out there like if you ain’t playing you working still young man years of upside you you know the thing about Bobo he needs a he needs a van guny or n m millon yeah that’s the coach that needs him put a fire in to push him to keep him like to keep him going but you also need he’s like one of those guys that look like he needs to be rewarded yes I was just about to say they got to reward I just thought about it he needs a coach that’s going to reward him right like you know how like do this first and I reward you some people you need to reward first so they can see what they got oh I I like this feeling oh my God keep doing if you keep doing this I keep giv go out there play 38 40 minutes and then see how that feel like in preseason and preseason he’s playing 48 I need to I need for him to see what it feels like maximum right so go out there and play there’s no sub for you go let me see what you do so now he’s out there playing the game now when he’s done he knows how his body feels and says hey I I like this this what this feel like what this feel like now now he might start coming in early right cuz if you ain’t getting no minutes man let’s just be C Point you’re like all right [ __ ] it your body adjust differently 20 minutes to 38 minutes you’re like yo I see a Gil really feel like he now you got little [ __ ] lifing weight like what you doing to here B they coming at me now coming I need some meat on these bones oh [ __ ] other than that [ __ ] the game started at 7 he walking in at 659 hey man who we playing tonight e Fri start you forgot the schedule who hey who we playing tonight me get a burger man get a burger get a Snickers I made a whole YouTube video say we playing this team and it was not the team we was playing what damn you learned a valuable lesson I was like oh wait we’re not playing this team we’re playing different team hour two hours before the correction 2 hours before the game start yikes so

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