Everything That Went Wrong With The OKC Thunder 

I feel like half the problem with Giddey is the lost confidence, like compare giddey to last year and he was more aggressive and happy to have the ball in his hands, but after his controversy its like he doesn't want people to notice him anymore and he's just eager to pass the ball away even if he's got a chance to score on his own

The difference between Luka and Shai is that Luka is a passing savant. Shai is great is creating his own shots. But Luka can see cracks in opposing team's defense. He will sneak a bounce pass that can lead to a shot or swing pass to open man. Luka can throw lob pass from anywhere and any angles.

The mavericks have knocked off the #1 seeds twice in the last three years.

I dunno about OKC getting dismantled, but Chet being 7'1" and only getting 3 boards (one from PJ's intentional FT miss) is beyond me. Dude needs to bulk up or OKC needs to find a true Center.

Sounds like trading Giddey and getting a real center and moving Chet to PF is the fix

I don't even blame Chet for this but he sometimes forget he's a seven footer. The amount of times he was bothered by Gafford when he's taking a shot at the rim is mind boggling

This is the first time in a long time the Mavs have had a real defensive presence at the rim.

Josh Giddey you are a Hornet

Sucks for okc thunder not going to the western conference finals they were fun to watch this year

Okc gave the mavs Dereck lively also. Traded cason Wallace and bertans for lively.

Oh boyyyyy we need a sequel to this about the Nuggets

I think the NBA is entering a new era where it's not about how many superstars you can get on your team, but how many athletic bigs can you surround your one or two stars and shooters with.

Not a thunder fan but I gotta say their future is a lot brighter than it has been.

Andy I love these more frequent videos!! Appreciate them even more!!

The problem is their inexperience. They are such a young team who exceeded expectations and will only be good for years to come if injuries don’t happen.

Dismantled is a little unfair

The NBA is a league of consistency

Giddey's offcourt issues ruined his confidence

okc was young and uncertain, mavs are very experienced. okc has players who are unsure of their roles/place on the team as this was their first good year together. they looked uncertain when shai or dub would kick it out, they werent driving as hard and werent looking to improve the intensity. reflected in their defense as well

Not only is Luca 6 foot seven, but he has a thick body , unlike most NBA players.

Playing Giddey is playing 5v4 lmao

Giddey CLEARLY didn’t play well because of the allegations… he played great last year

You hit the nail on the head. The Thunder is a very good team, but they their youth and inexperience hurt them in the end

They could turn Giddey into a 6th man version of Luka Doncic if they just give him the keys to the 2nd unit, make him the designated 2nd string PG and they draft a Defensive minded PF so Chet doesn't have to run every inch of the court lol.

Chet definitely got screwed a little bit on the pick n roll, the other guy always seemed to get caught by the screen leaving Chet to defend by himself and no one else got boards

Okc need a PJ TUCKER type of player that can do rebounding and hustle inside the paint.

Great video as always Andy OKC fan here we know we shai to count on when it comes to getting buckets I really wish we would of tried something different we had Bismarck biymbo but didn't use him and we acquired gordon and didn't really use him we've got 12th pick In this year's draft hopefully we acquire a big if not we need to trade for one but besides that I'm happy with this team we have to do it again next year i wont see it as a win unless we're back in the top 3 next year at the end of the season

Great breakdown and HQ production value. Edit at 3:53 made me stop and appreciate the subtle smooth attention to detail. Kudos!

They should for for JV this summer since the Pelicans are rumoured to not bring him back. He's a solid and heavy rebounding vet that would help them on and off the court. Biz backing him up, if he returns, would be decent too.

The mavericks were and are my pick to win it all this year. They’re also the team I want because they have former hornet PJ Washington!

The Mavericks should have won the series 4-1 if they didn’t shoot badly in Game 4.

SGA was basically carrying the whole team being a free throw merchant. Chet needs to hit the weight room cause grabbing only 3 rebounds in an elimination game is unacceptable!

Weird video. The team blew beyond expectations. They did nothing wrong when the consensus at the start of the season was a play-in team. They only guarantee to be better as they improved and learned from them experience.

Josh Giddey is the reason why Ben Simmons aint takin 3s lol even if he's wide open he still aint knocking down that 3

Not trying to take anything away from Dallas's defense but OKC was missing wide open shots that they made all season.

9:33 - that play was something special :O

Need you to dissect these conference finals before they start if possible 🙏🏽 would love to know which teams you think have the advantage and where

OKC is to young...same was in KD's era...they were unexperienced and to young to win the Ring. Same thing now, but they came up on Luka and sharp and high motivated Kyrie. Last time i saw Kyrie like this was way back at 2016. when they took the Ring with Cleveland.

The sample size difference between Chet & Gobert’s stats at 11:07 to 11:12 is disgusting 💀

Great team here but they need Chet at the 4 with a bigger versitke center at the 5 I knew you would mention Giddy as I would ask myself many times what in the hell is he doing 😂

OKC is too young with no enforcers.

The line up should be Shai Dort Williams at the three Chet at the 4 and a paint beast at center next year

OKC needs to trade Giddey to the Spurs and give them a playmaker

That OKC window for championship is a lot smaller actually. Rockets and Spurs are 1 or 2 season away from completing their puzzle. Pelicans could really do some dmg if Zion were healthy. And remember Grizzlies? the one with Ja Morant? yeah they coming back next season. This is Western Conf. where majority of NBA greatest talent exist. OKC better get their act together fast or it's a sayonara bye2

OKC has a bright future ahead. Congratulations to them for a great season. The Dallas Mavericks were more experienced though, so that factored in why they lost the series. The Thunder will be a contender in the West for years to come.

4:44 There’s a difference between “mental health” and “mental fortitude.” Here’s to Giddey, hoping he’d regain his confidence and not end up like Ben “Peacocker” Simmons 😅

Chet is a good defender but there’s a reason why rebounding counts in defensive metrics. He got mauled on the boards by D Live.

They need a player like Naz Reid

I’m a thunder fan and I will tell you I’m very happy with their performance in general. I expected hayward and giddey to do a lot more but it is what it is. Idk what we are gonna do with giddey a trade would be the best option but with his form we won’t really get any good assets for him. As for the rest tbh I believe they are young they will develop chet has lots of thing to improve so I have high hopes for him same for jalen williams dude might be another superstar for us

I really wanted the OKC to go much further in the playoffs. The team had so much depth, and it's so unfortunate how their playoff run ended early

They’ll be back!! They’re a young team and honestly this run proves and shows them who they need to get rid of and who to draft!! In other words, get in the gym and bulk up!!

Okc fans thought they were so sweet with that #1 seed 😂

Their issue is they are so 2020s basketball that the second there’s a physical presence in their way with a decent perimeter presence, their style of play transitions to iso play. Chet needs to bulk up a bit and they need more movement on the perimeter

Good video as always, but please brother change the music back to the more serious one. The current sounds like a hype anime soundtrack

Next season will be the true test for them. They had a good outing but let's see if they can keep that momentum going next year when they're no longer a surprise.

request video for Bronny Vs Thanassis please 🥺

i think that rebounds are another HUGE factor of this series.

We need more bigs an interior presence. With the pelicans giving up on Jonas and Drummond wouldn’t even be that bad.Any decent big such as a Clint capela would help us drastically and fill the floor with size and more two way shooters.

Just waiting for his Knicks season ending video

It's funny how at 6:31 Luka initially sees the pass to the corner and is like I have to guard that guy and then he sees its Giddey and is like nevermind I'll just wait here

A series is way different, playoffs is a whole different beast.

What went wrong with The Knicks Next.

I wouldn’t even say this video is necessary when they could’ve easily been the 3 seed and not be seen this way. They’re ahead of schedule and did great with a young squad. I’m not a OKC fan but i don’t like the Mavs

Giddey and a pick for Jerami Grant to play PF. Sign JV as backup center. That plus and another year of deveopment and they'll be killing it

Whenever i watched (dallas fan) i was relaxed when giddey entered…no 3, no special defense…he was a weakspot for them truly…

The pressure got to the team. Only SGA was cooking but his lack of experience meant he wasn’t able to move his team to help him out. Going all hero ball might win a game but it won’t win a series. Luka and especially Kyrie got the inexperience players to feed off them and was able to guide them to contribute. I’m starting to see Kyrie’s tactic of feeding the ball to the role players early in the game to give them easy shots and build their confidence. He takes over when more pressure is on during the 2nd half. I mean on fast breaks instead of scoring himself he will give the easy shot to a teammate so he can to get them going.

The OKC thunder are still an amazing team until 2030 because of the CP3 and PG trades they will have many first round picks that are guaranteed to be in the draft between top 3 or top 10 like it happened with their 12th pick this year. The main problem why the Thunder lost to the mavs in series it's because the mavs exploited their weaknesses. Like with Chet holmgren with his thin frame they used Gafford more effienciently or Luka, Josh giddey who had a down year from averaging 16 ppg to 12 ppg due to the controversy he had earlier in the season. Him seeing choking in the playoffs despite that he is gonna be 22 years old in October right before the upcoming season begins he still has so much time to grow in his game. The Mavs knew that Giddey is a very bad 3 point shooter and they forced him the ball out of the hands in case that if he is wide open for 3 point shot so that increase their offense even more.

Do all the top losing teams in the playoff please

Cason Wallace missed three three-pointers in a row if he would have at least hit one three-pointer they could have worn the game or even went to overtime

OKC was projected to be a 6 seed and they were a 1 seed in one of the most competitive west conferences. They’re waaaay ahead of schedule. I really believe their youth and inexperience killed them the most with how poor their shooting became even on open shots. Idc the hate they get about losing as the 1 seed, nuggets lost too. It’s basketball against really good teams. We will be back!

Now a video of everything that went wrong with the nuggets.

I was surprised last night when the camera panned to the OKC bench and Gordon Hayward was there. When did that guy get there? And boi sure looked out of place

With this playoffs you trekked should do a video on the evaluation of Kyrie. He isn’t trying to drop 40 or 50 anymore he’s trying to win the game

The same thing happened when kd, Russell and harden were in thunders uniform. The team was too young. They had shooters but their defense were inconsistent. Plus, OKC couldn’t handle Luka slow motion ankle breakers.

Lively devoured Chet on the boards in game 6. The Thunder’s inexperience got the best of them, and that includes Daigenault’s questionable challenge in the last moments of the game.

Dismantling is a little bit unfair Andy, but I wouldn’t say like they absolutely choked. SGA did a really bad play, but I’m not gonna blame him for that because this is his first playoffs where he’s like the main guy on a team like this. the Oklahoma City thunder will be back next season tougher and they will be back for revenge. You can’t just dismiss for what this team managed to do this season.

Only Boston had a better record than Dallas after the trade deadline. Dallas was just a better team at that point, plain and simple. I think many people just weren't paying attention.

The thunder had a good season and Shai really did his job well with leading the team and he should’ve won MVP or Luka at least bc he had a great season too Honestly the Thunder should run it back with some retooling with the roster

Got Haywood, who has been mostly a bust, didn't get a bruising 4, which we can now see is their biggest minus. Can they get to the Finals next year with same same? I would say no. They need a big power forward who gets a lot of rebounds, clogs the paint, doesn't necessarily have to score more than 8 points a game. Chet getting 3 rebounds and 1 assist in their final game is not gonna cut it.

Dallas is just a well oiled machine, usually pretty easy to tell by this point in the season who the champion will be and it's almost definitely gonna be Dallas provided nobody gets injured

They are way ahead of thier natural progress,being first so early can be a heavy load, if this load came if they were 5th seed they would look at it diffrently, but all this might not be important Thunder has golden goose in draft picks and even if they fall to lower seed they can be better

The midseason trade saved the Mavs season, imhonaf.

Okc is a good young team and i think they can win it all atleast once within the 3 upcoming years. SGA was the only one who didnt choke, others specially williams was not himself and i dont blame him, they need experience, they should have jeff green rather than hayward.

Sam Presti can’t fumble another elite young core man, if we know anything is that a bright future only takes you so far gotta capitalize

OKC got a promising future shouldnt hold their heads down

Can you make a video about how good was Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, or Westbrook was really?

OKC need pursue Lauri Markannen this coming off-season 😤😤😤

Man okc is in a good place this not the first time they had young core and got defeated but they better not do what they did when they had Kd,Westbrook,Ibaka, Reggie Jackson,james Harden a young core team that went to the finals and they blew the team up okc you know you need more length don't destroy what yall have built back up.

Giddey only got around 10 minutes on court each game against the Maverick's so trading him is not going to fix everything with OKC. I would love to see him traded to the Spurs.

Somebody said that the lane is now wide open for the Celtics and after watching everything go down I have to agree. Boston needs to lock in and they got this

1-I hope OKC don’t blow their roster like they did before because… 2-Their roster is YOUNGER THAN STRANGER THINGS CAST 😂

The way they got chet to spam pick and roll and how effective it was through entire series is baffled me. Like, just give that stickman ball he need

this what what gotta do and i think it could work they need bigger wings and they gotta limit lou dorts role

They need to trade Giddey because he is misfit. Also, didn't help that he played 3 different position in his seasons respectively. However as team develops he fell out of context. Also need physical PF, because Jalen Williams is pure stretch 4. JV is not the option because he's too slow. Chet must improve physicality to decent level

SGA is the only guy that came ready. The rest of them are really too inexperienced. We've also seen the Chet "tall guy be the center" plan from KD in OKC before. They should get a proper center and play Chet on the wing to make use of his long strides and shooting ability. Giddey should be gone, OKC should really start trading their picks and players to get some guys that are experienced to help SGA.

While OKC is building their team to be the next Warriors, TWolves and Mavs are building their team to be the next Nuggets. I truly believe the era of Warriors style of small ball is over, it's time to stock up on mobile bigs.

Josh Giddey. Tragic Bronson alert

they need to get rid of giddey and get a big man that can screen and rebound and next to chet

OKC the fix: Just don’t let Josh Giddey play, if he’s the problem then bench him all throughout.

Chet needs to get bigger because rebounding is a part of his game. That was a huge issue