By: MikeAcker

MikeAcker — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:08:39 +0000

@akennedy41 I think this game really showed where OKC is strong. I agree, the playoffs will be the real test for how far the Thunder has come. It should be fun to watch. I am a little disappointed that Portland didn’t give them a good run like the first time they play in Portland this season. But I didn’t really expect them to.

By: akennedy41

akennedy41 — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:09:50 +0000

I think we saw last night and in the last few games from OKC just how good they can be. It makes me feel like they just might be the best team in the league right now, I’m just not sure if they are quite ready to be. Their four best players are 23 or 22.

The playoffs will give us these answers though. Right now Russell Westbrook is amazing and especially so last night. But what’s going to happen when OKC loses a playoff game while he takes more shots and misses more shots than Durant? How will OKC respond to the same criticism that haunted them in the playoffs last year?

But at the same time they are almost starting to feel like a veteran type of team. Last night watching the game I felt like OKC was a team that has played together forever and Portland was a bunch of new guys thrown together (which I guess in some cases they are).

It’s weird how OKC is so young yet their experience together is sometimes such an advantage for them.

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