{"id":5277,"date":"2018-02-10T17:37:31","date_gmt":"2018-02-10T23:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=5277"},"modified":"2018-08-20T14:26:41","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T19:26:41","slug":"state-of-the-thunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fredsportsextra.com\/?p=5277","title":{"rendered":"State of the Thunder"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OKC has issues.\u00a0 These issues are more than\u00a0the players that have missed games with\u00a0injury.\u00a0 Even more\u00a0than the loss of Andre Roberson for the season with a knee.\u00a0 Sure, Carmelo Anthony and Russell Westbrook hurt their\u00a0ankles in the win\u00a0over the Warriors this past week, but OKC’s\u00a0chance it \u00a0would run rough shot over the Los Angeles Lakers two days later, even\u00a0with it’s two stars playing,\u00a0was iffy at best.\u00a0\u00a0This OKC team is not good against inferior competition.\u00a0 The\u00a0fact that LA\u00a0was playing really good did not help either.\u00a0 Throw in no Russ or Melo, and the Lakers had a cake walk in their fourth and final meeting this year with OKC.\u00a0 Another loss to team that OKC should have beat.\u00a0 What is new?<\/span><\/h6>\n

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Thunder fans must realize that the 2017-18\u00a0team will make the playoffs but will not challenge for a one, two, or three seed.\u00a0 A fourth seed at best, but do not put it pass this group……. that a sixth or seventh seed is just as likely.\u00a0 Given this team is exceptional against teams that are the best in the league, OKC will be a tough out for anyone come playoff time.\u00a0 Paul George and Carmelo Anthony, and the other veterans on this team, understand the situation.\u00a0 They get off on beating the good teams, but the attention to detail is just not there against the weaker teams.\u00a0 Even Westbrook, who is always up for every game with his energy, makes way too many mistakes against the Hornets, Kings, and Suns of the Association.\u00a0 <\/span><\/h6>\n

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Roll with the flow of this team Thunder sports fans.\u00a0 Like the three games next up. It would not be a surprise to see Memphis take one or even two of the games, home and road. But do not bet against OKC when Lebron James and his new “team-mates” come to the Peak on Tuesday.\u00a0 OKC will kill’em.<\/span><\/h6>\n

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