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And so you grind ball OKC and try to match their energy on the defensive side of the ball.

I think they match up very well.

with what OKC can look like in a postseason series, that's sort of the identity they have to keep in mind if they want to get far in the playoffs too.

So that's my devil's advocate case for Houston is we've seen OKC grind teams in a postseason series.

Houston has that same quality to them.

Yeah, it's pretty crazy because he's giving you prime Rudy Gobert defensive productivity.

And yet all of our eyes are kind of glued to the offensive side of the ball and how much more he can tap into there.

It goes to show you how special of a player he is, because if he ever does get to that point offensively, you're looking at a consistent all NBA type of player.

But I think he's an all star this year.

I think just based on how much OKC is winning, he's been their second best player.

And you look at what he provides on the defensive side of the ball.

If Wemby misses games here, Chet is the defensive player of the year.

Like, there's no question in my mind.

And yeah, that's that's I mean, he had six stocks tonight and it felt like he he had way more than that in terms of the deflections and just rim deterrence he had all throughout that game.

Look, I will say everybody should go and read Jared Weiss's piece.

on the Jackals and Wemby and the fandom in San Antonio.

But there were two of the ultra fans that were getting interviewed in this game when it was a blowout.

And they had shaved their head this morning.

Yeah, it's pretty funny.

Because of Wemby and Kelden Johnson.