Isaiah Blakely

It's going to be very confusing just in the discourse when they have one of those nights and we're trying to say it's the worst shooting, worst score, aside from the cup, which doesn't count. Like, we're going to have to put that in parentheticals every time. Very strange. But you have lived through, I imagine, cheered through various versions of the Thunder over the last 10, 15 years. Yeah.

This is a different version of a Thunder potential powerhouse than the Durant Westbrook or Durant Westbrook Ibaka or Durant Westbrook Ibaka Harden. I'm curious, just kind of actually just big picture perspective here, just just almost like vibe wise to like. Right.

This is a different version of a Thunder potential powerhouse than the Durant Westbrook or Durant Westbrook Ibaka or Durant Westbrook Ibaka Harden. I'm curious, just kind of actually just big picture perspective here, just just almost like vibe wise to like. Right.

This is a different version of a Thunder potential powerhouse than the Durant Westbrook or Durant Westbrook Ibaka or Durant Westbrook Ibaka Harden. I'm curious, just kind of actually just big picture perspective here, just just almost like vibe wise to like. Right.

Among Thunder fans, what's like the affinity for and belief in this team compared to like those early years of the early years in Oklahoma period of Durant Westbrook?

Among Thunder fans, what's like the affinity for and belief in this team compared to like those early years of the early years in Oklahoma period of Durant Westbrook?

Among Thunder fans, what's like the affinity for and belief in this team compared to like those early years of the early years in Oklahoma period of Durant Westbrook?

I think it's almost like, tell me if this is wrong, but it's almost like emotionally it's like higher highs and lower lows, right? Or higher highs and bigger doubts or concerns, right? Like this team is very steady and almost sedate, this Thunder group. Because Shea is not Russ. No. Jalen Williams is not Kevin Durant. Like there's no analogy here at all.

I think it's almost like, tell me if this is wrong, but it's almost like emotionally it's like higher highs and lower lows, right? Or higher highs and bigger doubts or concerns, right? Like this team is very steady and almost sedate, this Thunder group. Because Shea is not Russ. No. Jalen Williams is not Kevin Durant. Like there's no analogy here at all.

I think it's almost like, tell me if this is wrong, but it's almost like emotionally it's like higher highs and lower lows, right? Or higher highs and bigger doubts or concerns, right? Like this team is very steady and almost sedate, this Thunder group. Because Shea is not Russ. No. Jalen Williams is not Kevin Durant. Like there's no analogy here at all.

Incredibly talented, very deep, very well constructed. They don't have the explosiveness of either game or personality.

Incredibly talented, very deep, very well constructed. They don't have the explosiveness of either game or personality.

Incredibly talented, very deep, very well constructed. They don't have the explosiveness of either game or personality.

that the durant westbrook era had right and so um but at the same time this this group feels in some ways more predictable solid i don't know what the right word is and i mean it in a positive way like they seem more reliable in some ways because you're not worried about the thing you just mentioned which was always the tension is westbrook taking too many bad shots that are now detracting from durant being clearly the better player and the more efficient scorer

that the durant westbrook era had right and so um but at the same time this this group feels in some ways more predictable solid i don't know what the right word is and i mean it in a positive way like they seem more reliable in some ways because you're not worried about the thing you just mentioned which was always the tension is westbrook taking too many bad shots that are now detracting from durant being clearly the better player and the more efficient scorer

that the durant westbrook era had right and so um but at the same time this this group feels in some ways more predictable solid i don't know what the right word is and i mean it in a positive way like they seem more reliable in some ways because you're not worried about the thing you just mentioned which was always the tension is westbrook taking too many bad shots that are now detracting from durant being clearly the better player and the more efficient scorer

not for nothing, maybe too calm in that, right? Like, I mean, there's been a lot of, all the hand-wringing recently, right, about ratings and why does the NBA not feel as exciting right now and all that. The Thunder are super good and like the defending champion Celtics, a little dry. Right. Sure. And, and that doesn't mean that they don't sometimes play exciting basketball.

not for nothing, maybe too calm in that, right? Like, I mean, there's been a lot of, all the hand-wringing recently, right, about ratings and why does the NBA not feel as exciting right now and all that. The Thunder are super good and like the defending champion Celtics, a little dry. Right. Sure. And, and that doesn't mean that they don't sometimes play exciting basketball.

not for nothing, maybe too calm in that, right? Like, I mean, there's been a lot of, all the hand-wringing recently, right, about ratings and why does the NBA not feel as exciting right now and all that. The Thunder are super good and like the defending champion Celtics, a little dry. Right. Sure. And, and that doesn't mean that they don't sometimes play exciting basketball.

Although, you know, Shay does not have the, the explosiveness, right. Of, of West. Like there's not, there's a thrill watching Westbrook love him or hate him, be frustrated by him. There's a thrill watching Russell Westbrook in his prime. There's a thrill watching Kevin Durant, uh,