J. Kyle Mann

Most notably in Minnesota, they blew him out recently.

Tons of injuries to the Thunder.

I just can't... I think it would be a great series.

I think there is some chance Minnesota wins it, but I would not pick them.

And that leaves the Spurs, who have sort of famously gone 4-1 against the Thunder this season.

Now, the last of those victories, the Thunder didn't have Shea and Chet, so just throw it out, say 3-1 in games where everybody was trying.

But it was like a notable...

The combination of Wemby and all of these dynamic ball handling guards to deal with the pressure of the Thunder's defense seems to be a real thing that gives the Thunder some problems.

You don't want to overreact to a small sample size, but that meant something to me.

And yet the Spurs are also very young.

They're relying on a first-year guy and a second-year guy to do a lot

they've sort of run into this, like the Harrison Barnes magic has run out a little bit and they've brought them off the bench recently.

And so are, they didn't do anything at the trade deadline significant.

So are they like one guy short?

So I don't,

I don't feel great right now picking any of these teams to beat the Thunder in a playoff series with Denver being like, if we ever see the healthy version, let's go and see that series.

Look, I would pick the Thunder over the Spurs in a playoff series, despite the matchup issues that I think are very real that San Antonio brings to the table for all the reasons you just said.

Like I'll, I'll flat out say it right now.

Healthy Thunder, healthy Spurs.

I'll probably go like four, two Thunder, Thunder and six, but there is a world in which the Spurs steal game one in Oklahoma city.