Jon Krawczynski

that feels so singular relative to anything we've ever seen before.

And I think that's part of why, not just who does he compare to now, who does he compare to in the past, I find myself thinking a lot about is what Shade does even something you can emulate?

If you're an 11-year-old basketball player right now who's training to be the best possible future pro you can be, can you even try to do this?

Can you try to do the weird contortions that he does on every step back that seem to only work for him

And if so, or if not, like, what does that even say about Shay?

I'm not sure anymore.

I'm almost like less concerned with the Lou part because that is just going to like the shots are going to hit or they're not.

And more concerned with the, what does that mean for Chet being guarded by a wing?

And I thought this was actually a pretty great game for that kind of showcase for Chet, where

he plays like a physical big in some cases and in some aspects of the game and in others, he just kind of is a body in the mix.

And I thought like that game securing rebound in which I think was poor Sam Hauser trying to fend him off the glass.

Like that's exactly the kind of thing Chet has to nail.

And the fact that he can do it at a time where, yeah, Isaiah Hartenstein is out.

That just gives the Thunder that much more comfort in terms of when push comes to shove, if they do need to play this way, they know that Chet can be counted on to get that kind of opportunity in particular.

I did think that with AJ Mitchell, when the Thunder start AJ Mitchell,

To me, that's like a sign of respect, basically.

Yeah, yeah.

Because if you let the Thunder, they will Dort and Wallace their way through every wing minute they possibly can and Caruso their way through every wing minute they possibly can.

And so if they feel like, even when they're shorthanded, that they need to start A.J.

Mitchell against you, I think it's a tip of the hat to your defense, to be honest with you.