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Jon Krawczynski

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The Athletic NBA Daily
Thunder advance to NBA Finals

Yes. You know, I think it's a couple of things. I remember last year when they lost to Dallas in the Western Conference finals. Ant said that one of his priorities was he's going to get in the best shape of his life because he wore down as those playoffs went along. And he was a little surprised at the grueling nature and the physical toll it takes to go that deep into the playoffs. Um,

The Athletic NBA Daily
Thunder advance to NBA Finals

Yes. You know, I think it's a couple of things. I remember last year when they lost to Dallas in the Western Conference finals. Ant said that one of his priorities was he's going to get in the best shape of his life because he wore down as those playoffs went along. And he was a little surprised at the grueling nature and the physical toll it takes to go that deep into the playoffs. Um,

The Athletic NBA Daily
Thunder advance to NBA Finals

I think he did wear down in this series as well. I mean, it looked like at times that he was gasping for air, that he was kind of huffing and puffing. I think at the end of game four, he couldn't guard Jalen Williams because he was too tired and they had to put DiVincenzo on him and Jalen just cooked him. And so...

The Athletic NBA Daily
Thunder advance to NBA Finals

I think he did wear down in this series as well. I mean, it looked like at times that he was gasping for air, that he was kind of huffing and puffing. I think at the end of game four, he couldn't guard Jalen Williams because he was too tired and they had to put DiVincenzo on him and Jalen just cooked him. And so...

The Athletic NBA Daily
Thunder advance to NBA Finals

I think he did wear down in this series as well. I mean, it looked like at times that he was gasping for air, that he was kind of huffing and puffing. I think at the end of game four, he couldn't guard Jalen Williams because he was too tired and they had to put DiVincenzo on him and Jalen just cooked him. And so...

The Athletic NBA Daily
Thunder advance to NBA Finals

I think that going into this offseason, he will work even more on that part of his game and be more physically prepared to play the big minutes and shoulder the big burden that he does on both ends of the floor. But the other part of it, Zena, is I think that the Wolves have to do a better job of making it easier for Ant. It was way, way, way too hard in this series.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Thunder advance to NBA Finals

I think that going into this offseason, he will work even more on that part of his game and be more physically prepared to play the big minutes and shoulder the big burden that he does on both ends of the floor. But the other part of it, Zena, is I think that the Wolves have to do a better job of making it easier for Ant. It was way, way, way too hard in this series.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Thunder advance to NBA Finals

I think that going into this offseason, he will work even more on that part of his game and be more physically prepared to play the big minutes and shoulder the big burden that he does on both ends of the floor. But the other part of it, Zena, is I think that the Wolves have to do a better job of making it easier for Ant. It was way, way, way too hard in this series.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Thunder advance to NBA Finals

You saw what the Thunder were able to do with Shea in getting him two spots and getting him good looks against a very good defense. The Thunder are a great defense, there's no question, but I thought that Chris Finch probably didn't do a good enough job of scheming things to get Ant clean looks, but also Julius Randle, Jaden McDaniels, Nikhil Alexander-Walker, all these guys who were very,

The Athletic NBA Daily
Thunder advance to NBA Finals

You saw what the Thunder were able to do with Shea in getting him two spots and getting him good looks against a very good defense. The Thunder are a great defense, there's no question, but I thought that Chris Finch probably didn't do a good enough job of scheming things to get Ant clean looks, but also Julius Randle, Jaden McDaniels, Nikhil Alexander-Walker, all these guys who were very,

The Athletic NBA Daily
Thunder advance to NBA Finals

You saw what the Thunder were able to do with Shea in getting him two spots and getting him good looks against a very good defense. The Thunder are a great defense, there's no question, but I thought that Chris Finch probably didn't do a good enough job of scheming things to get Ant clean looks, but also Julius Randle, Jaden McDaniels, Nikhil Alexander-Walker, all these guys who were very,

The Athletic NBA Daily
Thunder advance to NBA Finals

pretty darn good in game four were nowhere to be found in game five, like absolute no shows for the first half. And it was five on, it was one on five for Ant and just no one's going to beat that Thunder team that way.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Thunder advance to NBA Finals

pretty darn good in game four were nowhere to be found in game five, like absolute no shows for the first half. And it was five on, it was one on five for Ant and just no one's going to beat that Thunder team that way.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Thunder advance to NBA Finals

pretty darn good in game four were nowhere to be found in game five, like absolute no shows for the first half. And it was five on, it was one on five for Ant and just no one's going to beat that Thunder team that way.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Thunder advance to NBA Finals

Yeah. I mean, I do think that there is room for internal improvement. I mean, with Jade McDaniels, Nas Reed, you know, those guys are really young guys that I think will improve upon, uh, this experience and, and figure things out. Jaden was, I thought very good for most of the series, but today was obviously not very good from a shooting standpoint. Um,

The Athletic NBA Daily
Thunder advance to NBA Finals

Yeah. I mean, I do think that there is room for internal improvement. I mean, with Jade McDaniels, Nas Reed, you know, those guys are really young guys that I think will improve upon, uh, this experience and, and figure things out. Jaden was, I thought very good for most of the series, but today was obviously not very good from a shooting standpoint. Um,

The Athletic NBA Daily
Thunder advance to NBA Finals

Yeah. I mean, I do think that there is room for internal improvement. I mean, with Jade McDaniels, Nas Reed, you know, those guys are really young guys that I think will improve upon, uh, this experience and, and figure things out. Jaden was, I thought very good for most of the series, but today was obviously not very good from a shooting standpoint. Um,

The Athletic NBA Daily
Thunder advance to NBA Finals

But I do think that also what we have seen from this front office with Tim Connolly is he's aggressive. He will make big trades. He will he will tinker. He will do more than tinker. And I do think that going forward, one of the biggest priorities that they have in this summer is to find another ball handler that can break a defense down.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Thunder advance to NBA Finals

But I do think that also what we have seen from this front office with Tim Connolly is he's aggressive. He will make big trades. He will he will tinker. He will do more than tinker. And I do think that going forward, one of the biggest priorities that they have in this summer is to find another ball handler that can break a defense down.

The Athletic NBA Daily
Thunder advance to NBA Finals

But I do think that also what we have seen from this front office with Tim Connolly is he's aggressive. He will make big trades. He will he will tinker. He will do more than tinker. And I do think that going forward, one of the biggest priorities that they have in this summer is to find another ball handler that can break a defense down.