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@SpursReporter Not blitzing SGA unnecessarily early and way up top, causing our defenders to scramble to their shooters for 20 seconds and then trying to cover the long rebound. Instead buckling down and only doubling on drives, while staying within closeout distance of their shooters.

The “secret” adjustment. Before Game 4, Stephon Castle said the Spurs had identified “one easy fix” after watching film and then after the game Devin Vassell said the team had made one defensive adjustment but refused to reveal what it was. I'm wonder if that adjustment and fix wasn't as simple as targeting and stopping OKC’s Alex Caruso? During the two losses Caruso had become one of the most impactful players on the court and to see him shut down the way he was on Sunday was, to say the least, impressive. Yet no one is talking about this. What do you think the adjustment was?

@SpikeEskin Kinda understand the Wemby hate… it’s the mixed emotions of jealousy and annoyance that he wasn’t on a team I root for when Lebron came into the league.

I really can't stand this guy at all. I wish I felt like he was doing a bit but he's not. A Spurs/Knicks Finals would really be an all time hate watch for me. Just would hope it gets canceled or something.

@KEZA2117 @Rahimbtw Respect.

@Rahimbtw We ain't doing this. We are doing the same thing to wemby. We didn't lose because of the ref's. We lost because the spurs simply played better. Now on to game 5

im sure these are "legal guarding positions"

@ThunderHusky17 But if it was indeed that egregious, im sure the OKC staff is already on it and sending it in to the league office.

Foster has made 9 calls as the away official. FROM HALF COURT. While the official next to the play has not blown the whistle. All 9 have been against OKC.

@ThunderHusky17 Would be interesting to see the 9 fouls clipped in video so we can see it all.

@hoopsdunker32 For good reason… if u tried to go play ball with their foul calls at any local gym, you’ll be laughed off the floor. Chinese content creators are making SGA flop videos… they have so much talent, yet choose to play the game in a way that dupes the refs. Hard 2 root for that.

The nba is fumbling the Thunder like crazy btw. There should be 50 million bandwagon fans and instead the entire universe hates them.

@champlahoma Nobody outside of oklahoma is going to agree with this statement.

Victor Wembanyama is the most protected player in the nba, and it’s not close. SGA has had by far the worst whistle in the NBA these playoffs, and it’s not close.

@Mochi804 @DaigMuse They weren’t on either player so it all equals out?

@KOLVEgolf @DaigMuse They weren’t though funny huh

I’m not kidding Steph Castle could be called for a foul every trip down the floor

@EricSal_7 League has to review their protocol for All Defensive Team votes. It’s a fucking travesty that he didnt make an All Defense team.

The box score doesn’t justify the type of game Steph Castle had tonight. He was electric in every area outside of high volume scoring. He had a stretch in third quarter not many players in the world have. Absolute possessed demon defensively and he navigated so many on ball PnRs and transition opportunities beautifully. Also major shout out to Devin Vassell. He not only stuffed McCain in his damn locker many times, but he was an unbelievable team and off ball defender tonight.

@JohnchoVilla No need to feel bad. He appreciates it. He is a winner and he’s going thru the same trial by fire all players with potential go through. Having meaningful minutes in the WCF as a rookie is a really rare opportunity. Which makes Harper’s rise such an outlier.

Honestly I do feel bad for Carter Bryant. He’s so young and struggling right now. But he so badly wants to win and just wants to do the best he possibly can. It’s just unfortunate hes going through the fire but he’ll better for it. Trust the process. He’s built for it.

@Caldo538452 @EricSal_7 Greatest idea. Hakeem footwork, kareem hooks.

@EricSal_7 How bout Wemby reaching out to Kareem in the off season and ask if he could teach him the Skyhook? 🤔

The next thing Vic needs to develop is putting the ball on the floor going left. It’s going to make his midrange game DPU game lethal as it’s easier to get off cleaner balanced jumpers leading with your right foot as a right handed shooter. It will be so hard to defend.

@EricSal_7 If he gets the Dirk Package from the elbow zone… its good nite to the league. 2 goto moves and 2 counters to each.

@ScotPollard31 @SHAQ @SacramentoKings @Lakers David Robinson had the same foul on Karl Malone.

I remember guarding @SHAQ when I was on the @SacramentoKings and he was on the @Lakers and did his signature move and knocked me unconscious with an elbow and shot the ball. I don’t know if he made the shot but I do know they called the foul on my chin. 😂

@CBallOklahoma Nah… ya’ll could try to splice one together, but most of the other nba fanbase will all agree it’s pretty tough perimeter D and the same exact D your perimeter players play on your opponents.

We won’t see anyone outside of Thunder fans talking about this though. NBC, where’s the video collage of SGA getting held every play? You had one made up for Wemby…you’re going to put together one for the MVP…right?

@Coondog1433 But the original mold of OKC was the Spurs. So despite the youth and inexperience of this iteration of the Spurs, the underlying culture and corporate knowledge is being displayed thru their “surprising” success to some.

@Coondog1433 It’s called institutional knowledge. It’s what makes successful organizations keep being successful when personnel changes. Just like OKC.

@SarksDaddy And the adjustment was not having Fox and a gimpy Harper for OKC in games 2 & 3?

The adjustment was OKC losing 2 starters

@SanAntonioDave4 @AssassinateHate I like this reference a lot… Malik with a 3 point shot. Malik was a better defender and rebounder though. Malik was a dog against bigs way bigger than him in the post.

@AssassinateHate Malik Rose 2.0

Yeah, Keldon gotta be in that Patty Mills towel waving role this series

@AssassinateHate Once Keldon figures out that passing is better than dribbling into 3 guys and pump faking 7 times before getting his shot blocked… he’s gonna be hella dangerous.

@ThunderHusky17 Same way Tony Brothers sipped on daiquiris while IHart handcuffed Wemby’s arms on every possession in Game 2.

“They get away with a lot” brother… how is THIS the narrative when the Spurs just jumped SGA for 48 minutes while Scott Foster sipped a Pina Colada and watched…??? This is too teir delusion.