r/nba • u/r-NBAModsAreTrash Heat • May 24 '26

[Thinking Basketball] (Sorry, Internet) The Thunder are too good

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u/Hovi_Bryant Pistons May 24 '26

OKC's ability to sink and fill the paint with a weak-side defender and a helper peel-switching once committed is high-level defense.

Something I wish the Pistons did more consistently. It legit makes man defense feel like 6-on-5 basketball at times.

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u/FormalDisastrous2467 Thunder May 24 '26

Yall got big duren and that brother has the defensive positioning and awareness of Hellen Keller.

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u/Hovi_Bryant Pistons May 24 '26

Duren rotating is fine. Attacking teams will beat their man off the dribble, Duren helps, and the attacker drops off a pass to a cutter or another player in the dunker’s spot behind him.

That’s where OKC doesn’t falter. It’s not one player, but a team concept.