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Originally Posted by KC_Connection
I'm aware of this as well. The next step for him after this year is becoming a better two-way player and that means giving more effort defensively. It's not that easy to do and takes a lot out of a player, but if he want to be considered one of the top 5 players in the game, that's what it will take.
Perhaps you are right and it won't matter when the games start to have meaning. OKC should clearly at least be able to get into the 2nd round without much problem. From that point on, I'll be interested to see if a lack of Harden hurts them against teams like the Spurs/Clippers/Grizzlies.
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The West is tough. Even last year if a few things happen we don't make it to the Finals. The Clippers and Spurs are as good as OKC and Denver and Memphis are pretty damn close as well. Really, if they can just win one in the next four years I'll be ecstatic. I'm still just happy to live in with a professional sports team again. Them being really good is icing on the cake. Being a Chiefs and Royals fan the Thunder have given me more joy in five years than they have in the last 20 lol