This was supposed to be some big deal, but it wasn’t as the Thunder easily swamped the short-handed Spurs in a game which TNT switched off of in the second half.
Combined…Chet and Wemby scored 17 points. The Spurs had no point guard and in reality its hard to gauge much with this win. Although I will write… with the return of Kenrich Williams, the Thunder did add another very nice piece to their team.
It’s really hard to evaluate the Thunder since they played the Kings who didn’t have Fox, the Suns who didn’t have Devin Booker, and the Spurs who were awful in this game without a point guard. But I will write this…weeks ago I thought the Thunder along with the Minnesota Timberwolves would make for fascinating games for the battle for second place in the Northwest Division this NBA season.
I mean, the Thunder and TWolves look to be two younger teams in the West who can become top tier teams in the landscape of the Western Conference. Don’t sleep on the Houston Rockets either, as they’ve gotten off to a nice start as well since they’re no longer losing games by design.
As far as the ballyhooed Chet vs. Wemby showdown, it would be foolish to draw anything from this game because the Thunder are so much better than the Spurs. They’re both good players and completely different in their style of play.
I think Chet is going to be an excellent fit for the Thunder, and I still believe Sam Presti needs a big banger who can run the floor and rebound to make this Thunder a viable top five team in the West.
But you know, if I were a Thunder fan, I’d feel vey good moving forward with a team which has Shai and J-Dub as my best two players moving forward.
MJ