Heat Check: The Oklahoma City Thunder Are the Most Overrated Team in the NBA

September 17th, 2010 by Ryan Virgin Leave a reply »
This Article Courtesy Of Rip City Report

I get it.

The Thunder are a good team.

They have a player that, in my opinion, could very well be the best player in the NBA (I wouldn't bet against him in a game of one on one).

And around him, they have a very good supporting cast led by Russell Westbrook.

But I cannot understand for the life of me why the Oklahoma City Thunder have suddenly been propped up and put on the same pedestal as Miami, Los Angeles (Lakers), Boston, Orlando, Dallas, or even Portland.

They snag the eighth seed in the playoffs, have a couple of good games against the World Champions, and suddenly we should expect them to challenge the Lakers next season.

Go figure.

Lets insert a little reality into this conversation.

The Thunder are good, but not great.

They are young and still inexperienced.

They have no post game and rely on their jump-shooting from game to game for their success.



They are only average on defense.

Often times, they get caught in other teams systems.

But you know what?
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