The Rockets opener was beaten by the Timberwolves and lost by 18 points, which was the result of the Timberwolves' slight end in the second half. But in the second game, the Rockets won another team by 33 points, and without thinking about it, they knew that this team was the Thunder.
The Thunder lost the Jazz by 21 points in the opener, the expected result. Generally speaking, it is impossible for a rotten team to recover after a season, except for the Warriors. So if you look at the teams that are at the bottom of this season, it's no different from last season.
Some of the swings are to be able to win or not to win, reduce the winning percentage and improve the lotto picks. And the Thunder such a team, is really a dish rather than do not want to win, now this league, who can still lose to the Rockets such a group of recruit eggs 33 points?
In the first game, the Thunder used a 12-man rotation, and 11 people played more than 13 minutes; today, the Rockets, the Thunder were even more excessive, using a 15-man rotation, except for two two-way contract players who were not on the active list, all the people present played.
Watching the NBA for so long, I'm really seeing a team with 15 people in a game for the first time. It shows that the tactic of the Thunder coach is that everyone goes up and fights casually, everyone has food to eat, everyone has money to spend, and it is fun.
Alexander, the Thunder's sole core, hasn't played well in either of those two games, with three-pointers combined to 1-of-13. The Thunder let Gidy play the main control at the beginning of the season, so Alexander's presence on the court is not strong.
Josh Gidey is this year's no. 6 pick, the Thunder's bad results last season, playing is indeed spiritual, is a master of the seedlings. But the Thunder let Gidy take charge so early, and there was no time to adapt at all, was it too anxious.
Of course, if you look at the Thunder's lineup, there is no one more suitable for possession than Gidey, it is a group of recruit eggs. They had a suitable candidate in their lineup, Kemba Walker, but were bought out by the Thunder and went to the Knicks.
The Thunder are now one less veteran belt, last season had Horford is fine, but soon Horford was traded back, the Thunder also earned a 16th pick this year, which can be said to squeeze Horford's value to the last shred.
The Thunder team has given people the feeling that they can abandon everything for the first round of signing, and there was a paragraph before for the first round, and Presti could trade himself out.
The Thunder have hoarded more than 30 draft picks (first round + second round) in the coming years, but how to monetize these 30 draft picks is a big problem, if the draft picks can be exchanged for championships, the NBA will directly end.
The Thunder's current roster is the youngest in the NBA, even the youngest in history, with the oldest being 30-year-old Favors. It turns out that too young to be a thing, too old to look at.