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Totally! Spurs deserve credit for integrating so seamlessly. Stuff like that looks different for every team, and it just hasn’t looked great for OKC yet. JDub (& iHart to a lesser degree) is also still pretty clearly recovering/getting back up to speed physically in a way the Spurs guys just aren’t
December 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I think it’s most likely a combo of reintegrating JDub, iHart rusty post-injury, dropping focus & intensity/resting on their laurels a bit, and maybe a little shooting variance luck. Spurs & Wolves also both feel like they get insanely up to play OKC haha. But that might be the fan in me saying that
December 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Respectfully, this is a laughably insane overreaction to a ten-day stretch in December
December 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
But at the same time, there clearly is just so little energy defensively. I’ll stop short of calling it effort, but something clearly isn’t right
December 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I thought the same thing, which is why I feel a bit more concerned that I normally would over a few regular season games
December 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It definitely feels like they’re reacting rather than dictating over the last few weeks (not even just the Spurs games, but t-wolves and grizzlies too). Question for me is how much is waning motivation/lack of interest on their part and how much is tactical or repeatable from other teams.
December 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM