The 2011-12 OKC Thunder team is one of the more stacked teams of all time.
Seriously, now that we know how nasty James Harden is as a featured player, that team was triple stacked.
Three players all capable of being featured players on playoff teams. All 23 or under.
Not to mention Serge Ibaka who is a 14/8 3+ block d-poy candidate type player.
Sheesh. Had LeBron not joined Miami with Wade and Bosh, and had these new punitive luxury tax rules not come into play with the new CBA, allowing them to keep Harden long-term, OKC is wheeling off 4 straight titles, easy.
Re: The 2011-12 OKC Thunder team is one of the more stacked teams of all time.
They are and certainly were stacked though.
They only didn't win the chip, because they didn't have a post presence. Teams without a guy that can legitimately provide post play allows teams to really play small, and the small lineup is what allowed the Heat to matchup so well vs OKC.
Ibaka couldn't punish Lebron or Battier downlow. KD doesn't have a really effective post game, unless he has a much smaller player defending him. Perkins was obviously made irrelevant basically.
Because of that little fact, I don't think they could've or are a dynasty type team. I don't think that they or the Heat are clear favorites to win anything this year.
Re: The 2011-12 OKC Thunder team is one of the more stacked teams of all time.
Stacked is one of the most overused and misused words on this board. The Thunder have/had a lot of talent, but in '12, it was mostly their big 3. They had only 3 players average double figures. Whether the '12 Thunder were "stacked" is debatable. They didn't have outstanding depth.
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Originally Posted by Nash
Do not forget nr 1 shot-blocker.
Yeah, Ibaka doesn't get enough love. If it wasn't for Chandler, Ibaka is easily the DPOY. This year, I'd say he's playing better defensively than Chandler. And obviously offensively, he's taken it up a notch or 2 with the improved jumpshot.
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Originally Posted by Y2Gezee
Yeah, Ibaka doesn't get enough love. If it wasn't for Chandler, Ibaka is easily the DPOY. This year, I'd say he's playing better defensively than Chandler. And obviously offensively, he's taken it up a notch or 2 with the improved jumpshot.
This years Ibaka is twice as good as last years which is one good thing. On the other hand **** YOU KENDSCRUB SCRUBKINS GET THE **** OFF THIS TEAM YOU USELESS SACK OF SHIT!!
The 2011-12 OKC Thunder team is one of the more stacked teams of all time.
