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Thunder XP
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Приєднався 20 кві 2010
A channel about basketball, mostly the Oklahoma City Thunder, breaking down cool moments, telling interesting stories and bringing you inside the game and the team.
Not Small Ball.. Small-ER Ball
San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama, Los Angeles Clippers' Ivica Zubac, Dallas Mavericks' Dereck Lively II & Daniel Gafford all TALL big men in the NBA that the Oklahoma City Thunder's Jalen Williams was tasked with guarding.
But it's not small ball.. in Jalen Williams' words, it's "Smaller ball."So what is it, and how is it helping the Oklahoma City Thunder still find success even without a lot of their big men including Chet Holmgren
0:00 The Oklahoma City Thunder Playing Small
0:22 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on playing small
0:48 The Thunders' Roster Design
1:41 Lu Dort
1:53 Alec Caruso
2:03 Cason Wallace
2:09 Aaron Wiggins
2:16 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2:27 Jalen Williams on Smaller Ball
2:50 The Jalen Williams Effect
3:24 Mark Daigneault on Jalen Williams
3:48 Who Jalen Williams can guard
4:25 The Development of Jalen Williams
5:50 The Tradeoffs for The OKC Thunder
6:59 Systemic Disruption
7:29 Lu Dort v Denver Nuggets
8:24 The Thunder's Ballhawks
8:45 Alex Caruso v Houston Rockets
9:55 Oklahoma City Thunder v Portland Trail Blazers
10:21 The Thunder Without Chet Holmgren
But it's not small ball.. in Jalen Williams' words, it's "Smaller ball."So what is it, and how is it helping the Oklahoma City Thunder still find success even without a lot of their big men including Chet Holmgren
0:00 The Oklahoma City Thunder Playing Small
0:22 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on playing small
0:48 The Thunders' Roster Design
1:41 Lu Dort
1:53 Alec Caruso
2:03 Cason Wallace
2:09 Aaron Wiggins
2:16 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
2:27 Jalen Williams on Smaller Ball
2:50 The Jalen Williams Effect
3:24 Mark Daigneault on Jalen Williams
3:48 Who Jalen Williams can guard
4:25 The Development of Jalen Williams
5:50 The Tradeoffs for The OKC Thunder
6:59 Systemic Disruption
7:29 Lu Dort v Denver Nuggets
8:24 The Thunder's Ballhawks
8:45 Alex Caruso v Houston Rockets
9:55 Oklahoma City Thunder v Portland Trail Blazers
10:21 The Thunder Without Chet Holmgren
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17 Things To Look Forward To This Season
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The Oklahoma City Thunder, featuring young talents like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, and Chet Holmgren, are gearing up for another exciting NBA season. Alongside returning players such as Lu Dort, Cason Wallace, Aaron Wiggins, Jaylin Williams, and Isaiah Joe, the Thunder have also strengthened their roster with experienced veterans Alex Caruso and Isaiah Hartenstein. As we prepare f...
30 Real NBA Stats That Sound Made Up
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What do Damian Lillard, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kevin Durant, and Michael Jordan have in common? They all have random hard to believe facts that are centered around the size of their feet. Hey, it’s the off season.. Give us a break. Check out these 30 NBA stats that don’t quite seem real (courtesy of our friends from Reddit).
How Mike Muscala Altered NBA History
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Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson; all names of NBA legends who changed the future of the entire NBA through the course of their basketball careers. A name that, although not as rich with accolades, also made a big impact on the future of the league is the one and only Mike Muscala. The Minnesota native has undoubtedly left his mark through the years given t...
Why The Oklahoma City Thunder Signed Isaiah Hartenstein & Why It Works
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What's better than running back a very similar NBA team that is fresh off a historical playoff run with minimal changes? Running back that same team PLUS adding some of the NBA's best role players in Alex Caruso (former Chicago Bull), and now, Isaiah Hartenstein (former New York Knick). Let's just check out why this signing means more than meets the eye, and how the Oklahoma City Thunder have s...
Josh Giddey For Alex Caruso: Breaking Down The Bulls & Thunder Swap
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Well, it's that time of year, again! To kick off the 2024 NBA offseason, Sam Presti and the Oklahoma City Thunder have traded Australian rising star Josh Giddey for the Chicago Bull's defensive specialist, Alex Caruso. Let's take a moment to examine Josh Giddey's time with the Oklahoma City Thunder as he transitions to the Chicago Bulls, and how championship veteran Alex Caruso fits with this y...
What's Next For The Thunder?
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The 2024 NBA season was one FULL of surprises. Anthony Edwards, Karl Anthony-Towns, and Rudy Gobert taking the Minnesota Timberwolves to unexpected heights. A stacked western conference filled with stars like Nikola Jokic, James Harden, Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Russel Westbrook, Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, Anthony Davis, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Z...
Why Chet Holmgren Is The Rookie Of The Year
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Why Chet Holmgren Is The Rookie Of The Year
How Their Offense Keeps Getting Better
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How Their Offense Keeps Getting Better
The Part of His Game They Don't Talk About
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The Part of His Game They Don't Talk About
What We Learned From Round One of Chet Vs. Wemby
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What We Learned From Round One of Chet Vs. Wemby
Minnesota Is Changing EVERYTHING For The Thunder
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Minnesota Is Changing EVERYTHING For The Thunder
7 Big Takeaways from The OKC Thunder's Summer League
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7 Big Takeaways from The OKC Thunder's Summer League
23 Things We Learned About The Thunder In 2023
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23 Things We Learned About The Thunder In 2023
The Adjustment that Changed EVERYTHING
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The Adjustment that Changed EVERYTHING
Eddie Murphy and The Great Rebounding Race of 1988
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Eddie Murphy and The Great Rebounding Race of 1988
The Most Interesting Offense in the NBA
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The Most Interesting Offense in the NBA
How to Make an NBA Player Miss His Free Throws
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How to Make an NBA Player Miss His Free Throws
This is changing EVERYTHING for Josh Giddey..
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This is changing EVERYTHING for Josh Giddey..
Burn Your Assumptions about Chet Holmgren
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Burn Your Assumptions about Chet Holmgren
And the NBA's Clutch Player of the Year goes to..
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And the NBA's Clutch Player of the Year goes to..
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander surprised the whole NBA
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander surprised the whole NBA
Top tier thumbnail, I genuinely thought it'd be JDub talking in this video
Thunder ATTACK!
Don't matter how tall u are as long as u can jump. My dad is taller than me, and he let me know don't matter from shooting to blocking, jump as hi as u can everytime.
Thanks Royce for doing what you do! I can’t say enough how much I love this whole collective of a team this year! There is not one player I would like to trade or replace. Chets injury is such a big stinker, that I‘m afraid the season might be lost if there are setbacks with the recovery but even this means they have to figure out other ways to be win and develop. I just hope the injury bug hit us early and this is not a theme alert after the all star break as well. All I wished for was a relatively healthy season to give us a real measuring stick for a chip for real but this is reality not make a shush. If our frontcourt is in existence and no serious Dub or Shai injury is coming, this season will be fantastic! If AC finds his offensive consistency and we somehow unlock Casos confidence level above neutral, it might already be over for the rest of the league. Thumbs up the Presti and the whole organization first to find these great great persons who happen to be talented and willing basketball players and the coaching staff for unlocking this potential as well as make them buy in into a clear vision of this era! PS: If Cason Wallace would be equipped with Anthony Edward’s personality, he would be a monster but I like the humble Caso better! Stay as you are guys!!!
Quality of video is always top notch. Thunder up!
All Star J DUB season
you finally said it!!!! lu dort is built like a fire hydrant
Thunder up!!😂😂
… they lost? This didn’t work what are we talking about wemby wasn’t even in this game hella clickbate
+10 team chemistry
You still got it Royce! Miss you on the Dream Team pod bud.
JDub is the most underrated defender in the league and I will stand by this. Playing center at 6’5 is unheard of outside of PJ Tucker in the bubble with the Rockets. He has been guarding 1-5 for his whole career, but he doesn’t get the same recognition as elite defenders because he may be the 4th best defender on the team.
That jump ball with Sabonis and JDub last night with the Kings was pretty nice though as far as jump balls go
JDub is a burnimg fire 💪🔥🔥🔥💪
Who let the dogs out rooooooooooof
It’s a long road to perfect but the team element is required, when you have cohesive players that can play ball, it’s unstoppable. Shout out to presti and coach D for their vision and skill to implement the vision. Adaptability
it works cz they’re young and versatile, connected, and want to win as a unit really.
Keep them coming Royce. I will watch everything you put out.
Perfect breakdown, just as brilliant as OKC hustle.
Great video, only thing I worry about is the playoffs. Being small is the ONLY reason Dallas beat us
Solid job Royce
Always love the videos bro.
just wow!!!
Mark is such a good coach. So happy to have him leading these guys
watch Josh Gittey ,get better & better, it's Thunder's loss
Yeah take that fat L last night. With no Murray or Gordon either lmfao
Okc!! Thunder are 🔥
Great mindset
He is absolutely been elite on the defensive end. Literally always in the perfect spot and can read actions the split second the opposing offense tries to run it. What a great addition for OKC
Wemby fan here and I love this guy.
Chet fan here and Wemby is the future. I just hope OKC can get a chip before Wemby gets a better team
Chet fan here lol thanks for not being annoying
@@TheDeven1000 right, it's just fans who get's emotional about these two players, which is yeah, annoying.
Smart kid
Thanks westbrook is not on that team again .
Is he from America has a good accent if not
he's from Minnesota
OKC real test won’t be until they play GSW on 11/10. In my opinion. Of course it’s always possible for them to lose one by then. Love the Vids! GO SUNS!
I'm ready for that game.its gonna be a good game.
More like the warriors real test buddy this OKC team is already proven they don’t need anything to prove to you or the Dubs wtf
@ You’re funny. They still have lots to prove. Did you make the finals last year? What about the 3 years before that? You have everything to prove boi. Golden State is still Golden State until they are truly not.
@@yes.2144 this team is the youngest in the league and was last year and we’re the first seed and almost beat a team that made the finals and have two superstar and experienced players while the thunder as a team player there first playoff games together… where were the warriors last year ? And the year b4 that ?
@@yes.2144 there is a legit reason people are choosing the thunder to win this year or at least make it out the west and it’s because of the teams personal and playstyle and the best part is they are only 60% healthy … so yea what do the warriors have that the thunder need to PROVE it to them lmao bum
Hasn’t found his spot in the offense quite yet but he will pick it up. The man didn’t forget how to shoot people come on now just a rough stretch. And still a top 5 player on defense. Love the pickup by Presti.
Chet is so mentally strong and focused. He’s a monster because of his mindset more than anything else
He's played 3 games/62 minutes and has only 5 points on 2-10 shooting. I thought they brought him to OKC because "Giddey can't shoot". LMAO He might be good defensively but he sucks balls on offense.
^^This is what happens when you only watch the box score and aren’t actually watching the games. A small sample size for his offensive game that is completely negated by history of play and the intangible things he does on both ends. Basketball is more than just scoring point my guy
@@jpokcI agree. Giddey was shooting shots with people just completely ignoring him and still couldn’t make it. They are at least respecting Alex. They are actually guarding him which is a huge help if you watched any games last year.
ok Morpheus
Is bro fem?
We are bout to be CHAMPIONS! 2024-2025 IS OURS! #ThunderUp
Take that fat L last night
"my minds telling me know, but my......"
😂😂😂😂
Telling me no
Blade lookin ass lmao
This team scary😳
Bet the refs mess with em if they get too far. Always happens when okc has success
They can do it but it will be a double task. The NBA is all about making money and marquee matchups. More or less, the rule is, if you can beat the opponent and the bias, sure you can have it.
I love Royce young, I remember that old regime of thunder reporters back in the day Darnell Mayberry Royce young those guys have fans and I’m one of them
Yessir
SO HYPED!!! GO THUNDER ⚡⚡
Light skin duke Dennis
Jiminy Cricket every time I watch a video about this Thunder team it just pumps me up for the season every game with the Thunder team is a can't miss game if Sam Presti doesn't win GM of the Year this year then there is definitely something wrong with that system.
[inaugural barking]