25. "Yea it's nitpicking at this point" In response to In response to 24
I don't really think there's anything "wrong" with the Thunder per se, and not too many teams would survive the loss of their 2nd best (really 1B) player. At this stage for the Thunder though, they're pretty much gonna be measured by their success against the Miami's and Memphis' of the world, who can force you out of your best stuff and make Thabo or Ibaka be the one to beat you.
Would they really be better if they swapped Thabo for say, Jared Dudley (better, more aggressive shooter, avg defender at best)? They'd probably be about even overall, maybe better equipped to attack elite D teams, obviously worse on D. Perk is the real problem though and I'm not totally sure who they can get to upgrade for him.