Simple Reasons for the Thunder Blunders

Originally Published: Apr 3, 2011 9:53 PM CDTDont panic Thunder fans.&#160; I know your team already has as many April losses as it did in the entire month of March,

Thursday, May 26th 2011, 1:35 pm

By: News On 6

Originally Published: Apr 3, 2011 9:53 PM CDT

Dont panic Thunder fans.  I know your team already has as many April losses as it did in the entire month of March, but lets not declare them the Indiana Pacers just yet.   Heres the way I see the two losses: Friday they settled for far too many threes, 27.  And they only made 7.  Kevin Durant shot 13 threes and only 4 free throws.  Those numbers need to be reversed. Saturday Russell Westbrook struggled to 1 of 12 shooting from the floor.  Thats not to pin things on #0, but he wasnt his usual All Star self.  Hes entitled to a couple of clunkers.  This team is built around the ability to get to the rim.  Westbrook, Durant and James Harden are all terrific at doing so and they are the Thunders three best offensive players. I promise it wont take much film study for them to see how perimeter-oriented the team was in the losses Friday and Saturday. And I bet it will be corrected in time for the Nuggets on Tuesday night.  At least it better be. The point is that before they acquired Kendrick Perkins and Nazir Mohammed, when the Thunder lost it was something like 112-106 and we all said they didnt defend.  The Thunder didnt allow 100 points in either loss this weekend.  They just didnt shoot the ball well or take good shots.  And this is not a team that has a long history of either of those things.