Basketball Thoughts #11

The trade for Kendrick Perkins and signing Nazr Mohammed to a deal has helped the Thunder immensely. They have now a four man rotation at power forward and center now. They are deep and they have the physical size to tangle with the best teams of the NBA, like the L.A. Lakers and the Boston Celtics. With a rotation with Nick Collison and Mohammed coming off the bench to spell Serge Ibaka, who is starting at power forward and Perkins at center, Oklahoma City is deep with their physicality of big men. I like Ibaka's ability to shoot and spread the floor for an athletic big man. I think Ibaka can play small forward too. He has the quickness and agility and athleticism to play the 3 position. In all certainty, I believe that Serge is underrated at his offensive game. He has the ability to be a very good offensive player, although he claims he is better on the defensive end. With a Thunder bench that has athletic backup point guard Eric Maynor, rising 2-guard and scorer in James Harden, I see no reason why Oklahoma City can rise to the occasion and win crucial basketball games, especially when Kevin Durant is leading a humbled team. Let's go, Thunder!