Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Following Tuesday’s<br> win over the Wizards, we caught up with <a href="https://twitter.com/ThunderObsessed">Chuck Chaney</a> of ThunderObsessed.com to<br> discuss the current state of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Chuck is encouraged by<br> the increased space new coach Billy Donovan’s system has afforded the<br> offense, but he’s wary of the Thunder’s lack of defensive intensity. It’s still<br> “extended training camp,” for this team and coach, Chuck asserts, but they<br> won’t be a championship contender if they can’t find a way to defend.<br> <br> <br> <br> Some notable sections<br> include:<br> <br> <br> 5:30-6:00:<br> Interviewing Scott Brooks “was like talking to a wall, and the paint’s drying,”<br> given that he was fond of using “Thunder speak.” Conversely, Billy Donovan is a<br> “refreshing” personality, at least from a media perspective. <br> <br> 6:30-6:55: “Donovan<br> really emphasizes that extra pass,” allowing Westbrook and company to flourish.<br> “He (Westbrook) is the best player on this team because of Billy Donovan right<br> now.”<br> <br> 7:30-8:30: Exploring<br> the Thunder’s bad habit of late-game offensive stagnation and signs of<br> improvement in that area <br> 13:45-14:30: More on Dion Waiters, who has excelled in the sixth-man role so far<br> <br> 14:50-15:30: “Enes<br> (Kanter), for some reason, is like a ballerina on offense, but on defense, he<br> looks like a newborn giraffe learning to walk.” <br> <br> 21:10-22:25: Chuck is<br> “not sold on them winning the whole thing.” The Thunder have to improve on<br> defense by learning Donovan’s defensive system, more effectively running shooters<br> off the 3-point line and displaying better effort on that end. <br> <br> 22:30-22:55: On Steven<br> Adams’ new hairstyle: “Seeing it at Media Day was pretty impressive. I got to<br> touch it…(it’s) like a horse. It’s like a mane. It was soft.” <br> <br> <br> Music: "Who Likes To Party" by <a href="http://www.incompetech.com/music">Kevin MacLeod</a><br> <br> <br> <br>
