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Lakers may have got your message about the 11 losses.. currently 77-62 Lakers..

I wouldn't say Thunder are under the radar, i am more wondering about the overall efficacy of their x's and o's. Again, can isolation bball win big in the small ball, help defense era? Really Lebron era Heat revolutionized basketball by incorporating elements of D'Antoni's small ball (albeit no where near as fast) with excellent defense. Small ball defense works when its elite help and rotation defense with some traps on pick and roll. Spurs perfectionized the Heat model after spending years as a defense first team to the tune of two Finals and a revenge championship. Then warriors incorporated it to beat Cavs and now beat up on the league. We can also to a degree give some credit to the SVG Howard Magic who had a team with a center and four small ball shooters as helping push the trend. Now? Big centers just aren't winning big. I doubt they will disappear as bball goes in cycles but for now centers like Bosh and Draymond Green are winning more than classic bigs like Brook Lopez or Boogie Cousins