From Berry Tramel’s chat: “On whether the Thunder would be more dangerous with a “pure” point guard: Yes, the Thunder would be much more dangerous with a pure point guard. More dangerous at falling

Loved this nugget from Darnell Mayberry’s notes: “If Perk is one of the, if not the, league’s best low-post man defender, why is the Thunder still digging down and showing or sending double teams?

Britt Robson of SI: “As well as the Thunder are playing — and they’re a better team than the one that stretched the Lakers to six games in last year’s first round — they’d

Scott Schroeder of Ridiculous Upside with a response to last week’s D-League post: “Keep in mind that no other team has come even close to getting creative and creating this sort of bond between

Ken Berger on KD’s MVP hopes: “Durant keeps downplaying his own and the Thunder’s success, but the arrival of a legit center in Kendrick Perkins means Oklahoma City is ready to compete with the

Michael Falgoust of USA Today on Perk’s impact: “The smile across Serge Ibaka’s face can’t be controlled. Not because the power forward is finally starting for the Oklahoma City Thunder, but because he’s talking

ESPN’s future rankings has OKC at No. 2: “Of course, the Thunder remain behind the Bulls in the Market category. Chicago and the Bulls franchise are much greater lures, and — as with San Antonio

A recap of Thunder-Wizards from Andrew Sharp of SB Nation: “Monday night I had two tickets to the Wizards-Thunder at the Verizon Center, and while waiting for my roommate to get there, I found