Regardless of how soon the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the Phoenix Suns in the playoffs, Oso Ighodaro will always be able to leave with his head high.
In this series, he demonstrates in his second year that he can spend minutes as a small ball five, and he seems more at ease with his place in the lineup. Although his offense still has room for improvement
The defeat in Game 2 is not the fault of the referees, according to Ighodaro.
It was commendable to hear Ighodaro avoid blaming the officials as the cause for his team’s defeat in Game 2 in his pre-Game 3 interview with the media.
Even if Ighodaro isn’t entirely correct on this, it’s the kind of mindset head coach Jordan Ott will adore.
The Thunder’s behavior in providing Devin Booker with the most absurd technical foul of his career seems to have alienated the entire NBA, and in general, the officiating hurt the Suns’ rhythm in the game.
The referees seemed to be on the Thunder’s side, but even if every choice were being made fairly, the Suns were still not good enough to win the game.
However, Ighodaro’s refusal to take the easy option of blaming the referees is commendable and could potentially benefit the rest of the series.
Ighodaro’s reluctance to hold authorities accountable can only be seen as a positive thing, regardless of whether you want to accept that politicians can be influenced by what they read and see in the media.
Chris Finch, the head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, has previously demonstrated that a different strategy can be effective for a while.
Earlier this season, he made his thoughts known about the challenge of defending Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the perceived whistle he receives, for which he received the same $35,000 fine as Booker.
What Ighodaro has done here might really be very clever because there was a time after that when SGA wasn’t receiving the calls he had been getting.
He isn’t criticizing the officials while also discussing what transpired, which might result in more favorable calls as the series shifts back to The Valley.
Ighodaro is correct. no matter what However, the Suns haven’t played well enough to win either game thus far, and it’s up to them to turn things around in Game 3.
