Regarding the need for a big man, you did catch the full statement right? "So they sell out at the rim and in the paint." One could conclude from that that selling out at the rim and in the paint is hurting their perimeter defense and allowing teams open looks in the mid-range and from 3 which would be supported by the other comment in your article "The Thunder ended up nearly posting a 50-40-90 as a team. The Dubs yielded 137 points in the process."
Regarding the need for a big man, you did catch the full statement right? "So they sell out at the rim and in the paint." One could conclude from that that selling out at the rim and in the paint is hurting their perimeter defense and allowing teams open looks in the mid-range and from 3 which would be supported by the other comment in your article "The Thunder ended up nearly posting a 50-40-90 as a team. The Dubs yielded 137 points in the process."