After watching some of this season’s highlights.. I already miss him.
December 4, 2025
After watching some of this season’s highlights.. I already miss him.
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Caruso is the reason our defense suffocates, IHart is the reason our offense works.
For the most part, AC changed the culture when he got here and everyone has bought in. But for IHart, if he’s not there everything is bad.
Like if he got injured in the postseason I would immediately clench my butthole for every single game we played, watching us unable to grab a fucking rebound
thunder‘s best 3D player
Hartenstein is the reason SGA sits forth quarters. Every game he has missed they have been down in the forth at one point. They have given up 110+ points 3 games in a row. First time this season. Without Hartenstein they are still a great team and a great defense. But they are not the best defense in NBA history without him.
This stretch shows how valuable Ihart really is for our team. Losing AC in the future would hurt us, but losing Ihart would be devastating. I hope we keep him in the future
That is a 23 net rating swing in the minutes SGA if off the floor. This is the reason Hartenstein is top 5 in the NBA in Lebron, and is still top 10 in MVP candidate in the [MVP tracker on Basketball reference](https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/mvp.html). Isaiah Hartenstein is low key the reason OKC thunder are truly as dominate as they are. He might not score all the points, but his impact is the reason.
The narrative lately has been “OKC’s offense is terrible without SGA” but the actual reason is we become much easier to guard without iHart. He’s so important to this team on both ends.
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Caruso is the reason our defense suffocates, IHart is the reason our offense works.
For the most part, AC changed the culture when he got here and everyone has bought in. But for IHart, if he’s not there everything is bad.
Like if he got injured in the postseason I would immediately clench my butthole for every single game we played, watching us unable to grab a fucking rebound
thunder‘s best 3D player
Hartenstein is the reason SGA sits forth quarters. Every game he has missed they have been down in the forth at one point. They have given up 110+ points 3 games in a row. First time this season. Without Hartenstein they are still a great team and a great defense. But they are not the best defense in NBA history without him.
This stretch shows how valuable Ihart really is for our team. Losing AC in the future would hurt us, but losing Ihart would be devastating. I hope we keep him in the future
Without SGA on the floor. Removing SGA’s MVP, MJ, like impact. With Hartenstein on the floor (without SGA) OKC has a +18.3 net rating. with Hartenstein off the floor (and SGA off the floor) the Thunder have a -4.74 net rating. [https://www.pbpstats.com/wowy-combos/nba?TeamId=1610612760&Season=2025-26&SeasonType=Regular%2BSeason&PlayerIds=1628392,1628983](https://www.pbpstats.com/wowy-combos/nba?TeamId=1610612760&Season=2025-26&SeasonType=Regular%2BSeason&PlayerIds=1628392,1628983)
That is a 23 net rating swing in the minutes SGA if off the floor. This is the reason Hartenstein is top 5 in the NBA in Lebron, and is still top 10 in MVP candidate in the [MVP tracker on Basketball reference](https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/mvp.html). Isaiah Hartenstein is low key the reason OKC thunder are truly as dominate as they are. He might not score all the points, but his impact is the reason.
The narrative lately has been “OKC’s offense is terrible without SGA” but the actual reason is we become much easier to guard without iHart. He’s so important to this team on both ends.