You guys bitch about the lineup so much, I just don't get it. Gibbons doesn't rest his players more than any other manager. It's baseball, get used to it.
There's no reason the team can't continue to compete going forward. The entire pitching staff is locked up, we have the MVP, and we have a number of nice complimentary offensive pieces. We also have money to spend and a smart front office.
Maybe if you guys called just called these contracts what they are, player options, then you wouldn't be so confused.
The unnecessary term 'opt out' might be the most foolish development in baseball in the last decade.
I can't believe the haul that OKC got for Ibaka you figure either Oladipo or the pick would have been pretty close on their own and they give up both. Crazy. Oladipo with Westbrook will be fun.