‘He’s Got Some Swagger’: OKC Thunder Coach Mark Daigneault Praises incredible player For Recent Consistency

‘He’s Got Some Swagger’: OKC Thunder Coach Mark Daigneault Praises Josh Giddey For Recent Consistency

Josh Giddey, a guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder, hasn’t had an easy season.

It’s hardly unexpected that he hasn’t fit in with the Thunder as well as he did last

year given his shockingly poor start following an extremely great summer

performance at the FIBA World Cup, returning to NBA-style basketball, and a

ton of outside noise. However, he’s making an effort to get over the criticism

and difficulties he’s had on the court thus far.

The third-year veteran has had more opportunities to adjust and contribute significantly to Oklahoma City’s young

but talented core with each passing game. And Thunder coach Mark

Daigneault claims that he has done just that. Regarding Giddey’s recent success,

Mark Daigneault remarked, “He’s got some swagger right now.” It’s a

wonderful example of these people; each player will experience many highs and

lows. Nobody’s life will unfold in a straight manner.” Giddey’s development

has seemed to follow a straight path up until this moment. He progressed from

being a rookie who averaged just over 12 points per game and nearly equal

amounts of assists and rebounds to a sophomore who had higher point totals,

the same assist-rebound ratio, and improved all-around shooting.

After refining his skills abroad, Giddey established himself as a guard who could

score and was a definite pass-first option. It was anticipated that he would keep up

this trend. However, it didn’t. Not at first, however. His teammates are prepared to

keep pushing him to be the best player he can be now that he’s starting to settle

into a routine. Josh is a professional, to start with, Isaiah Joe remarked of his

teammate. “He took it upon himself to put in the work.” His performance

against the Brooklyn Nets recently served as a prime illustration of that.

With a very effective shooting percentage, Giddey finished with 20 points, five assists, six rebounds, and four made 3-pointers. In addition to his offensive prowess, he was active on the less talked-about side of the ball. And Daigneault noticed it again. “He’s played well and I thought his defensive intensity tonight was particularly good,” stated the coach. “I thought he played a very complete game.” Giddey’s whole game wasn’t the first of its kind; in fact, it’s been more prevalent recently. In half of his last ten games, the Thunder guard has finished with more than eight assists and double digit points in seven of them. Even while he might be just getting into his stride, he has no intention of slowing down anytime soon.