Chris Mannix: Thunder's D causing early problems

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It was inevitable, really. Unless Oklahoma City started the season 13-1 (they didn't), unless Kevin Durant shot the lights out (he hasn't) and unless the Thunder quickly emerged as the class of the Western Conference (they haven't), some critics would start to question if the NBA's third youngest team was anointed as a legitimate contender a little too early.

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