Oklahoma City is off to a 6-0 start, announcing the league as one of the best teams in the NBA. The scariest part? The Thunder aren’t at full strength yet.

Isaiah Hartenstein returns from injury and both Jaylin Williams and Kenrich Williams I’m still out of the program.

While the Thunder’s first six games look dominant on paper and in the stat sheet, there is still some room for improvement. Oklahoma City looks good on offense, but the shots are still not falling consistently. Once the offense finds its rhythm, it should be scary for the rest of the league.

“I think the biggest thing is when you have bad games, not getting them offensively, it’s easy to draft,” Williams said. “And, you know, everybody’s trying to play 1-on-1 and I think we’re doing a good job of holding each other accountable and still trying to play the right way. Get the best look available and stick with it.”

As long as the process is fair, that’s all that matters. Oklahoma City will get the results if the team continues to do the right thing. Taking open threes and forcing the issue around the rim is smart and will be important going forward.

Until then, though, the biggest key is to control what the team can control — which is stifling the defense. Oklahoma City’s defense was head and shoulders the best unit in the NBA. When the offense catches up, it could be the perfect storm.

“The one thing we can control in every game is defense,” Williams said. “And we kind of swerved and stopped, and that triggered the attack.”

Defense will always help spark the offense, and controlling the controllables will always be important for the Thunder.

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