Jokic and Westbrook, the chemistry is displaying right in front of our eyes. Both of them have experience as well as know how to play the game of basketball. Russell is putting up amazing states and looking for open teammates to get them involved. It's exciting to watch them both
He has been pretty technically sound his entire career. But i think his early OKC days when he had a crew(KD, Russ, and Harden) and his start to 2023/2024 before the Harden trade(Kawhi, PG, and Russ) shows Russ at his best as a team leader and elite point guard. His season with Harden in Houston also shows him at his best but that season he had a lot of injuries and got sick before the bubble. That season showed Russ' ability to be a dynamic #2 like he was with KD. What Russ is showing in Denver in my view, is that he is still a high level starting point guard, miscast as a high level reserve. This has been floated around as an idea by sports media and nba fans as the ideal way to use Russell Westbrook and nba coaches and gm's have unfortunately bought into it. The data clearly supports him as a starting pg. He's not Bruce Brown, no disrespect intended but Bruce Brown can't carry Russ' jock strap! He's Russell Westbrook, one of the best point guards in the history of the nba and a top 75 all timer. Bruce Brown is excellent as a reserve! That's his role. Russ is excellent as a starting point guard! That's his role and if i were The Nuggets gm, i would have this discussion with Coach Malone before acquiring him. He can make Jokic and Murray even more dangerous if The Nuggets stick with this new lineup and gives them 14-16 more games together.
@@Karma-cj1wu ....it's pretty obvious right? The eye test shows it because the games Russ has started, The Nuggets just look like a better team, more energized from the start of the game with only one stinker(Washington) Plus they win games at an 80% rate which is elite. All the other games The Nuggets have looked disinterested and unmotivated, usually starting games in a lethargic fashion. Those games The Nuggets are under .500 and even if you flip the non-Jokic games to wins, they are just slightly above average at 10-7. Then you look at the net rating with Russ as a starter vs with Murray as a starter, using the other 4 regular starters and the net rating with Russ is twice as high(+12.5 vs +28) This doesn't mean Russ should start over Jamal Murray and Murray should go to a bench role. The Nuggets won the championship with Jokic and Murray as a dynamic duo so i would stick with that but shift Murray to KCP's spot in the lineup, make him the shooting guard because he is a more dangerous shooter/scorer than both Russ and CB. Now you have two high level play makers on the floor(Jokic and Russ) and 3 players that can space the floor in Gordon, MPJ, and Murray. This keeps CB where he is best suited, as a high level reserve and it makes your bench stronger because now instead of Russ leading the bench minutes, you have the team's second best player leading the bench minutes and you have better players in that unit by adding CB to play next to Watson.... With Murray leading the reserve unit, he can now be on the ball and getting up as many shots as he wants as the clear #1 That unit for the most part should be: Jordan, Gordon, Watson, Braun, and Murray. This reduces some of those Strawther minutes which are hurting the team due to his lack of defensive experience. He can still play, as can Nnaji, Saric, Tyson, and Pickett, but now you can limit exposing these players to too many minutes on the floor. To me this is the path towards "elite"
I used to not like Russ, but when I saw how his past teams weren't utilizing his skills properly, I felt sorry for him. Now, I'm happy to see him playing with joy again, like his old self, with his skills back and even better team play.
thats crazy even murray will come up off the fkin ball and let russ run point meanwhile another team is still trying to turn their actual point guards into spot up shooters
I think you stick with: Jokic, Gordon, MPJ, Murray, and Russ as your starting five for the next 15 games. That will give the coaching staff an equal amount of games to look at, for a better sample size. Shift CB to the Bruce Brown role, a high level reserve that plays 30+ mins a night. This would lock in: Jokic, Gordon, MPJ, Murray, Russ, and CB as your 30-34 mins per night players.... Watson should be next with 18-24 mins locked in, because he is a solid defender. Reduce Jokic's minutes to 34-36 per game by using Jordan and Gordon at the 5 in the non-Jokic minutes. Everyone else fills in the gaps(Strawther, Nnaji, Saric, Tyson, and Pickett)
Jokic and Westbrook, the chemistry is displaying right in front of our eyes. Both of them have experience as well as know how to play the game of basketball. Russell is putting up amazing states and looking for open teammates to get them involved. It's exciting to watch them both
Congrats Russell on surpassing Jason Kidd as last night with the most career boards by a point guard, with 8,405 boards & counting! Leggoo Brodie! 🐐
Westbrook might be old, but one thing that sets him apart from other players today is his winning mentality.
That last point of Jokic. Westbrook didnt take the open 3. Joker & Westbrook trust & chemistry is getting deeper.
When Russ almost shot the game winner but decided to pass it to JOkic at the last moment that is character development right there LOL
When theres a 3 times ( shoulda been 4 ) mvp on your team, who wouldnt
Is KD would’ve had this version. He’d be in okc
Russ made a statement that trading him wouldn’t be wise. And that he’s still got it! I hope we can get him a ring.
this the most technically sound westbrook we’ve ever seen
Nope
He has been pretty technically sound his entire career.
But i think his early OKC days when he had a crew(KD, Russ, and Harden) and his start to 2023/2024 before the Harden trade(Kawhi, PG, and Russ) shows Russ at his best as a team leader and elite point guard.
His season with Harden in Houston also shows him at his best but that season he had a lot of injuries and got sick before the bubble.
That season showed Russ' ability to be a dynamic #2 like he was with KD.
What Russ is showing in Denver in my view, is that he is still a high level starting point guard, miscast as a high level reserve.
This has been floated around as an idea by sports media and nba fans as the ideal way to use Russell Westbrook and nba coaches and gm's have unfortunately bought into it.
The data clearly supports him as a starting pg.
He's not Bruce Brown, no disrespect intended but Bruce Brown can't carry Russ' jock strap!
He's Russell Westbrook, one of the best point guards in the history of the nba and a top 75 all timer.
Bruce Brown is excellent as a reserve!
That's his role.
Russ is excellent as a starting point guard!
That's his role and if i were The Nuggets gm, i would have this discussion with Coach Malone before acquiring him.
He can make Jokic and Murray even more dangerous if The Nuggets stick with this new lineup and gives them 14-16 more games together.
@@sammyslam1definitely
@@Karma-cj1wu ....it's pretty obvious right?
The eye test shows it because the games Russ has started, The Nuggets just look like a better team, more energized from the start of the game with only one stinker(Washington)
Plus they win games at an 80% rate which is elite.
All the other games The Nuggets have looked disinterested and unmotivated, usually starting games in a lethargic fashion.
Those games The Nuggets are under .500 and even if you flip the non-Jokic games to wins, they are just slightly above average at 10-7.
Then you look at the net rating with Russ as a starter vs with Murray as a starter, using the other 4 regular starters and the net rating with Russ is twice as high(+12.5 vs +28)
This doesn't mean Russ should start over Jamal Murray and Murray should go to a bench role.
The Nuggets won the championship with Jokic and Murray as a dynamic duo so i would stick with that but shift Murray to KCP's spot in the lineup, make him the shooting guard because he is a more dangerous shooter/scorer than both Russ and CB.
Now you have two high level play makers on the floor(Jokic and Russ) and 3 players that can space the floor in Gordon, MPJ, and Murray.
This keeps CB where he is best suited, as a high level reserve and it makes your bench stronger because now instead of Russ leading the bench minutes, you have the team's second best player leading the bench minutes and you have better players in that unit by adding CB to play next to Watson....
With Murray leading the reserve unit, he can now be on the ball and getting up as many shots as he wants as the clear #1
That unit for the most part should be: Jordan, Gordon, Watson, Braun, and Murray.
This reduces some of those Strawther minutes which are hurting the team due to his lack of defensive experience.
He can still play, as can Nnaji, Saric, Tyson, and Pickett, but now you can limit exposing these players to too many minutes on the floor.
To me this is the path towards "elite"
@@sammyslam1you know ball
Westbrook should be as a starter and finisher that's how it's going to utilize his greatness then Denver is winning
I love comeback stories.
Westbrook pg, murray sg, Braun sub. them both😊
Russ and Nikola perfect duo.
I used to not like Russ, but when I saw how his past teams weren't utilizing his skills properly, I felt sorry for him. Now, I'm happy to see him playing with joy again, like his old self, with his skills back and even better team play.
To the Finals... all the way, lets go!
The Energy the hustle the heart of brodie 💯🔥 give more some minutes to play with jokic please put russ at starting line up rn!! 🥺
Westbrook this is the best you ever looked
PRIME RUSS WAS DIFF but he definitely hasn’t looked like this for a bit finally we get to see this side again
Stop it he was better from 2012-2021 but this is his best form since 21
@@liamleadley9168better how? Cause now he is Not as athletic but a much much much better player.
@@greenrighthand he was all nba all those years only thing better now is his iq
@liamleadley9168 i don't know, he's looking like championship material to me.
Murray looks better at the 2
Facts that’s why Russ needs to start
Yeah they should start russell westbrook at the point guard move jamal murray to the 2
Yep bcuz murray isnt pg, hes shooting guard
Westbrook should start over Braun
I think it should be over Murray
I think those 3 are interchangeable depending on the matchup
@@Cpro969while I agree I don’t think there not gonna start a max contract guy that they just signed to a max deal but he should start over someone
Jokic makes everyone around him better.
Westbrook been doing this. Anytime he start and get touches he gone do this
Definitely 💯 ion know why its hard for them to see that, he gets mins he produces, i guarantee you that @@stylescasino1006
Russ is making jokic better buddy, not the other way around
Russell westbrook been good before jockic
WB at 1 with Murray at 2 seems like a good idea, tbh.
Westbrook should play 1 and murray play 2, Braun sub both of them with about 30 minutes play
go westbrook! go denver!
my hero❤
Jok knew exactly what he was asking for, while everyone else's were wrong
Cuando sabes quien es el pilar del equipo, debes saber ser un buen escudero. Eso es Russ actualmente...un excelente soporte para Jocker
thats crazy even murray will come up off the fkin ball and let russ run point meanwhile another team is still trying to turn their actual point guards into spot up shooters
Imagine Jokic and Westbrook both get triple doubles in the same game
can be the first?
time to trade Murray
Near to double man to have triple double in one game
Trade Jamal / Starting Russ / get rid Braun thats the ket to get champioonship
Sorry but wrong.
@@donny7880 trade jamal for Jimmy butler
I think you stick with: Jokic, Gordon, MPJ, Murray, and Russ as your starting five for the next 15 games.
That will give the coaching staff an equal amount of games to look at, for a better sample size.
Shift CB to the Bruce Brown role, a high level reserve that plays 30+ mins a night.
This would lock in: Jokic, Gordon, MPJ, Murray, Russ, and CB as your 30-34 mins per night players....
Watson should be next with 18-24 mins locked in, because he is a solid defender.
Reduce Jokic's minutes to 34-36 per game by using Jordan and Gordon at the 5 in the non-Jokic minutes.
Everyone else fills in the gaps(Strawther, Nnaji, Saric, Tyson, and Pickett)
@@sammyslam1ya good take. That is a solid team. Just hope to make it through the season injury proof.
@@blackjacklj7829 ...right, especially the big guy!
No Jokic, no title!