Westbrook never came close to the first seed in any triple double season Edit: I acknowledge that Westbrook, objectively, had worse teams through his triple double runs. However, his stats were detrimental to his teams when turnovers are taken into account as he averaged over 4.5 TOs a game during these seasons, peaking at 5.4 during his MVP season. SGA is padding stats during irrelevant play, his intent to boost his stats are not detrimental to his team. We are all fans of the game, and watch the game. We can all admit Westbrooks pursuit of statistics has tarnished his legacy. Consistently bad shot selection, late shot clock grenades, poor situational awareness…all these factors were glaringly obvious during these seasons. I don’t hate Westbrook, I believe he’s one of the greatest slashers ever! The clippers are a perfect fit for him, but man SGA is him.
@@thedailygreatnesshow this grimey someone can't try to win anymore? and what sga did actually meant smth this is literally the first time this season or past 2 seasons he's done anything like this he's usually the one dribbling out the clock
@@jacksampson960stop bro that OKC team doesn’t nearly sniff this one. Russ’s Trip Dub got him in to the playoffs without KD or any other player averaging more than 15 so?
Funny how People keep saying Luka and Jokic are stats padding, because obviously dont watch their games. Im not even fan of them, but come on! Give credits where its due. These white boys are playing in the NBA like they are playing against bunch of college players.
Aside from stats padding, SGA is known for being foul merchant. Half of his point came from the line. And imagine, being the superstar of their team, he still play garbage time even they are up by 10pts and sometimes 20pts in last mins. Luka and jokic can make 20-30 pts in 3 quarters and if they think thats enough, it wont bother then to sit on the bench. I like SGA before, but i have watched him a bunch of game witnessing how he really play for stats and that annoys me.
LeBron did this in the 2014/2015 Finals against the Warriors, except everyone was already walking off the court, and he went for an uncontested lay-up, when down 10 with 10 seconds left.
Westbrook would do this if he was a good enough scorer. He's the only player I've ever seen, seek out ALL stats from the very beginning of the game all the way till the end
@@s.s.99obviously you dont watch mavs game. Donyou think lively and gafford can score 20pts if luka is ballhogging?? Blame the coaching staff if they made Luka as facilitator. Luka dont play garbage time unlike SGA man. He even dont mind playing 3 quarters.
@@justsayin669and thats y they didn't contest, cs they clearly let him. and how u guys gonna get mad for the pacers players who clearly don't care they was making jokes too its not that serious
@@theplug193 I'm talking about his first drive on the first possession in this clip. They made him pass the ball back out. On the last possession they were just trying not to foul as they already had the game in the bag as long as they didn't somehow completely collapse. It had nothing to do with SGA reaching 30pts.
@@justsayin669 yea but the original comment was literally talking abt the last possession of the game so y u bringing a possession up that doesnt matter
@@theplug193 Because it does matter. If they were going to "let him" reach his points threshold, then why wouldn't they have just let him score on the first possession rather than making him foul and extend the game in order to reach the threshold?
This says a lot about this era of nba (Edit: nba players are more conscious of their stats these days, I never said it’s a bad thing. Read this before you decide to d ride in the comments)
@@Everythingmedia-b1yBro said one of the most stacked western conferences ever lmao, meanwhile they're getting cooked by the Pacers. West is weak as hell, the only legitimate contender out there is Denver.
@@adamwillis908 Anthony edwards Lebron James Luka doncic Anthony Davis Nikola jokic Jamal Murray Stephen curry Kevin Durant kawhi Leonard Devin booker Paul George Kyrie and James harden are all in the west if you think there’s no competition in the west you’re insane. I could keep naming players
Hahahhaaha yeah players decide every morning when they wake up how many points they're gonna score that night, and so if they tip off their fam and friends to their preplanned statline, it's game over for the books. This is totally how it works.
@@michaelhaydenbellBruh… it’s not as complicated as you’re making it sound. If you already average about 30 points and you know that’s the over-under, you can make a little effort to reach that mark.Maybe you dont hit it every game but as long as you’re making that effort, the people that know you have an advantage. Not saying that’s what he’s doing but I guarantee at least a few NBA players do it… cause why not?
@@sheng505 Lmao can you imagine being a Referee with a Slip active the night you’re on the job 🤣… What do you do ? Call a fair game or make the slip hit 🤔🤣
Mvp List if it was individual performance instead of team placement. 1. Luka 2. Jokic 3. Giannis 4. Sabonis 5. SGA Before you say something about sabonis, he is 1st in rebounds with 13.5 and 5th in assists with 8.4 and is average 20.1 Although his PPG is extremely low compared to SGA, lets understand that he is not the main option for his team but rather a second option. The only reason SGA has 31ppg is because he is the first option on every single play UNLESS he is heavily guarded.
@@TurtlEfrmdaManor Did you use your brain while you wrote this comment? i don't think so.....he made a foul to have the time to make essentially a free point because no one went to contest his last 2 point, in reality this is called stat-padding in your brain, I don't know
I will tell you it is great to watch NBA Players Play Till the very end no matter what the score is that's what you're supposed to do and that's what we should teach our kids they should not be poor sports because they are getting paid too much
This Action had nothing to do with not giving up........I'm not seeing him doing this when he has his 30points or ever before....cmon....real competitors 😅
The losses absolutely sting, I think as a fan for me personally it always will. Its hard to be a fan when the team loses. I've said this before but never here... Professional sports can give a break from reality for the fans of those teams, that break from reality doesn't exist for most fans when the team loses.
Jokic tanked games towards the end of last season so that he WOULDN'T win MVP, since he didn't want the additional attention that would have garnered him.
i have not watched sga games, but if this is true. Luka and Jokic usually sit themselves when they have large margin. if sga still plays despite huge lead then he is stat padding
Yall looking at it all wrong I remember t Mac dropping 9 points in 11 seconds. Anything possible I look at him competing till the end of the game he’s trying
They lost by double digits. The most unless 30 points. What’s wrong with the coach not subbing him for that B.S. the coaches be really encouraging the stat padding
bro can’t sleep well if he doesn’t drop 31
🤣🤣🤣🤣
His whole life is consistent 😂 gotta have 30+
Can’t bid over or under😂😂😂 this mf stay under 31.5
@@AAli-tx7tzconsistent Playoff 1st round exit💯💯🔥
@@Andresitoo07why you hatin so bad? We havent even had time to see how he plays and you wanna hate😭😂
Everyone on Rec in 2k 🤣
he def had a parlay on himself lmao
Literally
Including me 😂
😂 lol
Dead ass 😂
Let’s be real, he needed to hit the parlay
He did his 30 point punters a favour 😂🙏🏽
Fact
Man of the people
i fuks with him for that
He a real one for the gamblers who bet he gets 30. Other players would’ve been benched and had us mad as hell 😂
Yall was on Westbrook for stat padding but SGA gets a pass🫤
Exactly. I don't remember Russ ever doing this grimey shyt.
Exactly
Westbrook never came close to the first seed in any triple double season
Edit: I acknowledge that Westbrook, objectively, had worse teams through his triple double runs. However, his stats were detrimental to his teams when turnovers are taken into account as he averaged over 4.5 TOs a game during these seasons, peaking at 5.4 during his MVP season. SGA is padding stats during irrelevant play, his intent to boost his stats are not detrimental to his team. We are all fans of the game, and watch the game. We can all admit Westbrooks pursuit of statistics has tarnished his legacy. Consistently bad shot selection, late shot clock grenades, poor situational awareness…all these factors were glaringly obvious during these seasons. I don’t hate Westbrook, I believe he’s one of the greatest slashers ever! The clippers are a perfect fit for him, but man SGA is him.
@@thedailygreatnesshow this grimey someone can't try to win anymore? and what sga did actually meant smth this is literally the first time this season or past 2 seasons he's done anything like this he's usually the one dribbling out the clock
@@jacksampson960stop bro that OKC team doesn’t nearly sniff this one. Russ’s Trip Dub got him in to the playoffs without KD or any other player averaging more than 15 so?
My boy made sure his family members hit on they parlay😂
😂
yeah by traveling
And they said Jokic was stat padding, smh
Funny how People keep saying Luka and Jokic are stats padding, because obviously dont watch their games. Im not even fan of them, but come on! Give credits where its due. These white boys are playing in the NBA like they are playing against bunch of college players.
When Whitey balls out it's stat padding, when it's a brother it's not 🤷🤷🏿♂️
Aside from stats padding, SGA is known for being foul merchant. Half of his point came from the line. And imagine, being the superstar of their team, he still play garbage time even they are up by 10pts and sometimes 20pts in last mins. Luka and jokic can make 20-30 pts in 3 quarters and if they think thats enough, it wont bother then to sit on the bench. I like SGA before, but i have watched him a bunch of game witnessing how he really play for stats and that annoys me.
Of course Westbrook was stat padding, you think he’s out rebounding Adams?
@@Jaded1221yo luka be stat padding just like SGA, Jokic definitely not but Luka is also doing stuff like this in the pursuit of NBA records.
imagine bron westbrook or luka doing this 😂 media would go ballistic
Luka did do this look at the end of last season where they put him back in at the end of a game to get his triple double…
LeBron did this in the 2014/2015 Finals against the Warriors, except everyone was already walking off the court, and he went for an uncontested lay-up, when down 10 with 10 seconds left.
One instance where he probably didn’t know the exact time left
Westbrook would do this if he was a good enough scorer. He's the only player I've ever seen, seek out ALL stats from the very beginning of the game all the way till the end
Manz whole life is consistent 😂
What he claims
@@monca21 I think that's the joke
Manz whole life is 🎰PARLAY🎲
And they say luka stat padding
Cuz it true
They both clearly stat pad
luka does not
I mean Luka absolutely does stat pad
@@s.s.99obviously you dont watch mavs game. Donyou think lively and gafford can score 20pts if luka is ballhogging?? Blame the coaching staff if they made Luka as facilitator. Luka dont play garbage time unlike SGA man. He even dont mind playing 3 quarters.
Lol got to hit that point spred. Look how they let him 😅😅😅
*@patescortez88*
Yeah that's why they had 2 players on him at the rim, because they were "letting him" reach a threshold...
@@justsayin669and thats y they didn't contest, cs they clearly let him. and how u guys gonna get mad for the pacers players who clearly don't care they was making jokes too its not that serious
@@theplug193
I'm talking about his first drive on the first possession in this clip. They made him pass the ball back out. On the last possession they were just trying not to foul as they already had the game in the bag as long as they didn't somehow completely collapse. It had nothing to do with SGA reaching 30pts.
@@justsayin669 yea but the original comment was literally talking abt the last possession of the game so y u bringing a possession up that doesnt matter
@@theplug193
Because it does matter. If they were going to "let him" reach his points threshold, then why wouldn't they have just let him score on the first possession rather than making him foul and extend the game in order to reach the threshold?
This says a lot about this era of nba
(Edit: nba players are more conscious of their stats these days, I never said it’s a bad thing. Read this before you decide to d ride in the comments)
Im sure most superstar players have bonuses in their contracts in terms of 30 point games so it makes sebse
bro, this is their job. this makes them money. just shut
@@MasonJarrr_ u bout to cry😂
@@MokonziDks they should get a bonus for winning. who cares about 30 points
Specially because the media values the numbers too much. And they'll talk about the numbers in a vacuum, with 0 context.
This is who ppl call the MVP 😂
Yes the thirty point per game scorer with great defense and leads the team with one seed in one of the most stacked western conferences every
@@Everythingmedia-b1yBro said one of the most stacked western conferences ever lmao, meanwhile they're getting cooked by the Pacers. West is weak as hell, the only legitimate contender out there is Denver.
@@adamwillis908 Anthony edwards Lebron James Luka doncic Anthony Davis Nikola jokic Jamal Murray Stephen curry Kevin Durant kawhi Leonard Devin booker Paul George Kyrie and James harden are all in the west if you think there’s no competition in the west you’re insane. I could keep naming players
@@Everythingmedia-b1y Shai has been strugglin without jdub
@@adamwillis908”the west is weak as hell” stop talking
Needed SGA 30 and thought it was a lost cause thank you 🙏🏼
So did his dodgy uncle😂
Eu tbm kkkkkk
@@THP999🤣🤣🤣
What a team player
So glad to have Joker on my team. That guy is the anti-stat padder .
He needs the stats actually because he's such a liability on defense. SGA is just vain and vulgar.
Lmao boy made sure his family member parlay hit .. Good for him 🤣
Hahahhaaha yeah players decide every morning when they wake up how many points they're gonna score that night, and so if they tip off their fam and friends to their preplanned statline, it's game over for the books. This is totally how it works.
@@michaelhaydenbellit’s scripted by Gematria and missile technology
That’s exactly what happened…you won’t believe the bullshitni lost with 2 nights ago because of DeAron Fox unbelievable
@@michaelhaydenbellBruh… it’s not as complicated as you’re making it sound. If you already average about 30 points and you know that’s the over-under, you can make a little effort to reach that mark.Maybe you dont hit it every game but as long as you’re making that effort, the people that know you have an advantage. Not saying that’s what he’s doing but I guarantee at least a few NBA players do it… cause why not?
@@sheng505 Lmao can you imagine being a Referee with a Slip active the night you’re on the job 🤣… What do you do ? Call a fair game or make the slip hit 🤔🤣
Shameless stat-padding from an "MVP" candidate
only thing he can be is candidate
It’s 2 points. Just say you don’t like Shai
@@Reinmain12it's 2 OBVIOUS points..he's clearly a stat padder so he obviously does this often
Nothing wrong with competing till the game is over
@JasonPool-er2im People criticized Jocic for this even though he doesn't do it. Shai deserves the criticism
Its not over till its over
Is that what you actually believe ? Lol
Look at the points😂😂
He didn’t want the game to end 🤣
And still waiting for Perkins to call Jokic out for stat padding lmao
that is what you call padding the stats.
A man of the people 💰😂😂💪🏾
Everything he does is consistent 😂
Man's a professional. Gotta keep everyone happy. Even the the gambling community.
MVP 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Probably is😂
He is tho
Not in my top 5 mvp anymore this is crazy 🤦♂️
Mvp List if it was individual performance instead of team placement.
1. Luka
2. Jokic
3. Giannis
4. Sabonis
5. SGA
Before you say something about sabonis, he is 1st in rebounds with 13.5 and 5th in assists with 8.4 and is average 20.1
Although his PPG is extremely low compared to SGA, lets understand that he is not the main option for his team but rather a second option. The only reason SGA has 31ppg is because he is the first option on every single play UNLESS he is heavily guarded.
@@0-2-1 off of one fucking game?
And they say luka is a stat padder 😂
everyone who had him on their ticket was like 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
ok but why you have to stats pad for 2 more point
@@razoo911 if someone had him for 29.5 pts then him doing that wouldve made them hit their bet
@@razoo911All it would of took was for you to try and use your 🧠 for a few seconds 🤦🏾♂️
@@TurtlEfrmdaManor Did you use your brain while you wrote this comment? i don't think so.....he made a foul to have the time to make essentially a free point because no one went to contest his last 2 point, in reality this is called stat-padding in your brain, I don't know
And he covered his line for me so i am enternally grateful
I will tell you it is great to watch NBA Players Play Till the very end no matter what the score is that's what you're supposed to do and that's what we should teach our kids they should not be poor sports because they are getting paid too much
His stat padding not being a good sport Lmao
This is a joke, right?
Gotta keep it consistent 😭 😂
The "Carmelo anthony" mentality
Nahh. I've never seen any NBA player do this shyt.... except Lebron in the Finals during a blowout loss came close. lol
Bro looked saucey AF tryna get that foul! 😂
You saw that too. LOL
MVP MVP MVP
Ngl I fw sga for this😂bro always go over
It ain’t over till clock hits 0🔥💯
“everything i do is consistent”
So empty points?
Believe it or not 😅 them points matter
franchise record
compete till the final whistle. We expect players to accept losing now? lol
@@hoops133 he not coming back from 10 points. We all know he did that to break the Okc Record of 30 points.
@@jeevank4102tmac has Reggie has Paul Millsap has etc. its very possible
Nah, that’s called being competitive regardless if we’re winning nor losing. You see numbers, they see the game..
Now if the pacers would’ve shotten a 3 and they up in closing seconds they would’ve been pissed ijs
I can see how he must've gotten some of those 51 30-point games.
Love it! Thats why hes competing for a number 1 seed with a supporting cast of 2nd and 3rd year players
STATPADDER
why is nobody pointing that out, thats pure garbage giving up 2 to get 2 without any benefits
me in 2k when i’m up by thirty trying to break a record 😂
SGA making sure everyone hit they parlays 😂
Ill let it pass he cool 💪🔥
Shaibum is NOT THE MVP!
Lukass is not top 3
@@tristanisstilldattopboi7466 cry
@@tristanisstilldattopboi7466looooool embiid is this years mvp😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@user-rq8py4in7r bro he missed the 65 game rule, it's either jokic or shai goofy😂
Probably is but its definitely not luka😂
Not padding. He is a true professional. Plays the whole game because he knows people have parlays
This has to he satire lmfao no fucking way you're serious
@@michaelhaydenbelllmao nah man these dudes are serious. They just can not call it what it really is.
It's for a record, cmon now
As if he couldn't get another 30 point game before the season ends
Bro saved the parlays 😂
he’s a free throw merchant and a stat padder just like Luka.
Show me a clip like this from Luka. You cant.
Grow up
The only thing guaranteed in life or death taxes, and SGA dropping 30
It ain’t about getting 30. It’s about not giving up. He’s a competitor. Real competitors play until the clock is final no matter what down 10 or up 30
This Action had nothing to do with not giving up........I'm not seeing him doing this when he has his 30points or ever before....cmon....real competitors 😅
Westbrook Style
The losses absolutely sting, I think as a fan for me personally it always will. Its hard to be a fan when the team loses. I've said this before but never here... Professional sports can give a break from reality for the fans of those teams, that break from reality doesn't exist for most fans when the team loses.
You really mad sga is stat padding when 99 percent of nba players have stat padded at some point in their career. 😂
Why bash other players for it then?
So don’t get mad when one person does it because everyone does it? Are you slow?
99%? LOL. I've never seen anything this pathetic. I'm open to being wrong but I've never seen it.
I just hate people acting like it’s new
Jokic tanked games towards the end of last season so that he WOULDN'T win MVP, since he didn't want the additional attention that would have garnered him.
i would too lol
"I don't care about principles either, guys! I'd be just as shameless because I'm awesome!"
@@michaelhaydenbell for a record? I'm doing this every time
Bro was playing like a 2k MyCareer character
🗑️
😂 cry abt it top 5 player
@@theplug193 I agree, top 5 🗑️ players
@@eddi3401 not funny he's top 5 idk what u thought u did w this comment
@@theplug193 idk what you did wit your comment either, stat padding is stat padding, now what?
Bro looking out for the parlays, he a real one
i have not watched sga games, but if this is true. Luka and Jokic usually sit themselves when they have large margin.
if sga still plays despite huge lead then he is stat padding
This some of y’all kids hero 😂😂
Salute to him for tryna cover poor ppl parlay
My boy 😂
Mans said he was consistent 🤷🏾♂️
My fantasy playoff team thanks you sir
Then you hear in the media “ SGA has dropped 30 points at least in the last 5 games” pay attention stats are overrated
It’s not over until it’s over.
Yall looking at it all wrong I remember t Mac dropping 9 points in 11 seconds. Anything possible I look at him competing till the end of the game he’s trying
Definitely saved my parlay with that one😅
I feel like we would be on the same typa timin if we had 28-29 points 10 seconds in the 4th😂
I remember when highlight videos where highlights
For those wondering, that’s Herder that stands up on the opposing bench…. He be like “damnnn”
He help me hit my parlay good shi shai
Bro’s contract gotta have an incentive
This is why SGA is a safe bet
1st round exit energy
This happens a lot with okc he’ll have 25 points sit out most of the 4th come in with like 5 min left and get 30
At first I thought OKC was up 10. Which would go against unwritten rules. Down 10? Not necessary, but not as bad
That should be an immediate trade
Bro realised he didn't have 31
Good. He's got his mind on those incentives 😂😂😂
Every point does matter when it comes to the scoring title
He did it to get the thunder single season record most 30 pt games in a season
Great for the overs 👏🏻
SGA usually plays winning basketball. So I don't blame him if he doesn't win one time. They are a top seed team.
Thirst for 30 ! Can't knock em Shai really put in the work
He’s in an MVP race. Every stat line counts. To win it at his age against the competition this year would be an incredible feat
Jokic exists, doesn’t force any stat line, and would have been chilling on the bench in a blowout situation like that 🤷♂️
@@kennethturner706 congrats to him and you in nothing but playing the game. That’s not a competitive factor, that’s a lazy observation.
Bro wanted to break the record so bad😂
My whole life is consistent
You might as well use garbage time as practice for future games, when it could matter.
He took the over
Reminds me of 2k my career 😭
People saying parley don't seem to understand that SGA is trying to go for most 30 point games in a season. He already broke the franchise record.
Jeff Teague had a great take on the 520 podcast
And yall call out luka for stat padding. Foh
Let’s call that playing till the games over.
When Westbrook and Bron do it it’s stat padding when it’s who they like it’s genius and relatable 🤔
They lost by double digits. The most unless 30 points. What’s wrong with the coach not subbing him for that B.S. the coaches be really encouraging the stat padding
All stars do this to get what they need
Ngl I do the same thing if we down by 10 and it’s end game
😂 it's that Vegas bets making him work 😂