You have two options: if they lose, you take the fall as the scapegoat (Russ) … if they win and you played great, your accomplishments get swept under the rug (Kyrie)
That’s what I’m saying. And the greatness of both of those players’ is being doubted to this day. They’re discarded like they’re nothing. Choosing to play with LeBron James is just an L career move. If I was playing at a high level in the league, I am never playing with LeBron. Even the hype around Anthony Davis has been overshadowed - and so far he will be remembered as LeBron’s sidekick in the bubble. I feel bad for Kyrie cause it wasn’t even his choice in the end. He was just the new kid in Cleveland after LeBron left and dude decided to back and overshadow his career there.
@@Fraudkovic Scottie had 2 chances to prove himself,the 2 years Jordan was retired and the Rocket and Trailblazers years where he didn’t accomplish anything. He might’ve been older during the Rockets and Trailblazers years but he had a stacked team in both situations and lost
I'm not a lakers fan but I do live in LA area. Lakers didn't hate russ. I don't know where this narrative is coming from. The mainstream media used him to blame for losses. Even though he was trying to win the best he could. The bigger issue the lakers had is the team this season game planned for lebron to break a record not win a championship. Their defensive issue if you watch film are very lebron not giving effort related.
100% correct accurate. Every time LeBron loses the ball, he falls to the floor and doesn’t get back on defense. Every time he drives to the hoop, he either falls to the floor to try to get a call, or stays back arguing with the refs when he doesn’t get it. He then cherry picks easy layups and dunks. He is not a good leader. He doesn’t make his teammates better. It’s all bullshit.
Kobe tried to leave the same organization because the team was trash. Mj and kobe literally ruined kwame. Wanting better teammates when you’re great is a big duh
LeBron I'm a big thing I have no flaws says no one ever lol 😂 ah I guess I'll pad stats and let team mates get blamed while I accomplish score title. Living prove this guy is trash and toxic to teams.
@vm Kobe chose to stay, now has a statue. Idk what's your point there. - Your attempt to use Kwame as a way to put LeBron terrible leadership on the level of MJ/Kobe Leadership is ridiculous. LeBron had to go to Miami just to win his first ring. Then abandoned Miami and left his defense in Miami.
LeBron makes teammates worse bc - he throws playbooks out windows - left his defense in Miami - ball hogging for awkward step back 3s, or fires late awkward passes to guys not really open (Korver)
bruh this whole page is a jordan fan page so i see why youd take jordan over lebron but saying he doesnt make a team better??????? JR and Iman for example two shooting guards were averaging 33% and just under 30% but off of catch and shoot 3s from a pass from bron they averaged above 50 percent on THREES bruhhh common maneeeeeeeeeeeeeee
@@tysontom47 LeBron makes his team better? Lolol. You must be high as fuck bruh. Lebron has played with more former all stars THIS YEAR in LA than MJ ever played with. And the Lakers are 13th in the West. Below the Utah Jazz and OKC Thunder who are both actively rebuilding. If lebron made his teammates better they would be doing much better this year. But, he's just a stat padder. I'd take Curry over Lebron all day everyday.
@Colin Rivas lmaoooo and you also fail to realize he has the most delicate star in AD like a guy who was drafted 5 years after him has already played more games than him you expect him to dish it out to russ when he's shooting below 30% he can only get his team mates to be as wide open as he can and even when his team mates were able to shoot it we had terrible fucking defense terrible rotations I mean you could have Reaves going going 5/5 from deep but it don't mean shit if the player his team mates are guarding are dropping 20 or 30 points like it's nothing gtfo here with all that you said I'm high but you're taking a prime curry over prime lebron I can't help you
ESPN recent post was simply hurtful. This man got a family. To be a top media page and say “it’s like removing a vampire from a locker room” to a player that leads in triple doubles of all time is very disrespectful. Wish the best for RUSS🙏🏽
naaaa, the man's a complete clown show. Please leave the NBA. He makes the game as ugly as can be. I know all these people talk about respect, ya how about respect to yoru teams, with avg 8 turnovers a game, goofball plays, hyper sensitive about things that have nothing to do with the game. Just leave the NBA. You talk about resepect, how about reepct for the city, the fans, your teammates, owners, workers at the stadium,listening to coaches, showing a positive example as an unselfish, positive, disciplined professional, complete circus.
Lakers organization and their fans deserve this. I'm not the biggest Russ fan, but the dude is a former MVP and a solid player was definitely a scapegoat. Lakers fans deserve what comes to them
What? Lakers fans love Westbrook. It's the Lebron clown fanbase that did thisnto Westbrook. Lakers fans were chanting MVP for him whenever he played good.
Lmaooooo in Hindsight, they should’ve traded for Hield instead of Westbrook. But the media lowered Westbrook’s trade stock to the point where it seems he was un-trade able. That’s the “noise” KD was talking about that surrounds playing with a LBJ.
Exactly. LeBron not good enough to make the Play-in and needed someone better than Russ lol. - LA should've quietly traded him last year before his value bottomed out
I think LeBron knew this wasn't going to work and would diminish Russ value and place in history during he "LeBron James Era." LeBron plays chess to increase his image on every scale.
The man is the best politician to ever play the game. Too bad he isn't the best baller to play the game. He finally broke my top 5 list with this scoring record. Grats.
Playing with Lebron means you never get any of the credit but for sure will got all of the blame. Why do you think so many stars said no thanks? Sure that will hurt the feelings of Lebron fans but the truth is what it is. He can't keep anyone around for long and if they do stick around they turn into Anthony Davis.
I am sure Lebron is not at fault. He cannot play defense any more but boy can he accumulate assists by dishing the ball out to wide open shooters. He is an awesome shooter himself, so long as he is within 3 feet. He only wins championships with super teams but boy does he make the teams he has been on greater. even in losing seasons where they don't make the playoffs.
except for the part where the entire team has to be built around him. He has to be on the floor and at a high level to have a shot. He has never run a system. This matters. It's a team sport, not Teen Wolf. Dude is a Ray Allen, and Kyrie 3 miss away from having just 2 chips.
One of the reasons why I didn't want Westbrook going to LA was bc he would get blamed if Lakers didn't win. Third option players always get blamed when playing alongside LJ. I hope wherever Westbrook lands he gets treated better.
Russ just showed Lebron's limits. If this was Russ on a Jrue Holiday type contract it probly would have turned out different but all 3 huge contracts together and q of them barely playing, in order for him to be Russ he needs the ball and because of that he exposes Lebron's off ball flaws. If Bron was Larry Bird it would be a whole different story
Not Russ fault LA gutted they roster to trade for him. Russ was already exposed in Houston. He's not a winner. - Not Russ fault that LeBron/AD can't make the Play-in lmao.. MJ = GOAT 🐐
This trade was less about this year, more about the following. Don't forget about Bamba. The Lakers will try to land a big free agent, and their Big 3 is then surrounded by a much better supporting cast than this and the last year. Obviosly, health will still be an issue.
@@J23LA24 Because LeBron only cares about Lebron. He will never catch Jordan in rings so he is just cementing his legacy with stats and other accolades so he can justify to himself he's the GOAT. MJ actually made everyone around him better. Lebron does the opposite.
@J 23 Jordan was a dunker and handles. Then developed his game into more mid range and fade away mixed with dunking..Jordan could actually shoot the 3 but he didn't like it..He like mid range taking the ball in..Kobe couldn't shoot at first worked on his game and developed every aspect of his game..Lebron I need shooters😄Lebron scared to ruin his stats so he careful about the shots he takes..This is why he wants to play with Steph so he can shoot for him.. All he has to do is go in pass it off..Or sit back and watch steph take over..
@@colinrivas3750 that’s exactly what I think, but I always want to hear thoughts from LeBron supporters, and they never answer. They just talk about other players and when they lose, start talking about “hating” and “feelings.”
Lebron needs teammates who will win the game while he pad his stats. If his team loses it’s his teammates fault. He won’t even acknowledge the other team is better.
Westbrook was not the problem I mean if you could blame anyone it’s LeBron James because he’s responsible for requesting Russell Russell Westbrook to join the Lakers so and plus if anybody’s at fault here it’s aging LeBron James without LeBron you know how much they are five games straight with LeBron he’ll probably all three and one lose three win one and then lose four more and win one I I would wager a guess and say that Russell Westbrook is probably tired and knowing that he has LeBron, he thought he didn’t have to be the number one guy but apparently he did and that’s not Russell‘s fault. It’s LeBron‘s fault for all the chaos that goes on in LA that’s why they’re 26 and 32 that’s embarrassing in 13 place they can’t even beat the majority 50% win ratio teams which are the Lakers that’s because they’re just old I would have rather had a losing record with the younger team a younger roster and be in 13 place with aging mediocre over scoring because he wants to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar‘s record, LeBron James and coincidentally he is injured now, and goes to the Super Bowl instead of playing basketball. Give me a break.
It is pretty fucked up when LeBron helped get Russell on the team only to be sad that they didn't get kyrie. Like I understand you wish you had better, but definitely not a good look as a leader
Westbrook was just another scapegoat for Lebron's inability to get it done. Westbrook would have been the missing piece for any other "superstar" in the NBA trying to make a run for the championship. The blame for LA's absolutely unacceptable win/loss record in recent years lies completely upon Lebron. He wants to be recognized as the "bus driver" when in fact he has and will always be a bus rider. Not a leader. Not a winner. Just a liability. He is only concerned about his own stats.
I get there's more issues than Russ and while I don't support people going too far with their comments about him, no one is wrong to place a lot of the blame on him. He wasn't good and one of LA's biggest issues.
Wtf You're seriously suggesting that a guy coming off of _averaging a triple-double for the season_ just before he got here is "not good"?(!) Well, KD was right: LeBron might make some of his below-avg teammates better, but he also has a history of making a lot of All-Star teammates worse when playing next to him.
@@shaft9000 Russ was never a good fit next to Lebron, he can't space the floor and needs the ball to be effective. Not Lebron's fault Russ can't shoot 3's and Russ has regressed largely due to age.
@Rahul TalksSports Russ has the same speed he always had and plays the same way he always played. LBJ the one breaking Kareem record he should be able to play off ball at an elite level in year 20, but can't. And he's the biggest problem on defense as well. Starting lineups always changing, Ham putting 3 small guards out there all the time, AD and Bron sitting out in crucial games. It's no wonder it didn't work. They blame the guy who played every game no matter what and it's wrong. If Russ was on a Jrue Holiday contract he would win a lot more and everyone knows it, his production is still higher than Jrue. If Russ was traded for CP3 Phoenix would only get better. You're only a good fit with Bron if u can shoot 3s all game or be a dominant interior big. There's no way Russ could have been a Rondo piece cause he's not on a minimum and has to do more with that contract. Forever stuck trying his best and still losing cause OKC gave him that supermax and took all the blame away from their shitty front office. Him and KD would have won if they ever had a real starting 2 guard. But no its all Russ's fault, even when Lebron stands around the whole game
He’s not respected bc he’s not worth his contract. $47 mil and coming off of the bench, And shooting 41/29/67. Missing layups defensive assignments Now on his 5th team in 5 years. Y’all don’t see a problem here 🤨🤨
Playing with Lebron is bullshit. KD was right about all that. Could u imagine if Russ was in Chris Paul's position right now. It would be OKC all over again but finally with a good 2 guard who can shoot off the catch. If Russ's contract was closer to Jrue Holiday's he'd get nothing but praise cause he'd be winning a lot. OKC made a smart decision giving him the supermax cause now its all his fault why he never won and the flaws of Thunder's front office decisions swept under the rug. But they never got KD and Russ the help they needed like Warriors did with Curry.
Whoever did the vampire thing was a piece of shit for that, but Russ was UNDOUBTEDLY the Lakers' biggest problem. Not their only problem, but certainly their most prominent one, and they took a big step forward in trading him for solid pieces that fit way better.
@@ericwilliams6509 Ok, but LeBron's "narcissism" had no impact on his teams not winning championships, which is the very definition of NOT a problem. Maybe it's your own problem, in which case I'd probably suggest some self reflection
@@camctrail His narcissism hasn't had any impact? He has a losing record in the finals and it would be worse had he not whined about Draymond calling him a b****h in the post-game presser and gotten him suspended for the next game (revisionist history forgets that the tech which got Draymond suspended was only assigned after the game when LeBron "dared" the NBA to do something). And the argument that "he's won championships on every team he's been on' is so misleading when stated as some kind of ultimate compliment. He won ONE in Cleveland after stacking the deck for four seasons. He's won ONE in LA after doing the same by bringing over a top 5 player and a slew of veteran all stars. He shouldn't be praised for failing to build dynasties, running away to build a superteam elsewhere, and eking out one title. His most impressive achievement is still going 2 for 4 with the superteam he built in Miami.
It wasn't Westbrook it's Lebron nobody can play with Lebron as the 3rd opition ask Love /Bunch now Westbrook. Westbrook will have the last laugh cause he's going to the Clippers and will fit in lovely and eliminate the Lakers in Round 1
Really , he's the problem , the problem of leadership , by a guy that hasn't played a season from when , that stands out side looking for 3 , or a down hill run to the basket , Westbrook's game , No problem , lb didn't want him to be a starter , but lead the second team , but shit happened , ad went down , and they had to play together , NO WAY , YES WAY , shit happens , 😜
Westbrook has been playing for stats his entire career. What happened to westbrook happened to dwight howard: EXPOSED. When you're in LA, you have high expectations and the spotlight is on you. Westbrook got exposed for what he was his entire career: overrated stat padder whose number don't mean anything. For example: when he gets a triple double, most of the time his field goals are bad, high turnovers, and doesn't guard his man just to wait for the rebound. By comparison: look at jokic triple doubles: they are a result of efficiency and can do it no matter who he plays with. Even when Porter Jr, Aaron Gordon, and Jamal Murray are taking a breather, he still plays awesome and scores when they need him to. They have the best offense in the league when jokic is on the court. Westbrook cannot do this.
@@alfasiger4178 The most remarkable thing about what you wrote, is that the same applies to LeBron with minimal alteration: _When you're in The Western Conference, you have high expectations and the spotlight is on you. In all 5 seasons out West, LeBron has failed to advance past Round 1 without a huge rest before the playoffs start._ _And he's on a path this season to fail to even make the lousy play-in....again._ _He got exposed for what he was his entire career: overrated stat padder whose number don't mean anything._
No. What I said went completely over your head. Let me make it more clear: Westbrook always sucked. How he was in LA is no different than how he was on any team...Durant knew this as well. LA brought it to the light for everyone to see who had blinders on. And I said when you're on the Lakers, its show time. Not necessarily the western conference. Your comparison does not apply because Lebron won rings. Plus he got a championship with LA in the west. Also, he led a mediocre Cleveland team against the favored Warriors.So again, your comparison is baseless. Lebron has the most turnovers in history and has 4 rings to show for it. Westbrook is the 3rd leader in turnovers of all time and has nothing to show for it. There's your comparison. Westbrook has always been like this, that was my point. Westbrook will be like this in Utah as well.
Triple doubles 🙄dude was 🗑at the beginning of the season in Washington, playing the same way BB missed 22 games started the season late. Tell the whole truth 🤦♂️🤦♂️Westbrook is a turnover machine bc he can only play uptempo
If Lebron is so great why can't he play in a different system that would better fit the team around him? Jordan had success in multiple offensive systems. Lebron needs 5 out and an insane amount of ball usage. Meanwhile he has never been a great defender. Lebron fans love taking 1 defensive clip out of games where he did jack. That takes its toll over a team. Dude doesn't give effort but demands things from you he won't do. This is the difference between MJ and Lebron. Jordan never asked you to do what he wouldn't
This guy knows nothing about team basketball and how things operate as far as getting guys in to position to succeed. Every post I seen this dude tries to discredit Bron, but probably couldn't coach or dribble a basketball baseline to baseline lol. Heck half the people they comment in here I can tell they've never played any sport pass middle school. Another thing that's funny is I see everyone saying something about Bron making teammates better. But in the words of Larry Bird people really don't even understand what that means. It doesn't mean stats, or LeBron magically boost their attributes. It means LeBron knows the strengths and weaknesses of the players and is able to make them better on the floor by putting them is a position where the game comes easy to them. But according to people that don't know any better LeBron makes takes worse (those are the people that look at stats, and don't understand that's it's only so many possessions in a game and one basketball and LeBron and the 2 best player will have most those possessions). That being said now either LeBron is so good that teammates get "worse" with him, but somehow he's able to get to 8 straight finals, 9 of which in a decade. Or LeBron understands putting the players in position where they get better at playing as a TEAM and understanding where to be on the floor in certain moments of the game. But guys hitting or missing shots that's not on Bron. That's the spotlight playing with such a player. Of the 99.9% of the coaches and players LeBron has played with all have said LeBron has made them better players. And that has nothing to do with stats. Its about the entire game. As far as Russ I love Russ. I really wished it would've worked out. But 5 teams in 5 years something has to be wrong. I've never seen this before. I've never seen a player of Russ caliber been let go so many times. And it's funny that the moment he gets with Bron, and Lakers organization sees whatever the prior 4 teams saw somehow it's LeBron fault that he couldn't fix it 🤣🤦🏾♂️. But then I think to myself how? LeBron also haven't been able to stay on the court much these past 2 years.
Yea Lebron went to 8 straight Finals…. With Kyrie and Kevin Love for 3 of them and Wade and Bosh for 4 of them…. That’s not that impressive especially in a weak conference lol.
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You have two options: if they lose, you take the fall as the scapegoat (Russ) … if they win and you played great, your accomplishments get swept under the rug (Kyrie)
Agreed
Exactly 💯
Lol you just described jorbalds career . He didn't win shit without pippin. Atleast lebron was more adaptive
That’s what I’m saying. And the greatness of both of those players’ is being doubted to this day. They’re discarded like they’re nothing.
Choosing to play with LeBron James is just an L career move. If I was playing at a high level in the league, I am never playing with LeBron. Even the hype around Anthony Davis has been overshadowed - and so far he will be remembered as LeBron’s sidekick in the bubble.
I feel bad for Kyrie cause it wasn’t even his choice in the end. He was just the new kid in Cleveland after LeBron left and dude decided to back and overshadow his career there.
@@Fraudkovic Scottie had 2 chances to prove himself,the 2 years Jordan was retired and the Rocket and Trailblazers years where he didn’t accomplish anything. He might’ve been older during the Rockets and Trailblazers years but he had a stacked team in both situations and lost
Russell Westbrook deserves better.
I'm not a lakers fan but I do live in LA area. Lakers didn't hate russ. I don't know where this narrative is coming from. The mainstream media used him to blame for losses. Even though he was trying to win the best he could. The bigger issue the lakers had is the team this season game planned for lebron to break a record not win a championship. Their defensive issue if you watch film are very lebron not giving effort related.
100% correct accurate.
Every time LeBron loses the ball, he falls to the floor and doesn’t get back on defense.
Every time he drives to the hoop, he either falls to the floor to try to get a call, or stays back arguing with the refs when he doesn’t get it.
He then cherry picks easy layups and dunks.
He is not a good leader. He doesn’t make his teammates better. It’s all bullshit.
@@J23LA24 thats why hes not a GOAT...😁😁
@@J23LA24 and also he averaged just 0.3 TOVs than Russ but still everybody acts like Russ is a TOV machine and ignore all of Lebron's TOVs
LeBron going and crying about not getting Kyrie just shows how terrible of a teammate he is to his current teammates
Ikr. Kyrie could've went there in FA already. Why act sad in public at this point?
Kobe tried to leave the same organization because the team was trash. Mj and kobe literally ruined kwame. Wanting better teammates when you’re great is a big duh
@@vintagemonte Kwame destroyed himself. Poor work ethic
LeBron I'm a big thing I have no flaws says no one ever lol 😂 ah I guess I'll pad stats and let team mates get blamed while I accomplish score title. Living prove this guy is trash and toxic to teams.
@vm Kobe chose to stay, now has a statue. Idk what's your point there.
- Your attempt to use Kwame as a way to put LeBron terrible leadership on the level of MJ/Kobe Leadership is ridiculous.
LeBron had to go to Miami just to win his first ring. Then abandoned Miami and left his defense in Miami.
What this has shown us is this myth that lebron makes his teammates better and is a great leader must end!
LeBron makes teammates worse bc
- he throws playbooks out windows
- left his defense in Miami
- ball hogging for awkward step back 3s, or fires late awkward passes to guys not really open (Korver)
bruh this whole page is a jordan fan page so i see why youd take jordan over lebron but saying he doesnt make a team better??????? JR and Iman for example two shooting guards were averaging 33% and just under 30% but off of catch and shoot 3s from a pass from bron they averaged above 50 percent on THREES bruhhh common maneeeeeeeeeeeeeee
@@tysontom47 show me that stat. I believe that is false...
@@tysontom47 LeBron makes his team better? Lolol. You must be high as fuck bruh. Lebron has played with more former all stars THIS YEAR in LA than MJ ever played with. And the Lakers are 13th in the West. Below the Utah Jazz and OKC Thunder who are both actively rebuilding. If lebron made his teammates better they would be doing much better this year. But, he's just a stat padder. I'd take Curry over Lebron all day everyday.
@Colin Rivas lmaoooo and you also fail to realize he has the most delicate star in AD like a guy who was drafted 5 years after him has already played more games than him you expect him to dish it out to russ when he's shooting below 30% he can only get his team mates to be as wide open as he can and even when his team mates were able to shoot it we had terrible fucking defense terrible rotations I mean you could have Reaves going going 5/5 from deep but it don't mean shit if the player his team mates are guarding are dropping 20 or 30 points like it's nothing gtfo here with all that you said I'm high but you're taking a prime curry over prime lebron I can't help you
ESPN recent post was simply hurtful. This man got a family.
To be a top media page and say “it’s like removing a vampire from a locker room” to a player that leads in triple doubles of all time is very disrespectful. Wish the best for RUSS🙏🏽
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I never liked Russ since KD exposed him.. But I don't blame him for LeBron not making the Play-in lmao.
That's on LeBron 💯
naaaa, the man's a complete clown show. Please leave the NBA. He makes the game as ugly as can be. I know all these people talk about respect, ya how about respect to yoru teams, with avg 8 turnovers a game, goofball plays, hyper sensitive about things that have nothing to do with the game. Just leave the NBA. You talk about resepect, how about reepct for the city, the fans, your teammates, owners, workers at the stadium,listening to coaches, showing a positive example as an unselfish, positive, disciplined professional, complete circus.
@@KaineTremaine wym exposed?
Nah, Wesbrook is a stat padder, a trash team player.
Price of playing with LeStats
The (true) Vampire _LeStat-Pad_
I love Russ, he plays hard and never cheats the fans and the game. Wish he makes a good decision where he wants to play next.
Lakers organization and their fans deserve this. I'm not the biggest Russ fan, but the dude is a former MVP and a solid player was definitely a scapegoat. Lakers fans deserve what comes to them
What? Lakers fans love Westbrook. It's the Lebron clown fanbase that did thisnto Westbrook. Lakers fans were chanting MVP for him whenever he played good.
Lmaooooo in Hindsight, they should’ve traded for Hield instead of Westbrook. But the media lowered Westbrook’s trade stock to the point where it seems he was un-trade able. That’s the “noise” KD was talking about that surrounds playing with a LBJ.
Exactly. Just doesn't make any sense. I knew that would never work
Exactly. LeBron not good enough to make the Play-in and needed someone better than Russ lol.
- LA should've quietly traded him last year before his value bottomed out
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Why do super Stars continue to go and play with lebron? You'll always be his scapegoat.
I think LeBron knew this wasn't going to work and would diminish Russ value and place in history during he "LeBron James Era." LeBron plays chess to increase his image on every scale.
The man is the best politician to ever play the game. Too bad he isn't the best baller to play the game. He finally broke my top 5 list with this scoring record. Grats.
I literally love your channel 💪🏾
The Lakers problems is LBJ, a.k.a. LeCryBaby...
Right
Idk if you read the comments but great vid as always and excellent consistency
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Great video my guy
All Facts, Great channel
so russ was the problem, and not anything to do with james not playing defense
Westbrooke was not the problem...
The comment section with Lebron vids are always fun
well, well, well how times have changed, Russ was dropped off in the first round and the lakers up 3-1 on the defending champ warriors.
Playing with Lebron means you never get any of the credit but for sure will got all of the blame. Why do you think so many stars said no thanks? Sure that will hurt the feelings of Lebron fans but the truth is what it is. He can't keep anyone around for long and if they do stick around they turn into Anthony Davis.
Or they stick around in sprite of that and he leaves the team.
THIS
"As long as we have Fun y'all because thats what its all about" - Russell Westbrook
I am sure Lebron is not at fault. He cannot play defense any more but boy can he accumulate assists by dishing the ball out to wide open shooters. He is an awesome shooter himself, so long as he is within 3 feet. He only wins championships with super teams but boy does he make the teams he has been on greater. even in losing seasons where they don't make the playoffs.
Man, your comment is spot on
You should be on ESPN
except for the part where the entire team has to be built around him. He has to be on the floor and at a high level to have a shot. He has never run a system. This matters. It's a team sport, not Teen Wolf.
Dude is a Ray Allen, and Kyrie 3 miss away from having just 2 chips.
One of the reasons why I didn't want Westbrook going to LA was bc he would get blamed if Lakers didn't win. Third option players always get blamed when playing alongside LJ. I hope wherever Westbrook lands he gets treated better.
How you lose and miss the playoffs with the GOAT on your team ???
Russ just showed Lebron's limits. If this was Russ on a Jrue Holiday type contract it probly would have turned out different but all 3 huge contracts together and q of them barely playing, in order for him to be Russ he needs the ball and because of that he exposes Lebron's off ball flaws. If Bron was Larry Bird it would be a whole different story
Not Russ fault LA gutted they roster to trade for him.
Russ was already exposed in Houston. He's not a winner.
- Not Russ fault that LeBron/AD can't make the Play-in lmao..
MJ = GOAT 🐐
Russell Westbrook leveling the Lakers
Trading until jazz is 👍🏾🤔👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
This trade was less about this year, more about the following. Don't forget about Bamba. The Lakers will try to land a big free agent, and their Big 3 is then surrounded by a much better supporting cast than this and the last year. Obviosly, health will still be an issue.
Lakers gonna have to go heavy in the luxury tax to give Kyrie the $50 million he wants every year.
@@BSmoothe805 True. Then again you never know with Kyrie. Also, maybe it won't be Kyrie.
Truth is Lebron need shooters and Russ can’t shoot for shit . Good player just wrong team
Honest question, not arguing or picking a fight:
Why can’t LeBron improve his own shooting? Why does it always depend on his teammates?
@@J23LA24 Because LeBron only cares about Lebron. He will never catch Jordan in rings so he is just cementing his legacy with stats and other accolades so he can justify to himself he's the GOAT. MJ actually made everyone around him better. Lebron does the opposite.
@J 23 Jordan was a dunker and handles. Then developed his game into more mid range and fade away mixed with dunking..Jordan could actually shoot the 3 but he didn't like it..He like mid range taking the ball in..Kobe couldn't shoot at first worked on his game and developed every aspect of his game..Lebron I need shooters😄Lebron scared to ruin his stats so he careful about the shots he takes..This is why he wants to play with Steph so he can shoot for him.. All he has to do is go in pass it off..Or sit back and watch steph take over..
@@colinrivas3750 that’s exactly what I think, but I always want to hear thoughts from LeBron supporters, and they never answer.
They just talk about other players and when they lose, start talking about “hating” and “feelings.”
@@tryingtochangemyways5074 I agree 100%
If/when the Lakers fail to make the playoffs for the second year in a row, look for AD to be the new scapegoat.
I got to agree.... but LeGM probably brought him here.
The Lakers are very good at drafting, but terrible at holding on to players.
Lebron needs teammates who will win the game while he pad his stats. If his team loses it’s his teammates fault. He won’t even acknowledge the other team is better.
this is Russ LeBron was the one that made the lakers lose more games than ever. #JUSTSAYING
Lakers was 0-7 when Westbrook missed a game now they're 1-8 without Westbrook lol Lakers are a LeBron problem f em
remember folks, frank vogel is livin his best lyfe ryte now. darvin ham sandwich isnt a head coach.😃😃
Westbrook was not the problem I mean if you could blame anyone it’s LeBron James because he’s responsible for requesting Russell Russell Westbrook to join the Lakers so and plus if anybody’s at fault here it’s aging LeBron James without LeBron you know how much they are five games straight with LeBron he’ll probably all three and one lose three win one and then lose four more and win one I I would wager a guess and say that Russell Westbrook is probably tired and knowing that he has LeBron, he thought he didn’t have to be the number one guy but apparently he did and that’s not Russell‘s fault. It’s LeBron‘s fault for all the chaos that goes on in LA that’s why they’re 26 and 32 that’s embarrassing in 13 place they can’t even beat the majority 50% win ratio teams which are the Lakers that’s because they’re just old I would have rather had a losing record with the younger team a younger roster and be in 13 place with aging mediocre over scoring because he wants to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar‘s record, LeBron James and coincidentally he is injured now, and goes to the Super Bowl instead of playing basketball. Give me a break.
James Stat padding didn't help the Lakers win many game
I'm interested to see how well the Clippers do. I know for a fact that Russ is better than his stint with the Lakers.
Ad is the problem. He want stay healthy and have too many bad nights
It is pretty fucked up when LeBron helped get Russell on the team only to be sad that they didn't get kyrie. Like I understand you wish you had better, but definitely not a good look as a leader
Westbrook was just another scapegoat for Lebron's inability to get it done. Westbrook would have been the missing piece for any other "superstar" in the NBA trying to make a run for the championship. The blame for LA's absolutely unacceptable win/loss record in recent years lies completely upon Lebron. He wants to be recognized as the "bus driver" when in fact he has and will always be a bus rider. Not a leader. Not a winner. Just a liability. He is only concerned about his own stats.
This is the dumbest take I’ve seen today, congrats.
Westbrook was always better than LeBron. They just didn’t appreciate Russ but Clippers will
This aged well
do you still think that?
Crickets
Westbrook wasnt the problem, the problem is Lebron getting in management and demanding his trades.
Watch russ numbers improve in Utah
Numbers only relevant in wins.. which is why he (or Jocic) should've got MVPs on #6 seeds smh
Russ was ‘a’ problem, but so was Lebron
Aren’t they 1-5 without him lol yeah HE was the problem
I get there's more issues than Russ and while I don't support people going too far with their comments about him, no one is wrong to place a lot of the blame on him. He wasn't good and one of LA's biggest issues.
Lebron is the biggest issue LA has.
Wtf
You're seriously suggesting that a guy coming off of _averaging a triple-double for the season_ just before he got here is "not good"?(!)
Well, KD was right: LeBron might make some of his below-avg teammates better, but he also has a history of making a lot of All-Star teammates worse when playing next to him.
@@shaft9000 Russ was never a good fit next to Lebron, he can't space the floor and needs the ball to be effective. Not Lebron's fault Russ can't shoot 3's and Russ has regressed largely due to age.
@Rahul TalksSports Russ has the same speed he always had and plays the same way he always played. LBJ the one breaking Kareem record he should be able to play off ball at an elite level in year 20, but can't. And he's the biggest problem on defense as well. Starting lineups always changing, Ham putting 3 small guards out there all the time, AD and Bron sitting out in crucial games. It's no wonder it didn't work. They blame the guy who played every game no matter what and it's wrong. If Russ was on a Jrue Holiday contract he would win a lot more and everyone knows it, his production is still higher than Jrue. If Russ was traded for CP3 Phoenix would only get better. You're only a good fit with Bron if u can shoot 3s all game or be a dominant interior big. There's no way Russ could have been a Rondo piece cause he's not on a minimum and has to do more with that contract. Forever stuck trying his best and still losing cause OKC gave him that supermax and took all the blame away from their shitty front office. Him and KD would have won if they ever had a real starting 2 guard. But no its all Russ's fault, even when Lebron stands around the whole game
He’s not respected bc he’s not worth his contract. $47 mil and coming off of the bench, And shooting 41/29/67. Missing layups defensive assignments Now on his 5th team in 5 years. Y’all don’t see a problem here 🤨🤨
Playing with Lebron is bullshit. KD was right about all that. Could u imagine if Russ was in Chris Paul's position right now. It would be OKC all over again but finally with a good 2 guard who can shoot off the catch. If Russ's contract was closer to Jrue Holiday's he'd get nothing but praise cause he'd be winning a lot. OKC made a smart decision giving him the supermax cause now its all his fault why he never won and the flaws of Thunder's front office decisions swept under the rug. But they never got KD and Russ the help they needed like Warriors did with Curry.
LeBron is the issue...
The Lakers still sorry....
Russ just didn't fit in the LeBron system
No he didn’t fit in a winning system, don’t blame Lebron
@@tntcrewEJ it is LeBron fault
Dang you find a way to take a dig at lebron on everything.
Russ is just not good if you watch him play he has so many negatives to his game while he’s declining athletically
Things get hard and LeBronda picks up his toys and goes somewhere else. That ain't a goat period.
Whoever did the vampire thing was a piece of shit for that, but Russ was UNDOUBTEDLY the Lakers' biggest problem. Not their only problem, but certainly their most prominent one, and they took a big step forward in trading him for solid pieces that fit way better.
Lebron is the biggest problem on any team he's ever been on.
@@ericwilliams6509 Yeah that's why he's won championships on every team he's ever been on 😑
@@camctrail That means nothing. You can be a textbook narcissist and still win you nut.
@@ericwilliams6509 Ok, but LeBron's "narcissism" had no impact on his teams not winning championships, which is the very definition of NOT a problem. Maybe it's your own problem, in which case I'd probably suggest some self reflection
@@camctrail His narcissism hasn't had any impact? He has a losing record in the finals and it would be worse had he not whined about Draymond calling him a b****h in the post-game presser and gotten him suspended for the next game (revisionist history forgets that the tech which got Draymond suspended was only assigned after the game when LeBron "dared" the NBA to do something).
And the argument that "he's won championships on every team he's been on' is so misleading when stated as some kind of ultimate compliment. He won ONE in Cleveland after stacking the deck for four seasons. He's won ONE in LA after doing the same by bringing over a top 5 player and a slew of veteran all stars. He shouldn't be praised for failing to build dynasties, running away to build a superteam elsewhere, and eking out one title. His most impressive achievement is still going 2 for 4 with the superteam he built in Miami.
It wasn't Westbrook it's Lebron nobody can play with Lebron as the 3rd opition ask Love /Bunch now Westbrook. Westbrook will have the last laugh cause he's going to the Clippers and will fit in lovely and eliminate the Lakers in Round 1
Really , he's the problem , the problem of leadership , by a guy that hasn't played a season from when , that stands out side looking for 3 , or a down hill run to the basket , Westbrook's game , No problem , lb didn't want him to be a starter , but lead the second team , but shit happened , ad went down , and they had to play together , NO WAY , YES WAY , shit happens , 😜
Totally disagree.russ is already traded and still losing..Bron is the problem with the stupid ass ego playing for stats
Westbrook has been playing for stats his entire career. What happened to westbrook happened to dwight howard: EXPOSED.
When you're in LA, you have high expectations and the spotlight is on you. Westbrook got exposed for what he was his entire career: overrated stat padder whose number don't mean anything. For example: when he gets a triple double, most of the time his field goals are bad, high turnovers, and doesn't guard his man just to wait for the rebound.
By comparison: look at jokic triple doubles: they are a result of efficiency and can do it no matter who he plays with. Even when Porter Jr, Aaron Gordon, and Jamal Murray are taking a breather, he still plays awesome and scores when they need him to. They have the best offense in the league when jokic is on the court. Westbrook cannot do this.
@@alfasiger4178 The most remarkable thing about what you wrote, is that the same applies to LeBron with minimal alteration:
_When you're in The Western Conference, you have high expectations and the spotlight is on you. In all 5 seasons out West, LeBron has failed to advance past Round 1 without a huge rest before the playoffs start._
_And he's on a path this season to fail to even make the lousy play-in....again._
_He got exposed for what he was his entire career: overrated stat padder whose number don't mean anything._
No. What I said went completely over your head. Let me make it more clear: Westbrook always sucked. How he was in LA is no different than how he was on any team...Durant knew this as well. LA brought it to the light for everyone to see who had blinders on. And I said when you're on the Lakers, its show time. Not necessarily the western conference.
Your comparison does not apply because Lebron won rings. Plus he got a championship with LA in the west. Also, he led a mediocre Cleveland team against the favored Warriors.So again, your comparison is baseless. Lebron has the most turnovers in history and has 4 rings to show for it. Westbrook is the 3rd leader in turnovers of all time and has nothing to show for it. There's your comparison.
Westbrook has always been like this, that was my point. Westbrook will be like this in Utah as well.
Lakers fan base sucks lmao
Triple doubles 🙄dude was 🗑at the beginning of the season in Washington, playing the same way BB missed 22 games started the season late. Tell the whole truth 🤦♂️🤦♂️Westbrook is a turnover machine bc he can only play uptempo
Lakers like to fastbreak and push tempo a lot, tho...
@@shaft9000 yea they don’t like the ball pushed into the third row
Should anyone be surprised Westbrook is a ball hog I mean he is the reason the OKC didn’t win the title in 2012
If Lebron is so great why can't he play in a different system that would better fit the team around him?
Jordan had success in multiple offensive systems. Lebron needs 5 out and an insane amount of ball usage.
Meanwhile he has never been a great defender. Lebron fans love taking 1 defensive clip out of games where he did jack. That takes its toll over a team. Dude doesn't give effort but demands things from you he won't do.
This is the difference between MJ and Lebron. Jordan never asked you to do what he wouldn't
Russ was trash bruh LMAO
AD got cotton legs 🦵
This guy knows nothing about team basketball and how things operate as far as getting guys in to position to succeed. Every post I seen this dude tries to discredit Bron, but probably couldn't coach or dribble a basketball baseline to baseline lol. Heck half the people they comment in here I can tell they've never played any sport pass middle school.
Another thing that's funny is I see everyone saying something about Bron making teammates better. But in the words of Larry Bird people really don't even understand what that means. It doesn't mean stats, or LeBron magically boost their attributes. It means LeBron knows the strengths and weaknesses of the players and is able to make them better on the floor by putting them is a position where the game comes easy to them.
But according to people that don't know any better LeBron makes takes worse (those are the people that look at stats, and don't understand that's it's only so many possessions in a game and one basketball and LeBron and the 2 best player will have most those possessions). That being said now either LeBron is so good that teammates get "worse" with him, but somehow he's able to get to 8 straight finals, 9 of which in a decade. Or LeBron understands putting the players in position where they get better at playing as a TEAM and understanding where to be on the floor in certain moments of the game. But guys hitting or missing shots that's not on Bron. That's the spotlight playing with such a player.
Of the 99.9% of the coaches and players LeBron has played with all have said LeBron has made them better players. And that has nothing to do with stats. Its about the entire game.
As far as Russ I love Russ. I really wished it would've worked out. But 5 teams in 5 years something has to be wrong. I've never seen this before. I've never seen a player of Russ caliber been let go so many times. And it's funny that the moment he gets with Bron, and Lakers organization sees whatever the prior 4 teams saw somehow it's LeBron fault that he couldn't fix it 🤣🤦🏾♂️. But then I think to myself how? LeBron also haven't been able to stay on the court much these past 2 years.
Yea Lebron went to 8 straight Finals…. With Kyrie and Kevin Love for 3 of them and Wade and Bosh for 4 of them…. That’s not that impressive especially in a weak conference lol.