Man OKC Russ was something to be reckoned…it’s him putting his body, passion and heart out in the court that I loved…sad to have witnessed such a decline in his play
Nah, Westbrook was reason why OKC didn't not win cause he tryna become someone he ain't. He thought he better than Harden an Snake. He didn't play to his role as pg. His role to set up his homies and pass not shoot bricks
Most of his problems are on him for unwilling to adapt. He’s past his prime but he doesn’t feel that way. People blaming him for all the lakers problems is not true though. That team is a hot mess.
He’s always had awful bball iq in clutch, he refused to facilitate to KD in the series they lost to the heat and he’s kept that behaviour up his whole career.
@@josh903x none of that has anything to do with his shooting his jump shot was respected that is all he is predictable and misses open shots athleticism is there just that lanes are filled, he needs to play on the second team he just proved his opinions of himself are skewed
facts , i don’t think he’s past his prime either because just last season he was just averaging 22 , 11 & 11 on 43 % & took the wizards to the playoffs . Yea they loss 4-1 but they made it compared to this years lakers squad . He definitely has problems adapting because if he took time trying to get a consistent 3pt shot it would’ve been a better season for him & the lakers imo . He had horrible games where he played but he also did better than people are making it seem like
Its sad because when he was in OKC, he not only went to my church, but actually humbly spoke about his life to the congregation one Sunday. I was an usher and had the pleasure of shaking his hand when he came through the back to reach the stage. Truly a very sad story.
Still a great player though. All these stupid analysts who won't even make an NCAA team scapegoating the brody. And I'm a Lakers fan, love Steph and all that. But still identify the individual greatness of Westbrook. Sure he's seemed to be falling off, but I think it more because of how the game is played now than anything. He never improved his shooting and perimeter game, and that's come to expose him in this age where even 7ft Centere are required to he at least decent shooters
his fault he never evolved hes 33 still playing like he's 23. never learned to shot, never learned how to run an offense, stopped playing defense, etc. Most fraudulent MVP ever, Im not a Harden fan but he had better stats across the board that year and a better record but everyone wanted a way to stick it to KD for going to Golden State. Its all narrative based Jordan Shaq Duncan and LeBron should have all had more MVPs but the NBA wants too "spread it around" so they can have more stars to market.
This channel is absolute masterclass. Dylan puts in more effort to these vids than anyone I’ve ever seen and just keeps grinding out content that I’ll watch from start to finish. Deserves a billion subs.
His game is predicated on being at the pinnacle of athleticism: run faster, jump higher, throw it down harder. You just can't do any of that at 33 like you could at 23.
@@tmg_stretxh9711 thats not really true tbh. Some people still think an older KD is an upper echelon player after tearing his achilles. Athleticism declining has a higher effect on russels playstyle. Especially because of his size. Lebron also distorted everyones perception of age on a player. He has been "past the average prime age bracket" since 2018. So I agree with you but I think in every sport athletes are starting to prolong their prime into their 30s. Especially in the UFC we see that hitting 31 is really the prime.
It’s really crazy watching this when you talk about the day Westbrook broke the Triple-double record in 2017 at 19:09. I was actually at that game and I recorded the final minute when he got the shot off to win the game. Even though we all were nuggets fans in that arena everyone was really in awe when he accomplished it. Truly one of the best basketball games I’ve ever been to.
I was there too , remember when rocky was gonna get the arena free Nachos or something by shooting a backwards half court shot and westbitch blocked it during halftime 😂
@@tj5180hes earned the hate. It doesn’t how nice he is to his kid or whatever other crap people bring up when they defend him. If you’re going to build a brick house and not take any accountability for putting up so many bricks you were able to build a brick house, people are going to hate you
I think the issue with Westbrook on the lakers is that LeBron does what he does already. Westbrook needs the ball to make plays and openings but LeBron does it better, so unless he's driving to the rim, he has no idea what to do when LeBron is the ball handler. This would be easier if Westbrook was a better defender but his defense is so lazy, all he does is wait for a steal or a rebound so he can be aggressive offensively. All he needs to do is work on reading the movements of players on defense and to find open lanes and wall people off on offense. Because when he does get in the paint he can still be dangerous, he just can't rely on his team always making that space for him every time. Trust that Davis will get the rebound, that LeBron will pass him the ball when he has an opening and that if he makes space LeBron can hit some clean shots
westbrook actually showed a good amount of times this season that he can still be a decent to good defender when he’s actually engaged on that side of the court. there was times where the lakers would actually go stretches where they were playing great defense and shutting down offenses and then they’d just stop trying as a unit if they got scored on a few times in a row. I’m not excusing russ he’s still responsible for jus being more disciplined on that end but I’m just saying this is a problem w the whole team as well not just him. we saw this lack of effort after a stretch of good defense shi a lot w bron at center n as good as bron did at that position, i can’t help but think not having your anchor on defense actually playing for 2 months out of the season would make it harder to consistently be out there putting pressure on the offense
As someone who has watched Russ for his whole career, as he was my fav player. Seeing him like this was miserable for me, I really love him and his game
I just want to a McDonald's and Kalamazoo Michigan and I just blew out that restaurant. Maybe I tore it open there baby God don't go in there if you're near there. Oh my God That bacon hamburger was good though. Oh my god but boy it was bad coming out Lord have mercy
When Jordan was in college, Dean Smith pulled him aside and said, "you can have a career on talent alone, but don't just rely on your physicals gifts, take that immense talent and make yourself an all-time great." Not sure anyone gave Russ that speech or if he paid attention when they did.
@@douggieharrison6913 I think he was also used to his style of play. You have to realize most guys realize if they can just drive to the rim and be nearly unstoppable what’s the point of trying to become a decent shooter when it’s that easy.
There is barely any videos on RUclips going into depth about this topic, because it's very controversial and there is a lot of context to be put into consideration when it comes to Westbrook's career. Westbrook is my favorite player, but he has one of the most interesting careers in my opinion. There's so many ups and downs and as a fan of his I always found myself to be unbiased.
Nothing Interesting about him.He destroyed his own carrer, by not Learning to pass the Ball to another player when other players guarded him in the most important times of the game and Playoffs. Watching him in OKC not passing to Kevin D, instead throwing very hard shoots vs Golden State , and keeping doing that in other teams . Jordan was told by Phill Jackson that he could score 40 points a game but then the team would lose or learn to pass to other players ,makethem better and win championchips. Same with Isiah Thomas .
I've seen a few videos like this. I don't think it's controversial at all; it's pretty widely recognized that he has gotten pretty bad, and has always been selfish.
@Random User He was awful. 5% below league average in True shooting. Such a terrible shooter that opposing defenses would be okay with giving him wide open looks. Plus poor defense. The major redeeming aspect of his production use to be his good passing regularly average an AST/TO ratio >2.5. That fell off a cliff this year down to 1.86 not far from the 1.6 avg for his position. His play style is to be the #1. But he has arguably never been efficient enough to be the #1 option for any team. Without making major concessions to how you construct your team.
@@zoidzilla348 Defense is tougher than offense to parse through and figure out who provides more value on this side of the court. Nevertheless. James had one of the best DPM out of anyone who played more than half the season (+0.8) vs someone like Westbrook at (-0.9). A little better than Malik Monk. Davis, James, Howard & Stanley Johnson were the only players who played nearly half the season to provide positive value in this metric.
It crazy because Westbrook detractors would tell you that he was always gonna end up this way but whenever we'd point it out, we'd always get called haters. It was obvious in 2015. It just took until 2022 for everyone else to figure it out.
His ego got the better of him. This season was brutal in particular. "I can make mistakes. I can miss shots. I can have turnovers." Nobody said you couldn't, man. They just wanted you to clean it up. Create less turnovers and higher FG%. When he said, "Everybody expects me to average 25, 15 and 15," I was blown away at the delusion.
Yeah he somehow doesn’t understand that he doesn’t need to try so hard for crazy numbers, he just needs to stop turning the ball over and stop taking shots he can’t make. If he could fix that he’d be more efficient and less hated on.
Russ has actually been treated with immense respect beyond OKC. He got sent to thr Rockets to be with James, the Wizards to be with Beal and the Lakers. That's incredible. What other player with a huge contract who is past his prime gets that sort of love aside from Harden?
@Big Problem Yeah but Malone and Barkley are clearly ahead of him, Stockton, Nash, Harden, CP3, AI, Westbrook are pretty much in the same boat. Same tier of players overall I feel. Not good enough as a first option, to good to be a second option.
I know it takes weeks or months to do videos like this but god damn I hope there is one every 2 weeks. I love this channel so damn much and I appreciate all the effort you put in all your videos! Keep up the great work!
Bro just somehow forgot how to shoot. In 2017 he shot 85% from the line and in 2018, he shot 74%. His midrange went from 43% to 38%. He lost a whole area of the court.
I'm guessing he's had to take a lot more shots because let's be honest, without King James and AD the Lakers don't have that much shooting aside from Melo. So it's understandable.
@@tas4999 They had shooters. Melo scored at the most efficient rate he ever has (58% TS) Monk shot a solid 39% from 3pt. Even Augustin shot 42% once he joined the Lakers. They played poor defense, and Russ was that inefficient scoring the ball. You really can't have your #2/3 scorer shooting 5% below league average in true shooting, will be terribly difficult to win games. Especially when he isn't bringing anything else to the table, and his outside shooting is so poor teams are willing to leave him to shoot wide open 3pt shots. Davis being out half the year didn't help either.
A player especially a point guard is going to decline more significantly if his main skill is athleticism. Westbrook lost 5-10 percent of his athleticism making him half the player he once was
Word. Chris Paul is slowly declining, but nowhere nearly as much. He keeps the good passing, the good hustle and the good shot selection. He is still a valuable player without speed. Westbrook without the fast counter-attack is not much at all.
Word. Chris Paul is slowly declining, but nowhere nearly as much. He keeps the good passing, the good hustle and the good shot selection. He is still a valuable player without speed. Westbrook without the fast counter-attack is not much at all.
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Russell Westbrook is the basketball equivalent of a 'trophy wife' once the physical fades you get to see just how shallow their game always was. I really hope Ja Morant won't end up along a similar path.
@@bennynagon9322 There's a difference between being passionate about stats and your ego (fighting your teammates for rebounds, launching bricks from low percentage areas, and, all those empty assists, stupid fouls, untimely techs, etc...) and being passionate about the game (winning, sharing the ball, adapting to a team-oriented philosophy). This is the only guy in NBA history who was abandoned by not one, but two future HOFers. Notice how KD/Harden didn't say a word about bringing Russ to Brooklyn? That's what we mean when we say 'love for the game'. There ain't nobody lining up to play with Russ. Contrast that with a guy like Iguodala, who gave up being an All-Star to be a glue guy, but a glue guy with a fistful of rings. That's a dude everyone was fighting over as a potential teammate. That's love.
@@respectedlocalgentleman7108 Well Russ and KD doesn’t talk to each other anymore so it isn’t hard to see why he wasn’t going to Brooklyn. You say nobody wants to play with Russ, yet he played in the rockets with harden and now with Lebron and many other old guys in Lakers. I understand you are one of the guys that hate him, but to say he doesn’t love basketball and a bad teammate is the dumbest thing you can say. Because EVERYONE agrees that he is a good teammate and is one of if not the most passionate player to play the game. He always defends his teammates. If you criticize his style of play okay you can do that, if you criticize that he doesn’t have any rings ok you can do that. But by being not passionate? Come on But by your logic you “love the game” when you just give up your basketball career and become a bench warmer when your 30+?
He never became disciplined and developed his game, look at LeBron love him or hate him into his late 30's he's continued to add to his game, post moves, improving his jumper, improved at picking his spots, improved his decision making everything etc. Westbrook was an amazing athlete and scorer who played with great intensity when he was young but he never substantially improved after his 3rd/4th season he just took more shots, stole rebounds from his teammates and dominated the ball more and more to put up big stats. Westbrook was one of my favorite players in 2012/2013 with his incredible driving and aggressiveness, but by 2015/2016 it was obvious he was holding back OKC and KD, and I 100% believe Russ was the reason KD left OKC, maybe KD should have done more to stop westbrooks recklessness with the ball especially in late game situations but it doesn't seem like anyone has been able to get Russ to listen so I can't really fault KD.
How is it that you blame Westbrook for everything but leave KD blame free? KD was a big reason why the Thunder lost to the Warriors in the WCF, yet it’s Westbrooks who was holding back the team?? KD shouldn’t even be considered a “winning” player, dude jumped ship to an all time great team to get a ring and hasn’t had much playoff success since he left, despite having plenty of talent around him
@@yuuki_ While I agree that KD is another media-hyped 'superstar' beta boiboi, the reason Russ gets all the blame is because Harden also left because of him. Compound this with KD/Beard reuniting in Brooklyn, without even a thought about inviting Russ, and that's why the image is as is.
@@respectedlocalgentleman7108 harden got traded because okc didn’t want to pay both serge ibaka and harden because it would have put them past the luxury tax, they payed ibaka and offered harden a little less then the max, he wasn’t going to take it so they moved him. Idk where you got that he left because of Westbrook lol
*sigh* I'm a Thunder fan(also live in OKC).. Watching the decline is bad and hurts me after seeing him play with us. His attitude in Houston made me not like him, and I was hoping for a rekindle in Washington. Midway through his Lakers run I couldn't even defend him anymore, and he seemed to live in delusion. I'll always love the OKC version of Westbrook just not any of the current versions. Its damn sad now.
@@timtresch4848 because ever since they traded harden and lost kevin martin and lamb to free agency their supporting cast wasnt all that great around russ and kd and the teams offense basically came from those 2 most of the time?
I think there is a chance he has a melo like change but he's going to have to accept being a role player if he wants to win. This has been a problem of his ever since 2017-2018 where he refuses to fit into any system and tries to be the system itself. He can't do that anymore and even if he does get his way he won't win anything. That gameplan never wins in the playoffs against good teams, the exact same thing is happening with Luka in Dallas right now and they won't be the Sun's with this style of play.
@@Youllneverfindmezx Tough to Argue Luka and his play style is the issue so far in Dallas. He has turned the ball over a couple too many times. But, you can do that when you score as efficiently as he has on high volume. Issue has been defense and efficiency on offense from the rest of his team.
Kinda feel bad for him. Unless someone has a couple bad games, he's always getting made fun of (for obvious reasons). A lot of people started disregarding his previous years as if he wasn't good. Edit: It must be awkward to have be around your teammates when you are playing bad.
Billion and billions of people wish they are in Russell Westbrook 👞 shoe. Filthy rich and basketball skills. Don't feel bad for him. His children, his grandchildren, and his life are all set.
He WASN'T ever really that good. Many, myself included, have always known he was an inefficient, low IQ, and selfish stat padder. His MVP was undeserved, and he is a ceiling lowerer. Durant left for a reason.
Dylan you are absolutely killing it! I’ve watched every single video on your channel time and time again. I know you’re busy working on these and probably have a schedule, but if you ever see this PLEASE MAKE A FULL GIANNIS VIDEO!! I am addicted to witnessing greatness and I know I’m not the only one. Giannis is on that trajectory and hearing you cover his life story would be awesome! Keep up the great work my man.
@@lengmanmgrittz4805 hell yeah, in contrast to public belief I think the 2020 small ball Rockets were one of the most entertaining teams in the past decade. I know they run a lot of iso but Mike D'antoni was drawing up some impressive plays, the floor was super spaced and they were the best extra pass team in the league.
amazing video production! keep up the work man! these documentary type of videos are so revolutionary for nba topics bcs they offer so much context and thorough explanation that even a non nba fan can find these interesting! so much love ❤️
I feel like if he continues to fall hard and retires in 3-5 years, we will eventually get a 30 for 30 type documentary highlighting his dominance and fall. Similar to the 4 Falls of Buffalo, one of the best 30 for 30s IMO
no interest in that, he never developed his game its his fault no one wants him on every team hes been on. KD left him, PG12 left him, Harden wanted out from him, LeBron and AD want him gone, Beal wanted him gone. If everyone you meet is an asshole maybe your the problem.
It should include a eureka moment “One night a thunder in oklahoma struck Westbrick! and he created something. So that will leave a legacy in the HOF! An artificial triple double!”
Usually I don't sub to these sort of channels because you get so much other crap with it but this channel is incredible honestly. Amazing timeline videos and nothing else
Please 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 Please don't ever stop making this video's no one I mean no one can do what you're doing right now you just make it so effortless and mesmerizing for whatever minutes is long. Respect man.🐐🐐🐐
Man the OKC section of this video just has me thinking “damn, how could they do this to him? Man played as good as he could and was either A. Met with terrible teammates play or B. All time play from opponents”
I’ll be completely honest, been watching basketball for the first time ever since December 30th 2021, I came across this channel in January and ever since, this man taught me so much in his videos. I love you videos and thank you so much bro. You made me love basketball even more! Keep up the amazing work! Would love to see you getting what you deserve in life❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@chrishandsome4267 well, I’m middle eastern and in my country, football is the biggest sport. It’s literally the biggest sport in the world too. So, I grew up on football but found interest in basketball 5 months ago.
if you watch his play, he's always been a low intelligence player, but his athleticism and energy overcame his shortfall in his often dumb play. the problems really started durring his first tripple double season, that was when he got a lot of positive feedback for his tripple doubles... and he became a very me centered selfish player by the end of that year. it got worse in his second tripple double year, with numberous videos of him boxing out his own teammates while chasing offensive boards (there is a famous video of him desperately boxing out steven adams for his 10th rebound while the golden state bench with steph and kevin clowning on him in a horrible golden state blowout), and it wasn't an issolated situation, it was openly speculated that westbrook might be paying steven adams under the table to let him get rebounds (as center play is often rewarded for boards and he seemed to just give up easy defensive boards to let westbrook get them). it was this season that his career veared from all time great to all time selfish player. he's never been the same since and no longer could share the floor with another star.
That's what people didn't get. He never developed his basketball iq and command of the game and never realized how a lead guard is supposed to lead the team. A good juxtaposition is hearing Kevin Garnett talk about Gary Payton controlling everything down to the opposing team's fans and the hot dog vendor
I think part the problem was he was too reliant on his athleticism. Part of the reason why LeBron lasted so long was because he added a lot of skill to his game. Something that Russ did but not enough. Now that his athleticism has declined he’s unable to go coast to coast like he did in OKC
Lebron lasted so long because he was hitting the gas like Scott Steiner. and what skill did dude add? cause hes still stacking bricks like hes at LegoLand.
Great video as always. Thanks for making so many people aware that Russell Westbrook did indeed average a triple double but Steph Curry always got the better of him because his offence *is* his defence
that's what they don't get.. he had to have the ball taken away,the coach job is to win games not make your supposed 3rd best player happy.. russ just wasn't good
The way things turned out for OKC felt like karma for the way the Thunder ownership treated and lied to Seattle. Seattle basketball fans celebrated when KD left for GSW.
Russ was like those kids that only get praised for the good work they do and don’t get given any negative criticism when they do the wrong thing. If only coaches forced him to practice what he lacked earlier on in his career he might’ve had a successful end game to his career.
I think a video on the spurs dynasty would be really interesting (i know this was kind of a thing with the kawhi video but i wanna see a more expanded version of that Also a John wall video would be sick
It really shouldnt take 34mins. Game was all about being more athletic than everyone else. And now hes not and cant shoot and refuses to change. The end.
your channel is fucking amazing dude, i first saw one of your videos like 3 days ago and I've definitely watched 5-10 already. keep up the good work brother
The thing is that the way Russ plays is not gonna help him or teams anymore, he’s gonna have to use his skills to adapt not to mention the guy is just getting older
There was never any rise with Westbrick the issues he has had with the Lakers has been consistent throughout his entire career. He is the biggest fraud in NBA history
So if you put 27 year old Russ on that Lakers roster now they'd still he in the same situation because "the issues he has had...has been consistent throughout his entire career"??
@@billpap.9669 Yes, they might have made the playoffs, but they wouldn`t have won anything Westbrick plays like a role player, he has terrible defense, efficiency, and terrible BBall IQ common traits for role players, All he has ever been able to do is put up nice stats, but if you actually watch him play, all of his flaws become very apperant, to anyone that looks at Westbrook objectively. even in his supposed prime he had a very limited game which is also common for role players. Westbrook is flashy that is all he has ever been all flash and no substance
His issue is that he just can't understand how to play basketball as a team sport. His iso game has never been the issue, it's his inability to refuse playing hero ball. If he just evolved his later career game he could play at a high level and be a positive for a team, but I really believe his personality type blinds him from ever being able to realize this.
Yep, I agree. He’s getting older and, as we know, with age your body changes and slows down. So Russ can’t be that downhill, high-flying point guard he was in his earlier days. He needs to change his style of play and because he’s too stubborn to do so, his game has become stagnant and we can see all Russ’ weaknesses amplified.
The only thing he’s ever been good at was athleticism He’s never been a good shooter, constantly turns the ball over, doesn’t try AT ALL on defense Westbrook just isn’t good at basketball 🤷🏼♂️
Bro y’all don’t know ball, Westbrook literally had numerous seasons averaging 10+ assists and is top 5 in all time assist percentage, saying he doesn’t pass is just factually wrong
@@yuuki_ So what? He’s a ball hog, when the ball is ALWAYS in your hands, you will get assists (and turnovers too big shocker) It doesn’t mean he’s a gifted passer he’s not Westbrook is flat out bad at basketball He’d be like an MLB player who hits 30 home runs a year with 30 stolen bases, but has a crap batting average, crap on base percentage, and plays awful defense, ie someone who can LITERALLY be a net liability despite putting up some nice stats (overlooking the awful ones) Westbrook is literally a net liability to a team winning…… He’s a bad shooter, for his CAREER he’s BELOW AVERAGE true shooting percentage, and he plays AWFUL, ZERO EFFORT defense, and he turns the ball over a lot……. Those are all damning problems I’m sorry, you’re just not smart enough to realize that EFFICIENCY matters
i would just like to say that his season with DC was insane, and people dont give him enough credit for the insane performances that he put up to even squeeze the wizards into the playoffs
Lol as a Wizards fan his performances weren't insane ngl. Plus he was *awful* for half the season as well How you trying to praise a HOF for a sub 500 record, barely scraping through the play-in and losing in 5 in the first round
Thank you bro I’ve been waiting I’m a real Russ stand I haven’t watched it yet but I know it’s going to be nothing but facts because you actually know what you’re talking about
Those thinking he was great in the first place are the problem. He has always been a stat chasing, delusional shot chucking stooge. And a huge choke artist. Just check his playoff numbers. They are atrocious. Yet people blindly thought he was this phenom. He’s a losing player. Always has been
Russell Westbrook definitely needs someone like Giannis to really shine imo. The way Russell Westbrook plays is fast and quick but the only person who could keep up with him was KD but after that he kinda just had slower paced teammates which doesnt really fit with his game and thats why he looks bad but Westbrook is def a top 8 pg still.
Im a Russ fan and thank you for making this unbiased , I’m tired of other fans calling him the greatest point guard of all time and the haters saying he is not even a top 10 point guard. I think la fans also did waay to much and messed up his value because no team wants a guy that nba fans don’t like. He had a not terrible but just bad-decent enough season with his lowlights being so low and his highlights being pretty good.
@@shaungababotse8397 oh my bad i read your comment wrong lol yeah i agree he is third on my list .. i started watching basketball in 2011 and im going based off who ive seen play from that time on
I was never a fan of Westbrook, but I hope he'll find success in this later stages of his career. I strongly believe a role as a sixth man, leading a second unit where he can play to his strengths and get back his self esteem.
Makes no sense smh. He’s still a monster he struggle playing with a inconsistent role coach and ball dominant lebron. He could still easily Average 20ppg and a triple double
I've never been a fan either, but I'll gain a lot of respect for him if he actually does accept that role and succeed in it. Somehow I doubt it will happen though.
@Big Problem Oh he's definitely financially set, but I don't see him being popular post retirement at all. The media hates him no doubt because of the way he has treated them like trash his whole career. His legacy has also taken nothing but hits since that MVP season culminating in this disastrous season in LA. Would be nice to see him redeem himself instead of going out like a less respected AI.
a ball dominant lebron lol ?Russ usage rate was the 2nd highest on the team.. teams trying to win play efficient winning basketball,russ not used to that
It's not fair man.. We should've had 4 rings... 2010s OKC will forever go down as the biggest what if in basketball history. Injuries, Terrible Luck, Stacked Conference, Luxury Tax. It sucks man.
i love russ man. i love his fire, his enthusiasm, and the force that he plays with. he needs to realize that his style of play hasnt been working out for some time now. i'm still hoping he can turn things around.
Now yall know yall need to sub to this man watching his content like this millions of views but only 86k subs?? I'm going to mask up cause yall make me sick
That style of game that Russell Westbrook has can only be compared to Oscar Robinson , and neither is known for NBA championships , but having great individual accomplishments.
One day, teams will understand that you don't need 3 stars that can put up 30 ppg, but solid roleplayers that defend and know their role.
easier to build a team of all stars than to land on good chemistry between role players
westbrick cant put up 30 points per game
@@joewu280 not in the past couple seasons on the lakers sure, but he was definitely capable of that for most of the rest of his career, be honest.
Like the 011 mavs
Oh they totally do but the problem is they can’t find one.
Man OKC Russ was something to be reckoned…it’s him putting his body, passion and heart out in the court that I loved…sad to have witnessed such a decline in his play
I know, he was so fun to watch in OKC
Obviously NOT as OKC did SH1T with him leading them.....
@@marcoslaureano5562 💯
Too bad he didn't bring the brains
Nah, Westbrook was reason why OKC didn't not win cause he tryna become someone he ain't. He thought he better than Harden an Snake. He didn't play to his role as pg. His role to set up his homies and pass not shoot bricks
Most of his problems are on him for unwilling to adapt. He’s past his prime but he doesn’t feel that way. People blaming him for all the lakers problems is not true though. That team is a hot mess.
Him living in the past & refusing to accept he no longer has the athleticism he used too is what is killing him.
He needs to change and anyone defending him throughout his career has enabled his behaviour
He’s always had awful bball iq in clutch, he refused to facilitate to KD in the series they lost to the heat and he’s kept that behaviour up his whole career.
@@josh903x none of that has anything to do with his shooting his jump shot was respected that is all he is predictable and misses open shots athleticism is there just that lanes are filled, he needs to play on the second team he just proved his opinions of himself are skewed
facts , i don’t think he’s past his prime either because just last season he was just averaging 22 , 11 & 11 on 43 % & took the wizards to the playoffs . Yea they loss 4-1 but they made it compared to this years lakers squad . He definitely has problems adapting because if he took time trying to get a consistent 3pt shot it would’ve been a better season for him & the lakers imo . He had horrible games where he played but he also did better than people are making it seem like
Its sad because when he was in OKC, he not only went to my church, but actually humbly spoke about his life to the congregation one Sunday. I was an usher and had the pleasure of shaking his hand when he came through the back to reach the stage. Truly a very sad story.
Ego destroy ppl.
@@JohnSmith-qm1gg Indeed.
And u believe this bullshit?
@@thebnsftracker1317 hes the least egotistical player bruh fuck yall talking about 😭😭
Sad? The man was blessed with generational wealth his life is good
This amount of excellent work needs to be rewarded.
Wish he saw this, good thing people like you are kind enough to help out others even if they don’t notice.
@@TheToolBox99 he did
@@FonutYT when I made that he did not reply or heart it.
Was never a fan of Westbrook but gotta feel for the man. Went from one of the best and most loved PG’s in the league to someone hated and atrocious
Sports fans are some of the most toxic people in existence.
Still a great player though. All these stupid analysts who won't even make an NCAA team scapegoating the brody.
And I'm a Lakers fan, love Steph and all that.
But still identify the individual greatness of Westbrook.
Sure he's seemed to be falling off, but I think it more because of how the game is played now than anything. He never improved his shooting and perimeter game, and that's come to expose him in this age where even 7ft Centere are required to he at least decent shooters
his fault he never evolved hes 33 still playing like he's 23. never learned to shot, never learned how to run an offense, stopped playing defense, etc. Most fraudulent MVP ever, Im not a Harden fan but he had better stats across the board that year and a better record but everyone wanted a way to stick it to KD for going to Golden State. Its all narrative based Jordan Shaq Duncan and LeBron should have all had more MVPs but the NBA wants too "spread it around" so they can have more stars to market.
@@timtresch4848 Lebrons defense from 2015-2017 was non-existent no way he should of won mvps over harden and Giannis.
@@timtresch4848 harden had better stats than 31/10/10 ❓🤨
This channel is absolute masterclass. Dylan puts in more effort to these vids than anyone I’ve ever seen and just keeps grinding out content that I’ll watch from start to finish. Deserves a billion subs.
Word and his numbers show it . Only 80k subs but his videos consistently get over 200k views , averaging around 400-500k views per video .
Couldnt have said it better!
Him and jimmy are currently the kings of this style of RUclips video fs
@@oliver5878 reminds me of how early korzemba used to be.
100%
His game is predicated on being at the pinnacle of athleticism: run faster, jump higher, throw it down harder. You just can't do any of that at 33 like you could at 23.
Look at bron, everyone’s different
@@kixuh6314that’s his point.. lebron is the only exception
@@tmg_stretxh9711 thats not really true tbh. Some people still think an older KD is an upper echelon player after tearing his achilles. Athleticism declining has a higher effect on russels playstyle. Especially because of his size. Lebron also distorted everyones perception of age on a player. He has been "past the average prime age bracket" since 2018. So I agree with you but I think in every sport athletes are starting to prolong their prime into their 30s. Especially in the UFC we see that hitting 31 is really the prime.
@@kixuh6314everyone’s body is different bro that’s all it comes down to
@@tmg_stretxh9711LeBron improved his shot significantly, Russ didn't
It’s really crazy watching this when you talk about the day Westbrook broke the Triple-double record in 2017 at 19:09. I was actually at that game and I recorded the final minute when he got the shot off to win the game. Even though we all were nuggets fans in that arena everyone was really in awe when he accomplished it. Truly one of the best basketball games I’ve ever been to.
Must be crazy seeing him play like a bum now 😂 dude is trash
I was there too , remember when rocky was gonna get the arena free Nachos or something by shooting a backwards half court shot and westbitch blocked it during halftime 😂
As much as we can acknowledge Russ's greatness, we also cannot deny his shortcomings as a player.
No one denies his shortcomings lol. That`s why he`s hated the most and people call him westbrick
@@tj5180hes earned the hate. It doesn’t how nice he is to his kid or whatever other crap people bring up when they defend him. If you’re going to build a brick house and not take any accountability for putting up so many bricks you were able to build a brick house, people are going to hate you
I think the issue with Westbrook on the lakers is that LeBron does what he does already. Westbrook needs the ball to make plays and openings but LeBron does it better, so unless he's driving to the rim, he has no idea what to do when LeBron is the ball handler. This would be easier if Westbrook was a better defender but his defense is so lazy, all he does is wait for a steal or a rebound so he can be aggressive offensively.
All he needs to do is work on reading the movements of players on defense and to find open lanes and wall people off on offense. Because when he does get in the paint he can still be dangerous, he just can't rely on his team always making that space for him every time. Trust that Davis will get the rebound, that LeBron will pass him the ball when he has an opening and that if he makes space LeBron can hit some clean shots
He has this narrative where he goes 110% each game but how is that possible when he plays no defense
Roman Sheoships He flat out quit in LA, but he used to compete on that end everywhere else.
@@setsunayuy9142 huhuh delusional westretards
westbrook actually showed a good amount of times this season that he can still be a decent to good defender when he’s actually engaged on that side of the court. there was times where the lakers would actually go stretches where they were playing great defense and shutting down offenses and then they’d just stop trying as a unit if they got scored on a few times in a row. I’m not excusing russ he’s still responsible for jus being more disciplined on that end but I’m just saying this is a problem w the whole team as well not just him. we saw this lack of effort after a stretch of good defense shi a lot w bron at center n as good as bron did at that position, i can’t help but think not having your anchor on defense actually playing for 2 months out of the season would make it harder to consistently be out there putting pressure on the offense
all WB has to do is brick less and score more, to me his main issue is FG%
Man so sad to see him like this. It’s mostly his fault too. Could easily adjust his game to be better but boneheadedness has costed him a lot.
- IQ
Idk if he can even adjust his game. What would Russ even do if he wasn’t a ball dominant force?
He can’t shoot , and being a cutter off ball only gets you so far when that’s not even what a team brought you in to do.
SLEEPYBLUE I wonder how much KB’s death affected sometimes.
@@corbynsteen6794 take better shots, learn to move off of the ball, defend, etc
As someone who has watched Russ for his whole career, as he was my fav player. Seeing him like this was miserable for me, I really love him and his game
same man, i haven't been watching for a long time but ever since i started loved westbrook
You really don't love basketball, the game that is. Because what Westbrook did had nothing to do with excelling at the game.
I just want to a McDonald's and Kalamazoo Michigan and I just blew out that restaurant. Maybe I tore it open there baby God don't go in there if you're near there. Oh my God That bacon hamburger was good though. Oh my god but boy it was bad coming out Lord have mercy
@@kevinmclain6741 if u like Russ that mean u don’t love bball? Man U casuals that know nothing about the game is annoying
@@lilblast7745 Yes, it means you don't appreciate the true art of the team sport of basketball.
One of those channels where every video is an instant watch
When Jordan was in college, Dean Smith pulled him aside and said, "you can have a career on talent alone, but don't just rely on your physicals gifts, take that immense talent and make yourself an all-time great." Not sure anyone gave Russ that speech or if he paid attention when they did.
I don't think one speech is gonna change the trajectory of his becoming a champion
@@douggieharrison6913 I think he was also used to his style of play. You have to realize most guys realize if they can just drive to the rim and be nearly unstoppable what’s the point of trying to become a decent shooter when it’s that easy.
There is barely any videos on RUclips going into depth about this topic, because it's very controversial and there is a lot of context to be put into consideration when it comes to Westbrook's career. Westbrook is my favorite player, but he has one of the most interesting careers in my opinion. There's so many ups and downs and as a fan of his I always found myself to be unbiased.
It’s a hard career to judge past 2017 cause he had some good regular seasons, but flamed out in the playoffs for the most part.
My biggest problem with Westbrook is his lack of ownership in LA. Just a pet peeve of mine for any person.
WESTBRICK WESTBRICK
Nothing Interesting about him.He destroyed his own carrer, by not Learning to pass the Ball to another player when other players guarded him in the most important times of the game and Playoffs.
Watching him in OKC not passing to Kevin D, instead throwing very hard shoots vs Golden State , and keeping doing that in other teams .
Jordan was told by Phill Jackson that he could score 40 points a game but then the team would lose or learn to pass to other players ,makethem better and win championchips. Same with Isiah Thomas .
I've seen a few videos like this. I don't think it's controversial at all; it's pretty widely recognized that he has gotten pretty bad, and has always been selfish.
God I hate seeing Brodie’s decline. I have a lot of respect for him as a man and seeing this unravel is upsetting to see.
Can't respect a man with an ego so ridiculous he can't acknowledge or take any responsibility for his mistakes.
@Random User He was awful. 5% below league average in True shooting. Such a terrible shooter that opposing defenses would be okay with giving him wide open looks. Plus poor defense.
The major redeeming aspect of his production use to be his good passing regularly average an AST/TO ratio >2.5. That fell off a cliff this year down to 1.86 not far from the 1.6 avg for his position.
His play style is to be the #1. But he has arguably never been efficient enough to be the #1 option for any team. Without making major concessions to how you construct your team.
@@aaronpeters6209 Lebron was bad on defense and he point fingers his 30 points where meaningless
@@zoidzilla348 Defense is tougher than offense to parse through and figure out who provides more value on this side of the court.
Nevertheless. James had one of the best DPM out of anyone who played more than half the season (+0.8) vs someone like Westbrook at (-0.9). A little better than Malik Monk.
Davis, James, Howard & Stanley Johnson were the only players who played nearly half the season to provide positive value in this metric.
It crazy because Westbrook detractors would tell you that he was always gonna end up this way but whenever we'd point it out, we'd always get called haters.
It was obvious in 2015. It just took until 2022 for everyone else to figure it out.
His ego got the better of him. This season was brutal in particular. "I can make mistakes. I can miss shots. I can have turnovers." Nobody said you couldn't, man. They just wanted you to clean it up. Create less turnovers and higher FG%. When he said, "Everybody expects me to average 25, 15 and 15," I was blown away at the delusion.
The lack of even the slightest bit of self awareness is something.
@Big Problem no, he just bad now wym?
@Big Problem 30 10 10??? legit putting up jordan type numbers just for a 6'3 pg to be considered "good"
Yeah he somehow doesn’t understand that he doesn’t need to try so hard for crazy numbers, he just needs to stop turning the ball over and stop taking shots he can’t make. If he could fix that he’d be more efficient and less hated on.
@@MerkhVision Fax💯
How does this channel have less than 100k subs? Amazing quality and production please keep it up
Russ has actually been treated with immense respect beyond OKC. He got sent to thr Rockets to be with James, the Wizards to be with Beal and the Lakers. That's incredible. What other player with a huge contract who is past his prime gets that sort of love aside from Harden?
@Big Problem Yeah but Malone and Barkley are clearly ahead of him, Stockton, Nash, Harden, CP3, AI, Westbrook are pretty much in the same boat. Same tier of players overall I feel. Not good enough as a first option, to good to be a second option.
Well Westbrick is never getting a ring 😂 no team that has him in the rotation is winning anything, he hinders everyone else
Lebum
@@kritav1111 with the exception of AI and Harden the others were team players, not just stat padders
Washington was a horrible non-playoff team before Westbrook went there. He had one of his best seasons there though.
I know it takes weeks or months to do videos like this but god damn I hope there is one every 2 weeks. I love this channel so damn much and I appreciate all the effort you put in all your videos! Keep up the great work!
Bro just somehow forgot how to shoot. In 2017 he shot 85% from the line and in 2018, he shot 74%. His midrange went from 43% to 38%. He lost a whole area of the court.
He’s had surgery in his shooting wrist twice.
@@jankfoots Ah.... That would do it.
I'm guessing he's had to take a lot more shots because let's be honest, without King James and AD the Lakers don't have that much shooting aside from Melo. So it's understandable.
His ft routine changed. Nba lessened the amount of time a player had to shoot. Before each ft he would dap up his team mates and walk to half court
@@tas4999 They had shooters. Melo scored at the most efficient rate he ever has (58% TS) Monk shot a solid 39% from 3pt. Even Augustin shot 42% once he joined the Lakers.
They played poor defense, and Russ was that inefficient scoring the ball. You really can't have your #2/3 scorer shooting 5% below league average in true shooting, will be terribly difficult to win games. Especially when he isn't bringing anything else to the table, and his outside shooting is so poor teams are willing to leave him to shoot wide open 3pt shots.
Davis being out half the year didn't help either.
A player especially a point guard is going to decline more significantly if his main skill is athleticism. Westbrook lost 5-10 percent of his athleticism making him half the player he once was
Word. Chris Paul is slowly declining, but nowhere nearly as much. He keeps the good passing, the good hustle and the good shot selection. He is still a valuable player without speed. Westbrook without the fast counter-attack is not much at all.
Word. Chris Paul is slowly declining, but nowhere nearly as much. He keeps the good passing, the good hustle and the good shot selection. He is still a valuable player without speed. Westbrook without the fast counter-attack is not much at all.
Your videos are excellent and capture everything i love about basketball the story of a players journey, where they succeeded, where they made mistakes, where they got in their own way . The promise people had for them the way they rose above or crumbled beneath expecations. The complex machines behind player , team , and organization relationships . The rumors, the facts s, the numbers, you jsut do a great job of creating a complete story around these players and not only what they do in the league but what got them there.
Your videos are excellent , keep it up !
Russell Westbrook is the basketball equivalent of a 'trophy wife' once the physical fades you get to see just how shallow their game always was.
I really hope Ja Morant won't end up along a similar path.
Spot on analogy.
nahhh ja loves the game to much to let his pride get in the way
@@someonejohnson5774 so Westbrook doesn’t love the game? He is probably the most passionate player ever
@@bennynagon9322 There's a difference between being passionate about stats and your ego (fighting your teammates for rebounds, launching bricks from low percentage areas, and, all those empty assists, stupid fouls, untimely techs, etc...) and being passionate about the game (winning, sharing the ball, adapting to a team-oriented philosophy).
This is the only guy in NBA history who was abandoned by not one, but two future HOFers. Notice how KD/Harden didn't say a word about bringing Russ to Brooklyn?
That's what we mean when we say 'love for the game'. There ain't nobody lining up to play with Russ. Contrast that with a guy like Iguodala, who gave up being an All-Star to be a glue guy, but a glue guy with a fistful of rings. That's a dude everyone was fighting over as a potential teammate. That's love.
@@respectedlocalgentleman7108 Well Russ and KD doesn’t talk to each other anymore so it isn’t hard to see why he wasn’t going to Brooklyn. You say nobody wants to play with Russ, yet he played in the rockets with harden and now with Lebron and many other old guys in Lakers. I understand you are one of the guys that hate him, but to say he doesn’t love basketball and a bad teammate is the dumbest thing you can say. Because EVERYONE agrees that he is a good teammate and is one of if not the most passionate player to play the game. He always defends his teammates. If you criticize his style of play okay you can do that, if you criticize that he doesn’t have any rings ok you can do that. But by being not passionate? Come on
But by your logic you “love the game” when you just give up your basketball career and become a bench warmer when your 30+?
He never became disciplined and developed his game, look at LeBron love him or hate him into his late 30's he's continued to add to his game, post moves, improving his jumper, improved at picking his spots, improved his decision making everything etc. Westbrook was an amazing athlete and scorer who played with great intensity when he was young but he never substantially improved after his 3rd/4th season he just took more shots, stole rebounds from his teammates and dominated the ball more and more to put up big stats. Westbrook was one of my favorite players in 2012/2013 with his incredible driving and aggressiveness, but by 2015/2016 it was obvious he was holding back OKC and KD, and I 100% believe Russ was the reason KD left OKC, maybe KD should have done more to stop westbrooks recklessness with the ball especially in late game situations but it doesn't seem like anyone has been able to get Russ to listen so I can't really fault KD.
I'm not impressed by Westbrook at all, big numbers don't mean anything if you can't win or lead a team anywhere.
How is it that you blame Westbrook for everything but leave KD blame free? KD was a big reason why the Thunder lost to the Warriors in the WCF, yet it’s Westbrooks who was holding back the team??
KD shouldn’t even be considered a “winning” player, dude jumped ship to an all time great team to get a ring and hasn’t had much playoff success since he left, despite having plenty of talent around him
@@yuuki_ While I agree that KD is another media-hyped 'superstar' beta boiboi, the reason Russ gets all the blame is because Harden also left because of him. Compound this with KD/Beard reuniting in Brooklyn, without even a thought about inviting Russ, and that's why the image is as is.
@@respectedlocalgentleman7108 harden got traded because okc didn’t want to pay both serge ibaka and harden because it would have put them past the luxury tax, they payed ibaka and offered harden a little less then the max, he wasn’t going to take it so they moved him. Idk where you got that he left because of Westbrook lol
This man needs more subs he’s put in way more effort than people with over a million subs
It’s really nice to see Westbrook playing quite good on Denver this year, especially as of late.
This channel is honestly one of the best basketball channels I’ve seen
True to that!!!!
*sigh* I'm a Thunder fan(also live in OKC).. Watching the decline is bad and hurts me after seeing him play with us. His attitude in Houston made me not like him, and I was hoping for a rekindle in Washington. Midway through his Lakers run I couldn't even defend him anymore, and he seemed to live in delusion. I'll always love the OKC version of Westbrook just not any of the current versions. Its damn sad now.
He bugs me because I know people like him and it rubs me the wrong way ha.
The problems with Westbrook go back way way before Houston. Why do you think KD left?
@@timtresch4848 because ever since they traded harden and lost kevin martin and lamb to free agency their supporting cast wasnt all that great around russ and kd and the teams offense basically came from those 2 most of the time?
I know that feeling. I nearly cried when Russ got traded. I wish he could come home
L okc fan
I still got faith in Russ to turn things around. He was great the second half of last season.
I wouldn’t say great but he was better than the first half
I think there is a chance he has a melo like change but he's going to have to accept being a role player if he wants to win. This has been a problem of his ever since 2017-2018 where he refuses to fit into any system and tries to be the system itself. He can't do that anymore and even if he does get his way he won't win anything. That gameplan never wins in the playoffs against good teams, the exact same thing is happening with Luka in Dallas right now and they won't be the Sun's with this style of play.
He had a decent stretch on offense (15 games) to end the year. Doubtful he can maintain it.
@@Youllneverfindmezx Tough to Argue Luka and his play style is the issue so far in Dallas. He has turned the ball over a couple too many times. But, you can do that when you score as efficiently as he has on high volume.
Issue has been defense and efficiency on offense from the rest of his team.
What happened in the playoffs after? Once again...
Kinda feel bad for him. Unless someone has a couple bad games, he's always getting made fun of (for obvious reasons). A lot of people started disregarding his previous years as if he wasn't good.
Edit: It must be awkward to have be around your teammates when you are playing bad.
Billion and billions of people wish they are in Russell Westbrook 👞 shoe. Filthy rich and basketball skills. Don't feel bad for him. His children, his grandchildren, and his life are all set.
22-12-12 is an insane year dudes were capping.
It’s the lakers fault
He WASN'T ever really that good. Many, myself included, have always known he was an inefficient, low IQ, and selfish stat padder. His MVP was undeserved, and he is a ceiling lowerer. Durant left for a reason.
@@kronicclaps3579 Efficiency matters
Dylan you are absolutely killing it! I’ve watched every single video on your channel time and time again. I know you’re busy working on these and probably have a schedule, but if you ever see this PLEASE MAKE A FULL GIANNIS VIDEO!! I am addicted to witnessing greatness and I know I’m not the only one. Giannis is on that trajectory and hearing you cover his life story would be awesome! Keep up the great work my man.
Russ was so fun to watch on his earlier OKC until his trade to H town
In H town him a harden were dropping 30 together each night. That season was so fun
@@lengmanmgrittz4805 hell yeah, in contrast to public belief I think the 2020 small ball Rockets were one of the most entertaining teams in the past decade. I know they run a lot of iso but Mike D'antoni was drawing up some impressive plays, the floor was super spaced and they were the best extra pass team in the league.
U on drugs that Houston season was his most efficient season
amazing video production! keep up the work man! these documentary type of videos are so revolutionary for nba topics bcs they offer so much context and thorough explanation that even a non nba fan can find these interesting! so much love ❤️
I feel like if he continues to fall hard and retires in 3-5 years, we will eventually get a 30 for 30 type documentary highlighting his dominance and fall. Similar to the 4 Falls of Buffalo, one of the best 30 for 30s IMO
That really isn’t fair tho because he isn’t doing anything but falling off at the age of 33 that’s normal especially for athletic based guards
no interest in that, he never developed his game its his fault no one wants him on every team hes been on. KD left him, PG12 left him, Harden wanted out from him, LeBron and AD want him gone, Beal wanted him gone. If everyone you meet is an asshole maybe your the problem.
It should include a eureka moment
“One night a thunder in oklahoma struck Westbrick! and he created something. So that will leave a legacy in the HOF! An artificial triple double!”
Why? He’s had a hall of fame career and lived up to this potential… makes no sense. All players are bound to decline sometime in their career
@@lamchunting856 you gotta be over the age of 40
Usually I don't sub to these sort of channels because you get so much other crap with it but this channel is incredible honestly. Amazing timeline videos and nothing else
The fact that you made a video about Kevin Durant Russell Westbrook and James Harden just goes to show they were better off with each other 😭
Please 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿 Please don't ever stop making this video's no one I mean no one can do what you're doing right now you just make it so effortless and mesmerizing for whatever minutes is long. Respect man.🐐🐐🐐
Man the OKC section of this video just has me thinking “damn, how could they do this to him? Man played as good as he could and was either A. Met with terrible teammates play or B. All time play from opponents”
I’ll be completely honest, been watching basketball for the first time ever since December 30th 2021, I came across this channel in January and ever since, this man taught me so much in his videos. I love you videos and thank you so much bro. You made me love basketball even more! Keep up the amazing work! Would love to see you getting what you deserve in life❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
How have you just started watching basketball? Are you 9?
@@chrishandsome4267 well, I’m middle eastern and in my country, football is the biggest sport. It’s literally the biggest sport in the world too. So, I grew up on football but found interest in basketball 5 months ago.
@@EasyMoneySniperJR really cool story
@@EasyMoneySniperJR Salute brother. That's awesome! Peace to you my friend!
@@chrishandsome4267 you're a weird guy
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The soundtracks of your videos it is on another level!
if you watch his play, he's always been a low intelligence player, but his athleticism and energy overcame his shortfall in his often dumb play. the problems really started durring his first tripple double season, that was when he got a lot of positive feedback for his tripple doubles... and he became a very me centered selfish player by the end of that year. it got worse in his second tripple double year, with numberous videos of him boxing out his own teammates while chasing offensive boards (there is a famous video of him desperately boxing out steven adams for his 10th rebound while the golden state bench with steph and kevin clowning on him in a horrible golden state blowout), and it wasn't an issolated situation, it was openly speculated that westbrook might be paying steven adams under the table to let him get rebounds (as center play is often rewarded for boards and he seemed to just give up easy defensive boards to let westbrook get them). it was this season that his career veared from all time great to all time selfish player. he's never been the same since and no longer could share the floor with another star.
That's what people didn't get. He never developed his basketball iq and command of the game and never realized how a lead guard is supposed to lead the team. A good juxtaposition is hearing Kevin Garnett talk about Gary Payton controlling everything down to the opposing team's fans and the hot dog vendor
I think part the problem was he was too reliant on his athleticism. Part of the reason why LeBron lasted so long was because he added a lot of skill to his game. Something that Russ did but not enough. Now that his athleticism has declined he’s unable to go coast to coast like he did in OKC
Russ was a skill player tho.
Lebron lasted so long because he was hitting the gas like Scott Steiner. and what skill did dude add? cause hes still stacking bricks like hes at LegoLand.
Great video as always. Thanks for making so many people aware that Russell Westbrook did indeed average a triple double but Steph Curry always got the better of him because his offence *is* his defence
His fans would say that he didnt have any opportunities with the Lakers but whenever he was trusted and given the ball, he would blow it
that's what they don't get..
he had to have the ball taken away,the coach job is to win games not make your supposed 3rd best player happy..
russ just wasn't good
Just found this channel and the quality of the videos are GREAT! Keep up the amazing work
You don’t miss with these vids
The amount of effort you put into your videos is insane bro, you’re awesome! Keep grinding, bro! 💯
The way things turned out for OKC felt like karma for the way the Thunder ownership treated and lied to Seattle. Seattle basketball fans celebrated when KD left for GSW.
Lol did they? that’s pathetic
I can't tell if Perry's pathetic fake account that was created last month, is calling Seattle basketball fans pathetic or OKC owners pathetic.
The EmpLemon of basketball content 😅 Good stuff man!
Just discovered your channel and i’m going binge! Great job
This was a pretty good video and the effort he puts is amazing . Also I think that Dylan should do a video about the Boston big 3
Russ was like those kids that only get praised for the good work they do and don’t get given any negative criticism when they do the wrong thing. If only coaches forced him to practice what he lacked earlier on in his career he might’ve had a successful end game to his career.
Thanks!
Very good overview showing both the highs and lows.
I think a video on the spurs dynasty would be really interesting
(i know this was kind of a thing with the kawhi video but i wanna see a more expanded version of that
Also a John wall video would be sick
I really hope he can get improve his shot over the off season and be able to contribute.
And he's back baby
Great content bro. Love the energy.
Damn you made me a bigger basketball fan! Good work on the videos!
Love the work u put into your content
It really shouldnt take 34mins. Game was all about being more athletic than everyone else. And now hes not and cant shoot and refuses to change. The end.
your channel is fucking amazing dude, i first saw one of your videos like 3 days ago and I've definitely watched 5-10 already. keep up the good work brother
This is really interesting and captivating and I’m not even an NBA fan.
Just when I thought I had nothing to watch 🔥
The thing is that the way Russ plays is not gonna help him or teams anymore, he’s gonna have to use his skills to adapt not to mention the guy is just getting older
He is doing fine now
I’m not into basketball but these documentaries are addicting and entertaining!
Great one man, REALLY enjoyed it!!
There was never any rise with Westbrick the issues he has had with the Lakers has been consistent throughout his entire career. He is the biggest fraud in NBA history
So if you put 27 year old Russ on that Lakers roster now they'd still he in the same situation because "the issues he has had...has been consistent throughout his entire career"??
@@billpap.9669 Yes, they might have made the playoffs, but they wouldn`t have won anything
Westbrick plays like a role player, he has terrible defense, efficiency, and terrible BBall IQ common traits for role players, All he has ever been able to do is put up nice stats, but if you actually watch him play, all of his flaws become very apperant, to anyone that looks at Westbrook objectively.
even in his supposed prime he had a very limited game which is also common for role players. Westbrook is flashy that is all he has ever been all flash and no substance
@@billpap.9669 yes
His issue is that he just can't understand how to play basketball as a team sport. His iso game has never been the issue, it's his inability to refuse playing hero ball. If he just evolved his later career game he could play at a high level and be a positive for a team, but I really believe his personality type blinds him from ever being able to realize this.
Yep, I agree. He’s getting older and, as we know, with age your body changes and slows down. So Russ can’t be that downhill, high-flying point guard he was in his earlier days. He needs to change his style of play and because he’s too stubborn to do so, his game has become stagnant and we can see all Russ’ weaknesses amplified.
The only thing he’s ever been good at was athleticism
He’s never been a good shooter, constantly turns the ball over, doesn’t try AT ALL on defense
Westbrook just isn’t good at basketball 🤷🏼♂️
Bro y’all don’t know ball, Westbrook literally had numerous seasons averaging 10+ assists and is top 5 in all time assist percentage, saying he doesn’t pass is just factually wrong
@@yuuki_ So what? He’s a ball hog, when the ball is ALWAYS in your hands, you will get assists (and turnovers too big shocker)
It doesn’t mean he’s a gifted passer he’s not
Westbrook is flat out bad at basketball
He’d be like an MLB player who hits 30 home runs a year with 30 stolen bases, but has a crap batting average, crap on base percentage, and plays awful defense, ie someone who can LITERALLY be a net liability despite putting up some nice stats (overlooking the awful ones)
Westbrook is literally a net liability to a team winning…… He’s a bad shooter, for his CAREER he’s BELOW AVERAGE true shooting percentage, and he plays AWFUL, ZERO EFFORT defense, and he turns the ball over a lot……. Those are all damning problems I’m sorry, you’re just not smart enough to realize that EFFICIENCY matters
Dylan the 🐐
How have I not found this channel before omfg
I really enjoy all of these videos keep it up 🔥🐐
was very sad to see Russ have such a failure of a season in LA
That’s what the lakers do to players
everyone and their mother can predicted that
@@narutoxborutofanatic so what about the other place’s he failed
Really love your videos; really hope you continue to make them. I find them highly enjoyable to watch
That fact that u dont have 100k shocks me.
This content is like if Bright Suns & LEMMiNO had a baby that only watched hoops haha great stuff man
Great video highly informative
Can you do a video on the recent mitchell gobert jazz and how they failed to make it to a conference finals?
i would just like to say that his season with DC was insane, and people dont give him enough credit for the insane performances that he put up to even squeeze the wizards into the playoffs
Squeeze them into the playoffs as a 10th seed under 500 then bounced in the first round. If thats insane….. well
@@ProjectLani if Beal was injured it is
Lol as a Wizards fan his performances weren't insane ngl. Plus he was *awful* for half the season as well
How you trying to praise a HOF for a sub 500 record, barely scraping through the play-in and losing in 5 in the first round
@@RANDOMZBOSSMAN1 context? He was hurt the 1st half of the season your team was terrible he lead y’all to your 1st playoffs in years
All I want for christmas is for Russ to win a ring
You did your homework ‼️ I feel like I just watched an episode or something. Great F’N VIDEO
Would like to see an update video when Westbrook finishes his career
Thank you bro I’ve been waiting I’m a real Russ stand I haven’t watched it yet but I know it’s going to be nothing but facts because you actually know what you’re talking about
Westbrick squad
Those thinking he was great in the first place are the problem. He has always been a stat chasing, delusional shot chucking stooge. And a huge choke artist. Just check his playoff numbers. They are atrocious. Yet people blindly thought he was this phenom. He’s a losing player. Always has been
Russell Westbrook definitely needs someone like Giannis to really shine imo. The way Russell Westbrook plays is fast and quick but the only person who could keep up with him was KD but after that he kinda just had slower paced teammates which doesnt really fit with his game and thats why he looks bad but Westbrook is def a top 8 pg still.
Im a Russ fan and thank you for making this unbiased , I’m tired of other fans calling him the greatest point guard of all time and the haters saying he is not even a top 10 point guard. I think la fans also did waay to much and messed up his value because no team wants a guy that nba fans don’t like. He had a not terrible but just bad-decent enough season with his lowlights being so low and his highlights being pretty good.
Same
Your not a fan if you dont think he top ten PG of all time .. his resume alone is top 10 what are you on
@@allenm5057 bruv he is top 5 on my list I’m saying the hate is going to far for an okay season
@@shaungababotse8397 oh my bad i read your comment wrong lol yeah i agree he is third on my list .. i started watching basketball in 2011 and im going based off who ive seen play from that time on
The way I see it is that Russ didn’t necessarily need KD to get by but KD complimented Russ’s game insanely well.
KD also didn't need westbrick 😂😂 westbrick needed KD without KD russ is now a minimum guy
I was never a fan of Westbrook, but I hope he'll find success in this later stages of his career. I strongly believe a role as a sixth man, leading a second unit where he can play to his strengths and get back his self esteem.
Makes no sense smh. He’s still a monster he struggle playing with a inconsistent role coach and ball dominant lebron. He could still easily Average 20ppg and a triple double
I've never been a fan either, but I'll gain a lot of respect for him if he actually does accept that role and succeed in it. Somehow I doubt it will happen though.
@Big Problem Oh he's definitely financially set, but I don't see him being popular post retirement at all. The media hates him no doubt because of the way he has treated them like trash his whole career. His legacy has also taken nothing but hits since that MVP season culminating in this disastrous season in LA. Would be nice to see him redeem himself instead of going out like a less respected AI.
All y’all are fans for watching tho
a ball dominant lebron lol ?Russ usage rate was the 2nd highest on the team..
teams trying to win play efficient winning basketball,russ not used to that
It's not fair man.. We should've had 4 rings... 2010s OKC will forever go down as the biggest what if in basketball history. Injuries, Terrible Luck, Stacked Conference, Luxury Tax. It sucks man.
i love russ man. i love his fire, his enthusiasm, and the force that he plays with. he needs to realize that his style of play hasnt been working out for some time now. i'm still hoping he can turn things around.
He did take the wizards to playoffs last season tho
He need to do lot better on defence and work his shot back or not I don’t see him stay longer then 2 years in the nba.
the wizards were under 500 dude..and then pacers were injured,they would have beat them in the play-in
He is on that Allen Iverson, Stephon Marbury path. Must-see-TV player, but overall a poison to a higher success of the team.
Off topic like crazy but seeing Tim Duncan get hype like that made me happy!
Now yall know yall need to sub to this man watching his content like this millions of views but only 86k subs?? I'm going to mask up cause yall make me sick
I say that durant would've stayed if they kept harden instead of Westbrook
It all fell apart when he left the Wizards !
That style of game that Russell Westbrook has can only be compared to Oscar Robinson , and neither is known for NBA championships , but having great individual accomplishments.