Pat Bev: There’s ways to operate your team w/o over-managing or over-coaching. It was bad for Westbrook to come off the bench. He was the heartbeat of the team. Things just weren’t used right. The decision to bench him wasn’t even cause of production, it was cause of what LA and the media was saying
by Himmy_Buckets22
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westbrook was ass
edit: hahahaha one of you loser ass westbrick stans really sent a reddit care message
Russ was laying enough bricks to build a house, outhouse, doghouse, teahouse, courthouse, warehouse, and still have enough bricks to fill said warehouse.
He absolutely should have been benched.
Dude really thinks Russ was benched because of what people were saying instead of his actual on court production, these “new media” types really don’t know anything
Fuck no. He played like ass on the Lakers and deserved to get benched. Westbrook gets treated like a make a wish kid amongst NBA players.
Yeah Russ was the heartbeat of the team, that’s why the locker room was like a morgue after every game
common Pat Bev W
I honestly believe Westbrooks peak would have extended a few years if Pat Bev didn’t crash into his knee like a bitch
Damn that LA media using their eyes to watch games. Even MITwestbrook ran out of ways to cherry pick data into making Westbrook look startable.
A lot goes behind the scene. I somewhat agreed that things were used right (read below).
IMHO, the Laker’s roster with Westbrook was never going to work out. On paper it looks good when you have three superstars in Lebron, AD, and Westbrook if you pool all the stats, awards, etc. without looking at the chemistry perspective.
The main problem was that both Lebron and Westbrook area alpha player and has to have the ball in their hand and make the call. There were dynamic issues.
Not only that, but Lebron, AD and Westbrook took up the cap space and the Lakers didn’t have a bench to work with.
I thought he was benched because he realistically played.. bad?
Lakers didn’t know how to use Westbrook right. The Clippers did.
0/11 should start? Please.
I can’t get past the dude wearing a crown
They started Lonnie walker and played him 30mpg lol. Just a badly built team to start the season. He finished off on the bench getting 14mpg once they realized how awful he was
any mention of how much he tips or?
Good ol’ Pat Bev being a good teammate.
someone tell Pat Bev he has no fucking idea what he’s talking about please….stop – unless the question is ‘how to make people think a shitty defender is actually a good defender’, he has nothing to contribute.
Complete bullshit nonsense, anyone that was watching those games could clearly see that westbrook was legit throwing games with his play. He was probably used wrong by Ham sure, but hes a professional basketball all time great and dude did everything wrong on that team except giving it his all
Stuff like this only serves to make me think pat bev is extremely loyal to Russ as a friend or some type of basketball idiot
When did pat bev become a westcuck?
pat bev having shit basketball opinions again lol
I watched all 82 games two years ago and watched to kms every night he played man. He deserved to be benched
Dude is just talking to talk
What the fuck ? He was bad in LAL and I still believe he is a negative. Him and Russell I really don’t think you can win a chip with them, I actually might have more faith in russ maybe
As a Lakers fan I don’t give a shit about any of this because he’s not our problem anymore.
The wonderful thing about technology of today is we have video proof. What I find ironic about this video is Patrick Beverly, in one of his final games as part of the Minnesota Timberwolves, openly mocked Westbrook for how terrible he was. Ya’ll can go find the video of Patrick Beverly and Karl Anthony-Towns daring Westbrook to shoot, which he did and it was a ridiculous airball.
Spare me the excuse of the media being the reason the Lakers brought WB off the bench, or Ham felt pressured to do it. Ham started WB, and eventually realized Westbrook was getting abused no matter who they played so instead they brought him off the bench in hopes that he could have better match ups against teams bench players and increase his production. The reality is that he was a black hole no matter where you put him, and you can visit YouTube at any time to verify it.
We all saw Russ blowing wide open layups and committing head scratching turnovers game after game with the Lakers. He was not good with them and it’s that simple. People gotta stop trying to rewrite history as if the lowlight videos aren’t still on the internet
Tired of this Russ revisionist shit. Russ was ass the last 2 seasons. Lakers been more than patient with him and gave him *plenty* opportunities to shine.
Whether it’s because Russ was trash or the fit wasn’t good, we can discuss that all night long. But truth is Russ wasn’t playing well for the Lakers.
Westbrook was awful on the starting lineup. Not enough floor spacing. He can’t shoot and the opposing team was just packing the paint. Pat Bev likes to hear his voice too much.
Nah it was because we all, unfortunately, have eyes to witness what he was doing.
Thank God for the LA media then cuz Westbrook was genuinely not good for us
Lol. What an ass take. Russ handcuffed that team and they were clearly better without him. Starting or off the bench.
There’s a reason why he’s getting only $7.8m over 2 years now. If you think he’s so good, let YOUR team get him and pay him the same salary the Lakers were paying him back then.
Here are the facts Westbrook has a very limited game and only knows how to essentially play one style.
HE NEEDED to adapt but couldn’t because he can’t shoot. They didn’t need a ball dominant player when they have one of the greatest players of all time who needs the ball.
That’s it and that is all it wasn’t about anything other than roster construction and the holes the Lakers had and needed filled, but Westbrook couldn’t adjust and was from a statistical standpoint god awful.
Theres alot of footage of Westbrook having some ridículous turnovers.
How can he realistically buy this take? The lakers getting rid of Westbrook saved their season.