[Tony Allen] “Westbrook was so predictable. When the play was for somebody else, he wouldn’t give it his all. When the play was for him, you could tell…he going 100 miles per hour and pushing the ball.”
by sylviaplath6667
@National Basketball Association
31 Comments
been the case his whole career but Westbrook fans were so easily tricked that running 100mph into 3 defenders to throw up a bad layup equals giving 110% effort
people talk about him being unable to finish at the rim on the Lakers yet his FG% at the rim in LA was better than his OKC career. he’s never been a good finisher
Yeah, he’s the biggest “me” player in the league
Antonio brown energy.
There was a good while where that wasn’t the case on the Clippers, but he reverted to that behavior at some point this season.
Robbed harden of mvp so badly
But no Westbrook was the victim and the big bad Lakers made him play bad!!!
It was obvious to viewers as well lol
The number of screens WB sets per season was a crazy stat
Similar to NFL when WRs/RBs know they aren’t getting the ball, they help give away the type of play they’re running. Certain players don’t know how to play off ball and understand how they can help without the ball. Should appreciate players like Curry, is always moving without the ball, running all around or relocating while being chased. The endurance on this man cannot be said enough. No other superstars expend that kind of energy when they ain’t getting the ball.
They fucked Vogel for this.
Those stories are amazing. Gilbert Arenas at Lebron’s house during the playoffs and Lebron was watching film while Gil played cards? Holy cow, DC.
“SOMEONE’S NUMBER OVER ME?!?!”
He is certainly not the only player to do that.
Shit I coach my high school players that just because you aren’t getting the ball doesn’t mean you don’t cut hard.
Always my biggest criticism of Westbrook, he never played with different paces, If he just made the simple adjustment of choosing to go 100 mph at the RIGHT time, he would’ve been way harder to guard
This is why Jerry Rice is the goat
So glad dude is off my team lol
u/mitwestbrook daily L
This is why I always thought he was overrated and not a guy you win with
This is such a dumb stray.
“The best playoff scorers find ways to stay ahead of even the savviest defenses, and Allen’s Grizzlies beat the Thunder in just one series, the 2013 Western Conference semifinals, which Westbrook missed due to a knee injury.”
Yea talk shit now but that man average a triple double for whole season and the whole league knew what he was going to do and they still couldn’t stop it.
lmao diddnt Westbrook school this guy until he retired lol. Before Westbrook even got his MVP.
Funny how the Brotherhood is gone now that everybody has a podcast
I kind of hate that this is how we have to view players now. If he gets 1 ring with no differences in how he played then this article never happens. Like I’m fine with docking him for never winning a title but that doesn’t mean he was some trash bum out there
Maybe the lowest basketball IQ of all hall of famers.
Can’t think of a player whose decline was this easily predictable. You had tons of people saying he’d decline exactly as he did back in 2012.
His MVP year was the single season highest usage percentage of all time at 42%. Biggest snake oil salesman since Wilt.
Rather look good and lose, than look bad and win.
And this is why westbrook will never win a ring. I get why kd left him in 2016. I really started noticing his inefficiency around -17-18 szn the 2nd year after kd left. That’s why he’s easier to guard come playoff time too and he usually gets exposed
Another reminder that OKC had a better net rating with just KD on the court than with KD + WB or just WB,with a huge sample size.This is with the whole offense being ran for and through Westbrook.
MITWestbrook in shambles
Russ has always been a litmus test for casual fans
Yep Westbrook is completely useless without the ball in his hands both in terms of effort and skill