[Joey Linn] The Warriors left Russell Westbrook open again last night, and he made several adjustments that led to the Clippers grabbing their 4th-straight win. A breakdown:
[Joey Linn] The Warriors left Russell Westbrook open again last night, and he made several adjustments that led to the Clippers grabbing their 4th-straight win. A breakdown:
Nice videos. When the defense is not paying attention to him (like usual) he can easily just crash the offensive rebounds. This will work great when he’s facing small ball in particular.
And put a center above 6″9 and Kawhi loves killing those guys on switches.
So pick your poison.
clayfu
He did hit the side of the backboard on one of the corner 3s š š
Scuttleduck
Great content
ProsecUsig
What if just what if.. the Clippers win the chip this year
beanakajulian33
I definitely thought it was dumb to implement the same strategy on Russ as the game was going; as if he wasn’t gonna do everything in his power to get the win next time after being humiliated by us. And he did. Proud of him.
c_lo-
Lue just a good coach man. Well played
phd2k1
Great breakdown! Thanks for posting this. Rooting for Russ to have success even if itās with conference rivals. Love that man.
RiverOfKeys
Everyone’s open against the road warriors tbh
HANKnDANK
Similar to how he played with Harden and the Rockets for a stretch. Stopped shooting outside shots and was an overqualified rim runner/offensive board guy
thunder_blue
My main takeaway from this vid is that Balmer is nuts
momiminreddit
I know Russ is a bad shooter but those backboard jumpshots look so good when they fall.
EconomyInside7725
Gotta call a spade a spade, Tyronne Lue is just a better coach flat out than MDA, Vogel and Ham. MDA did the best out of those 3 but Lue still one-upped him in a much smaller time frame.
Yellow_PP
Bestbrook *chef kiss*
Westbrook as roll man is a joy to watch.
Fladap28
This is how he gets into the game. Good on the clips for not just believing in him but actually helping set him up to be successful on their team
Kivic
I hate how these arenāt in order.
GlueGuy00
Clippers badly need his rebounding and ability to push the pace
laz10
I thought Russ was unwilling to adjust, that’s wrong. This is good stuff
donwuann
Smooth ass pass to zubac
ktime156
How do you defend Russ as the roll-man in the playoffs from a tactical perspective?
Your best bet is to collapse and hope that the Clippers miss their threes I guess? But it’s like having a hyper-athletic big with much better passing ability. If you take away the drive, you leave a free man in the paint and a counter-action for a weak-side cutter. If you stay home you give him a driving layup/dunk attempt.
Strategically, having Kawhi and PG’s defenders constantly working the screen action would be physically and mentally draining over the course of a game and series. It would give Kawhi and PG plays off to conserve energy. I think that it could be their bread and butter Q1-Q3. Outside of the Bucks and maybe the Celtics, I can’t immediately think of a team that could consistently stop it.
abcdef-G
Westbrook memes aside, this is the kind of content I like to see here, not 5 second clips of high or low lights or the 50th post about the MVP race. Thanks for posting OP!
Locha6
Great video! Iām not even a basketball fan really at all, yet I have respect for the sport and the talent required to play at this level, and I found this to be a great watch! Some serious talent on display there from both the players and the coaches. Thanks for posting!
Im_a_Knob
Russell ā110%ā Westbrook
zerkreaper1405
I rarely comment here, but good commentary/break down my man.
neildegraciadyson
Iām all for a clippers finals run
sgandylau
MITwestbrook died for this
suugami
FREE MIT
Far-Asparagus6416
Smart stuff nobody guarding him means nobody boxing him out and we all know he can crash the boards at a very high level
Compverson
Disrespecting him so hard you don’t even block out on him on rebounds is just stupid defence
Kevin_Jim
Actual basketball content? How did the mods allow this?
koenigsaurus
Props to Russ. Ignoring someone completely on defense exposes you to more than just a jumper you can live with. Now you have an unmarked blitz on every rebound you have to deal with.
Bwoodndahood
This is awesome content, love watching basketball highlights get broken down
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Hustle Westbrook baby
They left him open and he elected to take the longest possible 2
Would love to see this for him, hopefully it sticks
Great game Russ
This is Bestbrook. Crashing the offensive glass, setting screens, and taking open corner 3s.
missed opportunity, MIT.
Iām rooting for him. Iām glad heās doing well.
Like this type of content instead of the hundredth mvp post
I would like more content like this and fewer talking heads please.
This is just the kind of game Russ needs to be irrational in the playoffs.
He looks amazing in these clips. Really happy for him
[MIT after watching this](https://i.imgflip.com/1kjig0.jpg)
Nice videos. When the defense is not paying attention to him (like usual) he can easily just crash the offensive rebounds. This will work great when he’s facing small ball in particular.
And put a center above 6″9 and Kawhi loves killing those guys on switches.
So pick your poison.
He did hit the side of the backboard on one of the corner 3s š š
Great content
What if just what if.. the Clippers win the chip this year
I definitely thought it was dumb to implement the same strategy on Russ as the game was going; as if he wasn’t gonna do everything in his power to get the win next time after being humiliated by us. And he did. Proud of him.
Lue just a good coach man. Well played
Great breakdown! Thanks for posting this. Rooting for Russ to have success even if itās with conference rivals. Love that man.
Everyone’s open against the road warriors tbh
Similar to how he played with Harden and the Rockets for a stretch. Stopped shooting outside shots and was an overqualified rim runner/offensive board guy
My main takeaway from this vid is that Balmer is nuts
I know Russ is a bad shooter but those backboard jumpshots look so good when they fall.
Gotta call a spade a spade, Tyronne Lue is just a better coach flat out than MDA, Vogel and Ham. MDA did the best out of those 3 but Lue still one-upped him in a much smaller time frame.
Bestbrook *chef kiss*
Westbrook as roll man is a joy to watch.
This is how he gets into the game. Good on the clips for not just believing in him but actually helping set him up to be successful on their team
I hate how these arenāt in order.
Clippers badly need his rebounding and ability to push the pace
I thought Russ was unwilling to adjust, that’s wrong. This is good stuff
Smooth ass pass to zubac
How do you defend Russ as the roll-man in the playoffs from a tactical perspective?
Your best bet is to collapse and hope that the Clippers miss their threes I guess? But it’s like having a hyper-athletic big with much better passing ability. If you take away the drive, you leave a free man in the paint and a counter-action for a weak-side cutter. If you stay home you give him a driving layup/dunk attempt.
Strategically, having Kawhi and PG’s defenders constantly working the screen action would be physically and mentally draining over the course of a game and series. It would give Kawhi and PG plays off to conserve energy. I think that it could be their bread and butter Q1-Q3. Outside of the Bucks and maybe the Celtics, I can’t immediately think of a team that could consistently stop it.
Westbrook memes aside, this is the kind of content I like to see here, not 5 second clips of high or low lights or the 50th post about the MVP race. Thanks for posting OP!
Great video! Iām not even a basketball fan really at all, yet I have respect for the sport and the talent required to play at this level, and I found this to be a great watch! Some serious talent on display there from both the players and the coaches. Thanks for posting!
Russell ā110%ā Westbrook
I rarely comment here, but good commentary/break down my man.
Iām all for a clippers finals run
MITwestbrook died for this
FREE MIT
Smart stuff nobody guarding him means nobody boxing him out and we all know he can crash the boards at a very high level
Disrespecting him so hard you don’t even block out on him on rebounds is just stupid defence
Actual basketball content? How did the mods allow this?
Props to Russ. Ignoring someone completely on defense exposes you to more than just a jumper you can live with. Now you have an unmarked blitz on every rebound you have to deal with.
This is awesome content, love watching basketball highlights get broken down