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- Russell Westbrook spoke out about his season with the Los Angeles Lakers. Westbrook said 'I was never given a fair chance to be who I needed to be for the team.' Nick Wright and Chris Broussard weighs in on Russ' comments. Nick explains why he thinks Russ is in complete denial.
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At one point Vogel had Rondo, LeBron, Westbrook, Dwight and D.Jordon on the floor at the same time. He definitely contributed to some of those blown leads.
I hear you. To Vogel's defense Rondo only played 18 games out of the 38 he was with the Lakers for.
Vogel had Isaiah Thomas,Westbrook and Rondo on the floor at the same time.
The guy should be arrested.
@@bluesrockfan36 LAPD would’ve took Stanley Johnson instead
LeGM is to blame
He was delusional all season that’s the problem Frank Vogel just couldn’t get it through his head that he wasn’t going to be able to use those same lineups and he did it anyway
I luv Jenna's add-ons and co-signs
Nick you’re a fool for that Nile joke 🤣🤣🤣🤣
5:36 “that’s wack” 🤣
Lol
Lmaooooo
Thats all she has to offer the show
Need more Jenna adlibs
What is Broussard talking about? The media was quick to crown the Lakers after the trade lol
People also said it wouldn't work
They literally said the lakers would be winning a chip 😂😂
Most people in the media said it wouldn’t work, EVEN SHANNON the biggest LeBron supporter said it wouldn’t work. So what do you mean?
Championships was more of hope......imo
Russell “I had no expectations” Westbrook lives in delusion. Please get him off my Lakers
IKR!
You ain’t neva lied! This ridiculous man doesn’t recognize his own weakness. And his most significant weakness is his pathetic attitude.
Allen Iverson is so much better then westbrick it’s almost comical to make the comparison. I understand why they might make it… but if you actually watch their games… not even close.
This show is garbage. Say dumb stuff they know isn’t true just for clicks. Iverson comparisons are laughable.
What happened to the full show u could stream without video? Same thing with skip and Shannon?
Russ was absolutely horrible this season smh he needs to take a long look in the mirror at himself and where he went wrong
I’ve watched a lot of nba basketball in my life. Been watching for 10-12 years, and Russ this season was the worst player I’ve ever seen. For someone who’s supposed to be a “league MVP” and a guy who is making more money than 99.99% of the league per year with a top 5 contract in the NBA. He’s the worst I’ve ever seen. I’m not being hyperbolic, I’ve never seen a player play this bad for an entire season.
I dont think russ owns this metaphorical mirror
The same thing that’s plagued him his entire career. Terrible decision maker.
18-7-7 isn’t that terrible, he turns the ball over too much but he shot above his career average, he basically was the same player he’s been his whole career
@@kgisabeast statistically he was the second worst junpshooter in the league , the worst three point shooter , had an abysmal 68 percent from the free throw line , the worst in the League at finishing ariund the rim he missed a high percentage of dunks ( which is near impossible to do cuz it's justa dunk) and mead the League in total turnovers until he got sat out in the last two or three games after whuch trae young surpassed him , all this with the extreme lack of self awareness he's shown throughout the season i don't understand how anyone can defend this man
Jenna you are correct, that analogy was wack!
I check for this show daily, way better than get up to me , which is a different and too me not as good show as this
Iverson was out because of back injuries and the sickness of his daughter…tf is Nick talking about
fake news
"Thats wack" lol
I think the media was right on this one
Brandon Marshall never fit, miss cris Carter during the NFL season ONLY,
There's no justification for Iverson or Russ to be out the league. YOU GUYS CAN BE TOXIC
Broussard does his homework
As a Chargers fan and Kobe fan, I hate Nick Wright. But this show is so much better with Wildes and Broussard. It was unwatchable with Chris Carter
Wow they gotta talk this much about an team that’s not in the playoffs
Delusional and denial looks ugly on him. Russ enjoy your last season next year because you are done.
Russ just wanted to play at home and play with LeBron James, like Dwight Howard first time coming to LA
He just got to learn how to win, and stop stat chasing
At no point in the season did Westbrook "stat chased".
@@bluesrockfan36 really? Did you even watch the games this season? He’s game was all about getting his own stats (he tried but he couldn’t), and even in his last press conference he talked about how his regret this season is that he usually averages a triple double and this year he couldn’t. He didn’t even bother mentioning winning. 😐
@@angelaquino6755 exactly!
Jenna: “That’s wack”
Everyone else: 0000
You did not just say the Knicks like they don’t have Barrett, Robinson, Reddish, grimes, IQ, Toppin, McBride that they want to develop lmao. Come on now
Russ was available EVERY NIGHT for the Lakers just imagine just how good the Lakers could've been if AD & LeBron had matched Russ in availabilitie
Not much of a difference. Maybe we get in the play in and bounced out the first round. This team is terrible. And its more problems than availability
Yea if they were healthy they could’ve been alright the 6-4 seed imo.
You right about ad. But keep the king name out ya mouth. Russ is a bum always had been. Kd left him bc he don't win and he's proven that since, Russ never won nothing
*availability 💀💀
Even so they had enough stars playing with the role players that they should have won more games and then they lost. The team is too old and they don't want to play defense and they thought they would have gone to the playoff and win the championship on they're scoring ability, I'm lakers fan but this team was never gonna work like the Nash kobe Howard lakers in 2012
Did Jenna way that’s wack 😂😂😂😂
5:35 🤣
Russ is too deep into his own mythos of the triple-double. Winning MVP that year was the biggest mistake of his career because he doesn’t know how to be a teammate. I said 6 years ago that year that he will not win a championship as a team’s starting point guard. Never have I felt so vindicated for a take
Broussard was the missing link to this show
Jokic & Doncic will definitely NOT make it common practice to CHASE Triple-Doubles. They're TD's happen ORGANICALLY from playing winning basketball
Surprisingly Westbrook has a 70% win percentage when he gets a triple double .. which means his stat chasing leads to wins & the team is better when he gets a triple double than when he don’t
welcome to the Lakers television network.
Broussard has always had this take of we will talk about Russ thirty years from now like we talk about AI. I wasn’t really following the league until AI was older, but wasn’t he the successor to Jordan in terms of style both on and off the court? He influenced the players on how they wanted their games and personas to be dripping in, for a lack of better words, swag like him. Not even hating on Russ, but I grew up with him in the league and never as a kid nor as an adult have I had anyone around me really being THAT inspired by him or his game. At this point, it seems the basketball world looks at AI for his contributions to the culture of the game over his actual play, especially given analytics these days. If we are already seeing holes in Russ’s play over the course of his career and he hasn’t contributed nearly as much to the culture, I’m not sure what we’re going to fondly look back on with him.
Totally man. People started wearing headbands just cause AI. Westbrook is explosive..AI is a top 5 ball handler with some one of the craziest lay up packages ever. That’s why he was so hype not his stat line. Dude would juke you outta your shoes n reverse double clutch lay up like every point. Russ has similar stats but nowhere near the skill set. I’d say Kyrie is a much better comparison in todays game
It’s not totally Russ’ fault. Russ was never comfortable of being a role player. He’s used to being the go-to guy in OKC. But his performance with the Lakers this season was totally not acceptable. He does not really fit in. The management and scouts are to blame, not Russ.
Iverson was on three teams after 2008 not four
Don't put Allen Iverson and Russell Westbrook in the same f****** sentence
Meanwhile Mister glass gets no blame because offcourse injuries aren't his fault.. but still he is the reason why they played so bad because he was unavailable..
It’s not a coincidence that two players that can’t handle negative backtalk from fans and the media are Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant. Two guys that started their careers at Oklahoma City where the organisation, media and fan base always protected and coddled them.
Such an interesting take fam 🤔
Very interesting observation
I mean you could add Harden to that list too honestly
did you really compare russ and kd as far as handling media? really ?
Even if the media paints that narrative, its your job as a player to come out and prove them wrong. Ca mon man
Russell is going to be better than the other legendary stat pusher and Lakers fans are going to cry
Next season will be exactly the same... 'cept for the $47MM!!!
The Knicks would be ruining RJ Barret's development if they brought in Russ
I mean at this point Randle isn't helping much either and when other starts play with russ even though i wouldn't consider rj a star they usually have a career high in scoring or just one of their best season PG13 had one of his best seasons Beal was 2nd in scoring last year and Bron being up there in scoring this year
65 n 66 that maybe work haha
Unless Lucka and Yokage start doing Ok lets see them even average a triple double for 1 session.
100% hE goes to the Knicks after next season lol
They need him
Iverson was a monster in his prime no doubt but he just wasn't efficient enough to be a role player for a contender later on in his career as he got older. Truth is his pinnacle was that amazing 2001 playoff run. Westbrook unless he develops a reliable three point shot will be out of the league after next season. I mean that just what happens to old guards. J Kidd and Rondo did it I think he can too but he has figure it out fast.
Russ ain’t better than Iverson, I hate the comparison. Kyrie not better than Iverson either. Neither one of those dudes could take their own team to the Finals better yet the conference finals.
And win a game against those 2001 Lakers!
@@Michael-eu4pf That Lakers team was unstoppable. Kobe came back that year way better than the season before
Westbrook is in Denial … Nick you said right before the allstar break that if this season was did over 10 times this lakers team would win MULTIPLE championships lol .. u also said people who didn’t have the lakers as favorites before the season started were just hating and those of us who said they wouldn’t make the playoffs were crazy… many of us said soon as the trade happened the lakers would not win
Blame the guy who played almost every game and did whatever they wanted him to do instead of the 6’11 guy who’s scared to play center and misses more games than he plays
Russ can’t shoot. He can’t run an offense. He can’t take criticism. He refuses to improve as an all around player. He doesn’t know how to win. He’s a stat padder
Exactly. Its all Russ fault but AD always hurt. Lol
Underrated comment
Great comparison nick wright
Iverson shouldn’t ever be compared to Russ. Iverson could carry his own team.
Facts
They are very similar players with similar approaches to the game. I always compared Russell Westbrook and Allen Iverson as players.
Russ carried terrible Wizards to the play offs, although he started the season poorly with the leg injury. People were saying Wiz are better without him early in the year (and they got a few good new players). Where are the Wizards, now?🤔
This was a great comparison with how AI's career went towards the end
Iverson went out cause of injuries, specifically his back plus his daughter severely getting sick. Why don’t people know this…
@@CrabtreeCody yes but the back limiting his already "limited" way to play is the point. Love AI. But like was said, as great as he was, his game was never going to adjust to being a role player. No matter the reasons why it might have been time to be role player.
@@mixsignal91 but you’re “assuming”. He never even made it to that point.
I don't see the man speaking, just everyone else. Must be wanna them clickbait titles
Only thing this man averaging is bricks & L’s
Wilds analogy was trash and barley made since.
This show is the greatest Sports show of all time.
What Seinfeld is to sitcoms Firts take is to sports shows.
Nick is George
Broussard is Jerry
K.w is Kramer
Jenna is Elaine
Haaaaaaaaa..... Yeah, you're right 👍
@@alisayoung
How perfect Kramer fits K.W haha
Russell is no Allen Iverson
How so? They were both overrated bums that never won a championship. Seems like the same person to me.
Russ is now Washed
Washed Brick - that's a clean house
1st ballot Hall of famer as the greatest selfish stat padding player with the worst handles and shot
Russ is blaming everyone but himself for his disastrous play. Him not taking accountability for bricking shots, missing layups, and turning the ball over further illustrates why the Lakers must trade him.
Russ has done nothing wrong, according to Russ.
lol
The team hasn't gotten to play healthy together
The Real problem to Russel Westbrook is not because hes committing too many turnovers. It's because he doesnt know how to accept his mistakes. He always had an excuse.
Russ two words 'no accountability' he's to busy arguing with the fans!!He can't shoot just like Ben Simmons at least Ben plays defense.
We all knew the lakers were t going anywhere from pre season . Why is it in discussion like it’s breaking news . Sports media is a joke
I'll take "Doesn't Care About Winning" for $41 Million Alex. The answer : Who is Russel Westbrook?....🔔🔔🔔
Westbrook is only looking for his individual stats. A.k.a. STAT CHASER. Not a championship type of player.
Ol girl look like the freaky Latina from “white men can’t jump”
i hear what yall are saying. But Broussard...your nose is awfully shiny today.
WestBrick
🔥🔥🔥
Ask a silly question. His scoring is the problem so tell him how to solve his shooting woes. I wonder if one coach told him why he is missing so much? LA has the highest paid coaching staff in the league. No matter how long a player has been in the league. Whether it is one year or 20. If a player is shooting bad it is a coaches job to correct it and not give an opinion of why he can not shoot ( or shoots poorly) after 20 years in the league. The coaches are more liable if Westbrook was brought in to start at the point guard position. Protect my 47 million dollars that I just spent. Don't tell me to get somebody else. The cheap way out. Spend another 47 million on another point guard or 2 million to find a coach that can teach my 47 million dollar player to shoot better.
First world problems
Russell Westbrook literally said "I don't watch basketball" ik it was over right there
So let's see Russ excels in transition & the pick&roll🤔 the team was old & didn't won't to run & they didn't have a active athletic big to.run.the pick&roll
Ugh...$40M+ for a bunch of air balls
Please Russell Westbrook this on you man up and say it. Frank worked with he had this wouldn't work and you knew this you all concet on players that was injured all season long and on older players
The entire interview he took accountability about his bad play, but he’s also correct when he said he wasn’t given a fair chance. Both can be true
Seriously? He wasn't giving a fair chance? You are as delusional as WestBrick fam. He straight up stunk it up. He had games he could took over and didn't stop with the BS maybe he should've tried to take care of the ball more and less air balls and stop dribbling the ball off his foot every 2 games.
@@jeffreekitty2 exactly he had a chance he played a full season and had a chance to take on a bigger role with ad and brown both being injured for a lot of the season. He barley took accountability all year and played awful for a large part of the season. Him picking it up for a few weeks when they are already basically out of the play-in means nothing
Russ gone go down a Carmelo road .. he might not have a job if he doesn’t want to come of the bench.
Russ came to L.A. to grab his last 2 bags of 💰 and he's going to retire after next season WATCH
Russell Westbrook has blinders on, he can’t shoot and he won’t play defense! He blames Vogel but Vogel kept him in the staring lineup beyond what others would have or should have! He can’t shoot yet he often takes the most shots. Please Lakers do what you can to ship him out of town!!!
Russ is washed. Melo washed. Anthony Davis brittle as any player I’ve ever seen. Lebron old . This team had no chance .
Russ gets his points, then he tries to get the assists and forces wild passes that's why he's a turnover machine. He runs the 24 down then passes the ball forcing his teammates to take tuff shots then goes to crash the boards. He not a team player he's a stat padder and that's why he's a loser not a winner.
Aye you clearly don’t know basketball and just listen to the media for your opinions. Russ is a stat ladder but when he actually gets triple doubles THEY WIN. Go check his winning percentage when he actually gets those stats
Also he’s made the playoff every year since his 2nd year in the league but now he gt Lebron n AD n they don’t make it n it’s all his fault but he made it to the playoffs with less
Also he’s made the playoff every year since his 2nd year in the league but now he gt Lebron n AD n they don’t make it n it’s all his fault but he made it to the playoffs with less
Westbrook is full of brown matter. This guy should thank the lord for having a wonderful paid job.
He did so in the interview, you should watch it.
Lakers couldn’t win its not Westbrook fault