How BAD is Russell Westbrook Actually?
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- čas přidán 30. 09. 2023
- Russell Westbrook has had one of the more divisive careers in NBA history. The once fan favorite reinvented how we look at a player's production in the modern NBA. Fast forward to now, and Westbrick may be the most ridiculed man in sports. To understand the confusing legacy of Russell Westbrook, today we relive the dunks, airballs, turnovers, fights, and everything in between.
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FIFTY WINS = 8TH??? West was STACKED
Yeah, those were dynasties in front of them to boot - I guess the Westbrook/KD/Harden thunder should have been a dynasty in retrospect as well.
Was? Look at the standings right now. If I am not mistaken, the top 12 are playoffs bound teams and the Grizzlies can’t be counted out now that their star is back.
dude 50 wins just to get the fucking 8th seed is insane like u won 50 games and ur rewarded with playing the best the nba has to offer 😂
Russ should've went to the clippers 2 years ago instead.
his trade value was way more back then, clippers wouldn't have had enough capital.
The money wouldn’t made sense.
Honestly Westbrook could completely change his legacy by just making better decisions at the end of games. I first said that years ago and I think his newfound success as a role player might guide him in that direction. For too long, he’s been a million dollar athlete with a 10cent brain. But his ability to rip defences apart is still high level. If his basketball IQ evolves in this twilight of his career, I think he can become a champion.
maybe he could have benefitted from a good coach who resonated with him....
Lifelong OKC fan so naturally I EMBRACE Russell Westbrook and I encourage others too as well, yes he has shaky post season resume but I reckon he is a player we may never see again in the nba
D Rose was that player…
At least he made the post season lol. You have alot of players or stars today who been in the league for 10 years and only 2 playoff years
A lot of ppl in these comments don’t kno shit about russ, dude shows up everyday game and always gets his teammates involved and stars always have a mvp caliber season
If only he fixes his Jumpshots instead of stealing Steven Adams Rebounds
Now he's Athleticism starting to decine and his Jumpshots still broke
But i still give him props for attempting to shoot unlike a certain Nets player
Russ could shoot in his prime not at a curry level but he could hit 3/5 or 2/5
Great video! Well done!
Too ball-hungry, too selfish for a PG. Wouldn't want him on my team.
lol watch him play maybe and you’ll see this narrative is complete bs he not ball hungry either hes jits Better on ball
3 time assist champ but yea he selfish lol
@@sageofcausality173 exactly and if bro watched the 21 wizards he’ll se how much that narrative isn’t true he’s also willing to play off ball which he has done and effectively he’s jits more effective on ball and one of the best on ball playmakers in the league to this day
@@sageofcausality173 Watch the footage. He passes for the assists. I've seen many instances of him passing to a teammate, then getting upset if they passed the ball because he won't get a stat out of that. That sounds selfish to me.
@FAlynn92 show footage of when he got made cause of someone taking his assist with proof cause there is none,none of his former or current teammates says he was selfish like that but ok
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To me Russell Westbrook is a Top 10 player of the last 20 years and a Top 50 player of all time. He has had an amazing career. The Lakers/LeBron/media's scapegoat job has negatively affected people who weren't actually paying attention and listening to narratives perception of his career. I believe he will have a career resurgence with the Clippers because they actually treat him as a teammate and he can just play. The games played after the trade deadline with the Clippers showed what he still has and in the playoffs he balled without Kawhi and PG13.
Started the video crazy asl 😂
Yoooo pause on the intro 😂
He said it not me lmao
He only got super hated on because LeFraud's media ganged up on him. They pointed out all the blame in his last season in LA, when LeFraud is as much to blame for them s*cking ass.
Man, these Russ stans...
Man, you Russ haters…
@@kayamerrick3907 In my defense, I think he'll probably get into the Hall of Fame, and he'll deserve it, based on his impact on the game. Sort of the way Allen Iverson deserves it. They were both better at basketball than 99% of most players.
But so many possessions ended with a shot that shouldn't have been taken, or a lost dribble, or a pass that went out of bounds or into the hands of the defense. In so many games, the ball stayed in his hands instead of going into Durant's, or Harden's, or anybody else's. In so many games, he stayed in the backcourt to snag a rebound off a missed free throw instead of moving out to catch an outlet pass. In so many games there were 100 mph drives with off balance shots that bounced off the rim, or mid-range jumpers with 18 seconds on the shot clock, or threes that clanged off the rim.
And I get it. A great player has the confidence in himself and his shot to feel when to take it. A great shooter has no conscience, and Russ could get hot and light it up some nights. And Durant really is a passive-aggressive snake. A player of his talent should have had the balls to say "Give me the damn ball," instead of accepting how things were for so long. That is on him.
But there should have been more awareness from Russ that being the alpha might not win his team a title. Magic Johnson knew when to take the ball coast to coast and when to dish to Kareem or Byron Scott or Jamaal Wilkes or even to Kurt Rambis to get him involved. Isiah Thomas was an enormous egotist, but his passing made his team unstoppable.
All the assists and rebounds are great. Good for him. But look at the obvious comparison, Oscar Robertson, who was close to a triple-double a game for most of a decade. Those teams did not win titles, despite being pretty solid. He only won in '71 when Kareem was there and his points and rebounds dropped. Granted, Russ's triple double seasons happened once KD was out of the picture, but he was high in all three categories while KD was there. He was acting like the guy who had to do it all, even when he was playing with two future Hall of Famers.
Finally, he let a rule change turn him into a bad free throw shooter. He went from the mid-80's when he could wander off to mid-court between shots to the mid-60's when he couldn't. A superstar getting worse at free throws as his career goes on? That never happens. Karl Malone walked into the league and made fewer than half his rookie season. By year 4 he was in the mid 70's, where he stayed for 15 years. Russ's inability to overcome this really stands out.
If you like the guy, like the way he plays, like his brash, take-no-prisoners attitude, then fine. You're going to stick up for him.
No rings, though. And if he ever gets one, it won't be because of him, it'll be because he found the team that could win and submerged his ego enough that they could. That's not a thing I see happening.
TL;DR he's a great player who's overcome a lot and had a great career for which he'll be remembered, but several glaring weaknesses have kept him from winning it all, and for someone that wants to win so much, you'd think he would fix those weaknesses.
@@kayamerrick3907 pointing out the truth isn't hate.
He is #1 in missed layups, 3rd in turnovers, has among the worst mid range game in history, and was just a stat padder that won nothing. The coach for team USA didnt use him in the 4th quarter and hardly used him overall. You guys are trying so hard to make Russ look good. You keep saying he will show up when he gets traded. But he performs the same no matter what team. Tyron Lue hardly uses him. Evidence says: he sucks. He's just flashy.
@@alfasiger4178exactly love Russ love the passion and intensity that he plays wit but he was what he was an inefficient shot chucker who turned that ball over way to much and was nowhere the near what he should have been as a defender
@@johndavis9321 Thats because he left his defender to grab the rebound. That disrupted the natural flow of offense. The forwards and centers literally had to get out of his way when he jumped for it. There was no fast break after he did that unless he was the one passing. It was annoying to watch. I don't blame KD for leaving him.
Russ fans bash me for being objective and looking past the triple doubles.
Russ season incoming
whenever he retires people will finally give him his flowers. they don’t love you until you’re gone
Good one today!! I hope this blows up.
Imagine what could have been if the KD-Harden-Westbrook Thunder went all the way and actually did win that title. Very sad that we'll never know. One of the best Big Three ever (could be argued THE best, if not for Westbrook and Harden's lack of titles) but so much wasted potential😢
Not it can’t be argued… not with ZERO RINGS and when 2 of the 3 players have been nothing but detrimental to their own teams.
You can call them the most overrated big 3 of all time.
@@michaelgonzalez3523bros a delusional hater
Watching the playoffs, they don't even guard him.
The disrespect to Russ is crazy
Build of a chess player 💀
Russ deserves a statue outside arena in OKC…. He’s fierce as hell and loyal as can be…Maybe he was reason KD left but KD could have easily walked up front and told someone and gotten a haul in return
I was never a believer in Westbrook. I never understood the hype around him. What I believed about him in 2012 is the same belief I have now.
He's the most disrespected NBA superstar
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he didn't have a better carry job then early cavs lebron.
Russell Westbrook is a legend , I don’t know why people don’t like him
Pathetic ! He is choosing to play poorly on purpose as it's unreasonable to ascertain he's actually this bad.
I've never liked Westbrook, too cocky and overrated
"destroyed" his career.... you mean decline? It happens to every player except LeBron
Lebron has declined too
LeBron is definitely declined. Karl Malone was also still at a high level at LeBron age but you could see the decline with him as well still
@@Slyrock-1000 Who? You mean Moses Malone? I don't think he played that old.
LeBron has declined. He was so good that his “declined” state is still a top 10 player in the league 😂
@bandito241 um okay? Yes this is true but he has declined that's the point
Westbrook always sucked. I tried to tell people he will never win anything cause he's a flashy stat padder that doesnt play winning basketball.
The guy sucked. He was a pain to see. I stopped watching him after Durant left OKC.
All facts and not one opinion
That's such bs 😂😂
@@adamlauer1096 #1 in missed layups all time, #2 most turnovers all time, averaged 2nd most turnovers all time, has the most games with 10+ turnovers, can't shoot, makes poor decisions, makes his team worse, and hasn't won anything. The evidence supports my assessment.
@@alfasiger4178 he averaged a triple double. He was insane, really insanely good
@@adamlauer1096 Empty meaningless stats. He's the only top 5 that doesn't have a ring. Westbrook was a known stat padder. You folks just cannot look past those triple doubles can you?
For him to get those triple doubles he had to shoot a lot, turn the ball over a lot, and made the team worse. He was a selfish player.
Wasn't even able to lead any team to a finals after Durant left.
He's even struggling right now with clippers. Tyron Lue limits his time for a reason.
How is he insanely good?
He did it to himself! His selfishness sure caught up to him.
That selfishness thing is a media narrative. All of his teammates say he was a team first guy.
Selfish? Smh that a media narrative
@@xdarkxskullzxBullshit, he was stats first & all about himself.
watch him bounce back this year. Guarantee he leads the league in assists
Oh Lord. Lmaoooo
Looks like he may not this year 🤦🏾♂️
Unfortunately he is overrated, but he has had huge moments in winning games, but also as big as his great moments were, his downfalls were just as bad
How is he overrated
@@malliejames5298pretty mid in the playoffs ngl. very similar career arc as james harden come to think of it
@@Chris1200923mid is a stretch also russ Is clutch af
@@sageofcausality173 clutch enough to choke a 3-1 lead yup. btw im a curry fan and curry isnt really clutch imo either
@@Chris1200923What does that have to do with him being overrated your acting Lebron didn’t lose the same way but we can him the goat might it make sense
I won't say he's a bad player, but Westbrook is most definitely a loudmouthed overrated choke artist if there ever was one.
He's what?. 😂😂, this video already a W lol.
My question is how has PG, Carmelo, Durant (without the Warriors), Harden, Beal, Oladipo done before and after Westbrook? I don't see any championship rings on any of their hands. So I guess that is all Westbrook's fault too, right. People just don't like him because he is not the media's whittle fwiend and doesn't smile and kiss ass while being insulted daily. I don't blame him and I wouldn't neither. Russell Westbrook has had a great career and I would love to have him on any team I root for. He will give you all of his effort and actually cares about the game. Which is more than I can say about 60% of the NBA, it's fans or the media.
Westbrick
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A real man's man. A dying breed in today's NBA.
Russell Westbrick