Russell Westbrook highlights: Top March Madness plays

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  • @joshuaolarte87
    @joshuaolarte87 Před 3 lety +571

    As u can see he was not as explosive in college as he is now. This means he really worked hard to enhance the physical gifts he already had in college. Amazing!

    • @shuntavaisjohnson86
      @shuntavaisjohnson86 Před 3 lety +9

      Agree

    • @kevinkanzler495
      @kevinkanzler495 Před 3 lety +12

      @@shuntavaisjohnson86 no doubt.
      I think NBA has some of the least stringent testing out of any league/sport.

    • @the.seagull.35
      @the.seagull.35 Před 3 lety +37

      He had some super explosive plays at UCLA. Look up his dunk against Cal.

    • @Baconppancakes
      @Baconppancakes Před 3 lety +5

      Juice

    • @Antbeast23
      @Antbeast23 Před 3 lety +1

      You better work hard when u get into the nba

  • @spiritualsano6360
    @spiritualsano6360 Před 3 lety +280

    K Love been throwing touchdown passes since birth 😂

  • @mikemwendwa7286
    @mikemwendwa7286 Před 3 lety +293

    You can clearly see he wasn't as good as he is right,,,,, which clearly indicates his hard work

    • @369pendulum
      @369pendulum Před 3 lety +32

      Which is what i admire most about guys like Russ & Kawhi

    • @fredleeland2464
      @fredleeland2464 Před 3 lety +9

      I remember when he was drafted, the analysts were basically like "he's fast and explosive...I guess he can get better"
      He definitely came in the league as a raw talent without a jumpshot

    • @underrated7725
      @underrated7725 Před 3 lety +5

      Westbrook is like a Lamborghini train when he goes to the basket

    • @Ur_Mothas_Lova_716
      @Ur_Mothas_Lova_716 Před 3 lety +7

      I mean he was balling here looks like classic Westbrook to me 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @tomford4140
      @tomford4140 Před 3 lety +1

      what are u talking about. he looks really good tf

  • @healthyhabits3406
    @healthyhabits3406 Před 3 lety +75

    Man that crazy how his speed and hops improved in the nba. U can tell he went hard in the gym

    • @dirtmike6258
      @dirtmike6258 Před 2 lety +8

      besides working out more, nba players have easy access to the best legal and illegal supplements ... just look at lebron

    • @Okcdoubleblades
      @Okcdoubleblades Před rokem

      What about Payton Manning when he got called he put it on his wife

    • @HlM.
      @HlM. Před rokem

      @@dirtmike6258that’s true, but you can also do this without peds

  • @MrVilucian24
    @MrVilucian24 Před 3 lety +191

    His shot mechanic changed. It looked smoother in his sophomore season.

    • @Stunna6ix
      @Stunna6ix Před 2 lety +31

      he gained a lot of muscle. so your shot will change. look at giannis form in his rookie season then look at his now

    • @xum0007
      @xum0007 Před rokem +1

      @@Stunna6ix I’m a skinny freshman and I play forward so I’m bulking right now to prepare for varsity. I’m hoping I don’t have to change my shot as I’m so used to it.

    • @dredpool3927
      @dredpool3927 Před rokem

      @@xum0007 I would say that’s a matter of working on flexibility.

  • @rayodfilms
    @rayodfilms Před 3 lety +93

    Seems like a good kid, cant wait till he gets to league

    • @cjack7728
      @cjack7728 Před 3 lety +40

      Hopefully he can be a league MVP one day

    • @rackmc3353
      @rackmc3353 Před 3 lety +33

      Maybe even break the league record in triple doubles a season but who knows 🤷🏾‍♂️

    • @rayodfilms
      @rayodfilms Před 3 lety +5

      Rack MC Yea who knows

    • @shakeemrobinson30
      @shakeemrobinson30 Před 3 lety +1

      Maybe never win a ring

    • @shakeemrobinson30
      @shakeemrobinson30 Před 3 lety

      🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @koreypaul6698
    @koreypaul6698 Před 3 lety +139

    He has way more hops now lol

    • @369pendulum
      @369pendulum Před 3 lety +29

      And he's faster

    • @Oink_McJeffery
      @Oink_McJeffery Před 3 lety +9

      crazy he doesn't look explosive like I'm used to seeing lol

    • @wes2x2
      @wes2x2 Před 3 lety

      @@Oink_McJeffery yooo Hes been dealing with an injury

    • @aaronfc02
      @aaronfc02 Před 2 lety

      Well yeah he was 18 and 19 years old

  • @classyyoungman35
    @classyyoungman35 Před 3 lety +20

    I used to go watch Russ play at Paulie Pavillion after working at the hospital at UCLA.This dude was crazy amazing then he gets drafted to my hometown OKC..lol memories.Especially that alley opp
    he caught on that Arizona Wildcat player

  • @sterlingstandage6754
    @sterlingstandage6754 Před 3 lety +21

    That team could have been the best squad ever. They 6 players who had good pro careers including 2 potential HOF’s. The coach tried to mold them to his style instead of letting them play. Ben Holland did the worst possible coaching job.

  • @bware99
    @bware99 Před 3 lety +16

    He went to the league and got WAY more explosive lol he doesn’t look as fast or jump as high, and you would think he would look more athletic when he’s younger but that’s not the case

    • @dihanmustakeem4089
      @dihanmustakeem4089 Před 3 lety +4

      He had a 30 inch standing vertical and a 36 inch vertical at the draft combine but has increased both those, by at least 10 inches since he came into the league.

    • @Kxmbae.Otsutsuki
      @Kxmbae.Otsutsuki Před 3 lety

      @@dihanmustakeem4089 sheesh 🔥

    • @daebak7370
      @daebak7370 Před 3 lety

      Most uber athletic guys are more athletic even before playing in the league like high school and college. Russ was the opposite

    • @picassojulien899
      @picassojulien899 Před rokem

      Also probably due to the fact that russ had a growth spurt late. Grew to 6’3 in his senior year. So his body had to catch up

  • @JoFlirt
    @JoFlirt Před 3 lety +28

    To think Jordan farmar was the best player on all those ucla final four teams!

  • @curiouslymavismade
    @curiouslymavismade Před rokem +7

    Russell played the game with the same passion he has today.

  • @cesarforte617
    @cesarforte617 Před 3 lety +29

    4 players from that team UCLA went to the NBA russ, love , collison, and moute!!!

  • @tobyncummins
    @tobyncummins Před 3 lety +29

    Wow 15 years later in 2021 he’s an even better athlete than he was then with the way he plays that’s unbelievable!!

  • @gkelly8998
    @gkelly8998 Před 3 lety +5

    Man that 2008 memphis team was somethin special

  • @itsxavier6173
    @itsxavier6173 Před 3 lety +10

    Russell Westbrook. The All Time Leader
    in Triple Doubles.

  • @teamhavioc13
    @teamhavioc13 Před 4 lety +52

    I Deadass thought ucla was playing the Sacramento kings for 2 secs 💀🤣

  • @marcvalle6898
    @marcvalle6898 Před 3 lety +27

    I remember those UCLA teams... With the recent March Madness run they had I hope they stay on top of College Basketball 🏀

  • @jovangrant6053
    @jovangrant6053 Před 3 lety +4

    Russell Westbrooks is the Modern Day Oscar Robertson

    • @oneking5042
      @oneking5042 Před 3 lety

      No Russell Westbrook is Russell Westbrook, Oscar is Oscar

    • @sodraco4409
      @sodraco4409 Před 3 měsíci

      @@oneking5042fr the only thing they have in common is triple doubles 😂

  • @shuntavaisjohnson86
    @shuntavaisjohnson86 Před 3 lety +7

    He showed he had potential to be a great player in this video. It's showing in the NBA now. He worked hard and improved on athleticism and skills over the years.

  • @thecuriousoutsider
    @thecuriousoutsider Před rokem +7

    He plays faster than anyone. But some game situations require slowing down. He never developed the skill and mindset for when the game demands a slower more methodical approach.

    • @sodraco4409
      @sodraco4409 Před 3 měsíci

      Honestly when he was younger and the fastest player in the nba, that was more of a pro than a con

  • @yezzerskii3166
    @yezzerskii3166 Před 3 lety +4

    You can tell how much his game improved shesh

    • @natevanderw
      @natevanderw Před 3 lety +1

      Everything but his shot and decision making.

  • @qceaz11
    @qceaz11 Před 4 lety +46

    Soooooooooooooo how are yall gonna upload Westbrooks college highlights without the 2 poster dunks against Cal & Oregon???🤔SMH

  • @Lennietaylor25
    @Lennietaylor25 Před 3 lety +4

    That boy was playing safety out there too 🔥🔥🔥

  • @juanguevara4231
    @juanguevara4231 Před 4 lety +20

    2007-08 ucla basketball team they choked in the final four

    • @Likerios22244
      @Likerios22244 Před 3 lety

      They didnt choke they faced a crazy memphis team led by young drose no college team was beating that

    • @christophersuswal9544
      @christophersuswal9544 Před 3 lety +2

      I mean, Kansas did tho

    • @Antbeast23
      @Antbeast23 Před 3 měsíci

      how the choked? they ran into a memphis team that had d rose. They made the final four that year still.

  • @cskim8039
    @cskim8039 Před 3 lety +8

    4:50 6:31 that Kevin Love's outlet pass is awesome.

  • @chrisayo8687
    @chrisayo8687 Před rokem +2

    dude get so much hate for no reason and his career better than most yall favorite PG

  • @antwanpk
    @antwanpk Před rokem +1

    K love full court passes was crazy

  • @domblack6288
    @domblack6288 Před 4 lety +6

    Full games please!

  • @dalauder
    @dalauder Před 3 lety +5

    0:33 The announcer calls it a block, then realizes that Westbrook actually finished it!

  • @wiidub9225
    @wiidub9225 Před 3 lety +5

    I didn't know Westbrook's first name was Freshman!

  • @Hoodtopictv
    @Hoodtopictv Před 4 lety +1

    Marchmadness best Channel handsdown

  • @TheWhisperingEye33
    @TheWhisperingEye33 Před 3 lety +9

    looking like a boogie wid da hoodie in that thumbnail

  • @rjpsuh06
    @rjpsuh06 Před 3 lety +1

    Love James Brown’s (NFL Today on CBS) call at 0:33
    “This is Westbrook. BLOCKED! OH! SLAM DUNK!”

  • @user-tu3yv2qn4q
    @user-tu3yv2qn4q Před 4 lety +10

    The brodie putting in work 💪

  • @themblan
    @themblan Před 3 lety

    Godlike

  • @gregorcollins
    @gregorcollins Před rokem

    Interesting to see how much more explosive he got over the years

  • @CmoreCash28sbG
    @CmoreCash28sbG Před 3 lety +18

    His shot looks more complete here. I dunno why he shoots at the top of his release now 🤦🏽‍♂️

    • @JoshOkoye
      @JoshOkoye Před 3 lety +14

      I think it came with becoming overall more athletic. He always went at one speed, his fastest, but he got more athletic and faster over time. Looks like it got harder to control or put into tempo

    • @dalauder
      @dalauder Před 3 lety

      I think it's because he's short and has to release high to be open against taller and more athletic NBA players.

    • @theyoungyeezus4930
      @theyoungyeezus4930 Před 3 lety

      @@dalauder i mean he’s like 6’4 so he’s not small for his position

  • @cyrealdelapena192
    @cyrealdelapena192 Před rokem +1

    We can as well include love in the title 😂

  • @SGNationTeeVee
    @SGNationTeeVee Před rokem +2

    Westbrook first step as a teen had to be scary af as a defender 😂

  • @myrondavis1416
    @myrondavis1416 Před 3 lety +1

    Look at Westbrooks hops here. Look at D Rose bounce in high school. It's not close when they were trying to compare these two players

  • @davediaz5447
    @davediaz5447 Před 3 lety

    great work on all the video clips, props to the technicians & content creator. The final four was in my hometown. Didn't go but both my sons did.They came back with a natural high. March madness is the s****!

  • @Hooper_Clips
    @Hooper_Clips Před 3 lety +2

    booming from day one!

  • @itsallgoodJP
    @itsallgoodJP Před rokem

    How could you hate this guy? All He does is gives 100%

  • @fun2badult
    @fun2badult Před 3 lety +8

    Future HALL OF FAMER RIGHT HERE. WESTBROOK!! GO UCLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @d.i.g.i.t.a.l.9268
    @d.i.g.i.t.a.l.9268 Před 3 lety +1

    Collision and Westbrook remind me of Bledsoe and Wall

  • @hutchjennings3555
    @hutchjennings3555 Před 4 lety +16

    Pretty quiet in College, But good in NBA

    • @Zj2030
      @Zj2030 Před 4 lety +15

      um no, he was on fire in college, how do you think he was drafted pretty high.........

    • @ap9503
      @ap9503 Před 4 lety +3

      Pretty selfish in college, still pretty selfish in the NBA

    • @hutchjennings3555
      @hutchjennings3555 Před 4 lety +2

      Zaki what i’m saying is that he was even better in the NBA than he was in college

    • @mosaab5597
      @mosaab5597 Před 4 lety +2

      Golden State Warriors pretty selfish being t3 in the nba in passes made last 5 years ....

    • @lukeyost7566
      @lukeyost7566 Před 4 lety +1

      Golden State Warriors you have to be selfish to succeed... aka Kobe and Jordan... gotta have that mentality

  • @anthonybennett8910
    @anthonybennett8910 Před rokem

    My guy man.

  • @Eb-sq3jd
    @Eb-sq3jd Před 3 lety +2

    He's pretty good with he catch and shoot

    • @as-iy1vo
      @as-iy1vo Před 2 lety

      High school three point line🤣

  • @slash4real872
    @slash4real872 Před rokem

    Legend

  • @jeremychuck9846
    @jeremychuck9846 Před 3 lety +1

    This guys gonna have a good nba carrer

    • @VictorFernandezBigdestroyer
      @VictorFernandezBigdestroyer Před 3 lety +1

      I’ll get you banned from CZcams for pretending like you were in 2008 instead of watching these as a throwback to what he was before the NBA.

  • @sterlingsmith2537
    @sterlingsmith2537 Před rokem

    Young legend people hate on him so much it’s sickening

  • @inoclamberto7381
    @inoclamberto7381 Před rokem

    Westbrook 🔥🔥

  • @kn3518
    @kn3518 Před 3 lety +7

    His shooting form really improved

    • @snakeeyes7907
      @snakeeyes7907 Před 3 lety

      I don't know about that

    • @davidlencha2042
      @davidlencha2042 Před 3 lety +6

      SNAKE EYES right if you look at the fluidity in his shot in the beginning of the video you realize that his shooting form got worse when he became buff

    • @cakephone7893
      @cakephone7893 Před 3 lety +1

      Russ old jumpshoot was better:/

  • @ninjachannel007
    @ninjachannel007 Před rokem +1

    Completely forgot Westbrook and Kevin Love were college teammates.

  • @philipchampion566
    @philipchampion566 Před rokem +2

    Why does Westbrook look 5'10" in college

    • @validti7512
      @validti7512 Před rokem +2

      He was like 6'2 then grew to 6'4 after his rookie season and got more athletic

  • @hoppysport2872
    @hoppysport2872 Před rokem +1

    As brilliant as Westbrook was, Kevin Love should have been the Wooden National Player of the Year. A true insult that Michael Beasley won it over Love.

  • @zukii1328
    @zukii1328 Před rokem

    0:31 like how bro said blocked

  • @Do2muchh
    @Do2muchh Před rokem

    I thought that was A-Boogie in the thumbnail

  • @azelnelarmamento
    @azelnelarmamento Před 2 lety +1

    💜💛

  • @jaahnnn
    @jaahnnn Před 3 lety +14

    I always swore he was better than d rose ...even before rose's injuries

  • @christianangelopacayra3848

    He is so aggressive back then.

  • @thescatman5029
    @thescatman5029 Před 3 lety

    (Bleep) all that John Wooden (ish).....I'm goin' nut!

  • @chuckjacobs3239
    @chuckjacobs3239 Před 3 lety +5

    Definitely got faster and quicker once he entered the nba.

  • @richyuh
    @richyuh Před 2 lety +1

    Fastbreak westbrook undefeated

  • @holden6104
    @holden6104 Před 3 lety

    He plays exactly the same today lol. These could've been 2020 highlights.

  • @SlashyK_Editz
    @SlashyK_Editz Před 7 měsíci

    The indiana team was pushing westbrook on 0:37 after the dunk he made I felt bad All he was trying to do was play basketball

  • @ntshoops9551
    @ntshoops9551 Před 3 lety +2

    “The freshman”

  • @brandongordon2521
    @brandongordon2521 Před 2 lety

    They sped this video up to make Westbrook look faster. It’s all relative through so it doesn’t work when everyone else moving at an enhanced speed lol

  • @gymshoe23
    @gymshoe23 Před rokem

    Thumbnail look like A-Boogie

  • @emani_ytgames5106
    @emani_ytgames5106 Před rokem

    Thought this was a boogie in thumbnail 🤷🏾‍♂️

  • @joedirt3611
    @joedirt3611 Před 3 lety

    4:14 Who tf is that kid with the ball on the court

  • @unclejakob
    @unclejakob Před 3 lety +2

    Looks like Love set up majority of his plays . Lol

  • @Eb-sq3jd
    @Eb-sq3jd Před 3 lety

    Russ really showed out against Memphis

  • @jomardelarosa3571
    @jomardelarosa3571 Před rokem

    Team mate pala sila dati na Kevin Love

  • @retrotv1988
    @retrotv1988 Před 3 lety

    He was just a driver back in the day

  • @joeearz8556
    @joeearz8556 Před 3 lety

    doesn't even think of passing the rock! Lol.

  • @darkangels119
    @darkangels119 Před rokem

    KEVIN LOVE IS THE OUTLET PASS GOAT

  • @philolson5110
    @philolson5110 Před rokem

    Russell westbrook, running the fast break by himself, against multiple defenders, straight to hole, no matter what, since 2006….

  • @Wise114
    @Wise114 Před 3 lety

    did he get any triple doubles in college?

  • @lastfewtokes
    @lastfewtokes Před 3 lety +2

    Boy his jumpshot looked like hotdog water here

    • @validti7512
      @validti7512 Před 3 lety

      I cant find the stat sheet but in high school he shot 45% from 3

    • @lastfewtokes
      @lastfewtokes Před 3 lety +1

      15k Ti Problem is that he’s naturally left handed but he shoots right handed just like J Wall and that’s why both of them have such broken jumpers

  • @ChristianC-gy1ym
    @ChristianC-gy1ym Před 2 lety +2

    The elephant in the room is... I think he was legit better in college than he is now

  • @howugotaego4568
    @howugotaego4568 Před rokem +1

    He was 19

  • @ilovegodandjesusjohn316

    Luke 6:43
    For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

  • @babyju4678
    @babyju4678 Před rokem

    2008 was a 2k jumper

  • @Miquitzli
    @Miquitzli Před rokem

    them shorts

  • @butterbruhh
    @butterbruhh Před 3 lety +1

    Kevin love to the wizards?🤔

    • @itsxavier6173
      @itsxavier6173 Před 3 lety

      He should because it’s not lookin right in Cleveland lol.

  • @ninjaundermyskin
    @ninjaundermyskin Před rokem

    Bruh, what happened to his skin tone? Did they not have sunlight all those years in OKC?

  • @Baconppancakes
    @Baconppancakes Před 3 lety +1

    K love was basically a cheat code

  • @tahjbenjamin753
    @tahjbenjamin753 Před 3 lety

    His jumper was super dofferent it look better to me

  • @chief8268
    @chief8268 Před 10 měsíci

    since his college days, he has the tendency not to pass to open teammates and chose to score instead.

  • @orlandeuce6567
    @orlandeuce6567 Před 3 lety +1

    70-40??

  • @peytonnmanning1503
    @peytonnmanning1503 Před 3 lety

    As hard as he works supposedly why he aint got no jump shot ?

  • @allengreene9954
    @allengreene9954 Před 5 měsíci

    Russ had to have Played Defensive Back in High School with all those Steals-Interceptions. Looking like Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu😂😂😂😂👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

  • @VixenVirusRedeemCode
    @VixenVirusRedeemCode Před 3 lety

    cute man diay kay nis westbrook nya nganu krun bangi.itan naman lge kayo? hahahha

  • @masonelsinger8000
    @masonelsinger8000 Před 3 lety

    Them shorts ain’t it cheef

  • @panpeter1499
    @panpeter1499 Před 4 lety

    his jumpshot .....

  • @theloner6063
    @theloner6063 Před rokem

    Prime Derrick Rose >>>> Prime Westbrick

  • @brotherdj777
    @brotherdj777 Před 3 lety +1

    For God so loved the world that He gave his only son, that whosoever believes on him should not perish, but have everlasting life...God loved us first, would you show your love to him. Repent and be converted. Now is the time for salvation, tomorrow may be too late.

  • @davidblank5296
    @davidblank5296 Před 3 lety

    Brody