Russell Westbrook’s night is done as he has his first great game off the bench for the Clippers since the Harden acquisition: 24 MINS, 14 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 6-9 FG, 2-3 FT
u/MITWestbrook, this is for you
Was only a +1 in a blowout win. But I didn’t watch the game lol
If WestBank’s fans could read, they would be very angry
Hunted down Luka relentlessly lmao
They should start him or trade him.
Nah 4 million 6 man is a bargain
Clippers own Luka and Mavs. What’s new?
Was really hoping they could make it work on the Lakers, Russ would have been a great secondary playmaker. 44 mil for a bench player just was too steep, and Bron just wouldn’t play off ball
Was cooking Luka in the 4th
Luka _oncic out here getting hunted and cooked on defense by Russ in the year 2023
Not a great look so the least lol
He’s gotta be up there for most offensive boards for a guard
He does at 1794
Cut this bum and give his minutes to bones
second to clyde if you count all guards. clyde has 2615 which is ridiculous btw
Westbrook would be a contender for GOAT if he had LeFraud’s teammates
He had the exact same teammates as lefraud for a bit. Surely he excelled during that time and propelled his GOAT case?
2017 Russ was basically a 2000s Bron redux season if you think about it.
I agree with you.
But if Lebron started with KD instead of Big Z
Crazy for someone who only averages 6 reb per game in his career.
I sure hope Harden is making the most of Westbrook’s sacrifice… Sure would be awkward if he was continuing to suck just as hard.
Stat padding offensive rebounds smh
unironically most lakers fans
Well if you play for the Lakers and your name isn’t Austin Reaves you have been shat on by the Laker fanbase over the post championship years.
They changed the rules. He used to leave the circle and walk to half court between shots. He also used to take his time. The rule change required him to remain in the circle between attempts. His percentage dropped after this change.
as a russ fan, reading all these response about how great his rebounding is, after this sub convinced itself for years that his rebounding was forced stat padding , is crazy whiplash
It will be easy to measure if he is stat padding rebounds
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Look at % of offensive vs. defensive and compare it to the league average
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Dive deeper and look at points off saved possessions and compare it to the league average (not sure where to find this data though)
Raw numbers don’t say much.
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You’re right those are the only two opinions you can have
he rebounds so well bruh
Cooked Luka in the 4th. Attacked the basket and didn’t settle for the open 3s the Mavs gave him. That’s we need from him honestly. Great game.
That’s we need from him
Rockets flair? 👆🤔👆
It’s not that deep
You’re welcome. According to Dunks and Threes, he has the 3rd highest EPM for all guards on defense.
Give him his defense credit
Westbrook > Lebron tbh
AMEN. Luv ya, MIT!
Luka a walking BBQ chicken
And great defense too. Genuinely one of the best guard defenders this season
He’s playing like a demon. First half was just one outrageous defensive play after another. I love this version of Russ.
Russ came into the league a defensive demon
He historically has excelled at everything except 3pt shooting
His free throw shooting also went to shit I have no idea why
Probably the hand surgeries
I always thought it was more that he just put on too much muscle working with a new trainer after his mvp season
The muscle disrupts the ROM in his shoulder bc of how much bulk is there and he can’t clear as consistently when shooting from the front
He was a high volume mid 80s guy then went to low 80s 70s now he’s sitting mid 60s somehow
It’s taken a lot of time to happen too, I’ve never seen anything like that in other players
He went from 84% on 11 attempts to 65% on 6 attempts in 2 years
I don’t see how it can be muscle related when he also shorts a lot of shots nowadays. He more often misses short than he does miss wide, so if anything he lacks power.
It’s not like he’s too weak to make those shots. It’s a control and consistency issue.
He destroyed his hands for dunk highlights
They changed the rules. He used to leave the circle and walk to half court between shots. He also used to take his time. The rule change required him to remain in the circle between attempts. His percentage dropped after this change.
I’ve been reading this as his excuse for like 8 years bruh. I don’t think you can use it anymore.
Idk i feel like he’s had enough time to adjust
His shooting fell across the board that year
He came into the league as a defensive prospect. He’s been a terrible defender for the majority of his career.
I think “terrible” is really overstating it. The first season of his I looked at was the 2012-13 season, and his opponents’ shooting percentage was about the same as Lance Stephenson’s, and not much worse than Paul George’s
Make a wish kid
Thanks Luka tragic