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
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
He’s playing like a demon. First half was just one outrageous defensive play after another. I love this version of Russ.
Make a wish kid
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
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
Probably the hand surgeries
He destroyed his hands for dunk highlights
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.