I feel bad for him. I’m not a Westbrook fan but appreciated what he did early in his career as a guy with a ton of athleticism. The problem is for guys like him that never really could shoot all that well, the fall off is hard. He’s an emotional player that seems to be a target for a lot of people’s hate and criticism, which he doesn’t seem to take well, but by many accounts is a good dude off the court.
The problem is for guys like him that never really could shoot all that well, the fall off is hard
Honestly his bigger problem is really just mental. I mean, yeah, if he ever could have developed a reliable jump shot that would have helped, but some players just never become good shooters, no matter how much they work on it. His problem is not terribly unique, he’s just a former star who doesn’t seem to be able to adjust his mindset to playing like a role player.
These guys make it to the NBA because of their supreme confidence in their ability, and what Westbrook needs most right now is to honestly acknowledge his limitations and just accept what he can and can’t do. If he simply dedicated himself to being someone who focused mostly on incredibly tough defense and rebounding, he’d still be very valuable out there. But instead he still thinks he’s the guy that won the MVP and can contribute most by scoring and handling the ball a lot.
I feel bad for him. I’m not a Westbrook fan but appreciated what he did early in his career as a guy with a ton of athleticism. The problem is for guys like him that never really could shoot all that well, the fall off is hard. He’s an emotional player that seems to be a target for a lot of people’s hate and criticism, which he doesn’t seem to take well, but by many accounts is a good dude off the court.
Honestly his bigger problem is really just mental. I mean, yeah, if he ever could have developed a reliable jump shot that would have helped, but some players just never become good shooters, no matter how much they work on it. His problem is not terribly unique, he’s just a former star who doesn’t seem to be able to adjust his mindset to playing like a role player.
These guys make it to the NBA because of their supreme confidence in their ability, and what Westbrook needs most right now is to honestly acknowledge his limitations and just accept what he can and can’t do. If he simply dedicated himself to being someone who focused mostly on incredibly tough defense and rebounding, he’d still be very valuable out there. But instead he still thinks he’s the guy that won the MVP and can contribute most by scoring and handling the ball a lot.