Russell Westbrook

SunsRback4Good · Post #1 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:28 am

Is it just me or does Russell Westbrook resemble Kevin Johnson's game? I've been watching him past few years and notice how he isn't shy of contact and loves taking it inside. I would love to see him in a Suns uniform.

sunskerr · Post #2 » by **sunskerr** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:30 am

Uh oh...

RunDogGun · Post #3 » by **RunDogGun** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:39 am

How many point guard threads do you need to make? :roll:

And no, RW does not remind me of KJ, that is almost blasphemous. :lol:

_Nashoholic_ · Post #4 » by **_Nashoholic_** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 1:45 am

YouTube · Post #5 » by **Kerrsed** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:11 am

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SunsRback4Good · Post #6 » by **SunsRback4Good** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:22 am

Okay, geez sorry I guess I'm the only who thinks that. I'll just stick to my game threads.

Post #7 » by **ATTL** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:42 am

Similar athletically but Russell isn't close to the passer KJ Was. Maybe KJ with %50 of the passing game?

YouTube · Post #8 » by **Kerrsed** » Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:43 am

PhxSuns85 wrote:Okay, geez sorry I guess I'm the only who thinks that. I'll just stick to my game threads.

Its not that, its just that this is exactly why we already have a thread about future PG's, that incidentally you made. You could have simply made a post in that thread instead of creating an entirely new thread. 3 sentences is a reply, not a new thread.

Beas4pres · Post #9 » by **Beas4pres** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 2:49 am

KJ was amazing and the best PG in a suns uni but he was injury prone!

Post #10 » by **TASTIC** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:27 am

KJ's mid range/first step made him nearly unguardable 1 on 1...Westbrook hasn't developed a consistent jumper and still makes BAD decisions waaaay too often...

DirtyDez · Post #11 » by **DirtyDez** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:46 am

KJ was a better player but Westbrook is probably the greatest athlete to ever play the position.

sunskerr · Post #12 » by **sunskerr** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:37 am

DirtyDez wrote:KJ was a better player but Westbrook is probably the greatest athlete to ever play the position.

Rose says hi.

Post #13 » by **bwgood77** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:11 pm

No, the guy in the league most like KJ is Chris Paul....pass first, but can shoot...good defender, and injury prone. Chris Paul is a little better in some areas, but I've always thought there games were very similar.

Of course I am thinking more of the 88-92 KJ...once Barkley arrived he was a little bit of a ball stopper and wanted the offense to go through him (which would be like Paul joining teams with, say, Carmelo. ..he would likely be less effective because ball movement would suffer)

ShawnBronald · Post #14 » by **ShawnBronald** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:01 pm

PhxSuns85 wrote:Is it just me or does Russell Westbrook resemble Kevin Johnson's game? I've been watching him past few years and notice how he isn't shy of contact and loves taking it inside. I would love to see him in a Suns uniform.

According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Westbrook just signed a five-year, $78 million-plus max extension with Oklahoma City.

Link: http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=aw-wojnarowski_russell_westbrook_thunder_contract_nba_011912

jlove_26 · Post #15 » by **jlove_26** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:52 pm

The Thunder giving Westbrook a MAX 5 yr deal is ignorant. First off, he's not worth MAX. Second, if I was the Thunder, I would've let Westbrook go look for a MAX 4 yr MAX deal from another team and Matched it to keep him. They would've saved a lot more money.

jlove_26 · Post #16 » by **jlove_26** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:53 pm

On top of that, Nash is a free agent as years end. Thunder would be a great place for Nash to aspire for the Ring.

Scubetrolis · Post #17 » by **Scubetrolis** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:07 pm

westbrook just signed an 80 million dollar extension....ya...hes not coming to phx. neither is kevin love, as he will sign a max deal with Minnesota.

Time for suns fans to start salivating over the next batch of free agents.

Mjee · Post #18 » by **Mjee** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:16 pm

We are so screwed.......

GrantHill · Post #19 » by **GrantHill** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:18 pm

Scubetrolis wrote:Time for suns fans to start salivating over the next batch of free agents.

Post #20 » by **rsavaj** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:28 pm

Scubetrolis wrote:westbrook just signed an 80 million dollar extension....ya...hes not coming to phx. neither is kevin love, as he will sign a max deal with Minnesota.

Time for suns fans to start salivating over the next batch of free agents.

2013 baby!!

:/