"If Westbrook don't be careful, he will find himself out of the league come next year"

[HotRocks34]

Another strong game for Russ, 18/6/7 on 50% FG with 5 steals.

Harden should make things a lot easier for Russ IMO.

3-1 Clips face the Lakers tomorrow night.

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[Lalouie]

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"comfort zone",,,,

IF lebron is this so-called great 5position player, HE could have helped westbrook along if he wanted. why was it all on westbrook to change. that scenario made ZERO sense to me at the very start - that westbrook had to change and not lebron. everybody in the known basketball universe knows that westbrook plays best in a very particular environment. he has limits but excels within those limits

but then lebron never changes. wade had to accept lebron and he gave up his role, not lebron

[KrAzY3]

"comfort zone",,,,

IF lebron is this so-called great 5position player, HE could have helped westbrook along if he wanted. why was it all on westbrook to change. that scenario made ZERO sense to me at the very start - that westbrook had to change and not lebron. everybody in the known basketball universe knows that westbrook plays best in a very particular environment. he has limits but excels within those limits

but then lebron never changes. wade had to accept lebron and he gave up his role, not lebron

I said when the Lakers got Westbrook something had to give, and then I pointed out that no matter what, no matter who LeBron was playing with he always got his.

Check the stats. LeBron is going to get his points, rebounds, and assists. Does it matter if Bosh's rebounds goes down dramatically? Does it matter if Love's rebounds go down dramatically, and do we really believe either of those are actually worse rebounders than LeBron? Why were they the ones who had to give way?

So yeah, it was that sort of scenario. LeBron was gonna get his...

[Lalouie]

"comfort zone",,,,

IF lebron is this so-called great 5position player, HE could have helped westbrook along if he wanted. why was it all on westbrook to change. that scenario made ZERO sense to me at the very start - that westbrook had to change and not lebron. everybody in the known basketball universe knows that westbrook plays best in a very particular environment. he has limits but excels within those limits

but then lebron never changes. wade had to accept lebron and he gave up his role, not lebron

I said when the Lakers got Westbrook something had to give, and then I pointed out that no matter what, no matter who LeBron was playing with he always got his.

Check the stats. LeBron is going to get his points, rebounds, and assists. Does it matter if Bosh's rebounds goes down dramatically? Does it matter if Love's rebounds go down dramatically, and do we really believe either of those are actually worse rebounders than LeBron? Why were they the ones who had to give way?

So yeah, it was that sort of scenario. LeBron was gonna get his...

i'm fully aware dude, you're talking to the chorus. he had a top5 heat team in 2pt% and 3pt% in the top 10 and the top defensive team. and he still had to get his 28ppg. "pass first player" my @rse.

i always purported that if lebron was like magic johnson he would have 2 more rings

[og15]

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"comfort zone",,,,

IF lebron is this so-called great 5position player, HE could have helped westbrook along if he wanted. why was it all on westbrook to change. that scenario made ZERO sense to me at the very start - that westbrook had to change and not lebron. everybody in the known basketball universe knows that westbrook plays best in a very particular environment. he has limits but excels within those limits

but then lebron never changes. wade had to accept lebron and he gave up his role, not lebron

Well the Clippers are also simply a much better fit. Kawhi and George aren't having to adjust anything because neither of them are point guards. They have needed a point guard and primary ball handler so they can focus on being scorers and secondary playmakers.

So of course it's easier to fit and be in a comfort zone when no one really has to change much.

LeBron and Westbrook were never a good paper fit, and even the rest of the Lakers roster was pretty questionable for having those two on the floor together.

Even if LeBron for example played the pass first role, it would require the ball in his hands a lot and would still make Westbrook an awkward fit. The Lakers were hoping to out talent teams, more so than out strategize them, because the strategy of the pairing of Westbrook, LeBron, AD was never a superior one.

[TheWitcher]

Who wants to be in that toxic Lakers situation? LeQing putting his hand in Anthony day to Davis' taco Tuesday's. Rooting for Russ and this Clippers team this season.

[MoneyMo]

No more updates?

He's always a part of some units that are doing good. Harden has killed his role on the team however. He will probably get benched soon.

[ryguy613]

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"comfort zone",,,,

IF lebron is this so-called great 5position player, HE could have helped westbrook along if he wanted. why was it all on westbrook to change. that scenario made ZERO sense to me at the very start - that westbrook had to change and not lebron. everybody in the known basketball universe knows that westbrook plays best in a very particular environment. he has limits but excels within those limits

but then lebron never changes. wade had to accept lebron and he gave up his role, not lebron

sniff sniff... LeBwon couwdve hewped Westbwook awong if he wanted.

[MoneyMo]

13 mins, 1-8, 3 points, and 2 assists.

[bigboi]

Russ needs to come to the Cs. We could use him on the second unit

[Rainwater]

13 mins, 1-8, 3 points, and 2 assists.

Harden really f’d up the clips. Westbrook was fine until he came along.

[Deshaun Taden]

Westbrook right now just does not look playable, his falloff looks worse than Melo, Blake, Millsap and DeAndre Jordan. All those guys got benched and eventually dumped, from team to team. DJ accepted the bench role and is an NBA champion that gets retained for culture, Westbrook has an opportunity to make that same transition but I kind of doubt he is capable of it. I don't actually know his mindset though, maybe he does, maybe the Clippers make a run, and it all becomes a cool story for SoCal in June. But eh, I won't hold my breath.

[Heej]

Why would LeBron make Russell miss all those jumpshots and layups this season? Terrible leader

[ChartFiction]

Russ is around the age where most players retire so it isnt that crazy that hes on a downtrend now

[KyRo23]

Who wants to be in that toxic Lakers situation? LeQing putting his hand in Anthony day to Davis' taco Tuesday's. Rooting for Russ and this Clippers team this season.

Yeah because playing with Harden and KL is super non toxic historically. You nailed it

[lambchop]

Why would LeBron make Russell miss all those jumpshots and layups this season? Terrible leader

Typical bronsexual reaction. As usual, you're forgetting that Ty Lue was LBJ's coach and they agreed this summer that Lue would use Black magic on Westbeast to impact his shooting.

There's actually a verse in a Drake song that describes how that works. I saw it on a podcast. I'll look for the episode soon. I think it's the song where drake says "like a light, like a light" and it's referring how westbrook's vision will be impaired by sudden bright floodlights when attempting shots.

[GreatWhiteStiff]

His PER is lower on the clippers this year than it was on the lakers and he's an inefficient player. He's also getting only 5 assists per game. He turns it over a lot. I'm not certain he's undergoing any kind of career resurrection while becoming a statisticly worse player, or how he would.

I will say people appreciate Westbrook more on a minimum contract than a maximum type contract, and that's kind of absurd. So the opinion on a player will shift year to year when he signs his new contract more reflective of actual ability IMO.

[Dirk]

Another strong game for Russ, 18/6/7 on 50% FG with 5 steals.

Harden should make things a lot easier for Russ IMO.

3-1 Clips face the Lakers tomorrow night.

Lebron crew slandering Russ. We need you to set them straight.