Was Westbrook career ruined by him being developed as a pointguard?

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Westbrook has in stretches averaged over 17 assists per game... What is your point.

Irrelevant and my point is illustrated in the first sentence. Wade isn't chopped liver as a playmaker and if he were to play PG his whole career ala Westbrook, that notion you posted wouldn't even be feasible since he'd be averaging 9+ apg himself. On top of that Westbrook dominates the ball like no other.. its not like Jokic who can average a triple double without pounding the rock incessantly.

Thus, why he cant/couldn't co-exist with a Lebron or even Luka. Westbrook is a superb passer, everyone knows that but I dont personally feel hes better than both combined to that extent.
That's my point, hope its clearer this time champ.

Westbrook doesn't do unnecessary dribbling of the ball... It's clear you never watched him. Only reason why he racks on dribbling statistic is because he brings up the ball every damn time... Yet as highlighted Westbrook was totally capable of racking up 17 assists per game statistics in bursts in his career when he concentrated on the playmaking. And is clearly better than both combined or individually.

Yea bud I never watched westbrook play, you got me. Yea and the reason why Westbrook's usage rate is historically high is ONLY because he brings the ball up... every time. Got you.

[Ito]

Westbrook has had a better career than Durant besides the rings, that don’t really mean much kuz Durant chased them.. sure he doesn’t have a ring but the triple double crown and the fact he carried those teams on his own and made some positive impact here and there in other situations matter more and comes off way better than what KD has done since winning those rings and they should share the same criticism for “failing” in OKC

But yeah Westbrook is a PG he needs the ball in his hands to set it up for others when he’s attacking maybe in a SG role that would minimize his contribution and have him trying to score more.. he’s not AI where teams would double team and he would dish it off or run a pick and roll Brodie is gon attack and dish there’s a difference maybe

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[The Servant]

His career was ruined by Patrick Beverly diving at his knees. This right here was the beginning of it:

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[PistolPeteJR]

He got old and he hasn't really compensated his mechanics for the age and decline in athletic ability.

What's that have to do with the FT line? He doesn't jump to start, and his strength didn't diminish.

He was 29 when we saw the big drop first happen.

WB decline in shooting ability is from repeated wrist and finger injuries.

Is there evidence that this is a thing with other players in history? I've never heard this before.