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Why did Magic Johnson call Russell Westbrook the Worst PG In Finals History back in 2012??
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 12:29 am
by 1993Playoffs
I didnt watch most games and I barley remember the series
Was he THAT bad?? that a legend had to say something like that
Re: Why did Magic Johnson call Russell Westbrook the Worst PG In Finals History back in 2012??
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 12:32 am
by C3H6N6O6
fileman3 wrote:I didnt watch most games and I barley remember the series
Was he THAT bad?? that a legend had to say something like that
He wasn't worse than Magic in a couple of his Finals.
Re: Why did Magic Johnson call Russell Westbrook the Worst PG In Finals History back in 2012??
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 12:37 am
by RightToCensor
You basically posted the answer with that video.
Re: Why did Magic Johnson call Russell Westbrook the Worst PG In Finals History back in 2012??
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 12:39 am
by Prez
Magic says a lot of stupid stuff.
Re: Why did Magic Johnson call Russell Westbrook the Worst PG In Finals History back in 2012??
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 12:45 am
by Vibranium
Prez wrote:Magic says a lot of stupid stuff.
Yeah but at the time MCW was looking promising.
Re: Why did Magic Johnson call Russell Westbrook the Worst PG In Finals History back in 2012??
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 12:49 am
by Prez
VYoungJrIII wrote:Prez wrote:Magic says a lot of stupid stuff.
Yeah but at the time MCW was looking promising.
Midway through his 2nd year? Nah.
Re: Why did Magic Johnson call Russell Westbrook the Worst PG In Finals History back in 2012??
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 12:53 am
by Goudelock
Prez wrote:Magic says a lot of stupid stuff.
The current President of Basketball Operations for the Los Angeles Lakers, everyone!
Re: Why did Magic Johnson call Russell Westbrook the Worst PG In Finals History back in 2012??
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 1:37 am
by og15
VYoungJrIII wrote:Prez wrote:Magic says a lot of stupid stuff.
Yeah but at the time MCW was looking promising.
By his second season, it was pretty clear that he was a guy who was just putting up inefficient stats, basically shoots as many FGA as he scored points, a lot of turnovers, couldn't shoot, didn't even defend well. The only reason one says that is if they just see tall PG who puts up a pretty looking combination of pts/rebs/ast. He definitely didn't have the vision or instincts Kidd had, not even close.
Re: Why did Magic Johnson call Russell Westbrook the Worst PG In Finals History back in 2012??
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 2:43 am
by RightToCensor
Are we making this thread about Magic or Russell?
Here's a breakdown of that Game 2 performance from Russell Westbrook. Remember this is back when people were adamant about Westbrook becoming a pure point guard and deferring to Kevin Durant. This game he finished with 27 points on 26 shots compared to Durant's 32 points on 22 shots. Game 2 is the quintessential bad Westbrook game where he chucks bad shots and doesn't get the ball to open teammates enough. Back in 2012, people didn't have the appetite to stomach those kinds of performances from Westbrook we let slide now.
Re: Why did Magic Johnson call Russell Westbrook the Worst PG In Finals History back in 2012??
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 2:47 am
by Jedi32
RightToCensor wrote:Are we making this thread about Magic or Russell?
Here's a breakdown of that Game 2 performance from Russell Westbrook. Remember this is back when people were adamant about Westbrook becoming a pure point guard and deferring to Kevin Durant. This game he finished with 27 points on 26 shots compared to Durant's 32 points on 22 shots. Game 2 is the quintessential bad Westbrook game where he chucks bad shots and doesn't get the ball to open teammates enough. Back in 2012, people didn't have the appetite to stomach those kinds of performances from Westbrook we let slide now.
yeah typical realgm,if someone says something they don't like they bring up alot of irrelevant stuff instead of refuting what was said.
Re: Why did Magic Johnson call Russell Westbrook the Worst PG In Finals History back in 2012??
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 3:40 am
by MoneyTalks41890
RightToCensor wrote:Are we making this thread about Magic or Russell?
Here's a breakdown of that Game 2 performance from Russell Westbrook. Remember this is back when people were adamant about Westbrook becoming a pure point guard and deferring to Kevin Durant. This game he finished with 27 points on 26 shots compared to Durant's 32 points on 22 shots. Game 2 is the quintessential bad Westbrook game where he chucks bad shots and doesn't get the ball to open teammates enough. Back in 2012, people didn't have the appetite to stomach those kinds of performances from Westbrook we let slide now.
Well, he's grown quite a bit in 5 years. Which is why he got the MVP last year.
Re: Why did Magic Johnson call Russell Westbrook the Worst PG In Finals History back in 2012??
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 3:42 am
by 1993Playoffs
MoneyTalks41890 wrote:RightToCensor wrote:Are we making this thread about Magic or Russell?
Here's a breakdown of that Game 2 performance from Russell Westbrook. Remember this is back when people were adamant about Westbrook becoming a pure point guard and deferring to Kevin Durant. This game he finished with 27 points on 26 shots compared to Durant's 32 points on 22 shots. Game 2 is the quintessential bad Westbrook game where he chucks bad shots and doesn't get the ball to open teammates enough. Back in 2012, people didn't have the appetite to stomach those kinds of performances from Westbrook we let slide now.
Well, he's grown quite a bit in 5 years. Which is why he got the MVP last year.
He literally plays the exact same now
Re: Why did Magic Johnson call Russell Westbrook the Worst PG In Finals History back in 2012??
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 3:44 am
by NBAFan93
Prez wrote:Magic says a lot of stupid stuff.
He really does - it's like he's throwing darts at a board w/ the stupid stuff he says hoping every once in a while he hits a bullseye.
Re: Why did Magic Johnson call Russell Westbrook the Worst PG In Finals History back in 2012??
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 3:48 am
by MoneyTalks41890
fileman3 wrote:MoneyTalks41890 wrote:RightToCensor wrote:Are we making this thread about Magic or Russell?
Here's a breakdown of that Game 2 performance from Russell Westbrook. Remember this is back when people were adamant about Westbrook becoming a pure point guard and deferring to Kevin Durant. This game he finished with 27 points on 26 shots compared to Durant's 32 points on 22 shots. Game 2 is the quintessential bad Westbrook game where he chucks bad shots and doesn't get the ball to open teammates enough. Back in 2012, people didn't have the appetite to stomach those kinds of performances from Westbrook we let slide now.
Well, he's grown quite a bit in 5 years. Which is why he got the MVP last year.
He literally plays the exact same now
This is why I generally avoid the general board. That's a tragically ignorant statement.
Re: Why did Magic Johnson call Russell Westbrook the Worst PG In Finals History back in 2012??
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 3:59 am
by Sofia
He started against Mario Chalmers.
Just saying
Re: Why did Magic Johnson call Russell Westbrook the Worst PG In Finals History back in 2012??
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 4:03 am
by Lalouie
Because he didn't get how the NBA guards were trending. But he had since done a complete 180. You know,,, kinda like how Warren Buffet admitted he didn't understand Amazon and he missed the boat.
Re: Why did Magic Johnson call Russell Westbrook the Worst PG In Finals History back in 2012??
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 4:05 am
by 1993Playoffs
MoneyTalks41890 wrote:fileman3 wrote:MoneyTalks41890 wrote:
Well, he's grown quite a bit in 5 years. Which is why he got the MVP last year.
He literally plays the exact same now
This is why I generally avoid the general board. That's a tragically ignorant statement.
Meh i see nothing wrong with my statement. Still has terrible shot selection, still inefficient , still shoots too much. I guess his passing is better. His defense is much worse.
Re: Why did Magic Johnson call Russell Westbrook the Worst PG In Finals History back in 2012??
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2017 10:07 am
by HollowEarth
NBAFan93 wrote:Prez wrote:Magic says a lot of stupid stuff.
He really does - it's like he's throwing darts at a board w/ the stupid stuff he says hoping every once in a while he hits a bullseye.
If you want to hit that bulls eye you're gonna have to throw a dart at the board.
Re: Why did Magic Johnson call Russell Westbrook the Worst PG In Finals History back in 2012??
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2017 10:37 am
by OdomFan
man some of yall act like these guys are suppose to be perfect just because they were great players. Being wrong about one thing suddenly makes them wrong about everything.
Re: RE: Re: Why did Magic Johnson call Russell Westbrook the Worst PG In Finals History back in 2012??
Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2017 10:38 am
by Ryoga Hibiki
VYoungJrIII wrote:Prez wrote:Magic says a lot of stupid stuff.
Yeah but at the time MCW was looking promising.
That means that a NBA legend doesn't have more clue than an avg fan, in evaluating prospects.
And definitely less than Sam Hinkie.
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