At this stage of his career, Does a ring do anything for Russell Westbrook's legacy?

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I feel like Dwight Howard was in a similar situation in that he couldn't win as the man, gets older, declines a bit but still finds a way to be a valuable contributor on a championship team. He eventually won with the Lakers but I don't think anybody really gives a fukk. It's not a Gary Payton ring, he actually played valuable minutes but still I don't think it matters in the grand scheme of things.


If the Nuggets win it all, does it do anything at all for young Sabo's legacy :jbhmm:



if so, I think it confirms rings only matters if you are THE man on the championship team. But then this sparks other debates because what do you do with a Jaylen Brown, who was just as important if not more important than "the man" Jayson Tatum?


Also, Im not sure Scottie Pippen would be remembered as fondly (still a great player) without those rings. I know this is a lot to dissect but I don't think nikkas are doing the knowledge when it comes to these rings arguments. There's plenty nuance that dumb nikkas skip over to fit their own agenda

Gary Payton hit big clutch time shots in the 2006 finals
 

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It should mean something for Dwight as he was a key cog.

Same thing for Russy as for years the narrative was you couldn’t win with him.

It’s really funny with these rings they only seem to matter if you’re chasing Jordan.
 

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I would.

It ain't like Nash is winner either, something everyone holds against BestBrook.

At least Gawdbrook is the leader in at least 1 category in NBA History. Very few players can say that.
 

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championships are a function of multiple moving parts coming together:

players
coaching
upper management

players are only in control of one of those things

why yall insist on acting like players are the only part of the puzzle never ceases to amaze me

:unimpressed:

Talk to them!!!!

Coli, SM and dummy online sport discourse tend to forget or ignore this depending on when it’s convenient of there agenda trash certain people
 
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