In hindsight KD making deep Western Conference runs with Yung Sabo is incredible

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

I don’t see any revisionist history in this thread.

The entire thread is revisionism.

 

[CHICAGO]

Nobody is disputing what his flaws are and have always been.

The problem with this thread is, folks are merging his entire career and play into one, as if the player you see this season is the same player that existed when he averaged 30 points per game, when he was capable of carrying an offense, by himself. A time when he was capable of being the driving force on every possession. A time when he couldn't pick and choose when to assert himself. A time when he couldn't just rely on those around him.

Muh'fukkas posting bullshyt about him having "one of his best shooting seasons" is beyond disingenuous to the point where all you can do is look from afar and shake your head in disbelief.

SAME PLAYER
AND HE CAN STILL PUT UP
THOSE TYPE OF NUMBERS
IF YOU CATER YOUR TEAM
TO HIS STYLE A PLAY.

WE SAW THIS A MERE 2 SEASONS
AGO IN HOUSTON
WITH 27, 8 & 7
ON A CAREER HIGH 47% FG.

HES CURRENTLY AVERAGING
20, 8 & 8 ON HIS
3RD HIGHEST FG% AND
nikkaS PRETENDING HES WASHED
DUE TO LESS VOLUME.

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[Womb Raider]

crazy people are trying to pretend actual history didnt happen
westbrook is my favorite player after Nash retired... he has been called Sabotage on here for a decade... thats facts
he's been called low IQ his entire career, thats facts.
people held years long, back to back reasons all on TV and broadcasts, why KD needs to leave and how trading harden and keeping russ was a mistake

there isnt a winner when people bring up Lebron or KD ... both them nikkas as of today have differed to Westbrook and not said shyt ... thats facts too

people get confused cause westbrook is dope, but he will fukk up the end of your games. So people dont know whether to call him good or bad, when people go to extremes it comes off ridiculous



dude blew his knee out twice and broke his hand and still played
if most people had the drive and enthusiasm as westbrook, the nba would be more exciting
I think thats why KD and Lebron..... Beal, Harden PG etc dont say shyt... because you cant deny that he's trying
thats why I watch him, I know its gonna be exciting no matter what.

Wait, that’s why y’all call him Sabo?

I can’t with y’all nikkas omg

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

WE SAW THIS A MERE 2 SEASONS
AGO



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Why you acting like players can't decline within two years?



You're so confused by Westbrook's play (hence your drastic change in opinion of him) you don't know up from down. Anybody that's being honest with themselves and that watched Westbrook in real time knows that there's a distinct difference between his ability during his best years with KD compared to this season.

It's painful to watch y'all twist yourselves in knots to justify whatever bullshyt narrative you've conjured up.

 

[CHICAGO]

Why you acting like players can't decline within two years?



You're so confused by Westbrook's play (hence your drastic change in opinion of him) you don't know up from down. Anybody that's being honest with themselves and that watched Westbrook in real time knows that there's a distinct difference between his ability during his best years with KD compared to this season.

It's painful to watch y'all twist yourselves in knots to justify whatever bullshyt narrative you've conjured up.

NOPE WE SAW HIM
GO BEASTLY THE 2ND HALF
OF THE SEASON IN D.C. WHEN
HE GOT HEALTHY.

THE COMMON DENOMINATOR
IS HE ALWAYS TURNS
INTO shyt IN THE PLAYOFFS
WHEN HIS SHOOTING GETS EXPOSED
INCLUDING HIS MVP SEASON.

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[Blurneed]

I was admittedly a bigger fan of Russ than KD. I was a fan of his motor and drive. In retrospect, this nikka always had bad IQ. Was he a better player back then? For sure.....but only slightly and that's only cause he was just simply younger so he had more bounce. Did his game age well. Hell the fukk nah. Makes it worse being on a team like the Lakers that don't fit his style of play.

Even worse is how painfully obvious its clear that Lebron is the Lakers best playmaker and needs shooters. Russ needs his stats and can't shoot. It's not working out very well right now. I still don't care for KD like that but I can give him his respect and admit it was quite impressive he carried Russ for that long.

 

[CHICAGO]

Why you acting like players can't decline within two years?


You're so confused by Westbrook's play (hence your drastic change in opinion of him) you don't know up from down.

ITS NOT A DRASTIC CHANGE...

I ROOT FOR RUSS
BUT IVE ALWAYS KNOWN
WHO HE WAS.

2019

NO HES NOT.

RUSS IS THE LEAST SKILLED SUPERSTAR GUARD WEVE EVER SEEN.

WHAT ARE THESE TALENTS RUSS HAVE
OTHER THAN A HIGH MOTOR
AND ATHLETICISM?

MEDIOCRE HANDLE
MEDIOCRE CHANGE OF DIRECTION
MEDIOCRE POST GAME
NO FLOATER GAME
WOAT JUMP SHOOTER​

ALSO 2019
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I really want Westbrook to find his MVP magic, but his inefficiency is dreadful.

RUSS WAS AVERAGING 30, 7 & 7
ON 50% FG IN HIS LAST 8 GAMES
BEFORE YESTERDAY...



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[KidJSoul]

Are y’all suggesting Westbrook was a better decision maker in OKC than he is now?

Y’all are saying without actually saying, LeBron has the worse version of Westbrook. Yeah Westbrook is older, but he’s been a bad decision maker on the court for years. This isn’t new. I don’t see any revisionist history in this thread. Westbrook has always been a highly athletic high volume player that made poor decisions with any running mate he played with. Folks like Shannon Sharpe and other Bron fans are just now admitting to it because of how negatively it’s effecting Brons team. When he was next to KD though, and when KD dipped to GS, it was “KD already had a an all time PG in Westbrook. Why’d he flee to a stacked team?” But now that Sabo is jacking up Brons Lakers, Bron stans wanna now bring up his poor decision making, poor shot selection, and play dumb like this hasn’t been Westbrook’s play style even when he was KD’s running mate. This has always been who he is. This is what KD had to deal with, now this is what Bron is dealing with. Hell, even a prime 2013 Westbrook would’ve been chased outta town and blamed by Bron stans if he played aside LeBron and was constantly making poor decisions..Imagine a high volume TO machine playing alongside bron and not getting the blame? KD was crucified for fleeing to GS, but now folks are starting to get it.

Westbrook has always been annoying, but it was more "spaced out".

Now, it's fukking day in and day out.

 

[CHICAGO]

Westbrook has always been annoying, but it was more "spaced out".

Now, it's fukking day in and day out.

NAH IT JUST GETS
MORE SPOTLIGHT NOW
THAT HES WITH BRON
AND BRONS TEAMMATES ALWAYS
GOTTA CATCH BLAME WHEN
HIS TEAMS STRUGGLES.



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[Biscayne]

The entire thread is revisionism.

This has always been who Westbrook has been. His flawed were just masked by his high motor. KD and Westbrook were also a great fit, because of KD’s shooting ability. So in stretches where Westbrook was making great decisions and playing within the offense, it looked fukkin great. But on this Lakers team, with LeBron, and with older teammates, and an older Westbrook, his flaws are magnified. But these moments always happened in OKC, at the worst times. This has always been an issue that was talked about at length. When KD dipped to join GS, thats when the true revisionism happened, because of how angry everyone was that KD would join a stacked team that already won a chip. That’s when Westbrook started getting fake love from NBA fans for toughing it out by himself while KD hoed his way to easy title roads in Golden State. Lowkey, that’s why a number of people were on board with Sabo getting an MVP. The fake love for hanging tough when KD dipped like a punk. Now that he’s on Los Angeles and he’s giving bron daily stress, the last bit of fake love Westbrook had, has no dissipated. That’s all there is to it really.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

This has always been who Westbrook has been. His flawed were just masked by his high motor.

But this isn't a debate on who Westbrook is, intrinsically.

His flaws haven't been glossed over, they've almost always been the center of discourse when he was playing with KD, in real time. The problem with this thread is, folks have quickly forgotten what he was once capable of, before he was given his own team and his game slowly spiraled into being a caricature of itself, along with his decline in athleticism and all the injuries that he had to come back from. I was one of his biggest advocates because I recognized he was the main component in swinging the possession pendulum that balanced out KD's often passive and limited play. He allowed KD to pick his spots and chime in when he wanted; that's what made them great as a duo.

They played at different ends of spectrum, while sharing relatively equal parts praise and blame along the way. This [false] notion that KD was being held back and carried Westbrook on these deep playoff runs isn't reflective of what actually happened. Just because KD's game has matured more gracefully, doesn't change that fact. Everyone knew that any drop in athleticism would likely spell the end for Westbrook as an elite player.

 

[KidJSoul]

As a Kobe stan, I remember the baby Thunder giving those Laker squads problems. The things that stood out to me about Westbrook was the crazy athleticism, reliable mid-range jumper, and a free throw percentage in the low to mid 80's. It's the precipitous drop in free throw percentage that I can't understand.

Yup, thank you, that's one example right there. His free throws are way worse now than they were in OKC

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

If you're watching this Lakers/T'Wolves game right now, there's no possible way you could come to the conclusion this is the same Westbrook that played alongside KD.

 

[kingdarius]

maybe my memory bad but i remember westbrook being able to shoot in the KD years of OKC. Go look at his 2K ratings in those days. He had a decent middy and would hit his FTs 80% of the time. I dont know what happened to dude once KD left. Breh must've stopped practicing shooting and only focused on this triple double shyt. Its quite perplexing

 

[PaperEnterprise]

Westbrook is ass. How the fukk you make so many turnovers