So I guess Westbrook wasn’t really that washed….

[LexDiamonds]

All the while, Malone’s choice to continue supporting Westbrook — despite the frustration he was causing on and off the floor — ultimately led to a loss of credibility among the team’s key players. It was one thing when Malone handled Jokić and Murray with more leniency than the rest of their group, but affording Westbrook that sort of treatment, even with his Hall of Fame resume, wasn’t received well by some.

That dynamic intensified recently, starting with Westbrook’s meltdown against Minnesota on April 1 in which his late-game blunders cost Denver the win and spoiled Jokić’s 60-point triple-double. After a brutal Jokić turnover late in a loss to Indiana on Sunday, when he and Westbrook miscommunicated up top and the big man’s pass flew out of bounds, Malone defended his veteran point guard in a way that was seen by some as a shot at the team’s young talents.

Michael Malone on Russell Westbrook: "He knows what big games are about, and we're playing a lot of guys that have no idea what big games are about. Having a veteran that's been there and done that can also be reassuring for some of those guys."

 

[GilSho]

His decline is actually crazy taking into account the fact other Superstars/Stars from his era like Bron, Steph, Harden, KD, Kawhi, CP3, Jimmy, Dame, Draymond, Horford, Conley etc are all still great players.

Only Dwight/Bllake fell off harder but they were still pretty solid as role players.

 

[Rasille]

Russ is the easy target and scapegoat

 

[FTBS]

His decline is actually crazy taking into account the fact other Superstars/Stars from his era like Bron, Steph, Harden, KD, Kawhi, CP3, Jimmy, Dame, Draymond, Horford, Conley etc are all still great players.

Only Dwight/Bllake fell off harder but they were still pretty solid as role players.

We doing some stretching with "great" there breh . IQ, size, shooting, discipline, versatility, and/or defense are the keys to extending prime and one or more of those plus self-awareness and humility is necessary to transition into being a role player. Once Russ lost his top 1% athleticism he had nothing to fall back on and that stubborn recklessness that folks confused with alphaness is still there. If he never played with Bron we coulda been accepted it and moved on.

 

[FTBS]

Russ is the easy target and scapegoat

On 3 consecutive, different teams breh?

 

[mastermind]

Time to put him in the dryer

 

[Rasille]

On 3 consecutive, different teams breh?

For the sake of the argument I’ll give you the Lakers. But how was he a problem on the Clippers?

 

[mastermind]

Only Dwight/Bllake fell off harder but they were still pretty solid as role players.

They had bad injuries

Russ isn't technically a good player. (I mean his technique and skill level)

Edit: also he has low bball intellect

 

[FTBS]

For the sake of the argument I’ll give you the Lakers. But how was he a problem on the Clippers?

Ask them. They traded him and his barely there salary for nothing. You dont get rid of quality, cheap role players.

 

[VegetasHairline]

Keep making em mad Russ!

 

[KnickstapeCity]

Russ is the easy target and scapegoat

Because he got a big dikk, breh. That’s why.

 

[Rasille]

Ask them. They traded him and his barely there salary for nothing. You dont get rid of quality, cheap role players.

You said he was a problem on 3 straight teams but I digress.

 

[Rasille]

Because he got a big dikk, breh. That’s why.

 

[KnickstapeCity]

It’s true.

 

[FTBS]

You said he was a problem on 3 straight teams but I digress.

When did I say that?