Westbrick thinks he has the talent of Jordan but plays like a scrub

[CSquare43]

How much of his current struggles is because he had surgery right before the season started?

 

[Reid2Achieve]

He's a great player and should easily make the HOF but I've always wondered if he's ever truly great at anything, like elite at anything.

Dude literally produces off of sheer willpower. Willpower can only take you so far though especially when you're game is so reliant on athleticism.

He has an elite motor. He gets every loose ball and you feel he’s out there (for better or worse) and you have to account for him even when he’s bricking because he constantly puts pressure on defenses

 

[mastermind]

he is an elite passer, rebounder and is elite at getting to the basket

He isn’t an elite passer, he just accumulated a lot of assists because he has the ball in his hands always.

And he is a great rebounder but it’s cuz he crashes open paths.

He is super athletic but he is not a great finisher at the rim statistically.

I know it sounds nuts because of his numbers.

 

[Professor Emeritus]

Didn’t think it was that bad

Madre de dios , nikkas clown Simmons but is just as bad

Yup. He's only making 15% of his shots from 3-10 feet and 24% of his threes. He isn't terrible in the midrange, just below-average (about 35%).

He's actually still good at the rim this year, shooting 37% of his shots from there and making 64%, but you take out those shots at the rim, and he's 28% overall for the rest.

 

[kuts]

He just hasn't developed elite basketball intuition. He's the kind of player that can get hot and still produce boneheaded plays. And when he's not playing well then you can just forget about it.

In reality he should be a mini-LeBron, but he just doesn't have that feel for the game at all. And that last point is typified by his crappy shooting. Effectively scoring the basketball is one of the most finesse skills in all of sports, to the point that technique almost takes a backseat to rhythm and tempo. And athleticism is almost not even necessary.

 

[The Frozen One]

westbrick almost cost the thunder another win.

 

[MoneyTron]

How much of his current struggles is because he had surgery right before the season started?

A lot.

People are being mad reactionary.

 

[No..Money..Mo..Problems]

I don't think anybody in the OKC organization has ever checked him. That's where the problem lies somebody on the team or coaching staff needs to grow a pair. I have never seen such bad shot selection in late game situations. The Russ pull up brick has to be up there with shots like the Jordan fade away when the game is on the line.