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re: Why is Russell Westbrook considered a first ballot hall of famer?
Posted on 1/13/22 at 9:44 am to 504Voodoo
Posted on 1/13/22 at 9:44 am to 504Voodoo
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Averaged a triple double for a season
Most triple doubles in the history of the league
Westbrook , with his uncontested rebounds , has done more to devalue the " triple double " than really impress anyone. His impact on the game is nowhere near Magic, Lebron, Big O , etc....despite his numbers & questionable bball iq.
No hot take. I'd take Jason Kidd over Westbrook without hesitation.
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Posted on 1/13/22 at 10:10 am to sugar71
I don’t think that is controversial. The athletic is doing a run down of their top 75 all time with all
Sorts of their writers voting:
Westbrook was 46
Kidd was 36
Sorts of their writers voting:
Westbrook was 46
Kidd was 36
Posted on 1/13/22 at 10:31 am to sugar71
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No hot take. I'd take Jason Kidd over Westbrook without hesitation.
Issue with Kidd is that his teams only finished top 10 in Offensive Rating five times in his career with three of those top 10 offensive rating seasons happening with prime Dirk as his teammate. It would be like a QB who played 20 seasons in the NFL leading his team to a top 10 offense only five times in his career. Yeah, his teammates might have been garbage and his coaching might not have been the greatest but an elite QB shouldn't have any problems leading his team to a top 10 offense regardless of the situation more often than not. Same with a great PG in the NBA.
Posted on 1/13/22 at 10:40 am to sugar71
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His impact on the game is nowhere near Magic, Lebron, Big O , etc
Being in the HOF doesn't require you to be a top 10-ish player of all time
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No hot take. I'd take Jason Kidd over Westbrook without hesitation.
Kidd...in the HOF. This isn't even a hot take
Posted on 1/13/22 at 10:59 am to sugar71
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I'd take Jason Kidd over Westbrook without hesitation.
It's no revelation that Kidd was a better point guard than Russ. That's not what we are arguing here. This is strictly on Westbrook's merits as it pertains to the HOF.
Posted on 1/13/22 at 11:19 am to sugar71
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His impact on the game is nowhere near Magic, Lebron, Big O , etc....despite his numbers & questionable bball iq.
Well, yea. You don't have to be a top 5 player of all time in order to make the HOF.
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No hot take. I'd take Jason Kidd over Westbrook without hesitation.
Isn't really that hot of a take. Most considered Kidd to be a top 5 pg of all time. He's not exactly some scrub.
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