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re: Russ may not avg 10 rebounds by seasons end because of Gibson & Kanter

Posted on 3/3/17 at 11:07 am to
Posted by Woopigsooie20
Me Scusi
Member since Mar 2010
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Posted on 3/3/17 at 11:07 am to
And it all comes back to the supporting cast.

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Also, people can make light of Boom stating that Westbrook gets a lot of cheap rebounds off of missed free throws to inflate his stats, but he's 100% correct


The uncontested rebounds stat is almost even between the two.

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Plus, since the media loves the better team argument (when it suits them), add the fact that Houston is 43-19 and one of the top teams in the NBA and the Thunder are 35-26 and 7th in the West. 



That also put them, what 2 games out of 4th? Terribly misleading.

Westbrook has also had to deal with lengthy injuries from Oladipo, Kanter, Adams. The best shooter on the floor with him is Alex Abrines, a rookie from Spain.
Posted by PrimeTime Money
Houston, Texas, USA
Member since Nov 2012
27326 posts
Posted on 3/3/17 at 11:25 am to
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The uncontested rebounds stat is almost even between the two.
Umm, no it isn't. Westbrook has the most uncontested rebounds in the league at 7.8 per game. Harden averages 5.8 per game, which is the exact same as LeBron James.

Westbrooks contested rebound percentage is only 12.4%. Harden is 15.9%.

Westbrook is also DEAD LAST in the league in contested shots for player playing at least 30 mpg. He's not contesting because he's going to chase rebounds.

It's not even a question that Westbrook is inflating his rebounding stats, and there is an argument to be made that he's doing it to the detriment of his team.
Posted by TeddyPadillac
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 3/3/17 at 12:36 pm to
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The best shooter on the floor with him is Alex Abrines, a rookie from Spain.


If the rest of those guys played with Harden, they'd all shoot over 38% from 3, ain't that right Boomtard.


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