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re: OMG Russell Westbrook sucks!
Posted on 5/10/11 at 11:50 am to LSU Fan 90812
Posted on 5/10/11 at 11:50 am to LSU Fan 90812
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And he's not a good shooter.
he was a better shooter in regulation than durant was last night
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And he's playing next to one of the best shooters in the league.
not last night. 5/14 in regulation i believe, with AT LEAST 2 dunks. durant was shooting horribly last night
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i still can't believe the thunder didn't give durant the ball at the end of regulation
he couldn't get free, just like every game this series. he's either completely owned or not trying hard enough
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he's the best scorer in the league. Get him the fricking ball.
he needs to start shooting better
he sucked dick in regulation yesterday and at the end of game 3. he missed jumper after jumper
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Posted on 5/10/11 at 11:50 am to Philosoraptor
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Rose's defense is a lot better then Westbrook's too.
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Also, you are not taking into account what Durant does for Westbrook.
What exactly does he do for him? I think you have some ideas in your head but have no way of backing them up.
FWIW I think that Westbrook can be as valuable as Rose depending on the team, but I think Rose is a better fit in Chicago. He's more of a polished scorer but saying he's "a lot better" defensively is a bit of a stretch.
Posted on 5/10/11 at 11:53 am to Philosoraptor
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No one would want westbrook over rose.
I would, Rose looks good due to all the ancillary weapons:
Boozer
Deng
Noah
Your assists go up when you have three guys that can shoot, versus 1 guy who is constantly double-teamed.
Russ is stupid good, and he only had 3 turnovers last night...he keeps that stat down and he's money in the bank.
His only weakness is some emotional stuff that gets in the way of his awesome.
Remember he isn't a 1 guard...he's a scorer.
Posted on 5/10/11 at 11:53 am to LSU Fan 90812
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No. People hate on this dude when he insists on taking the last jumpshot of the game. And he's not a good shooter. And he's playing next to one of the best shooters in the league.
This IMO is a clear example of people not watching games closely.
Kevin Durant has really, really struggled to get open. He has possibly the best perimeter defender in the league guarding him, being physical. And KD is too skinny and doing a really bad job of getting open.
There's been multiple instances in big spots in JUST this series in the final minute where you can see a play was clearly called for KD, shot clock winding down, KD can't get open at all, so Westbrook improvises and has to force a shot late in the clock. But people don't see the stuff that happened off the ball, they only see Westbrook not passing to KD and forcing up a tough shot.
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i still can't believe the thunder didn't give durant the ball at the end of regulation,
A great example of what I just said. Though this time, KD did shake off the defender enough to be open. But battier wasn't guarding the inbounder, and stepped right in front of KD, so there was zero chance of him getting the ball. And Westbrook gets it and has to force up the game winner.
IT amazes me the bad rep that Westbrook has. Pretty crazy IMO.
Posted on 5/10/11 at 11:55 am to LSU Fan 90812
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hat's supposed to be Durant's shot. The plays are designed for him.
But for some reason, it ends up going down to Westbrook taking a fallaway jumper.
We must be watching different games lol.
What you said is 100% correct, but the the reason is fairly obvious, Durant isn't getting open.
And I'd say in this series with KD's matchup against Allen, I'd want Westbrook taking the last shot, because Durant can't get anything, for the most part, but a really tough, long jumper off against Tony Allen.
Posted on 5/10/11 at 11:56 am to SlowFlowPro
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he couldn't get free, just like every game this series. he's either completely owned or not trying hard enough
Durant has a cadre of all-team defenders to deal with against the grizz...
It's just a bad match-up for him, whereas Russ can nearly score at will against the grizz guards...
if you have Westbrook, use him.
KD WILL get his...35 points is plenty.
Posted on 5/10/11 at 11:58 am to shel311
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shel311
well put...NBA is about match-ups, and Scotty is trying to maximize his,
everyone should take note, while the game went further, they guarded Durant further and further away, it led to Durant scoring in OT, and gave him room to put the ball on the floor.
Posted on 5/10/11 at 11:59 am to LSU Fan 90812
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And I can't abide by the best scorer in the NBA right now not touching the ball in key moments of pivotal playoff games.
he needs to step up
1st, get open finally
2nd, hit jumpers consistently
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The plays are designed for him
the thunder don't really run plays right now b/c 3/5 of their lineup is typically shitty offensive guys
Posted on 5/10/11 at 12:00 pm to shel311
Westbrook doesn't suck, but you do 
Posted on 5/10/11 at 12:00 pm to Philosoraptor
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GTFO
westbrook may be better
Posted on 5/10/11 at 12:00 pm to Philosoraptor
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Rose's defense is a lot better then Westbrook's too.
lol wut?
Posted on 5/10/11 at 12:00 pm to IceTiger
Whoa ,
U clearly don't watch many Bulls games if you think Boozer or Noah are good shooters...Maybe from 5 ft on in
U clearly don't watch many Bulls games if you think Boozer or Noah are good shooters...Maybe from 5 ft on in
This post was edited on 5/10/11 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 5/10/11 at 12:03 pm to Philosoraptor
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Rose's defense is a lot better then Westbrook's too.
both arent good defenders, is it really that big of a deal when comparing the two?
Posted on 5/10/11 at 12:03 pm to Pistol...2K4
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if you think Boozer or Noah are good shooters
boozer has a decent midrange game
Posted on 5/10/11 at 12:04 pm to SlowFlowPro
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westbrook may be better
lol Hollinger
Posted on 5/10/11 at 12:05 pm to SlowFlowPro
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boozer has a decent midrange game
yeah boozer can hit up to about 20ft.
Posted on 5/10/11 at 12:06 pm to Ghazi
DRose is overrated at the moment
REALLY good player, but not the guy the chicago media is trying to make him out to be
REALLY good player, but not the guy the chicago media is trying to make him out to be
Posted on 5/10/11 at 12:06 pm to SlowFlowPro
Quick hijack: What did you do for 200K SFP?
Back to the topic, I personally think Rose is marginally better right now, but they are pretty damn similar players.
Back to the topic, I personally think Rose is marginally better right now, but they are pretty damn similar players.
Posted on 5/10/11 at 12:06 pm to Ghazi
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Westbrook doesn't suck, but you do
So, are you now picking the Bulls in the East?
I know u picked the Heat, and said they'd probably win 70.
Then when the Celtics beat them twice, you freaked out, overreacted, and picked the Celtics to make the Finals.
So, I assume now you're on your 3rd prediction, right?
Posted on 5/10/11 at 12:06 pm to Vicks Kennel Club
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What did you do for 200K SFP?
ask the MSB to give me a play by play of the end of the heat-celtics game, b/c my directv went out
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