Comments on: Some Perspective On Russell Westbrook Shooting More Than Kevin Durant

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Wed, 17 Oct 2012 14:39:57 +0000

[...] game, the consensus is often that Durant would do more with those shots (a premise that was debunked last season by Thunder beat writer Darnell [...]

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Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:20:45 +0000

[...] game, the consensus is often that Durant would do more with those shots (a premise that was debunked last season by Thunder beat writer Darnell [...]

By: cio

cio — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 15:38:35 +0000

Westbrook should always look.out for the star player/franchise player, he should pass the ball every time KD is demanding the possession…

By: Plan

Plan — Sun, 20 May 2012 06:54:42 +0000

Theyre winning despite Westbrook, who is way too inefficient a scorer to justify 19.2FGA per game. Durant scores 1.426 points per shot, Westbrook scores 1.231 per shot. That’s a HUGE difference overall when it comes to the teams offensive efficiency.

Westbrook also turned the ball over way too much this season…he needs to be reminded he is a PG and his job is to get people involved.

If you think Bayless is wrong, you seriously misunderstand what makes a player a legit s scorer.

By: Hector

Hector — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:03:05 +0000

It’s true KD and Harden are better than anything Rose has, but Rose has a better overall team around him. Plus guys who can actually score inside. Russ has Durant to reliably generate assists from on the starting lineup, and that’s it. OKC has a total of 3 scorers. I’ve watched Westbrook toss the ball to the other guys not named Durant or Harden and it’s a miss after another or one of the bigs hesitates to shoot and decides to dribble and lose the ball (I’m looking at you Perkins). By the way, how many games has Westbrook missed in his career?

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:06:14 +0000

Assists DON’T matter. They don’t. You can’t pass the ball in the playoffs anymore, the D is too suffocating. Offensively, Westbrook should be judged solely on his pullup jumper. I truly believe that. His pullup jumper is more un-defendable than anything Durant has at this time and when playoff time comes around, will Durant be able to get off shots? I don’t know but we KNOW that Westbrook can get that pullup jumper. He can always get that shot at the freethrow line extended area. If he’s making that shot at an efficient rate, he’s the best player in the league and can carry you to a title. I love Durant and believe that he can carry you to a title, too. Don’t get me wrong, at this time, Durant is the best player on the Thunder but if Westbrook gets that pullup freethrow line extended shot to go down at an efficient rate, he passes Durant. He passes the world because no defense can stop him from getting that shot.

By: ern

ern — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 15:27:13 +0000

Last night made me realize something. The Lakers are the reason for this whole russ shoots too much thing. But its not really that he shoots too much, its his shot selection has changed. Go back to the Laker series where he constantly blew by fisher and the Lakers put Kobe on him. Russ turned into a pull-up jump shooter. Now, people only give him that shot. So the result is more pull-ups and less drive and kick/drop-offs. End result is the assist numbers are down.

By: Trevor

Trevor — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:48:05 +0000

Ummmm, no. Clearly, if everyone is struggling RW should be more offensive minded. In fact, I thought he played well last night. Took a ton of shots, but he valued the ball better.

Time will tell. Enjoyed the discussion.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:22:58 +0000

Correction: Make that 26-7.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:19:33 +0000

@Trevor So even if the rest of the team isn’t hitting their shots, Westbrook is still supposed to distribute the ball & take less shots just so the team gets the ball their fair share of the time? If the Thunder had stuck to that philosophy they wouldn’t be 25-9.