Comments on: VIDEO: TNT crew discusses Russell Westbrook meltdown (with interview)

By: Wesley

Wesley — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 19:12:04 +0000

Think of the other players on the TNT who had rings, like Shaq and Smith who all say that Westbrook is wrong and it will be harder to deal with during timeouts in the locker. Barkley said that he has to grow up or not win any championship. Those three persons I believe more than your comments because they are not biased like you. Some of us can’t accept what you are saying, so we chose the other alternative. That’s the way it is!

Kobe did not win the next year he was alone, he had the help of Gasol and Bynum. No one can do it alone, even the great Michael Jordan had Scotty Pippen and Rodman. The Heat has Wade shooting guard, LeBron, small forward and Bosh as center, so you need three guys. It should be the three positions to win the game!

By: Roy

Roy — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 19:10:10 +0000

Its not all Westbrook who carries that team, its KD’s team not Westbrook. Westbrook should not have been the Thunder’s point guard cause he shoots too much.

If for some reason Westbrook is playing without Durant, I don’t think the team will be winning more games. He is a complimentary for Durant and not the other way around. If the situation were reverse without Westbrook, Durant will survive and the team will win more game than with Westbrook playing alone. Let’s make it clear that Durant needs a point guard even not the same as Westbrook. How amny times did Durant make the winning shot, many! Now, look at the record of Westbrook almost zero!

Westbrook wants the team to be his, just like Kobe wanted the Lakers to be known as his, without Shaq equals zero titles! I like KD’s plays more than Westbrook’s shot selection.

By: Gus

Gus — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 19:06:34 +0000

If that was a little thing, what will happen if its a big thing, an explosion, a volcano, an earthquake!

It is just immaturity for people earning that big chunk of money and they do as they please. Think about the less fortunate ones who struggle to make both ends meet, who go to watch the games to forget their problems and go and see this untoward incidents, its disgusting for a 24 year old baby do such a things. A baby who is 3-6 year old can be excused, not a 24 year old man!

Thunder management should do something about it before its too late to turn this guy around. Maybe a suspension could make him realize that its not all about his playing, its also about his behavior in or outside the game, that he represent the Thunder!

By: Derek

Derek — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 19:05:45 +0000

There were some good stretches of the game, like when the big players were able to get the ball for a dunk or a lay-up or the second unit plays team basketball, like pass from PJ3 to Hasheem or vice versa, that was good to see. Even the crowd roared in approval. Then there were not so good to see moments, when the payers relied too much on jumpers or missed guarding the paint for an easy drive in of the other players, that’s not good to see.

Lastly, when their point guard suddenly stands up, overturns the chairs near the bench, storms out of the playing area, pursued by the assistant coach, that’s a very bad moment to observe this player having his tantrums, just because he had a miscommunication with another player and Durant tries to calm him down. For what big reason does he have to show in national TV audience his immaturity. When he does that, even his game turns soar.

Hoping the management and coaches don’t give this guy a pass to do whatever he pleases, cause its a bad mark for the team and the NBA. Besides, he should be the one to set an example to his teammates, as a co-captain of the Thunder!

By: Greg S.

Greg S. — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 18:14:51 +0000

Thanks for the video clip, Mr. Slater, I now have gotten more insights on the post situation discussions with Barkley comments, which to me mad very good sense. The thing that strucked me the most is that this is just the regular season and not yet the finals. Charles made a good point that Brooks and maybe Presti should let Westbrook know to cut it out with he outbursts or be disciplined. The team is on a quest to win the championship this year and there is no time to waste with emotional scenes that played out on national televiion.

Even the quesions of Craig Sager revealed tht Westbrook was still mad at somebody and he is disturbed to directly answer his questions! He will be the talk on ESPN today also.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:57:41 +0000

What kind of player who blows off, with the team winning the game? Crazy! The other players were having fun and this one acts like the gamewas lost. Weird is the word that just happened to Westbrook!

Hoep he get penalized by the NBA for acts of unbecoming of a professional basketball player and the Thunder management should do the same!