Something I noticed about John Wall against Westbrook

[JohnMax]

I never paid attention to jumping ability until I saw the effect it had on Lebron's ability to finish at the rim. I noticed Westbrook jumps alot higher and from father distance than Wall.

Its probably the reason Westbrook is a better scorer.

[keep-itreal]

that's because westbrook is the most athletic pg of all time

[buddha]

that's because westbrook is the most athletic pg of all time

he really is. he jumps from so far out, i'm sitting there thinking he's gonna lay it up but then he slams the ball down so ferociously.

http://uproxx.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/russell-westbrook-dunk-thunder-kings.jpg

[ImKobe]

Westbrook gets the most amount of wide open mid-range jumpers I've seen any player get, I was watching the first quarter and he missed at least 3 WIDE OPEN FT line jumpers, all he needs is an Ibaka screen.

Westbrook is by far the quickest and most explosive PG in the league, which is why he gets a lot of easy scoring opportunities, more than anyone else.

[Pointguard]

Westbrook is by far the quickest and most explosive PG in the league, which is why he gets a lot of easy scoring opportunities, more than anyone else.
He is far from being the quickest. Most explosive, yes.

[lilteapot]

Wall is no slouch either.

[ralph_i_el]

Westbrook is more explosive than Wall. Wall seems lankier with longer strides.

[beastee]

He is far from being the quickest. Most explosive, yes.
Agreed. Rose, Teague, wall and Aaron brooks all may be faster. But WB is so violent that he is almost unguardable.

[rknine15]

doesnt really matter Wall had a huge block on him on the break at the end of the game and miller with no vertical at all was schooling westbrook all game :lol

[Teanett]

dont matter, because RONDO outplayed both of them last week.

[Relinquish]

dont matter, because RONDO outplayed both of them last week.

Delusional af.

[TheMilkyBarKid]

If I were an OKC fan I'd trade WB for Wall straight up, I think he'd be a much better fit.

Way more swag too.

[BlazerRed]

If I were an OKC fan I'd trade WB for Wall straight up, I think he'd be a much better fit.

Way more swag too.
I don't think so. Wall can't score as easily, and OKC already lack scoring options outside of Durant/Westbrook.

[TheMilkyBarKid]

I don't think so. Wall can't score as easily, and OKC already lack scoring options outside of Durant/Westbrook.
He is a much better playmaker though (much to do with the fact that he looks to pass first) and would love feeding kd, morrow etc for easy 3's

[BlazerRed]

He is a much better playmaker though (much to do with the fact that he looks to pass first) and would love feeding kd, morrow etc for easy 3's
Durant can't be the only guy on the team who creates his own shot on a regular basis. Also, I would not be relying on Morrow to be a big part of an offense. Teams wouldn't need to collapse on Wall like they do Westbrook.. which is what brings Durant a lot of shots as well.

[TheMilkyBarKid]

Durant can't be the only guy on the team who creates his own shot on a regular basis. Also, I would not be relying on Morrow to be a big part of an offense. Teams wouldn't need to collapse on Wall like they do Westbrook.. which is what brings Durant a lot of shots as well.
If I remember correctly kd was taking and making more shots than ever before when westbrook was out last year. While I wouldn't expect him to continue that career best form permanently, he certainly could operate on a similar level with a pg who plays pg like Wall.

[j3lademaster]

If I were an OKC fan I'd trade WB for Wall straight up, I think he'd be a much better fit.

Way more swag too.Only pg's I think will be a better fit than WB are Lillard and Curry. And I don't know if I'd trade Russ for any of them because he already has so many years playing with Durant; and the results haven't been too bad.

[BlazerRed]

If I remember correctly kd was taking and making more shots than ever before when westbrook was out last year. While I wouldn't expect him to continue that career best form permanently, he certainly could operate on a similar level with a pg who plays pg like Wall.

Eh he was beasting that's for sure, but you can't rely on a dude long-term to put out THAT much effort and carry that much of the offense on a night to night over a 82 game regular season. KD was visually exhausted the playoffs that year if I'm remembering correctly.