Westbrook is not to blame for OKC missing playoffs.

[BlakFrankWhite]

i see a lot of thread blaming him :facepalm

1.Westbrook was #1 in scoring,#4 in assists,#2 in steals,

2.KD missed 57 games,Ibaka 23 games,Westbrook 16 games.

3.He was the player of the month for febuary and march.

4.he had a terrible supporting cast...with two of the WORST defenders in the league Kanter and Morrow getting major minutes.


ESPN summed it up best "He did all he could"

[Im so nba'd out]

ESPN summed it up best "He did all he could"

He's just not good enough i agree

[BlakFrankWhite]

He's just not good enough i agree


hmmm....Westbrook and Harden were neck and neck for the scoring title and guess who won?

[nba_55]

1.Westbrook was #1 in scoring,#4 in assists,#2 in

Russell ''Empty stats'' Westbrook

[StrongLurk]

i see a lot of thread blaming him :facepalm

1.Westbrook was #1 in scoring,#4 in assists,#2 in steals,

2.KD missed 57 games,Ibaka 23 games,Westbrook 16 games.

3.He was the player of the month for febuary and march.

4.he had a terrible supporting cast...with two of the WORST defenders in the league Kanter and Morrow getting major minutes.


ESPN summed it up best "He did all he could"

Don't worry about the haters man. They live sad lives. Westbrook had a historical season for a point guard.

[3peated]

i see a lot of thread blaming him :facepalm

1.Westbrook was #1 in scoring,#4 in assists,#2 in steals,

2.KD missed 57 games,Ibaka 23 games,Westbrook 16 games.

3.He was the player of the month for febuary and march.

4.he had a terrible supporting cast...with two of the WORST defenders in the league Kanter and Morrow getting major minutes.


ESPN summed it up best "He did all he could"

lol? do you think harden had an amazing supporting cast? he had more defense i guess, but his offensive help was awful....

[imdaman99]

Agreed. When Lebron and Rose had all those great records and were "doing it alone", they had great defensive teams around them. OKC had a terrible defensive team outside of a couple guys. And the couple of guys that could play D, could not score :lol

If the Thunder could hold teams under 100? They could have won 50 easily.

[BlakFrankWhite]

Agreed. When Lebron and Rose had all those great records and were "doing it alone", they had great defensive teams around them. OKC had a terrible defensive team outside of a couple guys. And the couple of guys that could play D, could not score :lol

If the Thunder could hold teams under 100? They could have won 50 easily.

agreed brother...we were letting in 110+ against the likes of T'Wolves,Pacers,Kings.

[Eric Cartman]

Oh really? The guy that loses putting up 50 point near triple doubles isn't to blame?

[Dave3]

Russell ''Empty stats'' Westbrook


He's just not good enough i agree

Gotta realize though, he also missed a bunch of games early in the season. He played 67 games, went 40-27 in them (including 27-17 when Durant was out). That's good enough for 49/50 wins respectively. A guy who can win 50 games on a roster missing Durant, Ibaka, and other minor injuries throughout is not someone putting up empty stats.

[nba_55]

Oh really? The guy that loses putting up 50 point near triple doubles isn't to blame?

empty stats

[jayfan]

He's just not good enough i agree

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[BlakFrankWhite]

empty stats


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[nba_55]

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[Mawly-G]

Despite the fact that he is extremely talented and plays with such a competitive fire that is almost otherworldly, the problem is that Russ is just not a smart basketball player...especially down the stretch. He plays pinhead hero ball and jacks up tough contested shot after tough contested shot when he has a wide open Anthony Morrow in the corner for a 3. Its just not efficient basketball. I supposed Scott Brooks is more to blame here though, because he really doesn't run any offensive sets and everything just turns into ISO Russ.

[Fudge]

Obvy.

Injuries were to blame.

A healthy OKC squad for the whole year wins the chip this year comfortably, IMO.

[Jacks3]

Despite the fact that he is extremely talented and plays with such a competitive fire that is almost otherworldly, the problem is that Russ is just not a smart basketball player...especially down the stretch. He plays pinhead hero ball and jacks up tough contested shot after tough contested shot when he has a wide open Anthony Morrow in the corner for a 3. Its just not efficient basketball. I supposed Scott Brooks is more to blame here though, because he really doesn't run any offensive sets and everything just turns into ISO Russ.

yet the thunder had a top 5 offense in the games he played and bottom 2 in the games he missed. :confusedshrug:

[theaussieguy]

Despite the fact that he is extremely talented and plays with such a competitive fire that is almost otherworldly, the problem is that Russ is just not a smart basketball player...especially down the stretch. He plays pinhead hero ball and jacks up tough contested shot after tough contested shot when he has a wide open Anthony Morrow in the corner for a 3. Its just not efficient basketball. I supposed Scott Brooks is more to blame here though, because he really doesn't run any offensive sets and everything just turns into ISO Russ.

exactly this, he is just not a very smart player and has a tendency to force plays especially in the crucial final minutes of a game. He threw away quite a few games like this.

[navy]

Depends how you look at it. Westbrook really could have won one or two more games and made the playoffs had he played better.
Triple doubles are nice, but he was a turnover machine and shot lots of bricks.


But in reality OKC only missed the playoffs from his early season injury, so it's not really his fault.

[3ball]

Russell ''Empty stats'' Westbrook
How would OKC have done if Westbrook shot 12 percentage points better in FG%, so 54% instead of 42%? (all other stats remain the same)

They'd be a top 3 contender in the West imo.. With a healthy Durant and Westbrook shooting 12 percentage points better, they'd ring every single year until they both retired.. :confusedshrug:

If he were to do all this AND do it with an entirely different dimension of athleticism that allowed him to literally triple his season dunk total, than OKC would be the GOAT team.. It would remind us of the 90's Bulls, only OKC would be better (Durant destroys Pippen obv).

[24-Inch_Chrome]

Jordan agenda

Future negged.