Russell Westbrook's Season Deserves its Own Thread
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28.1ppg, 8.6apg, 7.3rpg, 2.1spg, 42.6fg%
February: 31ppg, 10apg, 9rpg
March:31ppg, 10apg, 8.5rpg
-A very respectable 22-18 without Durant in the West.
-Triple-double machine in February
Russell Westbrook’s three straight triple-doubles to close the month make him the first player to do that since LeBron James in March 2009. In fact, he’s only the fourth player in the past 20 years to record three straight triple-doubles, joining James, Jason Kidd and Grant Hill.
-Westbrook finished the month with four triple-doubles, more than any other player has this season.
-Big nights without Durant
Kevin Durant missed seven games in February and Westbrook elevated his game to cover KD’s absence. He averaged a triple-double when Durant was out in February, averaging 31.2 PPG, 10.0 RPG, 11.3 APG in the seven games he missed.
-Westbrook has at least 20 points and 10 assists in six straight games. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the only other active player who has put together a streak like that is Chris Paul, who had a seven-game streak in 2008-09 for New Orleans.
-On January 16, 2015, Westbrook recorded his ninth career triple-double with 17 points, 15 rebounds, and a career-high 17 assists in a 127–115 win over the Golden State Warriors,[25] becoming just the fifth person in NBA history to record a stat line of 15–15–15 in a game
-After being injured the previous year, Westbrook returned to the All-Star game in 2015. He tallied 41 points, and was named the All-Star MVP. He scored 27 points in 11 minutes in the first half, setting an All-Star record for points in a half, and finished one point shy of the All-Star game record set by Wilt Chamberlain (42) in 1962
-He subsequently became the first player since Michael Jordan in 1989 to have four consecutive triple-doubles, and the first since Jordan that year to have back-to-back triple-doubles with at least 40 points. It was also the most points by any player with a triple-double since Larry Bird also scored 49 in 1992
-10 Triple Double son the season
-Scoring Title.
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22-18 without KD while having basically a whole new roster and missing Ibaka down the stretch.
Russ balled. -
But no playoffs, you probably one of those dudes that got on Kevin Love for having numbers and not making the postseason
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Chi-Town Bully wrote: »But no playoffs, you probably one of those dudes that got on Kevin Love for having numbers and not making the postseason
Nope. And Idgaf about 'no playoffs' considering the circumstances.
All the west teams got big 2's and 3's while his next best player was Enas Kanter. Appreciate a historic season or keep it movin. -
28.1ppg, 8.6apg, 7.3rpg, 2.1spg is impressive
n he is top 10 player...but part of me thinks teams game plan to let him shoot 30 times(doesn't work In the playoffs) plus would u pass it to waiters?? me neither
February = 28 days minus all star break which was like 9 days off
So basically. He was balling for 17\18 days -
28.1ppg, 8.6apg, 7.3rpg, 2.1spg is impressive
n he is top 10 player...but part of me thinks teams game plan to let him shoot 30 times(doesn't work In the playoffs) plus would u pass it to waiters?? me neither
February = 28 days minus all star break which was like 9 days off
So basically. He was balling for 17\18 days
Bruh... Really tho?
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Dude had a historic year....and it Sucks that's he's probably gonna end up on the all nba 2nd team smh
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Kudos for being King of the losers
Now back to the NBA thread to discuss players who matter now -
He had a mvp season but due to the circumstances he won't get his due
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En-Fuego22 wrote: »He had a mvp season but due to the circumstances he won't get his due
those circumstances being, he not a ? mvp, shut the ? up. -
russ BEEN a great player. i hate yall got caught up in the rapture and let him slide on his ? tho, and disrespect durant when he did more with less last year. when he efficient(rarely) and getting assists out the ass its all good and nothing is said, but somehow he has no team to work with when he takes 45 shots, they gon have the same cast plus durant and ibaka and yall gon call that squad deep, wishy washy.
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Peezy_Jenkins wrote: »En-Fuego22 wrote: »He had a mvp season but due to the circumstances he won't get his due
those circumstances being, he not a ? mvp, shut the ? up.
? if you don't stop ? following me around you ? ? ... I didn't call him the mvp. I said he had a mvp season you non reading muthafucka -
how u have a mvp season for a team that aint make the playoffs, ? aight then nikola vucevic had a mvp season too then.
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No Playoffs.... That's all that matters. Not even an eighth seed. Nah B.... ? could a averaged 40....
Russel Westbrook said it himself . ? a scoring title. -
From a statistical standpoint, he was amazing...
All the ingredients for a mvp award except the actual success -
If your play don't result in team success, you ain't a ? MVP of the league
There's no difference between what he did this year and Kevin Love been doing in Minnesota
Be consistent my ? -
Inglewood_B wrote: »28.1ppg, 8.6apg, 7.3rpg, 2.1spg is impressive
n he is top 10 player...but part of me thinks teams game plan to let him shoot 30 times(doesn't work In the playoffs) plus would u pass it to waiters?? me neither
February = 28 days minus all star break which was like 9 days off
So basically. He was balling for 17\18 days
Bruh... Really tho?
Am I lying tho? How many games they play in Feb? -
Russ = PG x okc no plays ran ever = shooting 28 times a game
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Peezy_Jenkins wrote: »russ BEEN a great player. i hate yall got caught up in the rapture and let him slide on his ? tho, and disrespect durant when he did more with less last year. when he efficient(rarely) and getting assists out the ass its all good and nothing is said, but somehow he has no team to work with when he takes 45 shots, they gon have the same cast plus durant and ibaka and yall gon call that squad deep, wishy washy.
OKC is not deep if they were they would have made the playoffs and Durant didn't do more with less considering that team had defined roles and chemistry -
Lol at Russ not being a top 10 player that boy is slow.
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af.r.i.c.a. wrote: »Lol at Russ not being a top 10 player that boy is slow.
You going to hit em with the top ten players again? -
ericb4prez wrote: »Peezy_Jenkins wrote: »russ BEEN a great player. i hate yall got caught up in the rapture and let him slide on his ? tho, and disrespect durant when he did more with less last year. when he efficient(rarely) and getting assists out the ass its all good and nothing is said, but somehow he has no team to work with when he takes 45 shots, they gon have the same cast plus durant and ibaka and yall gon call that squad deep, wishy washy.
OKC is not deep if they were they would have made the playoffs and Durant didn't do more with less considering that team had defined roles and chemistry
the only point u have is with chemistry and its barely valid, notice westbrook went on his run and okc started threatening for the playoffs AFTER the trade so u might as well ? that, kd had reggie jackson, thabo, perkins, ibaka, derek fisher, and perry jones, if u think thats more than enes kanter, ibaka(for the most part) augustin, waiters(trash but better than thabo by a mile) lamb, jones, and stephen adams then i wanna try the drugs u on. the rapture is over bruh westbrook not > durant wrap that up. and i find it funny that youll criticize lebron, but he went on runs just like westbrook with way more efficiency while actually winning -
I'm not goin to argue with you if u think having dion is better than thabo cuz if dion not makin shots he brings nothing to the game and yall need to get out this fantasy world lamb and jones don't even play so why bring them up, kanter is the only ? that even filled a need when they picked him up and this his first time playin meaningful ball he jus happy to be there lol you thinkin bout the name as opposed to their game and how they fit in brooks wack schemes with little practice time
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En-Fuego22 wrote: »af.r.i.c.a. wrote: »Lol at Russ not being a top 10 player that boy is slow.
You going to hit em with the top ten players again?
Apparently it's needed with some of the dumb ? I've been reading lately. -
Dion is clearly better than Thabo at this point and Kanter provides a low post presence they needed badly...Morrow is and has been the sharp shooter they been needing
Lmaooo it's not even close, KD did more with less, was more efficient, and was the 2 seed
