he's statpadding rebounds... He's averaging 8 uncontested rebounds and per game on a team with very good rebounders.... because they're conceding the boards to him and he's not contesting perimeter jumpers to go and get extra boards. Russ is last in the NBA at contesting perimeter jumpshots among players who play more than 30 minutes per game.... BY A WIDE MARGIN.
Money Ball That may be true, but he's hurting his team defensively at the same time. You're also missing the point... Russ is only in the MVP convo because of the triple double his main selling point, and his rebounding numbers lie.... it's not impressive or impactful when compared with what Harden has more going for him and shouldn't be a deciding factor in an MVP decision.
Andiamdrew Bau but hardens team and system is built around his play style. OKC's is not. It's a system where he creates space for others or himself to score which fails miserably if he gets locked up. Harden has a great system and team that can hold water when he plays poorly. OKC just doesn't. Which is why they need a better system and a different culture
Demontae Woulard OKC is also build around Westbrook. Russ likes to penetrate and dump it off. He's got post with nice hands all day. If he was passing to the outside more he would probably have more turnovers. It'd horrible what the media is doing acting like the MVP award is predicated on averaging a Triple double. Curry said it correctly, history shows that's the MVP award is usually predicted on team success vs individual stats. It just goes to the huge impact the media has on the sheep of today's society.
Mektek19 yeah I get the curry comment which was him answering a question he didn't want to publicly address but he did anyway which is why the Curry and Westbrook fight happened. But my case is this, OKC's team just doesn't protect him from a bad game unlike Harden's team. Harden intentionally doesn't play defense because they have nice defensive pieces that do both shoot threes and get stops. He also has three people on that team that can go for 30 if left unguarded, one of which is going to be Sixth Man of the Year. He also has multiple notable players that people recognize and respect. The only people that is widely known from OKC that is any sort of threat, other then the obvious one, is Enes Kanter and Victor Olandipo who is a borderline bust because he was a top-2 pick from a mediocre draft class, even though I'm pretty sure CJ and Kwai were both in that class. Point is: no one respects OKC's on both sides of the ball and everyone respects Houston on both sides. Harden will only win MVP because he has a better team overall and record, but individually, WB is killing him, and has a worse team. It's like T-Mac's Rockets, other then Yao, they had nobody and you see how that ended.
Daniel Simpson I guess he shouldn't have grabbed those rebounds. Just stop! Answer me this. what are the numbers for other guys for FT rebounds. Don't worry il wait...
"He only gets 11rpg because they're all wife open" He gets 1.9 contested rpg and only 2 players average more than that "He goes for trip dubs" OKC is 24-6 when he gets one and 11-22 when he doesn't "Harden does more with less" Harden has 2 6MOTY candidates and some of the best shooters in the NBA, oh and also his bench player just won the 3PT contest "Harden is way better at shooting" Yea, 2 percent better Oh and btw Westbrook has the biggest +/- difference when he's on and off the bench by a MILE
George Astafyev he means the difference between when Westbrook is on the bench compared to when he's on the court. In that stat I'm pretty sure he's number one
Colds lou has only played about 5 games, tgat okc team is good he just doesn't want to play in a system utilize his teammates like Harden does, Westbrook doesnt make anyone around him better and thats a defining aspect of a superstar. STOP overrating Westbrook, hes not winning MVP get over it
UPDATE: So I have been watching some more Westbrook lately, specifically looking for some things while he doesn't have the ball (that were mentioned in the comments). I can definitely say he does look for those rebounds intentionally. I notice he plays off his player more often than not in attempt for the rebound. But you also have to remember that it's part strategy. The 3 pt shot, even though it's used so much these days, it's still typically a low percentages shot, so crashing the boards isn't a bad idea..
Dom2k watch some videos of him literally taking rebounds that are alresdy in his big mans hands already thatll convince you No one wants to play with someone like that
A couple of things I didn't say in the video I wanted; It's pretty unlikely Thunder actually get the 4th seed because 4 games (it was 3 when I recorded this) is quite a bit to make up before next month, so I doubt it. Also, I slightly better understand Cuban's comments about Westbrook not being an MVP candidate, he basically said you have to win 50 games to be MVP and Westbrook won't do that. Historically, more or less, he is right; still ridiculous to say he's not even a candidate. What do y'all think? Like comment and sub if you enjoyed! Business email: Theweightliftingcentral@Gmail.com Patreon: patreon.com/dom2k16 Facebook: facebook.com/dom2k16 Twitter: twitter.com/dom_2k Instagram: instagram.com/nba_2k_highlights Snapchat: Dom_2k
I think he still has a good chance purely because of his story and what he's done. He's carrying his teams into the playoffs by doing something that's only been done once
He leads the league in uncontested rebounds per game at 8.5, and he only has 2.1 contested rebounds. Wesbrook is an amazing athlete and has crazy hops, but the OKC bigs are allowing him to steal their rebs to stat pad. This much is really obvious...
I get it. His stats are insane. But when I WATCH him play, I see a player who makes bad basketball decisions and tries to do too much on the floor. Harden looks like the better, more important player when you watch them side by side.
He supposed to try to do to much when your team is nothing without you. That is what we as fans expect out of all NBA players but everybody else on a shitty team settles for a tank. All players should be trying to give their all to win. I see nothing wrong with his play. James looks better because he has a better team.
exactly. No one is denying his talent. The fact is he can't win with another great player because he wants to be the hero and is constantly out of position.
Jeevan Ramesh Thanks! But honestly number of subs is almost irrelevant to me, the channel does better than some others than I've seen with like 500K so that's the goal really.
I'm glad bro. Keep up the good work. Your channel actually got me into basketball lol I've been trying to get into it for years but didnt know where to start. Your videos are well done
I'll say it again . If Russ had 2 less rebounds and 2 more assists per game no one would chose him over harden .again I'm not saying what he's doing ain't incredible .
Isaiah Thomas I am . Harden is clearly MVP like they lost there second best player last year and got better , harden literally revived Eric Gordon's career . And his team is (as of now ) has a better record then the defending champs like come on . Plus ur acting like Russ and Vic arnt a top 5 backcourt
Blane Ries he's impactful but I would put a couple guys ahead he'll kawhi doesn't have another allstar (la playing pretty trash this year ) and yet he gets dubs . He is the spurs life line as well the only difference is he isn't averaging these crazy number cuz of the system
Stat stuffing has nothing to do with wins just how the player plays. Russel often looks like all he is trying to do is build up stats. I don't hate the man I'm just saying
Around a year ago i started watching nba and westbrook was my favourite player but when i saw that he stat pads so much that videos exist that he is chasing rebounds and that steven adams is leveing rebounds made me hate him so basicaly he says i do it becouse of the wins but they dont win . Still he won mvp which frustrated me . He was i think the first one to win mvp with less than 50 wins or something like that. His team even now with 2 superstars cant win becouse he is a stat padder and they have to leave him rebounds .
the reasoning why Russel Westbrook is cause of state stuffing is because every time the opposite team shoots free throws he right there were the big men is suppose to be.
Ayo_Fresh 100 look back at 1962, where wilt averaged 50 and Robertson averaged the triple double. neither of them got MVP. Bill Russell did, because he was the leader of a great team that was a top seed.
They just hate Westbrook can do things similar to Lebron cuz he's the only other person to come close to averaging a triple double so they call him a stats hog
Queon Ball bruh Westbrook isn't even close to LeBron's level. Look at the numbers LeBron is putting up on the team he's playing for. He's getting 8 boards a game with 2 other really good rebounders on his team with Kevin Love and Tristan Thompson. If you put LeBron on the Thunder he could easily average a triple double due to him being the best all around player on that team.
Sexy Person nigga I never said Lebron couldn't do that but Lebron has been on a terrible team over a decade and at one time was averaging a triple double but his stats went down when he joined Wade and other super teams but Westbrook is still putting up Lebron numbers right now just not pct wise
Sexy Person I'm not saying he on Lebron level but I'm just saying ppl hate on him when Lebron does similar stats and no one hates on him for putting up those numbers
I heard someone say that Russell Westbrook is a ball hog! First of all how can you average a triple double and be a ball hog. He's trying his hardest to win and gets called a ball hog? Seriously can't stand some nba fans
HiJosh well I don't think Russ is a ball hog, but you can average 10 assists and be a ball hog. If you move the ball around regularly or occasionally you are not a ball hog, but you can hold on to the ball play after play and end up having the last pass all the time which is just one pass in a play so it looks like on the stats that you are not a ball hog but you could be, and that's where usage rate comes in.
Jake Shames that is true. what's also true is when KD got hurt that one time and he Russ still had players they didn't make the playoffs. but when Russ got hurt KD went on a killing spree with no help and they went 25-11 and was still thought to be a great team. same players but one got waaaaayyyyyyyuu better results.
wow dom you are the only youtuber that actually talks about everyone saying he is "Stat Stuffing" and you are the only one who explains why he isn't stat stuffing
Most of the hate is from Houston fans who don't want him to be MVP which is funny because OKC fans love James harden edit: i guess some are not as biased, luckily
They clearly do need Durant, 6th seed??? That's garbage compared to the previous season where they went the WCF vs getting knocked out in the first round
The only thing that he kinda stat stuffs is rebounding. I know it sounds stupid but sometimes the big can easily get the rebound but Russel snatches it out of mid air. But other than that he doesn't stat stuff
How are you gonna say Westbrook is selfish on offense if he averages 10 assists per game, I do consider his turnovers and And poor field goal percentage but he doesn't really have any body to pass to for SHOOTING.
just because you get assist does not mean you not ball hogging. he has the ball 90% of the time. he does not make rotation passes. he will only pass if it leads to a clear assist. that is stat stuffing..example. he gets doubled teamed. a guy is open in the far corner. instead of him rotating the ball to someone else for the way pass. he will either attempt the cross court pass his self out of the double team or shoot it. that's not smart. he does it alot.
I understand what your saying, but I think he's just making smarter passes instead of throwing it up to kd who is usually taller than his defender. He believes he needs to take over for his team to win.
Westbrook would win mvp IF harden wasn't having a monster season as well. Putting aside just the idea of a triple double both player have almost the SAME EFF. Also kawhi is on the rise. If kawhi keeps on increasing his scoring output while his team is on pace to win 60 games the dude is going to rob both westbrook and harden lol
Youngest MVP Oh yeah, he's the hater because he spits facts and the NBA fans that comment in his comment section make a bunch of irrational statements and make irrational moves like reporting his video instead of seeing his side of things and seeing rationale in his videos. Even if they might disagree, seeing rationale should still be something that they should do like I did with this video.
The best story line of the season also plays a key part in who receives the MVP vote as well. You have the entire Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant situation, and now Russell goes on to average a triple double, and carry a small market team to the playoffs after losing a top-5 player. Russell gets it.
You know I've got an interesting theory about Westbrook so tell me what you guys think. I'm not a fan of him averaging a triple double because let's be real, he is stat padding for selfish reasons and he isn't involving his teammates as well as he could but in no way am I taking away this fucking ridiculous feat, it's astonishing so don't give me any hate. Do I like Westbrook's mentality? No. Can I question his drive? No as well, the man has the drive of Iverson and Kobe. I think the reason why Westbrook is PURPOSELY trying to average a triple double is because he wants to be remembered as one of the greats because that's his only way as of now. So in order to be remembered as a legend, you basically have to win a ring and/or an MVP plus All NBA selections and All Stars and shit, I think we can all agree on it objectively. As soon as KD left, Westbrook knew his chances of winning a championship went to shit (let's be realistic here) BUT his chance at an MVP fucking skyrocketed. What do we remember Oscar Robertson for? His triple double season, no one remembers Big O for his championship or his MVP. Westbrook is thinking of averaging a triple double to cement his legacy in the history books and honestly, it's fucking working. I think he'll purposely try to average two or three more seasons averaging a triple double with that shit team in OKC. He isn't staying because he's loyal, he's staying because that team is basically the best "path to greatness." After he wins an MVP or two (which I can totally see), he'll dwindle down and go ring chasing near the end and there's a good chance he'll get one. So let's look at this objectively. This NBA player has accomplished the following: (hypothetically) Averaged a triple double for 3 or 4 seasons and leads the league in the number of triple doubles Won 2 MVPs Has 10 All Star Selections Made 10 All NBA Teams Has a ring or two This is basically an indisputable resume for being one of the greatest. Then the "what if" factor will kick in. What if Westbrook had better teammates? What if he actually had a coach? What if the Big 3 (KD, Harden, Westbrook) actually stayed together? Fans have this thing where they love a lot of hypothetical situations (MIKE KORZEMBA) and they will use their imagination to compensate for some situations and obviously, this is gonna work massively in Westbrook's favour. Tell me what you guys think, I genuinely want to hear opinions on this!
See Westbook is NOT currently the MVP, and the race isn't exactly all that close. Yes, he is averaging a trip dub, but Harden's stats are very very close to his, yet he is slightly more efficient than Westbrook. And he does have better players around him, but he MAKES them better. Honestly, who thought that Eric Gordon and Ryan Anderson would make the Rockets a top 3 team in the league? Anyone who said they did is a liar, it was completely unpredictable.I think Eric Gordon is the best player on these 2 teams not named Westbrook or Harden, but last year he was a very average player at best. James Harden's playmaking ability has allowed him to shoot and make more 3's overall. Also, Harden is even playing adequate defense this year, he's holding people below their normal shooting averages and PPG while he guards them. Westbrook allows people to score more points and shoot more efficiently than average when he guards people. Finally, the record discrepancy is too large to ignore. The Rockets are the 3rd best team in the NBA in terms of record, while the Thunder are near average. I'm sorry, but "carrying" your team to the 7th seed isn't enough to override a player who turned a team of shooters into an historic offensive juggernaut and brought his team to the 3rd best record in the NBA overall.
need it explained? Ok Assists. He is a good playmaker, but Westbrook makes bad passes, plain and simple. There is no way around it. You cant "excuse" the tos because of the roster he is on, because a bad pass is a bad pass. Rebounds 7 of his rebounds per game are completely uncontested. Now, it isnt uncommon to grab an uncontested board, but 7 (which leads the league) means your teammates are helping you. Plain and simple. He also averages 1.4 rebounds per game on missed free throws. The point guard. So his bigs will box out for him. Defense The amount of shots he has contested from 3 is staggeringly low. stats.nba.com/players/hustle/#!?sort=CONTESTED_SHOTS&dir=1&Season=2016-17&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&TeamID=1610612760&CF=PLAYER_NAME*E*&PerMode=Totals In fact, its EMBARRASSINGLY low. The person Westbrook guards shoots 74% of his shots completely uncontested. So that time westbrook leaves people open can be spent chasing rebounds. Dont believe me? 7 of Westbrooks rebounds per game are grabbed when the ball is shot from 15+ feet out, 4.2 of them are from 19+ feet out. The opposing point guard obviously isnt in the paint with him, or the rebound wouldnt be uncontested like most of his are. And westbrook doesnt contest frequently, so he DOES rebound hunt.
Super Android 34 Allen Iverson has just as a bad shooting% also why don't you penalize James Harden Uncontested Rebounds and Turnovers.The only reason y'all are bashing him is because he's not winning games.
kevion2brown Iverson is overrated all time, and i do penalize Harden. But harden is playing with A new coach Multiple new teammates A completely different offense Abd he is playing a new position
Super Android 34 How is working with new people and changing a position gives you an advantage over another player who's team is -10 without him.I think Harden is clearly the MVP but people need to start respecting the season Westbrook is having.
KD the GOAT scorer #KDCurryBestDuo- he would've been contending for the title this year but instead he is stuck with making the 7th seed because of the pussy Durant who bailed on his team
KD the GOAT scorer #KDCurryBestDuo Westbrook would be more content with winning an NBA title (or contending) rather than playing for the 7th seed just to get bounced in the early rounds.
If you actually watch OKC play Westbrook he kinda of does stat pad, 1st: Westbrook leaves his man and wait in the paint so if a player miss a shot he can jump over his teammate to grab the rebound 2nd: people claim he has a high IQ because of his assist numbers which is wrong!! he only pass the ball when he's double team or drive in the paint and has no where to go or wait for the shot clock to run down then pass it, listen I love Russell Westbrook, but saying he's the mvp over Harden? nah
If he has a reliable player in OKC's roster, then sure. Stat pad? Mate, many of them are called stat pad because they are the trump card. Without them do almost everything, their team can't win. Example: Wilt Chamberlain. And in fact, if you can't win anymore and you one short of assist of triple double, then what'll you do?
deonta thomas For that first part, isn't that just crashing the boards? and why penalize him for knowing where to send the ball when doubled? That's not the only time he passes, and one of Kobe's big problems when he was younger was not making the correct pass out of doubles
Dom2k I have watched many Westbrook games, especially in the 2011-16 period. There's a reason why this team never won a title. While the Spurs always got great ball movement and all that, OKC didn't. Ever. The only isolated KD and Russ and hoped for the best. It is the PG's job to start the offense in the right way, and Russ is horrible at that.
tteverywhere 97 I have a guy I play ball with that does this. is called not making rotation passes. Russ only passes if it leads to a clear cut assist. he does not make rotation passes which makes the defense have to rotate and scramble. he only concerned about stats that he doesn't make the right play.
Man I do agree with you so much. Westbrook is a phenomenal athlete with incredible capabilities in terms of strength, speed and all that. He's relentless and gives everything and I believe his energy is contagious. But it's just not the style of basketball I think is successful and enjoyable for his teammates. If I was a scorer I would not want to be on his team.
Westbrook has a great year in 2016-17, but him on the Rockets, he’s been playing the best basketball of his career. Imagine 2017 Russ with shooters around him
Russ getting a trip dub is truly important to them, because just a few moments ago, the Thunder lost when he scored 58 points and the thunder are 42-6 the lady 2 seasons when he gets a trip dub
People say he statpadds LOL. If "statpadding" was enough to get 42 triple-doubles, some other player already would have got like 50 triple-doubles in a season. And they win the games he gets triple-doubles.
My definition of stat stuffing is like grabbing in contested boards from your teammates that you don't need to interfere with just to look good. If someone says your stats are invalid cuz your team is shit they're dumb
If Russell Westbrook were to play in all his remaining 18 games of the season while somehow never scoring another point, never grabbing another rebound, and never dishing another assist, his 2016-17 stat line would work out to 25.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 7.8 assists. Credit to Deadspin for that nugget. Thought it was a pretty ridiculous stat.
You should do a video on shots that could have killed legacies or made them better. Like Ray Allens 3 pointer in Game 6 or maybe like a buzzer beater Tmac missed to go to the finals (not sure if there is one).
I'm Warriors fan, but have been a Thunder fan since they were the Supersonics. That said, I'm a huge fan of Westbrook (killing it on my fantasy team). Few things I have to say about his season. 1. He's straight up carrying the team on his back. 2. Everyone knows the ball is going to him, but it's still THAT hard to stop the man. 3. He plays with everything he has every single game. 4. He doesn't complain about not getting any help, and is single handedly taking his team to the playoffs. This beast of a player NEEDS to win MVP. That is all. Now someone please give me a reminder about the dubs blowing a 3-1 lead. Please be creative.
The MVP trophy shouldn't be given to the best player on the best team, it should be going to the best player in the league. Countless amount of players like Oscar Robertson in 1961, Kareem in 1973, Harden in 2015, and even 1962 where Wilt scored 100 points and STILL didn't win MVP, all these players and many more are getting robbed for MVP because their team wasn't all great
It's a double edged sword. It shouldn't count on team wins, however the most valuable thing in the NBA are wins. So while it shouldn't count on team success, it almost has to, because wins are more valuable than really great individual numbers.
Reasons Westbrook could win MVP.1)He is one of the most intense and passionate players In the league.2) contrary to popular belief, He really does make his teammates better.3) He's brought so much more attention and entertainment to the NBA and entertainment and competition is at a low because of the Warriors.4) At the end of the day he's doing things no one has seen before
Russell Westbrook: February 26 vs Pelicans (13th in West): 41 points, 14/29 FG, 11/12 FT, 2/8 3pt February 28 vs Jazz (4th in West): 43 points, 13/28 FG, 11/12 FT, 6/9 3pt March 2nd vs Trailblazers (9th in West): 45 points, 12/36 FG, 15/15 FT, 6/16 3pt March 3rd vs Phoenix (14th in West): 48 points, 14/30 FG, 17/18 FT, 3/12 3pt For anyone curious on how he shot.
he's statpadding rebounds... He's averaging 8 uncontested rebounds and per game on a team with very good rebounders.... because they're conceding the boards to him and he's not contesting perimeter jumpers to go and get extra boards.
Russ is last in the NBA at contesting perimeter jumpshots among players who play more than 30 minutes per game.... BY A WIDE MARGIN.
Money Ball That may be true, but he's hurting his team defensively at the same time.
You're also missing the point... Russ is only in the MVP convo because of the triple double his main selling point, and his rebounding numbers lie.... it's not impressive or impactful when compared with what Harden has more going for him and shouldn't be a deciding factor in an MVP decision.
Andiamdrew Bau but hardens team and system is built around his play style. OKC's is not. It's a system where he creates space for others or himself to score which fails miserably if he gets locked up.
Harden has a great system and team that can hold water when he plays poorly. OKC just doesn't. Which is why they need a better system and a different culture
Demontae Woulard OKC is also build around Westbrook. Russ likes to penetrate and dump it off. He's got post with nice hands all day. If he was passing to the outside more he would probably have more turnovers. It'd horrible what the media is doing acting like the MVP award is predicated on averaging a Triple double. Curry said it correctly, history shows that's the MVP award is usually predicted on team success vs individual stats. It just goes to the huge impact the media has on the sheep of today's society.
Mektek19 yeah I get the curry comment which was him answering a question he didn't want to publicly address but he did anyway which is why the Curry and Westbrook fight happened. But my case is this, OKC's team just doesn't protect him from a bad game unlike Harden's team. Harden intentionally doesn't play defense because they have nice defensive pieces that do both shoot threes and get stops. He also has three people on that team that can go for 30 if left unguarded, one of which is going to be Sixth Man of the Year. He also has multiple notable players that people recognize and respect. The only people that is widely known from OKC that is any sort of threat, other then the obvious one, is Enes Kanter and Victor Olandipo who is a borderline bust because he was a top-2 pick from a mediocre draft class, even though I'm pretty sure CJ and Kwai were both in that class. Point is: no one respects OKC's on both sides of the ball and everyone respects Houston on both sides. Harden will only win MVP because he has a better team overall and record, but individually, WB is killing him, and has a worse team. It's like T-Mac's Rockets, other then Yao, they had nobody and you see how that ended.
Andiamdrew Bau it's not his fault they don't go for boards so that's just an excuse
"Enes has been out since he decided to falcon punch the chair" i lost my shit when he said this
Lmao
okc 24-6 when Russ has a triple double. 11-22 when he doesn't.
Coach Chris Something I wish I would've included
Dom2k you should pin this comment then, so people can see this point
Coach Chris the majority of his rebounds come off missed free throws so you need to put that to
Daniel Simpson I guess he shouldn't have grabbed those rebounds. Just stop!
Answer me this. what are the numbers for other guys for FT rebounds. Don't worry il wait...
Coach Chris Russ is the bomb
"He only gets 11rpg because they're all wife open"
He gets 1.9 contested rpg and only 2 players average more than that
"He goes for trip dubs"
OKC is 24-6 when he gets one and 11-22 when he doesn't
"Harden does more with less"
Harden has 2 6MOTY candidates and some of the best shooters in the NBA, oh and also his bench player just won the 3PT contest
"Harden is way better at shooting"
Yea, 2 percent better
Oh and btw Westbrook has the biggest +/- difference when he's on and off the bench by a MILE
Colds Harden shoots 0.6% better. and he misses 6 3s while he's at it when Westbrook only misses 1 😂
Colds lebron has the biggest + -
George Astafyev he said difference, LeBron has RJ to replace him.
George Astafyev he means the difference between when Westbrook is on the bench compared to when he's on the court. In that stat I'm pretty sure he's number one
Colds lou has only played about 5 games, tgat okc team is good he just doesn't want to play in a system utilize his teammates like Harden does, Westbrook doesnt make anyone around him better and thats a defining aspect of a superstar. STOP overrating Westbrook, hes not winning MVP get over it
"penetration is a huge huge part of his game"
Lol
Ricardo Barajas 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Westbrook playing like a straight up MyPlayer in 2k
TheMilwaukeeKid fucking 99 on everything
Tiyee Ryan except threes, handles, defense and pretty much everything else other than dunking and hustle.
Joostisio yea
Joostisio stop throwing shade lmao
TheMilwaukeeKid lol, not for me. My MyPlayer sucks shit
Trying your hardest to win and doing everything to help your team= Statpadding
Smfh casual fans are terrible
James Beverley W
KD the GOAT scorer #KDCurryBestDuo Your comment is still up bandwagon
KD the GOAT scorer #KDCurryBestDuo - FUCK KD AND CURRY
When she's not moaning lmao wasn't there when I looked ,
KD the GOAT scorer #KDCurryBestDuo And how can you say you're a unbiased kd fan when you hopped on the warriors bandwagon with that snake L
I lost it when I found out Kanter was out because he punched a chair. He's just a big neanderthal 😂😂
UPDATE:
So I have been watching some more Westbrook lately, specifically looking for some things while he doesn't have the ball (that were mentioned in the comments).
I can definitely say he does look for those rebounds intentionally. I notice he plays off his player more often than not in attempt for the rebound.
But you also have to remember that it's part strategy. The 3 pt shot, even though it's used so much these days, it's still typically a low percentages shot, so crashing the boards isn't a bad idea..
Dom2k watch some videos of him literally taking rebounds that are alresdy in his big mans hands already thatll convince you
No one wants to play with someone like that
Apparently staff stuffing and saying he is selfish to Russ is weird because he averages 10 ASSISTS a game and somehow that is being selfish
Erik Lerström you lost me at "on a pretty good team"
SpongeTito the fact that he is more focused on his own stat line... yes... that's selfish
He only passes when he knows it will be an assist, also Harden had 11 assists
Pretty much like Lebron, but these dumbasses probably says Lebron is a team player, lmfao hypocrite kids..
Westbrook doesnt have a robin, he's got an aquaman
Well now he has a ironman
Manuel Gutierrez im happy for the guy
@@NoBrakes219 me to
Aqua man has powers
I'm supposed to be playing Game of War but this one player keeps kicking my ass...
Brayzim82 you're a dead meme
Brayzim82 that's over
Javale McGee Lmao
Brayzim82 is it Zaza Pachulia
Brayzim82 L
A couple of things I didn't say in the video I wanted;
It's pretty unlikely Thunder actually get the 4th seed because 4 games (it was 3 when I recorded this) is quite a bit to make up before next month, so I doubt it.
Also, I slightly better understand Cuban's comments about Westbrook not being an MVP candidate, he basically said you have to win 50 games to be MVP and Westbrook won't do that.
Historically, more or less, he is right; still ridiculous to say he's not even a candidate.
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I think he still has a good chance purely because of his story and what he's done. He's carrying his teams into the playoffs by doing something that's only been done once
Dom2k I bet Westbrook will get robbed to some as MVP. But like your other video...seed counts brah
Dom2k dom have you seen legend of winnings video about how Russ is overrated? Because he makes a lot of great points in that video.
AsTra Kz doesn't mean he's overrated.
Dream Chaser I think legend of winning meant his season is overrated.
He leads the league in uncontested rebounds per game at 8.5, and he only has 2.1 contested rebounds. Wesbrook is an amazing athlete and has crazy hops, but the OKC bigs are allowing him to steal their rebs to stat pad. This much is really obvious...
I get it. His stats are insane. But when I WATCH him play, I see a player who makes bad basketball decisions and tries to do too much on the floor. Harden looks like the better, more important player when you watch them side by side.
Akademiks Peanut Head Ass True
He supposed to try to do to much when your team is nothing without you. That is what we as fans expect out of all NBA players but everybody else on a shitty team settles for a tank. All players should be trying to give their all to win. I see nothing wrong with his play. James looks better because he has a better team.
How many All Stars besides Harden on Rockets? Excuses, excuses
he has no Allstars but they are still better players dumbass.
exactly. No one is denying his talent. The fact is he can't win with another great player because he wants to be the hero and is constantly out of position.
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Jeevan Ramesh Thanks! But honestly number of subs is almost irrelevant to me, the channel does better than some others than I've seen with like 500K so that's the goal really.
I'm glad bro. Keep up the good work. Your channel actually got me into basketball lol I've been trying to get into it for years but didnt know where to start. Your videos are well done
hes not even 10% of a million subs u dumb fuck
I didn't mean now lol I see it happening in the future. relax
Jeevan Ramesh you ugly
I'll say it again . If Russ had 2 less rebounds and 2 more assists per game no one would chose him over harden .again I'm not saying what he's doing ain't incredible .
Commandosoap777 Facts they just like saying triple double he's not as impactful empty stats for sure
Commandosoap777 What if doesn't matter. Accept the reality
Isaiah Thomas I am . Harden is clearly MVP like they lost there second best player last year and got better , harden literally revived Eric Gordon's career . And his team is (as of now ) has a better record then the defending champs like come on . Plus ur acting like Russ and Vic arnt a top 5 backcourt
Commandosoap777 - actually he would be still considered because he is averaging 30 points and leading the worst squad to a playoff berth.
Blane Ries he's impactful but I would put a couple guys ahead he'll kawhi doesn't have another allstar (la playing pretty trash this year ) and yet he gets dubs . He is the spurs life line as well the only difference is he isn't averaging these crazy number cuz of the system
Last time i was this early the grizzlies had a 3-0 lead in the 2018 playoffs
theRealHLC smh
+theRealHLC it happened lol they blew a 3-0 Leady lol
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What video is the 3-0 grizzlies
2012 Chief Keef #GOAT #KingSosa #Chiraq #3Hunna mike korzemba?
Stat stuffing has nothing to do with wins just how the player plays. Russel often looks like all he is trying to do is build up stats. I don't hate the man I'm just saying
Around a year ago i started watching nba and westbrook was my favourite player but when i saw that he stat pads so much that videos exist that he is chasing rebounds and that steven adams is leveing rebounds made me hate him so basicaly he says i do it becouse of the wins but they dont win . Still he won mvp which frustrated me . He was i think the first one to win mvp with less than 50 wins or something like that. His team even now with 2 superstars cant win becouse he is a stat padder and they have to leave him rebounds .
bad start but they are 29-20 now
WADER 007 10 game win streak 😑 how do you sound 🤔
WADER 007 false dude. They don’t leave for him to stat his pads, he goes & her those rebounds dude. He deserved that mvp.
WADER 007 plus you just started watching ball. He literally plays hard & his killer instinct makes y’all think he’s selfish & all that negativity.
the reasoning why Russel Westbrook is cause of state stuffing is because every time the opposite team shoots free throws he right there were the big men is suppose to be.
The voters ain't gonna turn down a player averaging a triple double period point blank.
Ayo_Fresh 100 look back at 1962, where wilt averaged 50 and Robertson averaged the triple double. neither of them got MVP. Bill Russell did, because he was the leader of a great team that was a top seed.
four twenty Kareem won MVP in 1976ish when he had crazy stats and 6th seed
they have before my guy lol
Oscar and Wilt played against accountants compared to Russell Westbrook
Oh and oscar STILL retired with 2 MVPs
Gurdit Sandhu they also haven't had an MVP outside of a top 3 seed since 1982 and only had it outside the top 3 6 times
His name is Oscar Robertson lmao
They just hate Westbrook can do things similar to Lebron cuz he's the only other person to come close to averaging a triple double so they call him a stats hog
Queon Ball bruh Westbrook isn't even close to LeBron's level. Look at the numbers LeBron is putting up on the team he's playing for. He's getting 8 boards a game with 2 other really good rebounders on his team with Kevin Love and Tristan Thompson. If you put LeBron on the Thunder he could easily average a triple double due to him being the best all around player on that team.
Sexy Person nigga I never said Lebron couldn't do that but Lebron has been on a terrible team over a decade and at one time was averaging a triple double but his stats went down when he joined Wade and other super teams but Westbrook is still putting up Lebron numbers right now just not pct wise
Queon Ball K I gotchu fam it's all good Westbrook still a beast tho
Sexy Person I'm not saying he on Lebron level but I'm just saying ppl hate on him when Lebron does similar stats and no one hates on him for putting up those numbers
y didnt lebron average average a triple double when he had his own team before he went to miami
I heard someone say that Russell Westbrook is a ball hog! First of all how can you average a triple double and be a ball hog. He's trying his hardest to win and gets called a ball hog? Seriously can't stand some nba fans
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HiJosh Find my comment I explained it
HiJosh well I don't think Russ is a ball hog, but you can average 10 assists and be a ball hog. If you move the ball around regularly or occasionally you are not a ball hog, but you can hold on to the ball play after play and end up having the last pass all the time which is just one pass in a play so it looks like on the stats that you are not a ball hog but you could be, and that's where usage rate comes in.
When Westbrook and Durant both got injured two years ago the Thunder started off 3-12.
Jake Shames that is true. what's also true is when KD got hurt that one time and he Russ still had players they didn't make the playoffs. but when Russ got hurt KD went on a killing spree with no help and they went 25-11 and was still thought to be a great team. same players but one got waaaaayyyyyyyuu better results.
wow dom you are the only youtuber that actually talks about everyone saying he is "Stat Stuffing" and you are the only one who explains why he isn't stat stuffing
Adex too bad he actually is stat stuffing
Pair O Deez he isn’t.
TheSwagIsBack
But.. he is.
Most of the hate is from Houston fans who don't want him to be MVP which is funny because OKC fans love James harden
edit: i guess some are not as biased, luckily
Colds exactly. Bandwagon Rockets fans*
Colds True OKC fans*
Nah I'm a Houston fan I like Westbrook
heck no most rockets like Russ its golden state and there bandwagon
No it's all curry fans
Watch how Matt Barnes gets unanimous MVP. by the way I was sarcastic
Best NBA analyst on yt
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Ssj4 Randy I think korzembas better
+Marcelo Cardenas korzemba is stupid. comparing jordan and lebron in age of 31. damn!
Crossover Jugs he did it for the fans get off his case
Ssj4 Randy and Yea korzemba is better to me
Dom just exposed all the Westbeast haters in 8 minutes
Ryan Lucca nope
Yep
He's padding his stats. Fact!
Ryan Lucca exactly
he wants to be loyal to OKC unlike Durant, so hes trying to prove that they dont need Durant.
SfD thank u
Franchises aren't loyal to players so this whole "loyalty" narrative is completely idiotic
when he leaves OKC next year, is he still loyal? or will you realize he made the best financial move possible?
We he's proved nothing so far.
They clearly do need Durant, 6th seed??? That's garbage compared to the previous season where they went the WCF vs getting knocked out in the first round
I love Westbrook he's one of my favorite players but this season if you watch him play he's stat chasing you can tell by the way he plays
beast boi damn even when someone that gets praised ode spits facts, you still ignore him & continue to say Russ is stat padding smh
Dream Chaser what facts watch the fucker play he doesnt play defense to grab rebounds and forces assist
Kevin Martinez yeah, stats sometimes do lie.
beast boi why are you reaching tho? I swear y'all exaggerate everything. Russ is eating but I'll agree he isn't the best defender
beast boi please give me a paragraph as to why he is stat stuffing and then I'll believe you
this man domain work so hard look at the bottom right hand corner the whole video
FUN FACT
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Deprodap46 really bruh?
Alberto Mahía are you high. They are ramen noodles 😂😂😂😂
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Most usage rate for any player in almost 50 years
Crazy
I heard someone say that he Russel Westbrook wants to be the reason why okc wins. Russel doesn't care how they win he just wants to win💯
The only thing that he kinda stat stuffs is rebounding. I know it sounds stupid but sometimes the big can easily get the rebound but Russel snatches it out of mid air. But other than that he doesn't stat stuff
Kyle Trexler true
Love his intro
Quincy walker Do you know what it is ?
Ice no
Ice bro i been tryna figure it out too😂 next Q and A question ig
He is for real getting on my nerves acting like he don't see our comments 😂 better be on that Q and A 😂👊
Lmao fr
How are you gonna say Westbrook is selfish on offense if he averages 10 assists per game, I do consider his turnovers and And poor field goal percentage but he doesn't really have any body to pass to for SHOOTING.
I think Westbrook should be the MVP because if u take him off the roster the thunder are a lottery team
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If he average a triple double he is winning the MVP
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Flip The Script he won moron
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Westbrook and Harden are now the only players in NBA history to have 400+ turnovers in a season.
Just 500 more to 100k. Congrats bro you deserve it
Just last year Russel was the robin but wanted to be the batman so bad he drove his own batman to golden state.
+Raymond Aponte But KD didn't show up when it was time to put GS away
Your right about that. KD performed worse but Russ wasn't all that spectacular putting golden state away either
Raymond Aponte you cant blame either player
Someone who is selfish doesn't average 10 assists
DracoPisces he only passes when he's going to get an assist
when you have the ball 80 times a game, you should be averaging at least 15 assists
Brandon Martin lmao he has the highest usage and highest pass%. Hardens closest behind him in pass% but Harden is 6% lower
just because you get assist does not mean you not ball hogging. he has the ball 90% of the time. he does not make rotation passes. he will only pass if it leads to a clear assist. that is stat stuffing..example. he gets doubled teamed. a guy is open in the far corner. instead of him rotating the ball to someone else for the way pass. he will either attempt the cross court pass his self out of the double team or shoot it. that's not smart. he does it alot.
I understand what your saying, but I think he's just making smarter passes instead of throwing it up to kd who is usually taller than his defender. He believes he needs to take over for his team to win.
Westbrook would win mvp IF harden wasn't having a monster season as well. Putting aside just the idea of a triple double both player have almost the SAME EFF.
Also kawhi is on the rise. If kawhi keeps on increasing his scoring output while his team is on pace to win 60 games the dude is going to rob both westbrook and harden lol
Looking at this comment 3 years later it was kinda accurate
Sorry Dom, I'm going to have to side with LOW on this Russell Westbrook matter. Nice vid tho
RJ West / MrAMiles Network who's LOW
Legend of Winning
RJ West / MrAMiles Network that nigga be reaching on his shit. He highkey a hater
What's the video called?
Youngest MVP Oh yeah, he's the hater because he spits facts and the NBA fans that comment in his comment section make a bunch of irrational statements and make irrational moves like reporting his video instead of seeing his side of things and seeing rationale in his videos. Even if they might disagree, seeing rationale should still be something that they should do like I did with this video.
Bro I'm dying!!! When he said Enes Kanter has been out since he decided to falcon punch a chair LMAOO!!!
The best story line of the season also plays a key part in who receives the MVP vote as well. You have the entire Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant situation, and now Russell goes on to average a triple double, and carry a small market team to the playoffs after losing a top-5 player. Russell gets it.
if westbrook is selfish then why does he average 10 assists
RaptorsFan 5 what people are saying is he is getting all those assists for his gain
Dreaded_Pegasus you are totally right
You know I've got an interesting theory about Westbrook so tell me what you guys think.
I'm not a fan of him averaging a triple double because let's be real, he is stat padding for selfish reasons and he isn't involving his teammates as well as he could but in no way am I taking away this fucking ridiculous feat, it's astonishing so don't give me any hate.
Do I like Westbrook's mentality? No. Can I question his drive? No as well, the man has the drive of Iverson and Kobe. I think the reason why Westbrook is PURPOSELY trying to average a triple double is because he wants to be remembered as one of the greats because that's his only way as of now. So in order to be remembered as a legend, you basically have to win a ring and/or an MVP plus All NBA selections and All Stars and shit, I think we can all agree on it objectively. As soon as KD left, Westbrook knew his chances of winning a championship went to shit (let's be realistic here) BUT his chance at an MVP fucking skyrocketed. What do we remember Oscar Robertson for? His triple double season, no one remembers Big O for his championship or his MVP. Westbrook is thinking of averaging a triple double to cement his legacy in the history books and honestly, it's fucking working. I think he'll purposely try to average two or three more seasons averaging a triple double with that shit team in OKC. He isn't staying because he's loyal, he's staying because that team is basically the best "path to greatness." After he wins an MVP or two (which I can totally see), he'll dwindle down and go ring chasing near the end and there's a good chance he'll get one.
So let's look at this objectively. This NBA player has accomplished the following: (hypothetically)
Averaged a triple double for 3 or 4 seasons and leads the league in the number of triple doubles
Won 2 MVPs
Has 10 All Star Selections
Made 10 All NBA Teams
Has a ring or two
This is basically an indisputable resume for being one of the greatest. Then the "what if" factor will kick in. What if Westbrook had better teammates? What if he actually had a coach? What if the Big 3 (KD, Harden, Westbrook) actually stayed together? Fans have this thing where they love a lot of hypothetical situations (MIKE KORZEMBA) and they will use their imagination to compensate for some situations and obviously, this is gonna work massively in Westbrook's favour.
Tell me what you guys think, I genuinely want to hear opinions on this!
Damn when you write an entire essay and nobody replies
See Westbook is NOT currently the MVP, and the race isn't exactly all that close. Yes, he is averaging a trip dub, but Harden's stats are very very close to his, yet he is slightly more efficient than Westbrook. And he does have better players around him, but he MAKES them better. Honestly, who thought that Eric Gordon and Ryan Anderson would make the Rockets a top 3 team in the league? Anyone who said they did is a liar, it was completely unpredictable.I think Eric Gordon is the best player on these 2 teams not named Westbrook or Harden, but last year he was a very average player at best. James Harden's playmaking ability has allowed him to shoot and make more 3's overall. Also, Harden is even playing adequate defense this year, he's holding people below their normal shooting averages and PPG while he guards them. Westbrook allows people to score more points and shoot more efficiently than average when he guards people. Finally, the record discrepancy is too large to ignore. The Rockets are the 3rd best team in the NBA in terms of record, while the Thunder are near average. I'm sorry, but "carrying" your team to the 7th seed isn't enough to override a player who turned a team of shooters into an historic offensive juggernaut and brought his team to the 3rd best record in the NBA overall.
Archercsk36 L
a year later, with better teammates and the "no help " argument you've been completely disproven. He's stat chasing like crazy.
so close to 100k Dom2k you deserve it!
idk if its considered stat stuffing, but their are multiple clips that we see him stealing rebounds from his teamates
Maybe he's more aggressive going after the rebound? He's so focused on the ball sometimes he doesn't see his teammate in front of him
Leo Xu stop it 😐
First his teammates are stealing rebounds and now they're conceding rebounds to him. I swear some haters (not you particularly) just find a way.
need it explained? Ok
Assists. He is a good playmaker, but Westbrook makes bad passes, plain and simple. There is no way around it. You cant "excuse" the tos because of the roster he is on, because a bad pass is a bad pass.
Rebounds
7 of his rebounds per game are completely uncontested. Now, it isnt uncommon to grab an uncontested board, but 7 (which leads the league) means your teammates are helping you. Plain and simple. He also averages 1.4 rebounds per game on missed free throws. The point guard. So his bigs will box out for him.
Defense
The amount of shots he has contested from 3 is staggeringly low.
stats.nba.com/players/hustle/#!?sort=CONTESTED_SHOTS&dir=1&Season=2016-17&SeasonType=Regular%20Season&TeamID=1610612760&CF=PLAYER_NAME*E*&PerMode=Totals
In fact, its EMBARRASSINGLY low. The person Westbrook guards shoots 74% of his shots completely uncontested. So that time westbrook leaves people open can be spent chasing rebounds. Dont believe me? 7 of Westbrooks rebounds per game are grabbed when the ball is shot from 15+ feet out, 4.2 of them are from 19+ feet out. The opposing point guard obviously isnt in the paint with him, or the rebound wouldnt be uncontested like most of his are. And westbrook doesnt contest frequently, so he DOES rebound hunt.
Super Android 34 Allen Iverson has just as a bad shooting% also why don't you penalize James Harden Uncontested Rebounds and Turnovers.The only reason y'all are bashing him is because he's not winning games.
Super Android 34 go look at da Anthony Davis uncontested rebounds he rite behind Westbrook
kevion2brown Iverson is overrated all time, and i do penalize Harden. But harden is playing with
A new coach
Multiple new teammates
A completely different offense
Abd he is playing a new position
Trayvon Etienne Anthony Davis isnt an mvp candidate.
Super Android 34 How is working with new people and changing a position gives you an advantage over another player who's team is -10 without him.I think Harden is clearly the MVP but people need to start respecting the season Westbrook is having.
after Westbrook gets that 10th rebound he stops trying as hard for them
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Dom, I love the video. You continually drop topics without bias. Keep that up.
James Harden and Lebron is still more deserving for MVP then Westbrook.
he my favorite for mvp , but they 7th seed so idk if he will get it
KD the GOAT scorer #KDCurryBestDuo- he would've been contending for the title this year but instead he is stuck with making the 7th seed because of the pussy Durant who bailed on his team
KD the GOAT scorer #KDCurryBestDuo If they can get 4th, he can win it. But I doubt it since he doesn't have Dipo
eBron James he wouldn't be MVP candidate if KD was there
KD the GOAT scorer #KDCurryBestDuo Westbrook would be more content with winning an NBA title (or contending) rather than playing for the 7th seed just to get bounced in the early rounds.
KD the GOAT scorer #KDCurryBestDuo top 5 seed= Russ will get it
If you actually watch OKC play Westbrook he kinda of does stat pad, 1st: Westbrook leaves his man and wait in the paint so if a player miss a shot he can jump over his teammate to grab the rebound 2nd: people claim he has a high IQ because of his assist numbers which is wrong!! he only pass the ball when he's double team or drive in the paint and has no where to go or wait for the shot clock to run down then pass it, listen I love Russell Westbrook, but saying he's the mvp over Harden? nah
If he has a reliable player in OKC's roster, then sure. Stat pad? Mate, many of them are called stat pad because they are the trump card. Without them do almost everything, their team can't win. Example: Wilt Chamberlain.
And in fact, if you can't win anymore and you one short of assist of triple double, then what'll you do?
deonta thomas For that first part, isn't that just crashing the boards?
and why penalize him for knowing where to send the ball when doubled? That's not the only time he passes, and one of Kobe's big problems when he was younger was not making the correct pass out of doubles
Dom2k
I have watched many Westbrook games, especially in the 2011-16 period. There's a reason why this team never won a title. While the Spurs always got great ball movement and all that, OKC didn't. Ever. The only isolated KD and Russ and hoped for the best.
It is the PG's job to start the offense in the right way, and Russ is horrible at that.
tteverywhere 97 I have a guy I play ball with that does this. is called not making rotation passes. Russ only passes if it leads to a clear cut assist. he does not make rotation passes which makes the defense have to rotate and scramble. he only concerned about stats that he doesn't make the right play.
Man I do agree with you so much. Westbrook is a phenomenal athlete with incredible capabilities in terms of strength, speed and all that. He's relentless and gives everything and I believe his energy is contagious. But it's just not the style of basketball I think is successful and enjoyable for his teammates. If I was a scorer I would not want to be on his team.
best nba youtuber wish u would upload more. but we all got lives so i understand keep up the good work Dom
Westbrook has a great year in 2016-17, but him on the Rockets, he’s been playing the best basketball of his career. Imagine 2017 Russ with shooters around him
Subbed. You have some great commentary that is unbiased yet entertaining. Keep putting out great content my man
Russ getting a trip dub is truly important to them, because just a few moments ago, the Thunder lost when he scored 58 points and the thunder are 42-6 the lady 2 seasons when he gets a trip dub
Russell had so many games that he dropped 40+ in and the rest of his teammates had only a couple points
Westbrook already broke the record for most triple doubles in a game.
You mean in a season? 🙂
Love how people wanna say Westbrook shouldn't be MVP, then turn around and say Kobe should have 5.
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People say he statpadds LOL. If "statpadding" was enough to get 42 triple-doubles, some other player already would have got like 50 triple-doubles in a season. And they win the games he gets triple-doubles.
The best example for his statpadding are the rebounds. His teammates often box out the opponents and he gets very simple rebounds
Damnit +Dom2k you intro add at the beginning gave me one hell of a jump scare, (partially because earphones were on turnt all the way up full blast)
My definition of stat stuffing is like grabbing in contested boards from your teammates that you don't need to interfere with just to look good. If someone says your stats are invalid cuz your team is shit they're dumb
Please let this go viral it's so annoying how hard people are trying to undermine that guy
You said Westbrook would be the only person to average a triple double for a season but Oscar Robertson did it in 1961-62 season.
Im just here thinking if Rose was never injured, it'd be Harden and Westbrook v Rose for MVP race.
If Russell Westbrook were to play in all his remaining 18 games of the season while somehow never scoring another point, never grabbing another rebound, and never dishing another assist, his 2016-17 stat line would work out to 25.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 7.8 assists.
Credit to Deadspin for that nugget. Thought it was a pretty ridiculous stat.
I love your videos, you're not biased at all, keep it up bro 👌🏾
do people understand how tiring and hard it is averaging a triple double every night
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Love your videos bro keep up the excellent work 💯K on the way
when he said eyes Kanter decided to falcon punch the chair I lost😂😂😂
2017 Westbrook > 2006 Kobe
Kenneth Donnelly you are wrong n it’s not even close bro
You should do a video on shots that could have killed legacies or made them better. Like Ray Allens 3 pointer in Game 6 or maybe like a buzzer beater Tmac missed to go to the finals (not sure if there is one).
I'm Warriors fan, but have been a Thunder fan since they were the Supersonics. That said, I'm a huge fan of Westbrook (killing it on my fantasy team). Few things I have to say about his season.
1. He's straight up carrying the team on his back.
2. Everyone knows the ball is going to him, but it's still THAT hard to stop the man.
3. He plays with everything he has every single game.
4. He doesn't complain about not getting any help, and is single handedly taking his team to the playoffs.
This beast of a player NEEDS to win MVP.
That is all. Now someone please give me a reminder about the dubs blowing a 3-1 lead. Please be creative.
The MVP trophy shouldn't be given to the best player on the best team, it should be going to the best player in the league. Countless amount of players like Oscar Robertson in 1961, Kareem in 1973, Harden in 2015, and even 1962 where Wilt scored 100 points and STILL didn't win MVP, all these players and many more are getting robbed for MVP because their team wasn't all great
It's a double edged sword. It shouldn't count on team wins, however the most valuable thing in the NBA are wins. So while it shouldn't count on team success, it almost has to, because wins are more valuable than really great individual numbers.
Dom2k I get what your saying but, MVP is an individual achievement, the championship is the teams achievement.
Why didn't you bring up kobe in 2005 or 2006.
People will always find a way to hate on a great player/team, its ridiculous
Reasons Westbrook could win MVP.1)He is one of the most intense and passionate players In the league.2) contrary to popular belief, He really does make his teammates better.3) He's brought so much more attention and entertainment to the NBA and entertainment and competition is at a low because of the Warriors.4) At the end of the day he's doing things no one has seen before
Russell Westbrook:
February 26 vs Pelicans (13th in West): 41 points, 14/29 FG, 11/12 FT, 2/8 3pt
February 28 vs Jazz (4th in West): 43 points, 13/28 FG, 11/12 FT, 6/9 3pt
March 2nd vs Trailblazers (9th in West): 45 points, 12/36 FG, 15/15 FT, 6/16 3pt
March 3rd vs Phoenix (14th in West): 48 points, 14/30 FG, 17/18 FT, 3/12 3pt
For anyone curious on how he shot.
if Westbrook wasn't trying to average a triple double.. He'd be averaging 40 points per game.
Erik Lerström hater
How do you not penalize for field goal percentage? The more you shoot, the more your real percentage is revealed.
Best video you have made yet
"Ever since he decided to falcon punch the chair" I busted out laughing.
lmfao "Falcon Punch the chair." I still can't get over that.
Stat padding is stealing rebounds from teammates and passing the ball until you get a triple double
If Russell's last name was Bryant, oh...