Russell Westbrook highlights: Top March Madness plays

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  • Опубліковано 21 вер 2024
  • Before Russell Westbrook landed a career in the NBA, he spent two years at UCLA from 2006-08. Watch all of his best plays for UCLA in his two NCAA tournament runs, including back-to-back Final Four appearances.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 241

  • @joshuaolarte87
    @joshuaolarte87 4 роки тому +585

    As u can see he was not as explosive in college as he is now. This means he really worked hard to enhance the physical gifts he already had in college. Amazing!

    • @shuntavaisjohnson86
      @shuntavaisjohnson86 4 роки тому +10

      Agree

    • @kevinkanzler495
      @kevinkanzler495 3 роки тому +13

      @@shuntavaisjohnson86 no doubt.
      I think NBA has some of the least stringent testing out of any league/sport.

    • @the.seagull.35
      @the.seagull.35 3 роки тому +38

      He had some super explosive plays at UCLA. Look up his dunk against Cal.

    • @Baconppancakes
      @Baconppancakes 3 роки тому +6

      Juice

    • @Antbeast23
      @Antbeast23 3 роки тому +1

      You better work hard when u get into the nba

  • @mikemwendwa7286
    @mikemwendwa7286 4 роки тому +298

    You can clearly see he wasn't as good as he is right,,,,, which clearly indicates his hard work

    • @369pendulum
      @369pendulum 4 роки тому +33

      Which is what i admire most about guys like Russ & Kawhi

    • @fredleeland2464
      @fredleeland2464 3 роки тому +10

      I remember when he was drafted, the analysts were basically like "he's fast and explosive...I guess he can get better"
      He definitely came in the league as a raw talent without a jumpshot

    • @underrated7725
      @underrated7725 3 роки тому +6

      Westbrook is like a Lamborghini train when he goes to the basket

    • @Ur_Mothas_Lova_716
      @Ur_Mothas_Lova_716 3 роки тому +8

      I mean he was balling here looks like classic Westbrook to me 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @tomford4140
      @tomford4140 3 роки тому +2

      what are u talking about. he looks really good tf

  • @spiritualsano6360
    @spiritualsano6360 4 роки тому +290

    K Love been throwing touchdown passes since birth 😂

  • @healthyhabits3406
    @healthyhabits3406 3 роки тому +80

    Man that crazy how his speed and hops improved in the nba. U can tell he went hard in the gym

    • @dirtmike6258
      @dirtmike6258 3 роки тому +9

      besides working out more, nba players have easy access to the best legal and illegal supplements ... just look at lebron

    • @Okcdoubleblades
      @Okcdoubleblades Рік тому

      What about Payton Manning when he got called he put it on his wife

    • @SP3XTRO
      @SP3XTRO Рік тому +1

      @@dirtmike6258that’s true, but you can also do this without peds

  • @MrVilucian24
    @MrVilucian24 3 роки тому +192

    His shot mechanic changed. It looked smoother in his sophomore season.

    • @Stunna6ix
      @Stunna6ix 3 роки тому +32

      he gained a lot of muscle. so your shot will change. look at giannis form in his rookie season then look at his now

    • @xum0007
      @xum0007 Рік тому +2

      @@Stunna6ix I’m a skinny freshman and I play forward so I’m bulking right now to prepare for varsity. I’m hoping I don’t have to change my shot as I’m so used to it.

    • @dredpool3927
      @dredpool3927 Рік тому

      @@xum0007 I would say that’s a matter of working on flexibility.

  • @classyyoungman35
    @classyyoungman35 4 роки тому +20

    I used to go watch Russ play at Paulie Pavillion after working at the hospital at UCLA.This dude was crazy amazing then he gets drafted to my hometown OKC..lol memories.Especially that alley opp
    he caught on that Arizona Wildcat player

  • @rayodfilms
    @rayodfilms 4 роки тому +93

    Seems like a good kid, cant wait till he gets to league

    • @cjack7728
      @cjack7728 4 роки тому +41

      Hopefully he can be a league MVP one day

    • @rackmc3353
      @rackmc3353 4 роки тому +34

      Maybe even break the league record in triple doubles a season but who knows 🤷🏾‍♂️

    • @rayodfilms
      @rayodfilms 4 роки тому +5

      Rack MC Yea who knows

    • @shakeemrobinson30
      @shakeemrobinson30 3 роки тому +1

      Maybe never win a ring

    • @shakeemrobinson30
      @shakeemrobinson30 3 роки тому

      🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @koreypaul6698
    @koreypaul6698 4 роки тому +140

    He has way more hops now lol

    • @369pendulum
      @369pendulum 4 роки тому +30

      And he's faster

    • @Oink_McJeffery
      @Oink_McJeffery 3 роки тому +9

      crazy he doesn't look explosive like I'm used to seeing lol

    • @wes2x2
      @wes2x2 3 роки тому

      @@Oink_McJeffery yooo Hes been dealing with an injury

    • @aaronfc02
      @aaronfc02 3 роки тому

      Well yeah he was 18 and 19 years old

  • @sterlingstandage6754
    @sterlingstandage6754 3 роки тому +22

    That team could have been the best squad ever. They 6 players who had good pro careers including 2 potential HOF’s. The coach tried to mold them to his style instead of letting them play. Ben Holland did the worst possible coaching job.

  • @marcvalle6898
    @marcvalle6898 3 роки тому +28

    I remember those UCLA teams... With the recent March Madness run they had I hope they stay on top of College Basketball 🏀

  • @itsxavier6173
    @itsxavier6173 3 роки тому +11

    Russell Westbrook. The All Time Leader
    in Triple Doubles.

  • @tobyncummins
    @tobyncummins 3 роки тому +29

    Wow 15 years later in 2021 he’s an even better athlete than he was then with the way he plays that’s unbelievable!!

  • @curiouslymavismade
    @curiouslymavismade Рік тому +8

    Russell played the game with the same passion he has today.

  • @shuntavaisjohnson86
    @shuntavaisjohnson86 4 роки тому +7

    He showed he had potential to be a great player in this video. It's showing in the NBA now. He worked hard and improved on athleticism and skills over the years.

  • @bware99
    @bware99 3 роки тому +16

    He went to the league and got WAY more explosive lol he doesn’t look as fast or jump as high, and you would think he would look more athletic when he’s younger but that’s not the case

    • @dihanmustakeem4089
      @dihanmustakeem4089 3 роки тому +4

      He had a 30 inch standing vertical and a 36 inch vertical at the draft combine but has increased both those, by at least 10 inches since he came into the league.

    • @Kxmbae.Otsutsuki
      @Kxmbae.Otsutsuki 3 роки тому

      @@dihanmustakeem4089 sheesh 🔥

    • @daebak7370
      @daebak7370 3 роки тому

      Most uber athletic guys are more athletic even before playing in the league like high school and college. Russ was the opposite

    • @picassojulien899
      @picassojulien899 Рік тому

      Also probably due to the fact that russ had a growth spurt late. Grew to 6’3 in his senior year. So his body had to catch up

  • @JoFlirt
    @JoFlirt 4 роки тому +28

    To think Jordan farmar was the best player on all those ucla final four teams!

  • @cesarforte617
    @cesarforte617 3 роки тому +29

    4 players from that team UCLA went to the NBA russ, love , collison, and moute!!!

    • @charlie-cx2sk
      @charlie-cx2sk 3 роки тому +3

      @Broken Glass klove and russ going to HOF

    • @jwinston1995
      @jwinston1995 3 роки тому

      @Broken Glass which means what?

    • @scofieId10
      @scofieId10 3 роки тому

      Aaron aflalo?

  • @teamhavioc13
    @teamhavioc13 4 роки тому +52

    I Deadass thought ucla was playing the Sacramento kings for 2 secs 💀🤣

  • @gkelly8998
    @gkelly8998 3 роки тому +5

    Man that 2008 memphis team was somethin special

  • @juanguevara4231
    @juanguevara4231 4 роки тому +21

    2007-08 ucla basketball team they choked in the final four

    • @Likerios22244
      @Likerios22244 4 роки тому

      They didnt choke they faced a crazy memphis team led by young drose no college team was beating that

    • @christophersuswal9544
      @christophersuswal9544 4 роки тому +2

      I mean, Kansas did tho

    • @Antbeast23
      @Antbeast23 6 місяців тому

      how the choked? they ran into a memphis team that had d rose. They made the final four that year still.

  • @thecuriousoutsider
    @thecuriousoutsider Рік тому +7

    He plays faster than anyone. But some game situations require slowing down. He never developed the skill and mindset for when the game demands a slower more methodical approach.

    • @sodraco4409
      @sodraco4409 6 місяців тому

      Honestly when he was younger and the fastest player in the nba, that was more of a pro than a con

  • @yezzerskii3166
    @yezzerskii3166 3 роки тому +4

    You can tell how much his game improved shesh

    • @natevanderw
      @natevanderw 3 роки тому +1

      Everything but his shot and decision making.

  • @Lennietaylor25
    @Lennietaylor25 4 роки тому +4

    That boy was playing safety out there too 🔥🔥🔥

  • @cskim8039
    @cskim8039 4 роки тому +8

    4:50 6:31 that Kevin Love's outlet pass is awesome.

  • @qceaz11
    @qceaz11 4 роки тому +46

    Soooooooooooooo how are yall gonna upload Westbrooks college highlights without the 2 poster dunks against Cal & Oregon???🤔SMH

    • @jlking8724
      @jlking8724 4 роки тому +12

      The title says March Madness bro

    • @fredleeland2464
      @fredleeland2464 3 роки тому

      True, I remember his game winner vs Cal

  • @chrisayo8687
    @chrisayo8687 Рік тому +2

    dude get so much hate for no reason and his career better than most yall favorite PG

  • @dalauder
    @dalauder 3 роки тому +5

    0:33 The announcer calls it a block, then realizes that Westbrook actually finished it!

  • @antwanpk
    @antwanpk Рік тому +1

    K love full court passes was crazy

  • @TheWhisperingEye33
    @TheWhisperingEye33 4 роки тому +9

    looking like a boogie wid da hoodie in that thumbnail

  • @user-tu3yv2qn4q
    @user-tu3yv2qn4q 4 роки тому +10

    The brodie putting in work 💪

  • @wiidub9225
    @wiidub9225 3 роки тому +4

    I didn't know Westbrook's first name was Freshman!

  • @domblack6288
    @domblack6288 4 роки тому +6

    Full games please!

  • @Hoodtopictv
    @Hoodtopictv 4 роки тому +1

    Marchmadness best Channel handsdown

  • @SGNationTV
    @SGNationTV Рік тому +2

    Westbrook first step as a teen had to be scary af as a defender 😂

  • @CmoreCash28sbG
    @CmoreCash28sbG 4 роки тому +18

    His shot looks more complete here. I dunno why he shoots at the top of his release now 🤦🏽‍♂️

    • @JoshOkoye
      @JoshOkoye 4 роки тому +14

      I think it came with becoming overall more athletic. He always went at one speed, his fastest, but he got more athletic and faster over time. Looks like it got harder to control or put into tempo

    • @dalauder
      @dalauder 3 роки тому

      I think it's because he's short and has to release high to be open against taller and more athletic NBA players.

    • @theyoungyeezus4930
      @theyoungyeezus4930 3 роки тому

      @@dalauder i mean he’s like 6’4 so he’s not small for his position

  • @hutchjennings3555
    @hutchjennings3555 4 роки тому +16

    Pretty quiet in College, But good in NBA

    • @Zj2030
      @Zj2030 4 роки тому +15

      um no, he was on fire in college, how do you think he was drafted pretty high.........

    • @ap9503
      @ap9503 4 роки тому +3

      Pretty selfish in college, still pretty selfish in the NBA

    • @hutchjennings3555
      @hutchjennings3555 4 роки тому +2

      Zaki what i’m saying is that he was even better in the NBA than he was in college

    • @Gen5Switchy
      @Gen5Switchy 4 роки тому +2

      Golden State Warriors pretty selfish being t3 in the nba in passes made last 5 years ....

    • @lukeyost7566
      @lukeyost7566 4 роки тому +1

      Golden State Warriors you have to be selfish to succeed... aka Kobe and Jordan... gotta have that mentality

  • @cyrealdelapena192
    @cyrealdelapena192 Рік тому +1

    We can as well include love in the title 😂

  • @jovangrant6053
    @jovangrant6053 3 роки тому +4

    Russell Westbrooks is the Modern Day Oscar Robertson

    • @oneking5042
      @oneking5042 3 роки тому

      No Russell Westbrook is Russell Westbrook, Oscar is Oscar

    • @sodraco4409
      @sodraco4409 6 місяців тому

      @@oneking5042fr the only thing they have in common is triple doubles 😂

  • @fun2badult
    @fun2badult 3 роки тому +8

    Future HALL OF FAMER RIGHT HERE. WESTBROOK!! GO UCLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @rjpsuh06
    @rjpsuh06 3 роки тому +1

    Love James Brown’s (NFL Today on CBS) call at 0:33
    “This is Westbrook. BLOCKED! OH! SLAM DUNK!”

  • @myrondavis1416
    @myrondavis1416 3 роки тому +1

    Look at Westbrooks hops here. Look at D Rose bounce in high school. It's not close when they were trying to compare these two players

  • @itsallgoodJP
    @itsallgoodJP Рік тому

    How could you hate this guy? All He does is gives 100%

  • @gregorcollins
    @gregorcollins Рік тому

    Interesting to see how much more explosive he got over the years

  • @hoppysport2872
    @hoppysport2872 Рік тому +1

    As brilliant as Westbrook was, Kevin Love should have been the Wooden National Player of the Year. A true insult that Michael Beasley won it over Love.

  • @jeremychuck9846
    @jeremychuck9846 4 роки тому +1

    This guys gonna have a good nba carrer

    • @VictorFernandezBigdestroyer
      @VictorFernandezBigdestroyer 3 роки тому +1

      I’ll get you banned from UA-cam for pretending like you were in 2008 instead of watching these as a throwback to what he was before the NBA.

  • @sterlingsmith2537
    @sterlingsmith2537 Рік тому

    Young legend people hate on him so much it’s sickening

  • @Eb-sq3jd
    @Eb-sq3jd 4 роки тому +2

    He's pretty good with he catch and shoot

    • @as-iy1vo
      @as-iy1vo 2 роки тому

      High school three point line🤣

  • @kn3518
    @kn3518 4 роки тому +7

    His shooting form really improved

    • @snakeeyes7907
      @snakeeyes7907 4 роки тому

      I don't know about that

    • @davidlencha2042
      @davidlencha2042 4 роки тому +6

      SNAKE EYES right if you look at the fluidity in his shot in the beginning of the video you realize that his shooting form got worse when he became buff

    • @cakephone7893
      @cakephone7893 3 роки тому +1

      Russ old jumpshoot was better:/

  • @ninjachannel007
    @ninjachannel007 Рік тому +1

    Completely forgot Westbrook and Kevin Love were college teammates.

  • @d.i.g.i.t.a.l.9268
    @d.i.g.i.t.a.l.9268 3 роки тому +1

    Collision and Westbrook remind me of Bledsoe and Wall

  • @inoclamberto7381
    @inoclamberto7381 Рік тому

    Westbrook 🔥🔥

  • @themblan
    @themblan 3 роки тому

    Godlike

  • @jaahnnn
    @jaahnnn 4 роки тому +14

    I always swore he was better than d rose ...even before rose's injuries

  • @philipchampion
    @philipchampion Рік тому +2

    Why does Westbrook look 5'10" in college

    • @validti7512
      @validti7512 Рік тому +2

      He was like 6'2 then grew to 6'4 after his rookie season and got more athletic

  • @Hooper_Clips
    @Hooper_Clips 4 роки тому +2

    booming from day one!

  • @anthonybennett8910
    @anthonybennett8910 Рік тому

    My guy man.

  • @chuckjacobs3239
    @chuckjacobs3239 3 роки тому +5

    Definitely got faster and quicker once he entered the nba.

  • @slash4real872
    @slash4real872 Рік тому

    Legend

  • @richyuh
    @richyuh 2 роки тому +1

    Fastbreak westbrook undefeated

  • @davediaz5447
    @davediaz5447 3 роки тому

    great work on all the video clips, props to the technicians & content creator. The final four was in my hometown. Didn't go but both my sons did.They came back with a natural high. March madness is the s****!

  • @christianangelopacayra3848
    @christianangelopacayra3848 3 роки тому +3

    He is so aggressive back then.

  • @SlashyK_Editz
    @SlashyK_Editz 10 місяців тому

    The indiana team was pushing westbrook on 0:37 after the dunk he made I felt bad All he was trying to do was play basketball

  • @ntshoops9551
    @ntshoops9551 3 роки тому +2

    “The freshman”

  • @Do2muchh
    @Do2muchh Рік тому

    I thought that was A-Boogie in the thumbnail

  • @ChristianC-gy1ym
    @ChristianC-gy1ym 2 роки тому +2

    The elephant in the room is... I think he was legit better in college than he is now

  • @lastfewtokes
    @lastfewtokes 3 роки тому +2

    Boy his jumpshot looked like hotdog water here

    • @validti7512
      @validti7512 3 роки тому

      I cant find the stat sheet but in high school he shot 45% from 3

    • @lastfewtokes
      @lastfewtokes 3 роки тому +1

      15k Ti Problem is that he’s naturally left handed but he shoots right handed just like J Wall and that’s why both of them have such broken jumpers

  • @azelnelarmamento
    @azelnelarmamento 3 роки тому +1

    💜💛

  • @unclejakob
    @unclejakob 3 роки тому +2

    Looks like Love set up majority of his plays . Lol

  • @zukii1328
    @zukii1328 2 роки тому

    0:31 like how bro said blocked

  • @brandongordon2521
    @brandongordon2521 3 роки тому

    They sped this video up to make Westbrook look faster. It’s all relative through so it doesn’t work when everyone else moving at an enhanced speed lol

  • @holden6104
    @holden6104 3 роки тому

    He plays exactly the same today lol. These could've been 2020 highlights.

  • @emani_ytgames5106
    @emani_ytgames5106 Рік тому

    Thought this was a boogie in thumbnail 🤷🏾‍♂️

  • @darkangels119
    @darkangels119 Рік тому

    KEVIN LOVE IS THE OUTLET PASS GOAT

  • @philolson5110
    @philolson5110 Рік тому

    Russell westbrook, running the fast break by himself, against multiple defenders, straight to hole, no matter what, since 2006….

  • @gymshoe23
    @gymshoe23 Рік тому

    Thumbnail look like A-Boogie

  • @thescatman5029
    @thescatman5029 3 роки тому

    (Bleep) all that John Wooden (ish).....I'm goin' nut!

  • @allengreene9954
    @allengreene9954 8 місяців тому +1

    Russ had to have Played Defensive Back in High School with all those Steals-Interceptions. Looking like Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu😂😂😂😂👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

  • @jomardelarosa3571
    @jomardelarosa3571 Рік тому

    Team mate pala sila dati na Kevin Love

  • @howugotaego4568
    @howugotaego4568 Рік тому +1

    He was 19

  • @ChiefCedricJohnson
    @ChiefCedricJohnson 3 роки тому

    Luke 6:43
    For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

  • @retrotv1988
    @retrotv1988 4 роки тому

    He was just a driver back in the day

  • @joeearz8556
    @joeearz8556 3 роки тому

    doesn't even think of passing the rock! Lol.

  • @Eb-sq3jd
    @Eb-sq3jd 4 роки тому

    Russ really showed out against Memphis

  • @butterbruhh
    @butterbruhh 3 роки тому +1

    Kevin love to the wizards?🤔

    • @itsxavier6173
      @itsxavier6173 3 роки тому

      He should because it’s not lookin right in Cleveland lol.

  • @Baconppancakes
    @Baconppancakes 3 роки тому +1

    K love was basically a cheat code

  • @chief8268
    @chief8268 Рік тому

    since his college days, he has the tendency not to pass to open teammates and chose to score instead.

  • @joedirt3611
    @joedirt3611 3 роки тому

    4:14 Who tf is that kid with the ball on the court

  • @tahjbenjamin753
    @tahjbenjamin753 3 роки тому

    His jumper was super dofferent it look better to me

  • @Miquitzli
    @Miquitzli Рік тому

    them shorts

  • @ninjaundermyskin
    @ninjaundermyskin Рік тому

    Bruh, what happened to his skin tone? Did they not have sunlight all those years in OKC?

  • @babyju4678
    @babyju4678 Рік тому

    2008 was a 2k jumper

  • @orlandeuce6567
    @orlandeuce6567 3 роки тому +1

    70-40??

  • @brotherdj777
    @brotherdj777 4 роки тому +1

    For God so loved the world that He gave his only son, that whosoever believes on him should not perish, but have everlasting life...God loved us first, would you show your love to him. Repent and be converted. Now is the time for salvation, tomorrow may be too late.

  • @Wise114
    @Wise114 3 роки тому

    did he get any triple doubles in college?

  • @theloner6063
    @theloner6063 Рік тому

    Prime Derrick Rose >>>> Prime Westbrick

  • @PaytonnManning1503
    @PaytonnManning1503 3 роки тому

    As hard as he works supposedly why he aint got no jump shot ?

  • @ChiefCedricJohnson
    @ChiefCedricJohnson Рік тому

    Proverbs 10:29
    The way of the LORD is strength to the upright: but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity.

  • @masonelsinger8000
    @masonelsinger8000 3 роки тому

    Them shorts ain’t it cheef

  • @VixenVirusRedeemCode
    @VixenVirusRedeemCode 3 роки тому

    cute man diay kay nis westbrook nya nganu krun bangi.itan naman lge kayo? hahahha

  • @davidblank5296
    @davidblank5296 3 роки тому

    Brody