I honestly don't know what you mean. They have an ISO system, Westbrook is a part of that system. It's what the Thunder do and Westbrook did what Scott Brooks told him, attack the rim and be aggressive.
Im buying Westbrook stock.
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I honestly don't know what you mean. They have an ISO system, Westbrook is a part of that system. It's what the Thunder do and Westbrook did what Scott Brooks told him, attack the rim and be aggressive.
freakazoid
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What did you mean?
Westbrook passed up that open 3 to give Durant an open 3 and they won the game.
Westbrook is a huge part of the reason the Thunder are in the NBA finals and once had home court advantage.
Westbrook runs inside an offense like Kobe Bryant does (not). Being able to play within an offense was the only thing setting Bryant and Jordan apart.
The same dark cloud follows LBJ and Westbrook around. LBJ is silencing the haters. Westbrook will too.
Westbrook is a huge part of the reason the Thunder are in the NBA finals and once had home court advantage.
Westbrook runs inside an offense like Kobe Bryant does (not). Being able to play within an offense was the only thing setting Bryant and Jordan apart.
The same dark cloud follows LBJ and Westbrook around. LBJ is silencing the haters. Westbrook will too.
Sorry Cy and Freak I was MIA.
Yes, OKC is a very Iso heavy team. No wonder as they have several players that excell at it. To me, however, it appears that the rest of the team plays iso ball but is still a team. Westbrook is in it for himself. My use of "system" was used loosely.
Granted my not liking him is based of personality and not skills. Westbrook is extremely talented and I will make no attempt to say otherwise.
Yes, OKC is a very Iso heavy team. No wonder as they have several players that excell at it. To me, however, it appears that the rest of the team plays iso ball but is still a team. Westbrook is in it for himself. My use of "system" was used loosely.
Granted my not liking him is based of personality and not skills. Westbrook is extremely talented and I will make no attempt to say otherwise.
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freakazoid
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Don't mind me, I was just messin' witcha.
Make up your mind, for ****s sake.
Lol, I thought that as well but Cy would just pull out some other devils advocate arguement.
freakazoid
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I'm certainly not a Westbrook hater. I'd take him on the Jazz without a 2nd thought. However, I think the biggest knock on him is his stupidity during games, which is definately legit, and I'm not sure it's fixable. With Lebron, IMO, pretty much all the criticism is just sour grapes by people who just don't like him.
BluesRocker
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Iso ball isnt always bad. Sometimes you need a guy who can do that. Sometimes everything else breaks down and you need a hero. We sure could have used a guy like that last year. The Thunder needed that last night, it just fell short.
Westbrook just has to find the right balance in his game. Thats what makes Dwill so good(i know, u hate him) because he could easily go back and forth between pure point to hero ball whenever it was time. Westbrook could be a lot better than Deron if he put it all together.
I think Westbrook will get better at these decisions. It will just take some time.
Westbrook just has to find the right balance in his game. Thats what makes Dwill so good(i know, u hate him) because he could easily go back and forth between pure point to hero ball whenever it was time. Westbrook could be a lot better than Deron if he put it all together.
I think Westbrook will get better at these decisions. It will just take some time.
I'm right there with you. However, I see a lot of Westbrook name in mouth syndrome too. Everything he does will be overscrutinized with faults real or perceived blown out of proportion. Most these guys with the dark cloud deserve at least a little of this scrutiny, if not all of it and more. What annoys me the most though is ESPN's determination to talk about the T.O.'s of the sporting world when the majority of us just don't give a damn. They have to create controversy and stir the pot. Yeah, Westbrook does some stupid ****, but it looks to me like he's trying to correct his weaknesses. Last season everyone was talking about how he's a chemistry killer and a thorn in the lockerroom. Unsubstantiated, but okay, maybe they were right then. If they were then Westbrook has fixed that fault. There's no reason to believe he's not trying to be a team player at this point.
But I do wish he'd learn to play inside an offense. It's frustrating watching guys who could dominate if they would simply run to the right spots.
Well "system" is usually meant to describe play based teams, I was just saying they don't have that they are an ISO system instead.
The bad part is that when the ISO player gets cold, everyone else is cold too because they haven't had a chance to score.
Miami avoids that problem more because they have Lebron who is probably the best pure passer behind Rondo, Nash, Paul, and Williams.
freakazoid
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I think I got it.
They don't have a system, except for the system they got which really isn't a system the way you're supposed to think of a system, but instead is a different kind of system that isn't really a system at all, but you have to call it something, so why not call it a system.