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Russell Westbrook's night is done as he has his first great game off the bench for the Clippers since the Harden acquisition: 24 MINS, 14 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 6-9 FG, 2-3 FT (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by UnbiasedNBAFan_@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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Russell Westbrook's night is done as he has his first great game off the bench for the Clippers since the Harden acquisition: 24 MINS, 14 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 6-9 FG, 2-3 FT

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[–] theboyqueen@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

He's playing like a demon. First half was just one outrageous defensive play after another. I love this version of Russ.

[–] SandyMandy17@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Russ came into the league a defensive demon

He historically has excelled at everything except 3pt shooting

His free throw shooting also went to shit I have no idea why

[–] CodeFrame@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Probably the hand surgeries

[–] otwo7@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

He destroyed his hands for dunk highlights

[–] SandyMandy17@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I always thought it was more that he just put on too much muscle working with a new trainer after his mvp season

The muscle disrupts the ROM in his shoulder bc of how much bulk is there and he can’t clear as consistently when shooting from the front

He was a high volume mid 80s guy then went to low 80s 70s now he’s sitting mid 60s somehow

It’s taken a lot of time to happen too, I’ve never seen anything like that in other players

He went from 84% on 11 attempts to 65% on 6 attempts in 2 years

[–] Finndeax@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't see how it can be muscle related when he also shorts a lot of shots nowadays. He more often misses short than he does miss wide, so if anything he lacks power.

[–] azn_dude1@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

It's not like he's too weak to make those shots. It's a control and consistency issue.

[–] DontShootToMiss@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

He came into the league as a defensive prospect. He’s been a terrible defender for the majority of his career.

[–] LimitlessTheTVShow@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I think "terrible" is really overstating it. The first season of his I looked at was the 2012-13 season, and his opponents' shooting percentage was about the same as Lance Stephenson's, and not much worse than Paul George's

[–] chop1125@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

They changed the rules. He used to leave the circle and walk to half court between shots. He also used to take his time. The rule change required him to remain in the circle between attempts. His percentage dropped after this change.

[–] SandyMandy17@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Idk i feel like he’s had enough time to adjust

[–] AlHorfordHighlights@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

His shooting fell across the board that year

[–] GorillaX@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I've been reading this as his excuse for like 8 years bruh. I don't think you can use it anymore.

[–] aiden3buckets@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Make a wish kid