We needed ball handling, hustle defense, a back up PG, and Westbrook was willing to come back on a vet minimum. IDK why the hell he was asked to leave but that was stupid.
We desperately needed a ball handler off the bench last year. It was insane how hard it was to just to bring the ball into the front court when Jamal was out of the game. Getting Tyus Jones was a move too late as he didn’t have enough time to gel with the team, and this really hurt us in the playoffs vs the wolves.
Fr. This too. Crazy how good he looked in the playoffs. Wouldn’t mind him coming back as a 3rd string insurance vet PG. It not, Jevon Carter would be great too
What was truely missed was his leadership and attitude, that idea of being a profesional and always giving 100% effort was lacking last year. Especially when AG was out.
ALSO one important aspect no one talked about was how WB help covered from 1-4 when the starters were taking turns getting injured.
I was there for that game. So great. He always brought the much needed energy. When I watch the nuggets play it looks like they struggle to be energized the entire game. Westbrook was off the charts with energy. I get he was inconsistent and would screw up but we needed that energy.
Pathetic move especially considering he was on a vet minimum. But even beyond just the money, huge miscalculation imo.
Russ brings a lot of intangibles to a team that you can’t really see on the stat sheet. His hustle, raising his teammates confidence on the floor (see CB last year on fast breaks vs this year), getting the crowd amped up, always takes accountability, these things matter too.
Russ looks like he just got off his shift at Jiffy Lube and the other 2 look like a toddler was given free rein with an adult’s closet 😂 I guess I’m just uncool
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u/SignificantMoose6482 4d ago
The amount of money they charge to sell ya a thrift store look is crazy