Are Russell Westbrook's triple-doubles overrated? | SPEAK FOR YOURSELF

[@user-de2tx4kv8w]

Chris broussard is too smart for these guys

[@user-de2tx4kv8w]

Local Costco true

[@WACG615]

Baller 1718 your right .. idk who this Mexican dude thinks he is ... I have no clue who he is wherever he came from .. he doesn't kno what he's talking about .. he thinks he does

[@WACG615]

nextup305 I would too !!! If the other person isn't right ... just like Stephen a ... he's not gonna sit there and let someone else say something false or not right

[@andresmunoz3172]

Baller 1718 You're insane if you think this bruh..

[@Weeeeee711]

Yeah..Chris Broussard is more well spoken than Cris Carter......come on!!!!

[@trevionsewell8955]

See how the media is fake This the same media that was praising Westbrook for staying in OKC and 6 months later their ripping him for carrying the team on his back

[@BrandNewAlien]

trevion sewell You can praise him for staying on the team, you can't praise him for taking more shots than anyone on his team by a large margin

[@YourTechGuide.]

reason why his taking so much shot is because his teammates are all trash. have you ever played basketball before when it comes to when it counts. you want to rely and give it to the person who will get it done and not give it to someone who you think will make it 50%. play the game when it counts then you will know you want to take the shot if your better than the rest of your player. play the game first then talk brother

[@sadvntg]

The Baws lets not act like he isnt playing with bums

[@schanemassey3861]

Take this W my man!

[@krndevil313]

People change their minds throughout the season

[@jaykelz1528]

His rebounding stats aren't natural though; that's my only gripe. YES he goes get it, YES it's cool to see, but he becomes liable on defense when he fishes for them. Let's be honest, Westbrook slacks on defense, and hovers around the block so he can get the rebound.. he's playing point guard, and will leave a sub par to decent shooter, at risk of getting a defensive rebound, even at the expense of taking them from his own teammates.. I respect his hustle, but it's selfish. Irrational for a point guard.

[@jaykelz1528]

Andres Munoz haha amen to that Andres. He's doing too much, and his teammates can never get in a rhythm because he does so much. Sad, and all for selfish recognition to prove Durant he's fine all by himself

[@joelbelgrove-101]

The guy on the far right doesn't know basketball. He's ALMOST as bad as Whitlock. He reminds me of that one guy you're friends with that doesn't play basketball at all but watches a few games and now he thinks he knows basketball smh.

[@BrandNewAlien]

Joel Belgrove yet the only evidence Westbrook fans can bring up is "triple double"

[@mrsteeze3116]

There are many stats you could use most notably PER. You could also look at +/=, games with and without trip/dbl, look, win shares vs everyone else etc. Even if you simply watch the games, you can see where he ranks in the team setting. Remove him off the team and boom... lottery team. Lets be delusional lol its pretty self explanatory really

[@cp3190]

Why should you remove Westbrook from the team ? With him on the team OKC is the 5th best team in the west.

[@mrsteeze3116]

Mate use your eyes and brains and actually read what I have written

[@13AaronT]

Does anyone else want to fight Jason McIntyre ? Feel like we can take him..

[@cooleojordan50]

I honestly feel like if they wanted to Lebron, James harden, and Giannis could get a triple double every night if they seeked it.

[@Chris-ld5vk]

cooleojordan50 those three are always so close every night

[@cooleojordan50]

ChrisTheGamer yeah that why I think could average a Triple double if they actually tried

[@suadelegend5443]

cooleojordan50 lol I think anyone with the ability could get triple doubles if they wanted to. But they aren't so your opinion will never take away from Westbrook actually doing it lol

[@crhuynh8]

cacable7 Kawhi is the real MVP. Bleacherreport got the right prediction in my opinion. All season long, like I said, the front office and the addition of d'antoni and his shooters are the real reason for turning the rockets season around after "you know who" singlehandedly destroyed the whole team a year ago. It is why rockets are building the team around d'antoni system and shooters rather than selfish isolation style. D'antoni is the coty. Morey is the gmoty. Gordon is mip. They are all well deserved. bleacherreport.com/articles/2696805-nba-award-predictions-with-1-month-remaining-in-2016-17-season

[@MrThekidisback]

No they could NOT.

[@andresmunoz3172]

Simple answer... Are they overrated?? Yes.. I don't really understand why people can't put bias aside. The eyes do deceive. Look at things from the outside, his numbers aren't impressive. Especially when you watch OKC games and see he's a one man show.

[@ericgarcia3640]

Andres Munoz You can say that they are overrated but to say that they aren't impressive is absolutely stupid and wrong

[@ericgarcia3640]

Andres Munoz​​ What does your response have to do with my comment? I never said that Westbrook should be MVP and I never said that the Thunder would have a deep playoff run and I never said that triple doubles weren't overrated. All I said was that " they aren't impressive" is a stupid comment. But great job disagreeing with an argument I never made

[@BrandNewAlien]

eric garcia it's not impressive, have anyone else play like him and they could easily do it

[@ericgarcia3640]

The Baws "It hasn't been done in 45 years but anyone could do it" I swear the internet morons are out today in full force

[@andresmunoz3172]

eric garcia Wells I'm not talking about your argument.. I'M TALKING ABOUT MY argument which was about his MVP case and where he'd go in the playoffs. I don't care what you have to say about it. I'm just telling you my perspective. I respect your opinion but I can care less.

[@CritterW21]

Whitlock needs to go... he's just unbearable

[@roguemod995]

Chris Warren I actually agreed on him about the LeBron comparison of doing the triple double because he actually help cavs win not like Russell who taking L's

[@CritterW21]

DRAKE Didn't say anything about Westbrook, just said that Whitlock annoys me. Doesn't have anything to do with his opinion, I just can't stand the guy.

[@tmillz331]

I agree 1000% on most days but he was pretty reasonable in this segment

[@marcusp5733]

Do you even watch him play? Thunder are 26-6 when Russell gets a triple double, so Russell isn't taking L's and helps the Thunder win...

[@dfjr1990]

Chris Warren Westbrick Stan detected

[@TELLMEWHOYAGOT]

there are seven footers who can't even average a double double and these guys want to dismiss a guard who is averaging a triple double.

[@BrandNewAlien]

Kemet Trill the 7 footers on Russell's team cant average a double double because they're getting all of their boards taken by Russ

[@ahnoldshort5500]

Short answer : yes

[@DemiseHarp]

"If LeBron averaged a triple double he would be shooting 49% with less turnovers" lol WTF? What kind of argument is that? They're just going to hypothetically give LeBron better stats than Russell as if that proves a point?

[@BrandNewAlien]

Demise Harp Because it's true tho... if any stars were in the situation Russ is in and were going for stat sheet stuffing, they could do what he's doing with less turnovers/ a better shooting percentage

[@DemiseHarp]

I gotta disagree man. Averaging 30 and a triple double is a lot harder than just "going for stat sheet stuffing". Plenty of stars have been on bad teams where they stuff the stat sheet but rarely ever to the level of what Russell is doing. I agree that other players would likely have better FG%'s but they would also have lower stats in almost every other category. You can't hypothetically give other players Russell's good without also giving them his bad. That's completely disrespectful to Russell's conditioning above all else. Actually, James Harden avgs more turnovers than Westbrook so that says something.

[@Grimmj7w]

Demise Harp Well LeBron shoots 53% now and is a far better passer.

[@ericgarcia3640]

I like Lebron but remember when KD won MVP and people argued " if LeBron shot as much as KD, he. would average 40 points." Then in the 2015 finals LeBron averaged almost 30 shots a game and averaged 36 points with a shooting % way lower than Durant's

[@DemiseHarp]

True and true (well he's a better passer, I wouldn't say "far" better). I'm not sure what that means though. If LeBron exerted more energy every night his efficiency would drop. Just like any other player.

[@BrandNewAlien]

If Pokemon only ever repeat their own name, all of the Westbrook fans are Pokemon named "triple double"

[@Grimmj7w]

The Baws Haha so true.

[@TheAlex20396]

WHY CANT ANYONE ELSE GET A TRIPLE DOUBLE!?!?. uh maybe because people know thier role. Also many players miss the triple double margin because of missing 1 rebound. Your telling me 1 rebound makes the difference.

[@BrandNewAlien]

alex ramirez Exactly, Harden is one and a half rebounds away from a triple, yet he's 4 seeds ahead of Russell...

[@pac6010]

Which just proves that without Harden the Rockets would still be a better team than OKC without Westbrook so therefore Harden is not more valuable to his team.

[@turnuppapi5252]

Super overrated when his teammates helping him get rebounds

[@Chris-ld5vk]

TURNUP PAPI exactly, he steals rebounds from his teammates also

[@JACPOT3rddd]

TURNUP PAPI aww man 😴

[@rojeliocastro9733]

it's not overrated when he's averaging 30ppg and 10apg tho. you can't deny that

[@rojeliocastro9733]

TURNUP PAPI You probably couldn't tho tbh. And are you gunna address the assists or ?

[@MrThekidisback]

everyone's teammates help them get rebound dumb dumb.

[@mannyismood8187]

JAMES HARDAN leaves turns to a MVP. KD leaves gets a RING. VICTOR OLADIPO gets traded turns to a ALL-STAR.

[@afafbaker3335]

James harden got traded tho

[@Chris-ld5vk]

James Harden is only 2 rebounds away from a triple double and his team is 3rd in the West Plus you casual fans wouldn't realize the Thunder Bigmen are boxing out just for Russ to get the ball

[@Stavrdim]

I think Carter is missing the point. Look at the rebounding stats of the OKC and compare Westbrook and Adams. Adams has very few rebounds and only 1 more defensive than offensive rebound. Meanwhile, Westbrook has more offensive rebounds than many guards, but his rebounds are mostly defensive. Which suggests that instead of being a guard, defending the perimeter and setting up plays, he goes to hang around the paint more to grab boards. It's not about how hard you work, but how smart you work hard. Westbrook doesn't have an amazing team, but they aren't bums either. Oladipo, Kanter, Adams, Gibson are all good pros, but only Oladipo and Kanter are getting more than 10 shots and barely. Meanwhile, Westbrook, a 42% career shooter decides he's Steph Curry and starts pulling up from 3. It's not about doing everything, but doing your job well and as a PG, putting people in position to also do their job well.

[@spaceghost2989]

most valuable player. take westbrook off his team and thunder are terrible.. he has the most value for his team...

[@BrandNewAlien]

Got 99 problems POTUS isn't one Take Westbrook off the team and they will still end up where they are now, with not chance of getting a championship.

[@spaceghost2989]

The Baws wrong.. without him they wouldn't even make playoffs no other team has a roster that if you took one player away it would do that. That makes the value. Compare value with then value without.

[@megapostgirl]

Got 99 problems POTUS isn't one The cavs do regarding lebron, there 0-5 this season without lebron on the floor.

[@spaceghost2989]

Brianna LovinnYOUU so you think lebrons team is worse than westbrooks team? lebron has talent all around him every year. Westbrook hasn't missed games best ability is availability.

[@BrandNewAlien]

Got 99 problems POTUS isn't one It's not like Lebron misses games, the Cavs in general don't take the regular season seriously, and they sit out their stars multiple times a season

[@513ovaeverything7]

i dont care how u put it there is no way u can call averaging a triple double while carrying your team to a playoff seed in the western conference overrated..... even though i still dont believe russell westbrook should get MVP, what he is doing is a great achievement

[@BrandNewAlien]

513OVA EVERYTHING a 7th seed... yet harden is only one rebound away from a triple double and he's 3rd seed...

[@513ovaeverything7]

The Baws so whats your point?

[@MoannieBoy]

513OVA EVERYTHING way to be unbiased I like that comment if Westbrook don't get it kawhi should

[@Reeferal]

The Baws revamped roster, plenty of court spacing due to the shooting, coach enables higher possessions due to 7 seconds or less. Westbrook is carrying a more mismatch of talent team. They don't have floor spacing because there's no shooters. They have great players it just doesn't mesh well. Lowest 3s made in the leaguex

[@513ovaeverything7]

The Viper Of Death i never said anything about harden so y did he mention him 2 me?

[@Truthtella]

42% FG and 32% 3pt and 5.49 TO per. Love Russell Westbrook but these triple doubles are hollow. Almost 6 TO per is horrid. A lot of the time it has nothing to do with his teammates let him take rebounds from them. Which is probably getting old to them.

[@djbeazy]

Triple double doesnt mean sheeeiiitt! Lebron, Jordan, Kobe, Shaq, Dirk, Iverson, maybe a few others that should only win mvp. Your team should win or be in top teams of league.

[@djbeazy]

Adam Maclada With triple doubles their a bad team

[@djbeazy]

Champ teams and top teams could careless about triple double. If everyone is involved as a team you score more consistently and have options to adjust game plan based on opponents style which equals wins.

[@djbeazy]

Champ teams and top teams could careless about triple double. If everyone is involved as a team you score more consistently and have options to adjust game plan based on opponents style which equals wins.

[@djbeazy]

Different teams need to play a diffrent way. His style does not elevate them.

[@Dylancougar]

His style doesn't elevate the team? The record say otherwise, 25 - 6 when gets a triple double, 11 - 23 when he doesn't.

[@905shooter]

Everything that Colin Cowherd said about Russell Westbrook and how everyone around him left, are right. Harden, Jackson, Ibaka, Brooks and now Durant are all more successful than Russell is

[@kingrasta5678]

you clearly don't know how a nba team works

[@cyanide3682]

the only one that left on his own merit is kevin durant all the others were traded or were not resigned by the ownership of the team russ has no say in that part pretty much. ownership is going to do what it wants to do

[@wipe919]

who cares about triple doubles if your team ain't winning?

[@ericgarcia3640]

DRAKE Kobe couldn't get a triple double whenever he wanted to..That's crazy

[@wipe919]

DRAKE I agree with everything you said except for saying kobe can get a triple double any night, but yeah if you watch OKC play Westbrook he kinda of does stat pad

[@thamir21]

+deonta thomas They are winning...7th in the West.

[@suadelegend5443]

JM Wizzle these people are crazy smh

[@wipe919]

JM Wizzle they are on a 4 game losing streak, I wouldn't put westbrook over kawhi, harden, or lebron in MVP convo

[@dudeseriously57]

May 2021: it's funny to see that picture behind Chris Broussard of kawhi leonard in a Spurs uniform lol lol.

[@CMCut]

his assists are ok his scoring is ok his rebounds are fake stats

[@MrSeanMDolan]

co yo ro uu ss so His assists are good, his scoring is inefficient, his rebounds are compromising his natural position however he runs the court after he gets them so it helps with transition points for the team.

[@CMCut]

Sean Dolan not really you can run in advance if you dont hover around the rim or save energy by not going for them when its uncontested i've seen russ how he rebounds some of it are free and he just gets them even if he has to take two to three steps to get them while his teammates are closer

[@CMCut]

Sean Dolan and sometimes it hurts their defense cause he's letting defensive assignment free instead of contesting cause he doesnt want to close out cause he'll be too far from the rim to get rebounds.

[@BrandNewAlien]

co yo ro uu ss so Ehh, while it does work so I can't knock him for it, a lot of his assists are from driving then kicking out

[@CMCut]

The Baws yeah that's why i've said his assists are OK

[@socaman123]

OKC record when Westbrook gets triple-double: 26-6 When he doesn't: 10-23 Overrated? This is just ridiculous lol

[@ccramit]

Do you guys watch any games? Westbrook will give up open looks and circle the floor over and over trying to find a guy to get an assist. He yells at his teammates to shoot so he can get more assists. Then on defense, his teammates give up rebounds so Russ can run over and grab it easily. These aren't legit numbers. His teammates are giving him stats, he's not earning them.

[@jvadoptante]

Triple Double L's soo no bueno. Plus he had Harden and Durant before. Where were the triple doubles then? Stat stuffing because he has more freedom. Your a dam point guard your supposed to make your teammates better.

[@ericgarcia3640]

jvadoptante He is 25-6 when he has a triple double so stop being ignorant

[@bahcue7381]

jvadoptante so without Westbrook were would that team be?

[@cp3190]

hes 25-6 when he has a triple double. But with his usage rate why doesn't he have a triple double every game ? Also its very surprising he falls short of 1 rebound or 1 assist when his teams clearly losing.

[@user-yh3cy8tj1d]

jvadoptante Stat stuffing? explain how that makes since. If you're up enough he sits the last few minutes. He runs down shots and grabs offensive rebounds, how is that stats stuffing?

[@ericgarcia3640]

JAM​​​ But what does that say? It might say that Westbrook should pass more but it also helps the argument that the triple double isn't overrated in this case because we know that it works for Westbrook..He is being a better facilitator or ultimately just having a great game and it correlates to more success. I also think the the logic of "why doesn't he have a triple double every game" shows that we expect even more out of him because it has become routine for him to play at that level

[@WACG615]

NO THERE NOT OVER RATED !!!! It's hard asl ! To get a triple dub . Who else is doing it ? And he gets em every game !

[@andresmunoz3172]

Quonzii You do understand he's the only offense for the team right? In reality, his triple doubles every night aren't as impressive when you're the only one who can score and pass and rebound. Come on now.

[@Weeeeee711]

Alright, Quonzii...I'll tell you what. If one of these two things happen..I'll agree with you. 1.) The Thunder win the championship this year. 2.) Anyone GOOD wants to sign with the Thunder (after they get swept in the first round). You know neither of those two are going to happen and you also know why!

[@jprzybyszz]

Quonzii yeah but the point is mvp. who cares if he gets 30 triple doubles but loses in the first round. not that valuable if you still lose games when you have harden, and kawhi and lebron who all are more valuable and lead their teams to more wins now lebron has such a better team the argument for him isn't threre on that side but still harden and kawhi take their teams to high seeds while russ is taking 30 shots a game making sure he gets those triple doubles when possible while losing some games. its more of an idea that his trouble doubles are as valuable as kawhi and harden putting up less numbers but causing more wins

[@suadelegend5443]

Josh P he's ballin hard gettin triples but he's scoring big too!!! He's not sittin around crying like Lebron about needing better teammates either. Russell deserves a warriors respect no matter what. He deserves MVP just for his efforts alone

[@jprzybyszz]

Suade Legend he deserves respect but not mvp right now harden has to win it he has been the most valuable. look at that team before the season started nobody though 3 seed he has them playing way better than anyone thought so thats why I would give it to him

[@Reeferal]

Okc without Westbrook is a lottery team. Nobody on the team is a knockdown shooter, nobody can create their own shot except Kanter (and that's just on the block), nobody has the court vision to get the team involved. It's not that they have bad players but that they have a bad mix of talent. Steven Adams, Oladipo, Kanter and McDermott would be excellent fill in players if OKC could flip the bench for some more 3 and D guys and maybe another drive and dish guy. Right now they have too many guys that do the same things and none of them can cover the things Westbrook does (distribute, drive and finish) nor do they have any real perimeter threats either.

[@aaaawyeahbrewwww]

tell me lebron wouldnt average 30 if he took 20+ shots a game

[@armingholami28]

aaaawyeahbrewwww 20+ shots as in layups and dunks yeah maybe but if was genuinely jumps hots he wouldn't. LeBron can't shoot to save his life

[@razorramon5937]

aaaawyeahbrewwww Who cant shoot?... LeBron shooting 54% FG, 39% 3pt 🤔... Do you watch basketball or just espn highlights 😂😂😂

[@armingholami28]

Kegan Hall if you watched basketball you would know that layups and dunks all add up with actual job shots to give you a FG % . So to answer your question yeah I watch basketball and follow it day by day to know that Lebrun is a terrible shooter. Yes he doesn't even need to shoot he is to big to strong and to fast so he can go to the hole every time but still doesn't change the fact that he can't shoot 👌🏾

[@russell9411]

Kegan Hall has kyrie and shooters spacing the floor

[@razorramon5937]

Ballin Too That just means he can get better quality shots.

[@jowflow2]

Since KD left OKC, Russ has been carrying the team over his shoulders. He's the most hardworking player every night, he wants to shoot, to make plays, to get steals, he runs for the rebounds while everyone else stares at the ball bouncing on the rim. Maybe he's just trying to prove something and just worry about his stats, or maybe he just feel the responsibility of leading the team to the post season.Unfortunately for him the MVP is not just the most hardworking player in the league.

[@SteveTKO]

I would also agree with Colin that his Triple is overrated IF he didn't have to do it. No one else on that team can make plays for anyone else, no one else can get there own shot. Plus they are not good enough. He trying to get Triple doubles because he has to. Use your common sense people

[@BrandNewAlien]

SteveTKO He doesn't have to take rebounds from his bigs...

[@SteveTKO]

The Baws If a guard can take a rebound from a big I would look at him not WestBrook. If a smaller git can out rebound you that is a problem.

[@MoannieBoy]

SteveTKO 💯💯💯

[@lawreneph]

SteveTKO Great answer. His triple doubles are because no one else can do it. Some of his players are young and not fully developed but I see them playing better and getting better. I just don't know how long it's going to take those guys but he's definitely helping them step up and be better.

[@BrandNewAlien]

lawreneph He's not helping them step up and be better at all, nobody that wants to get better wants to go to OKC, they get out of OKC, like Dion Waiters. #fax

[@ericgarcia3640]

The question should be "Is averaging a triple double overrated?" because the Thunder are 25-6 when he gets a Triple Double so they are clearly helping the team win

[@BrandNewAlien]

eric garcia The question should be, "Is averaging a triple double while being the most ball dominant player in history overrated?"

[@BrandNewAlien]

G-man Exactly

[@p48876]

he goes for triple doubles when his team is already winning

[@dunyasgonecrazy]

OKC is 25-6 when RWB has a triple double OKC 11-20+ when he doesn't. stop it.

[@montaellis2860]

Gotta love Chris Broussard

[@brandonlegan7506]

They r like 42-6 when he gets triple doubles in the last 2 years

[@BrandNewAlien]

Brandon Lee Yeah, because a triple double requires him to pass a double digit number of times

[@kerosblue5609]

A good player shines in a bad team, a great player does it in a good team.

[@BrandNewAlien]

Keros Blue Cough cough the player who left him, KD

[@kerosblue5609]

That could be case

[@mbrown1576]

so youre saying a player on a bad team doesnt even have the opportunity to be great since his team is bad which he doesnt control. thats stupid.

[@kerosblue5609]

M Brown im saying some players are good in bad teams because everyone is bad, look at kevin love and chandler parsons.

[@kerosblue5609]

M Brown when k love was on minesota he was the man

[@berktownfinest8514]

BROUSSARD IS CORRECT✅ HE IS AVERAGING 30 10and 11 ND THE THUNDER ARE GOING TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS 💯

[@Brian49369]

Chris Broussard is the only guy that actually makes sense when he talks.....

[@chosenn2]

I feel for Chris Broussard having to deal with this poor anchor 'Jason'.

[@user-yh3cy8tj1d]

It's funny how now a triple double is overrated, but that type of play is what make people praise Jordan to this day

[@sheistyindividual]

Recording-breaking usage rate of 42%, averages 7+ uncontested defensive rebounds per game, and a huge efficiency gap between Westbrook and the other candidates. I don't expect people that actually vote for the MVP to look beyond the box score numbers though.

[@nathanter7622]

Nash average double digits in points and a 13-12 assists per game...he led his team top 1 or 2 in West and overall...he won 2 MVPs...Westbrook is averaging 30 pts in his triple double average...his team is in the playoff contention in the tougher west conf...Westbrook deserves the MVP award...

[@taylorbryant1305]

"I remember watching it as a little baby!!!" Broussard is full of it.

[@Kevinschart]

just last week broussard was saying that 50 wins was the cutoff...now he's copping pleas for 46, 47 wins.

[@imbashet4834]

Chris is true, if it's so easy getting triple-doubles then why can't guys like Bron and Harden do it CONSISTENTLY

[@NeoLegendX]

if you ask me i would take the W he has great bigs to rebound why tire yourself with that score and assiste your guys stats mean nithin

[@JMixtapeProductions]

This dude really said would you rather have rebounding and defense or a triple double?😂😂😂that's not a question

[@officialperros]

Chris Broussard looks like Dave Chappelle's Chuck Taylor 😂😂😂

[@SILMANTV]

I only Subbed for Chris Broussard Found his home network on Accident glad

[@nicholasrollins4075]

Chris Broussard with the finesse. He not just talking

[@hiphopotamus69]

Have any of these guys watched the Thunder when Russ is on the bench? That team is painfully bad.

[@isaiahthomas4444]

Russ should get it. The triple-doubles aren't overrated. He earns them and when he gets them they win. His teammates don't have a probably with him getting rebounds so does everyone try to use it against him. I love Harden but I just want Russ to get it this year

[@BrandNewAlien]

Isaiah Thomas "when he gets them they win" yes, because that means he has to pass the ball at minimum a double digit number of times, which if you didn't know, passing is important

[@isaiahthomas4444]

The Baws Thank you for proving my point

[@BC21beats]

chris goes off whenever colin's not there haha

[@underdawgDP]

stop comparing eras....chris broke it down for you all

[@kaymoebee]

you can tell who knows basketball and who doesn't.

[@lawrence24233]

Jordan averaged 27 shots one year scored 37 a game on 48 percent. As for Westbrook it's still impressive averaging a triple double even though it's obvious he's going for those each game

[@crimsonice89]

He's teammates are helping him get rebounds, think about the psychological impact that has on them. No wonder the team is doing very well, everything revolves around one person. His teammates are not motivated to play cause they don't really feel part of the game.

[@SMCandLS]

Me and Broussard would get along very well. Smart guy

[@r.v.2229]

does everyone forget how Russell Westbrook gets his rebounds? it's because when the opposing team shoots free throws and they miss the Oklahoma City Thunder on the Baseline line just box out and let Russell get the rebound. during the games it's like the Thunder don't try and rebound when he's around they just box out and let him get the board.

[@manoneal1724]

42% from the field and 5.4 turnovers. He's dynamite on the court, but what wins championships is efficiency, decision making and playing within the team concept. All facets in which Russell fails terribly. He's not the MVP.

[@King_Mac80]

If avg a triple double was easy Kobe and A.I. would've been done it

[@domz.0k292]

Change the standard of triple doubles to 2 pts, 10 rebounds 20 assists per game.. Russell will start sharing the ball to get that 20 assists and the team will start winning games

[@hlminds609]

I hate that they argue and talk over each other. They made big boy lose the hats too lmao

[@therealmcromano319]

Billy Donovan openly admitted that his big men are intentionally boxing out while not trying to grab the rebound so Westbrook can get his trip-dub. This level of stat padding is absurd

[@tmillz331]

super overrated, especially the rebounding aspect

[@lowtempo711]

Winning is all that matters........

[@lawreneph]

I remember when Jordan came back to play with the Wizards this Thunder team reminds me of them in a way. Mj made Kwame Brown look good even though Mj shot alot him doing less wouldn't have made Kwame better. He also had Rip Hamilton and Rip was the only player who took upon himself to step up and elevate his game but at the time Rip wasn't the best he was but playing with Mj helped that. Kwame never was as good when Mj left. My point is one man isn't responsible for how well his team is. Everybody is responsible for making sure they are better. Russ is doing his job by playing on a high level he is elevating these guys now they have to help themselves like Rip did.

[@cashcarti9241]

The answer is yes

[@nova6372]

holy everything's so hectic when colin's not around 😂

[@geoffreygilchrist5762]

Im sorry but you cant just dismiss Wilt Oscar etc with the pace and race argument. There are so many other factors that maybe even out and their stats were AMAZING. Wilt is goat in my opinion and should be in everyones top 5. If blocks were counted then he would have had many more triple doubles and lots of quadruple doubles.

[@MDCigan]

NUMBERS DON'T LIE! Look at OKC record with Westbrook triple doubles vs without

[@aaaawyeahbrewwww]

yes its a triple double but its not an efficient triple double

[@jeffdaman6969]

Yup. Okc is in seventh. That says it all.

[@mrsteeze3116]

That dude on the far right should never be on any basketball show ever again. He is painful every time he's on TV. uppercut yourself

[@notjazz.]

The reason no one else is averaging a triple double is because Westbrook has the highest usage rate in NBA history. Per 100 possession harden is averaging a triple double as well.

[@kmustapha6455]

kawhi also do everything on the court both offense and defense, some player being overshadow by this triple double, many players now getting triple double, if all team play like the system of okc for sure many can get triple double,

[@alexpalacios4767]

idc what a player does individually. if the team ain't winning idc...

[@QTALISCHILL]

Man most of the people calling it overrated can't average a triple double in pick up games at the rec for a day, lol.....but for real though.

[@armontimuzic6785]

When your TRYING TO PAD YOUR STATS a triple double can't be that hard when your that athletic he literally steals rebounds from his teammates

[@RedlegFan19]

it would be a travesty if Westbrook won the mvp. He's on a team that's in the middle of the pack in the NBA. He'll break the record for most turnovers in a season, he's shooting just over 42%, and he shoots the ball more then anyone

[@afafbaker3335]

I smell a hater

[@slimmee22]

This season shows you how valuable KD was on that team.

[@carburner666]

I guess the only reason why its overrated is Because OKC aint a top 3 seed team in the west. I think if OKC were in the top 3 it would be amazing. But i could understand how the triple double is overrated if westbrook is doing all that effort and there still losing. I would rather take Curry's 3 pointer over westbrooks triple double anyday. Only reason is that Warriors were a top team and if the team is winning that truly highlights your mvp's skills.

[@67sford]

Chris Broussard is wrong in this argument, the triple double is not important!!!

[@AllucB]

Lol you can tell Chris really wanna square up with Jason mcintire

[@ceelost1752]

I think they're not overrated. However, they're not impressive anymore. Russell fishes for rebound and leads the league in uncontested rebounds.

[@brandonlegan7506]

If Russ and LBJ switched Russ would be averaging 30 and 15 Lebron gets anything he wants

[@DBreezy5]

Does that little guy bug anyone else the way he bugs me? Every time I watch this show he pisses me off.

[@JMasterXP]

The day and age where a triple double average is called over-rated smh, what is not over rated?

[@BattleRapRob]

get em chris..if bron averaged a triple dub he would be the GOAT...people don't realize in order to get them numbers (pad stats) you have to play hard both ends of the floor for long period of time then be consistent with it game after game big rockets fan BEARD FOR MVP ..but gotta show respect for greatness Russ is a monster..

[@hkbessieford851]

McIntyre makes dumb points a lot of the time he's on the show or just hops on to whatever Colin says

[@paviaan]

yes, russ looks to get them. a guy who makes an effort to get stats won't win. there's no natural flow, but forcing plays. you're gonna get 30 as a great scorer on a bad team. you'll get all the shots. but his teammates won't improve that way.

[@basketballgod2791]

I see what he is saying because remember when lebron lost kyrie and love and started shooting a lot of shots and averaged like almost 40 a game for that playoff series but he shot a lot and his shooting percentage dropped and people were mad at him but when your back is against like westbrook and you lose a top 5 player in the league it fuels you. lebron could average a triple double but not with kyrie and love playing because they take up a lot of possessions. This is a not a fluke season for westbrook. Westbrook wants the triple double so he's going out and getting it. Lebron wanted higher numbers in assists and to shoot better from 3 so he went out and got it. 2 stars on two different missions but the objective is the same and thats to win triple double or not

[@rebelsoup1947]

7.7 uncontested rebounds a game

[@mikefrm8108]

What more does he have to do they gonna talk bad regardless take him off they're in Lonzo ball sweepstakes so he's clearly valuable

[@TheGOATSosa]

They're not overrated OKC IS 27-6 when he gets a triple double STATS DONT LIE

[@josecarloscosta5220]

Triple doubles are still a big thing. People saying LeBron deserves to be MVP even though his stacked with all stars and quality veterans but can't even post a record better than 3rd in the league and not far from the likes of Boston and Houston... Russ deserves the praise, despite his awful TOs

[@jimfocus3128]

Russell is just chasing stats, he ain't care about OKC winning.. Seems like he counts points and assists + rebounds when he is playing

[@fluff975]

Usually can't stand whitlock but he made some sense here

[@hecatr]

Add the turnover stat, and Westbrook is leading the league in quadruple doubles.

[@kingrasta5678]

Joseph Dooley you do realize harden avg more lol