Is This The New Russell Westbrook?

[@rob.parsnips]

Still looks to me like one of the fastest guys in the league

[@Chelychee]

he's not the fastest runner or highest vertical jumper but he's so explosive, and he only needs crazy short time to accelerate from 0 to max while running or jumping, might be one of the best ever, god gifted physical explosiveness. In his prime at OKC his dunks are almost impossible to block cuz while the defenders were trying to jump he already bounced in the middle air and dunked the ball in the basket. I think that's also why ja morant tried to dunk on gobert several times but all failed but 34 years old lakers-Russ made it so easy and clean

[@LionsAreBetterThnKc]

@@Chelycheehe’s definitely the fastest runner

[@rb9888]

@@LionsAreBetterThnKc nah

[@xxplosivegokustyle]

@@LionsAreBetterThnKcin his prime yes

[@lexingtonconcord8751]

It's the hustle! HUSTLE RUSSELL HUSTLE WESTBROOK Very few hustle like Russell.

[@theburneraccount9650]

Westbrook never changed. The Lakers scapegoated him and people that never watched him play just went with it / changed public opinion. He was also this good on the Clippers with less minutes

[@AdrianSimmonsJr.]

Been saying this for the longest. I’ve been a fan of Westbrook since early OKC days and the only fair criticism of his game is that he makes bad decisions at times when crunch time is there because he’s trying too hard essentially. Literally every team he’s been on other than the lakers have nothing but good to speak of about Russ and every star (excluding lakers roster) that he’s played with has had their career best season playing with him and it’s following that trend with Jokic

[@iLoveLionsAlot]

You're absolutely right.. i was a laker fan until Russ got on the team. You can treat my favorite player like that and expect me to still be a fan.

[@Astro_Villager]

Yea the lakers were a mess of a team and organization. Russ needs structure and consistency but AD and Bron barely stayed on the court that year. Russ never got the chance to really mesh with them and they had no shooters so spacing sucked.

[@ParamoreFAV3]

Thank you

[@eternalgamers10]

As a Lakers fan, that team was set up to fail from the start. Either both AD or LeBron was out of the line up for 75% of the season. And it didn't help Rob Palinka put that team together like trash. Putting 3 superstars and no players that can 3&D.

[@squeezlemons]

I think having over 2 steals per game average as well as 6th most in the nba is just nuts for him at 36. Russ still being able to jump the passing lane so quickly just shows how physically gifted he always has been. Great to watch!

[@tombouu]

Po prostu bardzo dobrze się prowadzi oraz dba o siebie o swoje ciało

[@michaelahurt]

Shows how often he jumps passing lanes If you gamble 14 times per game and get 2 that isn't really anything to brag about. Lol

[@YMadubuike24]

@@michaelahurt we got a laugher at his own comment 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Exactly

[@cycleoflife565]

@@michaelahurt Or he has excellent anticipation and good hands and timing. Steals are more than playing passing lanes. You simplify to aid your argument but that doesn’t take in all elements that lead to a steal taking place.

[@michaelahurt]

@cycleoflife565 I watch the tape not the highlights If he had excellent anticipation he wouldn't miss so much. He gambles and sometimes he's right. But he's wrong a lot. He also gets a lot of, I call them lazy steals, where he gets beat because he doesn't want to fight over or slide (lazy defense) and then reaches in after out of desperation. But he generally does more harm than good. There's a reason all the smart people stopped looking at steals to determine the best defenders over a decade ago Also if you want to see great anticipation, hands and timing on defense watch Jokic

[@kevinkingslayer2450]

Became a Russ fan when he played for my team the CLIPPERS....... Will forever be a fan...✌🇹🇹

[@CedAdj]

Great video! The Nuggets have clearly unlocked a new side of Westbrook’s game. This is my first time seeing him play off the ball and look this efficient. We all know that getting to the rim has never been an issue for him, and he’s always been a great passer, but I don’t think even Westbrook himself imagined he could thrive this much in this style of play. It makes him more dangerous than ever. And on top of it all, he’s still as explosive as ever. Incredible to watch!

[@bobbyhillthe3rd]

I agree, he still dropping triple doubles and he's playing off ball like you said

[@michaelahurt]

@@CedAdj all due respect if you think he's as explosive as ever you need to go watch prime Russ cause you either never did or you forgot what that looked like What Russ and Bron both show -- and MJ before them -- is if you're a 0.001% athlete the "downside" means you are still gonna be in the 90th percentile of the league athletically into your mid-to-late 30s

[@Astro_Villager]

Russ didn’t cut much in LA because he knew Bron would just hog the ball and Jack up a 30 ft 3 and brick it 🤣

[@bvollm]

Really looking forward to the first ring with Joker & Westbrook🎉🎉

[@KAye633]

Okc winning it all

[@josiahthompson8018]

Best quote I heard from DNVR when talking to Russ "My job is to make Jokic's life easier, so he can make everyone else's life easier." Bro(dy) is what we needed all along since losing Green and Brown.

[@modbyarturo]

I missed Bruce Brown all last season. Russ is BB and then some.

[@Godric_9000]

✔️ 2 in 1

[@Interstice1994]

​@@modbyarturo If only Murray was selfless and lowered his contract and took Brown. We would beat Timberwolves last season. Smh

[@vladimircurkoski1455]

Hopefully he will stay in Denver and win championship this or next year

[@paulandersbullecer3152]

I'm really liking the pairing of Jokic and Russ. IMO, Russ helps Jokic in a bunch of ways but I think the most important is that Jokic does not need to bring the ball down the court anymore, allowing him to immediately position himself on the post or for a pick.

[@liamleadley9168]

He’s still a great finisher elite defender rebounder and play maker top 10-15 pg in the league

[@jalynjones9136]

Definitely not top 10 top 15 for sure

[@Enjibays]

@@jalynjones9136lol name 14 better point guards you noob 🥴

[@YMadubuike24]

@@jalynjones9136punctuation dude

[@calebmoore1861]

​@@jalynjones9136I agree

[@deboss8998]

He isn’t elite at at anything except maybe rebounding at his position and getting to the rim

[@berryesseen]

Denver is the ultimate redemption arc destination for any player. If you want to show you still HAVE it, you go to Denver. You play with Jokic and you earn it. It happened with Bruce, AG, and Russ so far, and so many role players I forgot right now. It would probably be true if we saw Murray and MPJ at somewhere else. Jokic somehow unlocks your full potential.

[@nighthiker]

You can add KCP, Jerami Grant and Torrey Craig to the list of role players that got a boost from playing with Jokic. The downside is there are also a few good backup centers that ended up going somewhere else from the lack of opportunity, being behind Jokic, like Hartenstein and Huff.

[@nuhnani2320]

People really think he just reinvented his game 😂 real hoop fans know this is what he was meant to be doing in both la teams, but they wanna make him sit corner and not playmake

[@Astro_Villager]

Soo stupid right??? He lead the league in assist multiple times. He is a passing machine 🤣 lebum could have been the cutter and eat like Braun is eating but in another level 😂

[@jenshansen773]

This only proves that Jokic is litterally making evryone around him better.

[@smw2896]

unlike the real joker in the league

[@jeffreymelton2200]

I am really happy for Russ. When he was down EVERYBODY, and I mean EVERYBODY was shitting on him, and really he is a good dude. Glad to see him doing well.

[@tavoali2972]

This was great my guy🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🦾

[@reivelt3715]

What i like about Westbrook's drive to the basket is that he doesn't necessarily dribble a lot before driving. Just some hesi, and boom, he drives. He does not trying to wind some mind games like Luka or Harden. He's just trying to get by defender as quick as he can, which personally, is the way i prefer driving to be done

[@ogriss412]

He looked good with the Clippers too

[@Astro_Villager]

Yes the clippers where very stupid 🤣 Russ was killing when the had shooters but traded their best 2 3nD guys for James harden 🤣

[@petrektek1385]

Imagine Jokic and Westbrook in his prime

[@rb9888]

westbrook would try to dominate too much. he needed some experience to teach him humility..

[@hristijandimitrovski8664]

Literally this is the best combination of Jokic and Russ. I don't think prime Russ eho is too much ball dominant would work with Jokic. And btw prime Russ was extremely inefficient from the field and from deep. This version of Russ is perfect for Jokic. He missed only 1 shot last 2 games. We've never seen that from him before.

[@iudexCervello]

​@@rb9888i think this a bad take, he's played off ball or with other ball dominant stars prior This is just the first time he's gotten a player that passes back on duck ins with this frequency( harden did similar in houston but not to this degree)

[@YMadubuike24]

@@rb9888the imagine post prime Westbrook in his prime

[@rb9888]

@@iudexCervello maybe. but i'm afraid he would still try to prove that he's a good shooter and bury his team, as he's done so many times in the past..

[@derrickhewlett5803]

RUSS GET THAT RING YOU DESERVE IT❤💪🔥

[@Uppercut_TV]

PointGod #TheBrodie 🤞🏽💯

[@YMadubuike24]

❤❤❤❤ it

[@Sonnel_James]

This is how LeFraud thought Russ was gonna pan out with the Lakers 😂

[@deboss8998]

You know he played on another team too right?

[@Astro_Villager]

Lefrud is has too much of a main character syndrome. Russ didn’t want to cut because he knew Bron would just jack up a 3 and brick. And them boys always load managing

[@Sonnel_James]

@deboss8998 and your point is?

[@Daylight-nu3rt]

This isn't new Russ, this has always been Russ, but when you get a bad rap, because of bad players, people forget who you are. Russ didn't change nothing but cities!🤣 He found a player he can run with that's on the same page as him. Russ takes a lot of the pressure off of Jokic, and that allows he and Russ to operate together. He's just found that guy, that understands.

[@zendo09]

they just compliment each other

[@michaelahurt]

@@Daylight-nu3rt You do realize Jokic has been this good for years, right? Jokic is making Russ look good, not the other way around. Let's be clear about that. Jokic makes Murray look good, Russ look good, Braun, AG -- f**k Jokic took a G-League team in 2021-22 and made _them_ a +7 offense Russ got a bad rap because he was legitimately bad. You're right Russ didn't change -- he just found the _ONE_ player so stupendously brilliant he can even make Russ look good. (Although Westbrook actually _has_ changed his game. He's cutting more and he's being used more as a hub which mitigates his lack of shooting.)

[@Daylight-nu3rt]

@michaelahurt man do people just say ignorant 💩 without thinking, or do you think at all. I mean gdit I didn't say anything bad about Jokic and here you go, with that lame 💩 . Man go find something else to do.

[@Daylight-nu3rt]

@zendo09 that all I was saying, and then some nut job wants to try and tell me about Jokic and I never said anything bad about him. These people in these comments can be the worse. Just dumb for no reason.

[@jenshansen773]

​@@michaelahurt this is the Best comments ever, People ignore the fact that Jokic makes everybody around him better. There is plenty examples, from the g leauge squad playing 5 close games with eventual champs golden state, to kcp, Bruce brown, the olympics with Serbia, Westbrrok here. And People still dont give him Credit and underrate him.

[@Ihatexken]

It hit different when u playing for a great coach and the greatest player alive. Russell Westbrook is a superstar role player and has always been. Jokic is the perfect guy for him to support because Jokic is a great leader with 0 fragile ego.

[@ParamoreFAV3]

He never changed, chill. Been great

[@TyrillCelestine]

At 36 still blowing by defenders and still one of the fast that’s insane

[@princellasmith7562]

When Westbrook has a game plan, he follows it. Stars struggle to play with LeBron because there’s no practice or game plan. You’re just reading off of him. It’s hard to do.

[@liamleadley9168]

Not the new this is Russ he just got played out of position last 2 years

[@corysimmons455]

Exactly

[@menggay1365]

Beastbrook

[@803Gsosagamingchannel]

Russ getting that ring 💯Westbrook layup package unstoppable

[@globalnewztv]

Westcook. One of one.🔥👁️🏆👁️🔥

[@julienalexander6113]

His midrange use to be so much better back in the day though, it's kinda weird how it went away

[@Astro_Villager]

It will come back and it’s not necessary for him on this team any way. They got Murry and Joker for that

[@seizetheday-fishingfoodand5626]

Russ my favorite! Russ should have been in the Not Like Us video! Drake don’t want No part of Russ!

[@dgen77]

this is what making his teammates better is. not lebum narrative who actually makes all his teammates worse

[@ABCurry30]

Has there ever been a 36 yr old vet min guy analyzed deeply like this

[@robertbonds4962]

West gone get ring

[@George-wm3yx]

I love russ

[@KouMurrell]

Russ is the upgraded star version of Bruce Brown

[@YMadubuike24]

That’s insulting . Russ is Russ period . He’s not the upgraded version of anybody. Yo please get that straight

[@GoofyFootersRule]

every pro needs the correct crew around......rus found it

[@Larry-h1c]

Leaving LeBron energy 😂😂😂😂😂

[@kushagrasingh3755]

RUSS choosing the CP3 role has def extended his career by couple of years

[@tmac3549]

When you no longer play alongside LBJ, Damon Lillard and Jimmy Butler you get better. First Take had ppl think RW was the issue. SAS has made a living pimping little boys minds. They believe anything that my ESPn says.

[@razno-q7f]

Less shoot, more drives to the rim, assists and def!

[@rooky3526]

Part of the reason why he's such a good rim attacker is because teams don't respect his shots. They sag off of him on the 3 point line and that creates a lot of space to to build momentum on his drives. If they don't respect him at alm and leave him uncontested, he's more than willing to take wide open practice 3's and those are good looks. He takes just enough 3's that it really doesn't hurt the team as well.

[@razno-q7f]

@@rooky3526 No good looks, bad looks...Just 0 attempts to shoot. Any shoot. He is not a good shooter. But he is the BEST driver and very good assistent..more of that. I would practice pump fakes more if I was him

[@rooky3526]

@@razno-q7f He can read the defense, he knows when drives and when to pass. Those are mostly what he does...but he has good game sense that he can weighnthe pros and cons in making those wide open uncontested practice 3's. Sure, there is a chance he might not make it, but it's so uncontested and he's like a 30-something percent 3 point shooter this season with either 2 or 3 attempts per game, that it's worth shooting (especially during leads) that it really wouldn't hurt the team that much and it's a positive if he makes a bucket or two. He's not a spot up shooter that takes 6-9 attempts per game. He only takes 3's if the situation calls for it. Come on now, we're not talking about last season, we're talking about now.

[@razno-q7f]

@@rooky3526 i agree.. He is looking good. Staying healthy for the playofs is the primary goal imo

[@MrHappydonny]

컷인 플레이는 더 에너지 넘치는 브라운이나 MPJ 가 적극적으로 해줘야하는데 제일 나이많은 러스가 하고 있네

[@jleaven2707]

The new. It was just the out of place off ball play with the lakers

[@mykjohn4589]

Caldwelpope is just a 3pt shooter which other coaches can easily solve how to play defense through it. With Russ - Nobody can play defense through his energy and aggressiveness.

[@modbyarturo]

But he didn't replace KCP; he is the new Bruce Brown in the 6th man role. But I agree that with today's emphasis on "shooting." Russ and CB are slashers who can put pressure on the rim and push the pace, which is harder to defend.

[@michaelahurt]

Bruh he's at 54% TS with a 109 offensive rating. I don't think anyone is having trouble guarding him. The good teams still ignore him. He still turns the ball over a ton. He still freelances on defense and gambles and is lazy on closeouts and going over screens. But he's not actively part of the problem anymore. He's taking what the defense gives him. If they ignore him one pass away he cuts to open space where he can be useful instead of calling for the ball behind the arc

[@mykjohn4589]

@@michaelahurt yea and russ avg 2 T.O's per this season lol...

[@michaelahurt]

@mykjohn4589 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ _Really??_ His turnover rate is 19.5% which is the highest of his career. Ok.. remedial math time I guess. Using fewer possessions doesn't change the rate at which a player turns the ball over (or makes shots or gets rebounds or whatever) Player A gets 50 touches per game and turns the ball over 10% of the time. Player B who gets 100 touches and turns the ball over 5% of the time. Both _average_ 5 turnovers per game but player A turns the ball over twice as often. Make sense?

[@Ram-b1f2v]

This what I keep saying before in his Lakers days Russ his more dangerous offball

[@belbro62]

kinda reminds me of stockton and malone i wish

[@dljdljdljdljdlj]

Him having no jumper is depressing

[@mlrd2687]

Chauncey Billups claims that Jokic is the best passer of all time, and the Pistons' Isaiah Thomas said that only the Magic are as good a passer as Jokic.

[@brimstone5516]

They say he lost athleticism but i dont see it.

[@Sonnel_James]

Pretty sure Lakers real locker room cancer still in the roster 😂

[@michaelahurt]

@@Sonnel_James I don't think he was ever a locker room cancer. When was that reported? If anything that was the one area he genuinely helped them. The young guys in LA swear by him. His problem in LA was on court. He was a terrible basketball fit with Bron and AD. Lakers problem is LeBron is 40 not 30

[@zpetar]

No one ever played with or against player like Jokic...

[@Sonnel_James]

Lebum and the Lakers could've completely ruined this man's career, Russ got out of there soon enough

[@Astro_Villager]

Yea the lakers were a mess of a team and organization. Russ needs structure and consistency but AD and Bron barely stayed on the court that year. Russ never got the chance to really mesh with them and they had no shooters so spacing sucked.

[@Oyajiph]

I really dont understand why WBrook is being disrespected. Plays with high effort. Underpaid .

[@nowill2009]

👍

[@redpatrickdesepida8069]

Again this is why Lebron is shit he doesn't know how to use or make his teammates better. Its always all about his personal stats 😂

[@michaelahurt]

@@redpatrickdesepida8069 LeBron has made a lot of teammates better just not the ball dominant ones. There's just no way to make two non-shooting rim running high usage guys work. That's not a LeBron problem. Just reality. (Also he's much much much better. Giving the ball to Russ instead of LeBron is just stupid.) But this is what makes Jokic the best offensive player ever. He's as good on ball as anyone who has ever played and he might be better off ball so it doesn't really matter _who_ is next to him, he'll get you a top 3 offense

[@pauljohnbandiola81]

​@@michaelahurtLike who?

[@brightsidemr8899]

he is always be a great player. people who think he is a bad player are only stupid persons who can't play basket ball, fake media & bad coach who can't play his role in team & blame him for scapegoat. today nba is 3 point shooter era. they think ball handler that cant shoot 3 point is useless & trash. thats why today nba is suck. less people wanna watch nba game. what is the special thing that tall big guy like wemby & jokic who can shoot 3 points & weak under the ring. they live in the sky & they can shoot whenever they want & no one can block it

[@casualfan-m5x]

Jokers goat ability is to make your teammates 50 percent better 😂

[@Pebs1123]

U keep switching from russ to brodie and it's annoying af just call him russ he doesn't know u smfh weirdo

[@WooWZzzz]

NBA OLD SCHOOL Yeaaahhhh 🎉🎉🎉🎉