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Skip Bayless details Russell Westbrook’s career from his UCLA days, to Oklahoma City, to Washington and now the Lakers. Skip says Russ’ constant focus on padding his stats has prevented him from becoming a winner and a Hall of Fame player.
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Is Russell Westbrook a Hall of Famer? sprtspod.fox/Ep14

[@TheOriginalPoon]

It’s absolutely absurd to say he isn’t a first ballot lock It’s also equally absurd to say that he still has a place in this league if he retains this entitled mindset

[@JaimeMartinez-ge4gu]

He has the worst dimes of all time its all dump off passes at the last second to bail him out skips right

[@thedugoutbasketball6707]

Russell Westbrick is a Hall of Famer Mr. Skip Brainless.. Thats a guarantee..

[@forcecalibration924]

I never liked Westbrook as a player and his teammates helped him get those triple doubles. I seen his big man’s go up the court and let him get a lot of those rebounds. And his turnovers always been high and shooting percentage has been average at best. 20 shots for 20 points type of stats. Dude does play hard tho maybe too hard🤷🏽‍♂️, so… my answer would be yes but no if that makes any since. *(Manufacturing stats)*

[@JR3_Jiran]

@@JaimeMartinez-ge4gu if it was so east why didn’t everyone average 10 plus assists

[@matthewhall1467]

An underrated part of the Russ debate was how his teammate were ACTIVELY helping him achieve his yearly triple doubles. Russ truly believes that his stats were all him and that’s the part I find saddest. No wonder he got exposed in LA for what his play style truly is

[@LanceG007]

He’s never said that

[@optimusprime028]

@@LanceG007 It's obvious bruh.

[@josephdelledonne2098]

They let him do whatever he wanted. Including just going for stats and stealing boards from the bigs. Triple doubles are overrated, it's about winning and everyone playing their roles. Bigs get rebounds, post up, and guards assist and playmake. Look at Curry, Isaiah, others from the past, they're better and don't ge triple doubles.

[@justdl]

@@LanceG007 adams was letting him get rebounds all day in his okc days.

[@slayer45637]

Its true the bigs were letting him steal rebounds. Its a reason its near impossible for a guard to average double digit rebounds.

[@julesverne06]

Skip is in rare form today. On point, comical, insightful, absolutely correct.

[@marlowstanfield6815]

Westbrook has 9 all nba selections, 2 scoring titles, lead the league in assist 3x and has an MVP. To say that's not a hallafame career is the most hating bs I ever heard in my life..smh

[@Montbtw]

@@marlowstanfield6815 still an overrated ball hog who is more interested with scoring over winning

[@ybbetter3071]

@@marlowstanfield6815 cry😂

[@ybbetter3071]

@@marlowstanfield6815 he lost all his athleticism he washed

[@rayyabdul2822]

@@marlowstanfield6815 stop the bs. He's not a player for a big stage. He shld go to the magic or wizards

[@wright1wright]

I have to admit skip was on point about this.

[@marlowstanfield6815]

Westbrook has 9 all nba selections, 2 scoring titles, lead the league in assist 3x and has an MVP. To say that's not a hallafame career is the most hating bs I ever heard in my life..smh

[@wright1wright]

@@marlowstanfield6815 ok

[@bizimanabienvenu3659]

Skip was not on point dummy

[@wright1wright]

@@bizimanabienvenu3659 lol

[@PIP...33]

WHERE IS YOUR DURANT SKIP ??? U LIAR !! WHERE IS CUP CAKE 31% FG AND 500 TURNOVERS VS MARUCS SMART ?? SHALL WE CALL TONY ALLEN TO BEAT DURANT AGAIN OR JRUE HOLIDAY 6'3 TO HUMILIATE OVERRATED KD MAKES HIM AIR BALL IN CLUTCH. CAN DURANTR PASS ??? WHY HE CANT SHOOT HE IS 7 FOOT NOT 6'3 ?? WHY HE CANT PROTECT RIM AS AN 7 FOOTER ?? HOW MANY FIRST DEFENSIVE TEAMS HE HAVE BASKETBALL IS 2 WAY SPORT. WHY DURANT CANT PLAY 80 GAMES PER SEASON ?? IS HE A FRAGILE DIVA ?? RUSS WESTBROOK IS GOD POINT GUARD WILT CHAMBERLAIN I DUNNO WHO DURANT IS WHAT HE WON IN CAREER ??? U LIAR !! SHOW ME CP3 RINGS IF HE CAN SHOOT WHERE IS THE RINGS ??

[@goatjames6755]

No lie I agree with skip on russ.

[@marlowstanfield6815]

Westbrook has 9 all nba selections, 2 scoring titles, lead the league in assist 3x and has an MVP. To say that's not a hallafame career is the most hating bs I ever heard in my life..smh

[@PIP...33]

WHERE IS YOUR DURANT SKIP ??? U LIAR !! WHERE IS CUP CAKE 31% FG AND 500 TURNOVERS VS MARUCS SMART ?? SHALL WE CALL TONY ALLEN TO BEAT DURANT AGAIN OR JRUE HOLIDAY 6'3 TO HUMILIATE OVERRATED KD MAKES HIM AIR BALL IN CLUTCH. CAN DURANTR PASS ??? WHY HE CANT SHOOT HE IS 7 FOOT NOT 6'3 ?? WHY HE CANT PROTECT RIM AS AN 7 FOOTER ?? HOW MANY FIRST DEFENSIVE TEAMS HE HAVE BASKETBALL IS 2 WAY SPORT. WHY DURANT CANT PLAY 80 GAMES PER SEASON ?? IS HE A FRAGILE DIVA ?? RUSS WESTBROOK IS GOD POINT GUARD WILT CHAMBERLAIN I DUNNO WHO DURANT IS WHAT HE WON IN CAREER ??? U LIAR !! SHOW ME CP3 RINGS IF HE CAN SHOOT WHERE IS THE RINGS ??

[@socialistbatman1211]

The worst part about Westbrook is that is now just acceptable for people to revise his history as a great and clutch player.

[@sammycordahi9327]

He’ll be appreciated again for his prime after he retirees but everyone fed up with him being terrible and blaming everyone/everything else

[@medamir7322]

@@sammycordahi9327 he won 4 playoff games in 3 years.what prime?

[@sammycordahi9327]

@@medamir7322 he was an athletic monster but yea it never resulted in winning

[@BigMondMusic]

Russell Westbrook is the epitome of what hard work will get you when you don’t have actual skill. He goes 100 mph, but what is he skilled at? He can’t shoot, barely has handles, has bad iq, does nothing when playing off ball, and is an average defender at best. It’s not all his fault though. He had Scott Brooks and Billy Donovan babying him instead of correcting the flaws in his game and developing him into a player that can do more than out-athletic a defender.

[@scipio764]

To add to your point: from what I've heard and read about, sitting Russ down and talk film wasn't a great experience for trainers. His ego was too big that he refuses to better himself.

[@letsgobrandon464]

Sadly your right, and at that he really thinks hes a superstar and yea apart of that prolly came from bad coaching or maybe they are good coaches and russ isnt coachable which prolly is the case cus his ego, ive always saw right through westbrook and when the rockets acquired i knew it wouldnt last. When your on 4 different teams in 4 different years thats a problem

[@robesterd8132]

He was one of the best mid range shooters and one of the best passers. He was also a good defender. Ur talking about old Russ

[@IknowMoreThanYou]

@@robesterd8132 🎯 everyone forgets he used to be an elite midrange shooter and above average free throw shooter. Some of the things are true yes, he never grew and become more stubborn over the years. But one has to be fair and skip will not. He was an athletic defender but he was never a smart defender.

[@chocolatedrop4578]

I Know More Than You. he was never a elite mid range shooter. go check his % his best mid range years was around league average. he has always been more athleticism and confidence than basketball skill. ur seeing how he looks when he loses athleticism and confidence

[@CBrown]

The only reason Russ got those triple doubles is primarily because he only passed the ball in late clock situations where his teammates had to shoot the ball which over the course of his 33 or so minutes per game would easily equate to 10 assists and his teammates were actively allowing him to get rebounds they could have easily gotten themselves, especially when he lined up at the forward position on free throws. How many times did Steven Adams box out but not jump? He was chasing these stats, winning and team chemistry be damned. Here's hoping that the HOF voters have enough sense to not let this guy in, at least not as a "slam dunk first ballot". More deserving guys have had to wait longer.

[@yungface012]

He has the most game winning n tying shots since 2009 so who was he passing too.

[@back2back379]

@@yungface012 all the people making shots to get him those assists. Use your brain, it's not hard to understand.

[@amitpalbains9361]

@@yungface012 he’s also taken the most and terrible shots in the clutch as well. Westbrook is a bonafide ball hog.

[@johnjones-js7ed]

That's literally just Steven Adam's playstyle, he always goes for screens instead of individual rebounds. Adams did the same thing when he was on the pelicans and now grizzlies. The fact that Russ averages 8-11 rebounds no matter what center he plays with should tell you he's actually just an incredible rebounder. He's a great passer too, if you look closer, his assist:turnover ratio is usually higher than Steph Curry's. Yes he holds onto the ball too long sometimes but the "late clock situations" you speak of is just him getting the ball to the most open shooter on the floor and being like, "if I pass you the ball, shoot it." Prime Russ was a solid facilitator. Russ has his flaws but to say he's not a 1st ballot HOFer is ridiculous. We're talking about THE most athletic PG of all time. He is also one of the greatest floor-raisers ever. He gets deserved criticism because he's an awful ceiling-raiser. If you want to carry a bad team to the playoffs, he's your guy. Just surround him with 4 solid shooters and you have yourself an 8th seed. If you want to turn a playoff team into a championship team, he's absolutely not the guy.

[@bizimanabienvenu3659]

Still got triple doubles smh😂

[@funnysk8erdude2]

One thing that doesn’t get talked about enough was how even though Russ was an offensive liability, he was an even bigger defensive liability. I do wish Russ well, but like Skip said, I can’t imagine any team wanting to deal with his mess.

[@bjrnthebootybandit]

They said "he never cheats the game, gives 100% every game" only with the ball in his hand

[@Popthat123456789]

@ Rob Da 5 8 exactly and they failed to mention that part. If Westbrook doesn’t have the ball in his hands he is useless. I don’t think I’ve ever seen such horrid off ball defense. His shooting splits are also atrocious.

[@NeoLegendX]

Perhaps Sacramento can low price him and get him after.

[@bizimanabienvenu3659]

His one of the best defensive point guards behind jru holiday

[@PIP...33]

WHERE IS YOUR DURANT SKIP ??? U LIAR !! WHERE IS CUP CAKE 31% FG AND 500 TURNOVERS VS MARUCS SMART ?? SHALL WE CALL TONY ALLEN TO BEAT DURANT AGAIN OR JRUE HOLIDAY 6'3 TO HUMILIATE OVERRATED KD MAKES HIM AIR BALL IN CLUTCH. CAN DURANTR PASS ??? WHY HE CANT SHOOT HE IS 7 FOOT NOT 6'3 ?? WHY HE CANT PROTECT RIM AS AN 7 FOOTER ?? HOW MANY FIRST DEFENSIVE TEAMS HE HAVE BASKETBALL IS 2 WAY SPORT. WHY DURANT CANT PLAY 80 GAMES PER SEASON ?? IS HE A FRAGILE DIVA ?? RUSS WESTBROOK IS GOD POINT GUARD WILT CHAMBERLAIN I DUNNO WHO DURANT IS WHAT HE WON IN CAREER ??? U LIAR !! SHOW ME CP3 RINGS IF HE CAN SHOOT WHERE IS THE RINGS ??

[@jittstv]

I chuckled the entire time this dude is funny 😄

[@earlthepearl6414]

Skipper Bayless is absolutely correct!!!!

[@AliFrankTheTank]

this his worst take ever 😂😂😂 a 8x all star not being a HOF😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheKingofKings2272]

@@AliFrankTheTank ……..yeah he’s a hall of Famer bruh, but let’s not act like his argument is laughable it’s actually spot on

[@sixfiftychris]

Westbrook made the NBA 75. He’s 100% going to the Hall of Fame

[@AliFrankTheTank]

@@TheKingofKings2272 any 8x all star having a 19 minute vid lm why he isn’t a HOFer is very laughable. yall snorting

[@melvinf628]

He is a hall of famer but he ain’t top 75 player that’s for sure

[@bryonkidder6199]

You gonna hurt his feelings by being so honest, Westbrick isn't used to that kinda honesty...lol

[@alcozar5905]

Nothing can change WestBrook mind he does not change, he’s a horrible point guard, he refuses to work on his shot, he’s 2nd in Turnovers, out of 65 players that took 500 shots in the paint Russ was 65, Russ should have benched years ago. A horrible player that stunted KD career.

[@HK-jz5sz]

He likes honesty when it’s in his favour

[@marlowstanfield6815]

Westbrook has 9 all nba selections, 2 scoring titles, lead the league in assist 3x and has an MVP. To say that's not a hallafame career is the most hating bs I ever heard in my life..smh

[@HK-jz5sz]

@@marlowstanfield6815 I never said he wasn’t a HOF’er. I just said he was definitely NOT in the top 75. He should give the Lakers back about 40 million for the embarrassing trash he served up this year. SMH

[@marlowstanfield6815]

@@HK-jz5sz But Damian Lillard is top 75? Again, how many scoring titles does Damian Lillard have? How many times has Damian Lillard lead the league in assist? How many all nba selections does Lillard have? How many mvps does Lillard have? Westbrook has a better resume than a bunch of guys on the top 75 list, if you take Westbrook off then you need to take a bunch of them off. This was the worst year of Westbrooks career but you are judging his WHOLE career based on this year and thats dumb

[@cashmeoutside23]

never seen someone say someone who averaged 22 points a game for his career wit 8 assists and 1.7 steals and 4 turnovers i’ll give u that he’s decision making isn’t good but if he had shooters wit kevin durant ur telling me that westbrook has no rings ur telling me westbrook who is a 8 time all star isn’t a hall of famer he didn’t have a good year at all he needs to reshape his game but not a hall of famer is absolutely wrong and disrespectful

[@DaVontae12T]

Like cp3 just made it to his 1st final appearance at 36 years old..like idk why they hate on this dude so much..

[@tommydavidwalker2445]

ALL FACTS FROM THE SKIPPER

[@marlowstanfield6815]

Westbrook has 9 all nba selections, 2 scoring titles, lead the league in assist 3x and has an MVP. To say that's not a hallafame career is the most hating bs I ever heard in my life..smh

[@archiveplug1819]

@@marlowstanfield6815 I’m taking Dwight Howard Tracy McGrady Paul pierce even Gilbert arenas over westbrick

[@marlowstanfield6815]

@@archiveplug1819 Either you are a hater or you don't know anything about basketball. Lets talk about Gilbert Arenas, how many mvps does Arenas have? How many times did Arenas make all nba? How many scoring titles does Arenas have? How many times did Arenas lead the league in assist? When you look at Gilbert Arenas resume and compare it to Russell Westbrooks resume the comparison is absolutely laughable. Like I said you are either a hater or a basketball novice, one or the other..

[@AllLovingKindness]

@@marlowstanfield6815 he didnt say that westbrook shouldnt be a hall of famer, he said he shouldnt be top 75, which hes not wrong about

[@marlowstanfield6815]

@@AllLovingKindness But Damian Lillard is top 75? Again, how many scoring titles does Damian Lillard have? How many times has Damian Lillard lead the league in assist? How many all nba selections does Lillard have? How many mvps does Lillard have? Westbrook has a better resume than a bunch of guys on the top 75 list, if you take Westbrook off then you need to take a bunch of them off..

[@bwoodzjjb]

His analysis on westBRICK was spot on. I agree wholeheartedly. Unfortunate that westbrook hasn't been more self less. Its apparent now that westbrook has played solely for his own stats and doesn't care to be a winner cuz in his own words. "He's already a champion ". Good player. Not great .

[@whitegloves2540]

Keep it up Skip! Your the Man. Haters gonna hate, dont pay attention to them. God Bless

[@erickiceboyxxp]

I agree with the triple double being overrated. I’ve thought this for years.

[@Jdcjr1991]

If it’s so overrated how is it that everybody’s not getting them. That’s pretty stupid

[@tylerasweet]

@@Jdcjr1991 it’s hard to do but the point is it doesn’t equate to winning basketball. Efficiency is far more important and Russ is one of the most inefficient players of all time. Probably THE most inefficient player with his volume of shooting and handling the ball

[@coreylarkx]

@@tylerasweet bro stop saying it doesn’t equate to winning basketball go watch jxmyhighroller video and educate ur self. Gotta stop listen to ppl like skip spreading false narratives kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIqXoIablqh6ndE

[@back2back379]

@@coreylarkx too bad Jimmy didn’t include the playoffs so he could control the narrative for casuals like you

[@back2back379]

@@coreylarkx It's sad, some casuals still haven’t learned. They’ll bring up his win-loss record when he gets a triple double in the regular season, not realizing that in the playoffs it’s just 50%, so not much impact on winning there. The casuals also don’t realize that when he shoots league average or better in the playoffs, he wins 70% of the time, so his efficiency or lack thereof is clearly impactful to winning or losing. Unfortunately for him, he’s shot league average or better in less than 1/3 of his playoff games

[@garfieldGG]

The basketball hall is the easiest to get into. Westbrook is easily going in. Kevin love will probably go in for Gods sake.

[@kkent4174]

Kevin love especially t wolves was unguessable you acting like he’s just been an average player. Even changed his entire game and won a ring so chill

[@LoftyXsWaGX34]

Russ is getting in because he deserves to not because it’s easy lmao. Dude was consistently a top 3 pg for a decade.

[@garfieldGG]

@@kkent4174 lol

[@garfieldGG]

@@LoftyXsWaGX34 I agree, I’m saying that’s why skips point is crazy.

[@2nvsolo451]

@@kkent4174 kevin love was a walking double double with the wolves. Had a couple of 35 and 15+ games. He was balling, thats why Lebron wanted him so badly to join Cleveland.

[@danielfawcett7816]

Russ was not this bad in OKC, even without KD, the Thunder couldn't hang with the big boys, but he was really good. Once he left OKC it was never the same. Okc also made him the center franchise piece while he was there that probably helped.

[@JustTweakin]

There was a point while he was on the rockets before covid were the narrative in sports media was “this the best season westbrook ever had”. The covid break made russ this way hes been rusty ever since

[@angryanakin]

@@JustTweakin the sign of a pseudo superstar

[@finchaplin]

I agree 100%, he do not belong in top 75

[@PLAYMAKERMAINE]

Did you start watching basketball this year?

[@culturehub2628]

@@PLAYMAKERMAINE He only had 1 above average season stop it

[@pb7even]

@@culturehub2628 One above average year when did you start watching basketball 😂😂😂

[@tdg3040]

@@pb7even there is no hope for these sheep. Don't waste your time. They watch the media not basketball

[@LoftyXsWaGX34]

Your a casual then. Study some basketball history. I’d argue he deserved it more than melo.

[@THEADISPLAY]

Congrats on 100k

[@Profess84]

I always found it insulting for years when Max Kellerman would say Westbrook's game is what Kobe and Iverson would like if they had a baby, especially when those Icons led there teams to the finals.

[@brandonozoria4371]

He’s right…. 2 inefficient players giving birth to an even more inefficient player. Sounds Right

[@Profess84]

@@brandonozoria4371 No it's his opinion. Kobe and Iverson have led there teams to the finals as well as evolved there game.

[@xdarkxskullzx]

@@Profess84 In what way did Iverson evolve his game

[@michael350p6]

That’s why Kellerman isn’t on first take anymore

[@onionrovirosa]

Two men having a baby would be a monstrosity against nature. So he was technically right

[@Yn23951]

first time in my life I've actually agreed with Skip Bayless

[@tomekhome]

I love that chain

[@Jones-ke6bt]

THANK YOU

[@williamhill6225]

I absolutely agree.

[@Deez_Nutz510]

Ive been saying this since I saw the 2012 finals.

[@back2back379]

People often mention his winrate when getting a triple double in the regular season, but did you know that his win rate when getting a triple double in the playoffs is just 50%? So not much value there for his triple doubles correlating to winning in the playoffs. On the other hand, did you know that Russ is 26-12 in the playoffs when shooting 45% FG (league average for the past 20 years) or better? So clearly there's a lot of value in him being efficient in the playoffs, and a lot of detriment to the team when he's not efficient in the playoffs, and we all know which way he usually is, considering he's shot 45% FG or better in the playoffs in only 34% of his playoff games (38 out of 111 games). Just because humans are randomly mesmerized for some reason by something as arbitrary as double digits doesn't mean it holds so much value. just because it’s on the number “10” and not on “9” or “11” doesn’t mean it's so amazing. Let me ask this, is a 10/10/10 game so much more valuable than a 9/9/9 game? So if you're into something as arbitrary as double digits for surface level numbers, then you'll be impressed by Westbrook. If you're more impressed by things that require getting more in depth into the game, whether it's with numbers or with your eyes, then you'll see it's not all that great. For example, what Jokic accomplished this season is actually far more impressive than averaging a triple double.

[@CBrown]

Yeah because they don't consider who he's getting those triple doubles against. There's a reason why it doesn't translate in the playoffs.

[@temple2431]

At the end of the day if you average 10 assists and 10 rebounds and over 30 points you can ball. That is very hard to do.

[@bjrnthebootybandit]

@@temple2431 true.

[@bjrnthebootybandit]

Doncic is considered an MVP candidate off 28-9-9 so double digits is not essential

[@PIP...33]

WHERE IS YOUR DURANT SKIP ??? U LIAR !! WHERE IS CUP CAKE 31% FG AND 500 TURNOVERS VS MARUCS SMART ?? SHALL WE CALL TONY ALLEN TO BEAT DURANT AGAIN OR JRUE HOLIDAY 6'3 TO HUMILIATE OVERRATED KD MAKES HIM AIR BALL IN CLUTCH. CAN DURANTR PASS ??? WHY HE CANT SHOOT HE IS 7 FOOT NOT 6'3 ?? WHY HE CANT PROTECT RIM AS AN 7 FOOTER ?? HOW MANY FIRST DEFENSIVE TEAMS HE HAVE BASKETBALL IS 2 WAY SPORT. WHY DURANT CANT PLAY 80 GAMES PER SEASON ?? IS HE A FRAGILE DIVA ?? RUSS WESTBROOK IS GOD POINT GUARD WILT CHAMBERLAIN I DUNNO WHO DURANT IS WHAT HE WON IN CAREER ??? U LIAR !! SHOW ME CP3 RINGS IF HE CAN SHOOT WHERE IS THE RINGS ??

[@fishseafood8663]

only blind people coudnt see how detrimental he was for his teams

[@nunyabidness8281]

Theres a skip bayless show? Awesome!

[@DarkSaint411]

I agree with Skip. The media has gassed Westbrook’s status as an all time player.

[@Mke_KP]

I love the brutal honesty in saying he has the worst hands of all time for a point guard.. I CAN HANDLE THE 🏀 BETTER THAN WESTBRICK!!! 💯

[@bizimanabienvenu3659]

You probably can’t bro

[@hincuant417]

Skip Bayless looks like the honest type.

[@miworld8693]

Skip for president!!!

[@PricefieldPunk]

Westbrook hijacked his way into the HOF. Everyone was so mad at KD we universally cheered for Russ to be Russ.

[@stevenscummy1458]

people already said westbrick long ago but skip made it a household name lol

[@forcecalibration924]

Skip just keeps it real and people hate it, I always been a fan and I’m here for it💯

[@jwst8]

i like skip.. but it's gonna be super annoying if he keeps hating on luka 😆

[@forcecalibration924]

@@jwst8 he’s going to be wrong about luka that’s going to back fire on him but he would never admit it. He just going to talk about his free throw or something

[@GrandmasterZen]

I wonder if skips ever gone a day without saying Lebrons name since he entered the NBA .. 🤔

[@letsgobrandon464]

Id put all my money on that he hasnt lmao

[@donnielewis8649]

You know what Mr.Bayless.maybe Westbrook is not a top 75 player or maybe borderline HOF.His biggest mistake is to play every day.You see if you are in street clothes most of the time,you can't be criticized.Westbrook is a flawed player and maybe a stat padder,but he plays and I find it strange that the sports media and people like Bayless rarely go after athletes that are always injured and always in street clothes.That's the biggest problem in the NBA and the fans are paying the price.I make no excuses for Westbrook's play but I see why Barkley is calling it quits after next year.Everytime there is a great matchup schedule,guys are sitting out,that is why he sometimes defends Westbrook.He is old school by suiting up and never cheats the game.

[@zachwhitlow4]

As Shannon says: playing hard and playing smart are not the same things. Nobody questions how much effort Russ gives but its all for nothing if it doesn't contribute to WINNING basketball, which is the opposite of Westbrooks attitude

[@donnielewis8649]

@@zachwhitlow4 When you speak of Shannon Sharpe,I noticed watching Undisputed,they always show Westbrook"s mistakes,but rarely shows Lebron's turnovers,not playing defense,guys taking rebounds because he's just standing around.This doesn't lead to winning basketball either but everybody blames Westbrook for the Laker's failure.Westbrook did not have a good year and he said that at his exit interview.But the fact remains Westbrook was not the only reason why the Laker's had problems,it was the so-called leaderLebron who refused to play defense,pick and chose what games to play,and quit on his teammates when they did not trade Westbrook.

[@JackE.Johnson322]

I AGREE

[@iceman7763]

Russell is the most unselfaware player in the history of the NBA. I dont understand.

[@da11king]

I swear that Westbrook will never, never! Never!! Shake Skips hands in his lifetime 🤣🏀

[@johng2041]

They probably won’t even meet 💀

[@laceup62]

It sad too. Skip use to say Westbrook was one of his favorite players to watch and that he could sell out tickets by himself. Westbrook deserves the criticism this year but in russ eyes he can do no wrong

[@dieselwiesel8893]

Bayless's best basketball take in a very long time. I completely agree: Russell Westbrook is overrated; I noticed that as soon as Kevin Durant left OKC. Westbrook simply doesn't deserve Hall of Fame inclusion . . .

[@djemayel8907]

If the nba hall was like the NFL than no he’s not in but they let everyone in the NBA hall of fame

[@alfasiger4178]

Been saying this since westbrook came in the nba. Everyone was so focused on the flashiness and stats, they forgot he wasn't winning and making the team worse.

[@sunmod1529]

Derrick rose has more of a claim to the hall of fame that Westbrook

[@j.osoulwave1531]

Stop it.

[@nostalgiacorner1999]

Stop

[@robesterd8132]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Cowboys_by_20]

Stop

[@poking1434]

NO KIZZY ALL FACKS THERE WAS NO RUSS TILL ROSE GOT HURT 💯💯

[@AltaVegas81]

Russ just gotta change his game in this 3rd chapter of his career,I remember him at UCLA and those first few years in OKC,he's come along way! #TheGrind

[@deontresiler]

Saying Russ doesn’t deserve to be top 75 or the hall of fame is definitely reaching

[@2nvsolo451]

Over vince carter, tracy McGrady, klay 3x champion Thompson.... that top 75 need to be revised

[@mudathirumar9902]

@@2nvsolo451 Aint no way u said Vince and Tmac are better than Russ

[@donovanprice3321]

@@mudathirumar9902 they are definitely better players T Mac and Vince at they peak especially T Mac are way better do you know anything about basketball Russ never had a better year than T Mac ‘02 season alone

[@mudathirumar9902]

@@donovanprice3321 T Mac got swept that season

[@mudathirumar9902]

@@donovanprice3321 2017 Russ>any version of Vince

[@cellytyree4771]

I never seen so many empty / misleading triple doubles in my life . Steven Adam let him grab loose defensive rebounds that was give me it wasn’t like russel was grabbing offensive rebounds over people or something . So skip is on point here . And for the assist it was so forced like skip said in so many words.

[@tylerwill5688]

If Westbrook didn’t shoot and just played like Ronda did in Boston his teams would have went further I think. Imagine Durant taking all the shots and Westbrook only attacking the rim and not jacking up jump shots

[@TheKingofKings2272]

Saying he doesn’t belong in the hall of fame is a massive stretch but honestly when you listen to his argument and you know basketball. It’s hard to argue with him unless your a Westbrook fan

[@sicnarf6971]

It’s not a massive stretch. I would put Klay Thompson in before Westbrook. One of the deadliest shooters in history and a great defender (head and shoulders better than Russ on defense)

[@robesterd8132]

If you have a functioning brain you can easily argue

[@hoopjargon]

I wanna say I’m probably the only guy on KZbin that said in real time the Westbrook situation would in no way work out. I got a lot of flack not now I look like Nostradamus. Good content skip, on point 100%

[@Whereismal1]

I've said this since 2016 and people were mad

[@musafawundu6718]

My prediction is that Westbrook will have a much improved season next season as a "smarter" player. The criticism and scrutiny this season thoroughly shook him and played a part in his actual retrogression as the season progressed. He was better in the first half of the season than in the last half of it. He will be defiant. While he might not admit publicly to his flaws, he knows that much or most of the criticism is true, and he will work well on significantly reducing his flaws and being a better team player.

[@oldarn590]

I don't think I've ever seen Westbrook player smarter...can someone link a video showing this please?

[@alfasiger4178]

He should've been doing this for his entire career. The problem is people were so focused on the flashiness and stats, they forgot he wasn't winning or making the team better. All he has are empty/meaningless stats because no one criticized him when he never won anything. Now everyone is seeing him for what he really is: skill-less. I've been trying to tell people "he will never win a ring with the way he plays."

[@Snapdidit223]

Skip is like Pat Bev, even you love him or hate him

[@JLov3RnB]

Skip is hilarious 😂 18:10

[@onknorr984]

If I was a GM I would never sign Russell Westbrick.

[@mr.stuntington2163]

wonder if the narrative "without so and so didnt make it to this point" KD hasn't made the finals without russ or curry

[@user-ut7xg2zh1z]

Fix the feed back, I can hear Skip echoing.

[@joeldriver3971]

Say what you will about Westbrook the fact is that if GM for the OKC Thunder Sam Presti hadn't made the stupidest trade in the history of the NBA getting rid of Harden he would have won multiple championships. That team was the most talented in the history of basketball. No team has EVER had 3 MVP level players on it and they also had Ibaka who was great in his own right. The Warriors would have never happened because they would have gotten run over by OKC. I still can't believe Presti did that. It's inexplicable.

[@jwst8]

nah.. harden and westbrick would've clashed eventually, they both wanted to be superstars

[@joeldriver3971]

@@jwst8 Those guys did NOT want to break up. They were absolutely shocked. They had already been to one finals which they would have won had Scott Brooks not foolishly continued to start the worthless Kendrick Perkins. They would have been back probably 5-6 times with those 3 and won multiple championships eventually. You're wrong and you have no idea what you're talking about.

[@MikeBNumba6]

@@joeldriver3971 nothing is guaranteed. You have no idea if they would win or not. I don't think they would win because the problem started with Westbrook taking more shots then Durant. Now add Harden to that mix and that would have been a disaster. Harden is known to play bad in the post season. Westbrook is a turnover machine. That entire offense would rely on Durant shooting so good that it would make up for the mistakes of their poor shooting. Also neither Harden or Westbrook plays defense. They be a good team, but they still end up losing to the warriors, Spurs or Cavs.

[@daronlinderman1507]

Look at the bubble. When the Lakers played the Rockets, their game plan was literally to let Westbrook shoot. They left him open every possession. For the life of me, I can’t fathom why LeBron and AD would okay this trade in the first place. I also can’t fathom why Pelinka would even consider it either! It’s insanity.

[@jwst8]

colin cowherd was saying this for years and i always agreed with him.. skip and leshannon were always saying "russ is ferocious, he's playing hard, bla bla".. but I'm glad they've finally seen the truth, lol

[@danielalexander3859]

The argument of people not wanting to play with Westbrook is so stupid bro. None of the players that he mentioned won a ring. KD has 2 rings with a 73-9 team.. nothing after that. Harden and PG don’t have anything. They haven’t play a final or anything without Westbrook, so I really want to ask, what is the point of bringing this guys in the conversation?

[@DaVontae12T]

The Media just hate the dude🤷🏾‍♂️

[@dwaynejithez4265]

Still doesn’t get rid of the fact that he’s BEEN overrated

[@P_Sandhu]

Clearly Skip isn't an "I told you type of guy" 😂😂

[@zoidzilla348]

Skip is a hater Russ is a 1st ballot hall of famer and top 75 Skip mad because Okc don’t like him over Russ

[@zo62]

Thank you I was wondering why they keep calling him a hof. They guy padded his stats

[@aryasg7420]

Bruh do y’all hear an echo or is it just me?

[@rd2440]

Skip spitting fax. 40%/30% guys with no defense kill your team

[@lleris74]

This guy Russ is in his own way.

[@eriklongworth915]

Dude would steal rebounds from his own big men. Also when there was a missed shot, the seas would part so he can get a cheap rebound. On the other hand, his athleticism, energy, and effort levels were legendary though. Hall of Fame sure, but not a slam dunk

[@ricklp1861]

I AGREE!!!let's start a petition to get him out of that list

[@Phoneybeetlemaniacxs]

Thing is skip he averaged a triple double in 4 seasons he’s the only player to do it. Thing is Bradley Beal said he’s a good guy and player

[@MikeBNumba6]

I'm sure Westbrook is a good guy. And I'm sure he is a good player. His play style does not help the team win though. I mean it technically could if he was a more efficient shooter and a better passer. But what good is ten assists when you have 6 turnovers? What good is 30pts when you have 20+ shots? What good is ten rebounds when you are leaving the guy open that you're guarding allowing him to get easy shots?

[@TheDisruptiveOne]

I agree Westbrook is not a top 75 player.

[@NoahG24]

u dont watch basketball

[@eddygaspard3112]

He’s right

[@acuman99.9]

I am convinced that this is Skips message to Russ letting him know: "You called me out and I called you out and now that the season is over, I won and you lost". Enjoy your victory lap Skip lol.

[@AliFrankTheTank]

Lmaoo bro said a 8x all star isn’t a HOFer 😂😂💀💀💀

[@tylerricks8226]

@@AliFrankTheTank skip been hating on Russ for years now

[@Vito_Caligiuri]

@@AliFrankTheTank why gives af about all star appearances? That alone doesn’t make you a HoF😂

[@therealdakshina1051]

@@Vito_Caligiuri he does have an MVP and multiple all NBA appearances. Say what you want about Westbrook but no one can deny he was a top 3 player in the league for a few years

[@josephdelledonne2098]

It's crazy, but this actually makes sense. Broussard once said that Westbrook was more successful in the playoffs then I think Nash. However, he's wrong, he only made it past the first round when he was with Durant or Harden. As the lead guy on some high seeded good teams he can't get out of the first round. What he does doesn't help teams win. If Alex English, Dantley, and others aren't top 75, then how is Russ? It's not about stats but about helping your team.

[@robesterd8132]

He is more successful than Nash int he playoffs. Lmao dude what r u talking about?? He had absolute scrubs in OkC when he was dragging them to the playoffs by himself. He’s literally been to 4 Confrence finals and a finals. KD hasn’t been out of the 2nd round without Steph or Russ either.

[@brandonalessio1586]

Hot take, but Russ hasn’t seen much, if any regression. His efficiency/turnover rate were about his career averages this season. He simply had a lower usage rate. He’s never been a good 3pt%, defender, and always turned the ball over. What’s changed?

[@JLov3RnB]

A bigger market where we actually got to watch him EVERY NIGHT. Not the 4-6 national televised games for where he’d blow our socks off. How he’s regressed as a shooter, decision maker and finisher is outstanding. Bron the primary ball handler but Russ still led team in turnovers. It’s just wild

[@ryanshamim3715]

The production value is a bit underwhelming. His voice doesn't sound like it's mic'd correctly, and I think they're going for the wrong background and aesthetic for skip.

[@bman2241]

As a Rockets fan I thought he was overrated when he won mvp because I thought harden deserved it over him because harden averaged 1 point less than Russ basically the same amount of assists and 8 rebounds instead of 10 and was a 3 seed instead of 6 with no all stars for both. Then he came to the rockets and was horrible in the bubble and that team had a chance to do something and Westbrick showed up and actually helped the lakers win a championship. I put up with him for one year and I wanted him gone and I wished cp3 never got hurt and him and harden got along at the end I wanted cp3 back. And Westbrick has done nothing since

[@crashcrew6]

I'm a rockets fan and not a fan of him but we have forgotten how easy it is to get into the basketball hall of fame compared to other sports. The triple double was an untouchable records before he did it multiple times. No disrespect but Ben Wallace made it last year

[@officialconch]

@@crashcrew6Ben Wallace deserved to be in the HOF even before last year. He’s one of the most successful defenders of all time and by far the greatest undrafted player ever. He won a Championship with the 04 Pistons as the defensive anchor and effectively defended Shaq and almost won a ring against Tim Duncan and the Spurs in 2005. All of this at 6’7-6’8 and pure work ethic. You’re a casual or a young fan. You didn’t see those great Pistons teams. Btw, he has the most DPOTY awards, tied with Mutumbo.

[@culturehub2628]

@@crashcrew6 Ofc Ben Wallace got him he was a great player

[@crashcrew6]

@@officialconch yes I understand that and no I was in college when they beat the lakers and nobody thought they would. I'm not saying Ben wasn't a great player and he was defensive mvp. But russ was the mvp so that doesn't count for anything. He actually made the triple double not count for anything anymore because he has so many. I'm not saying he is the best or anything like that

[@officialconch]

@@crashcrew6 Russ should not make it, but using Big Ben as an example is faulty af

[@NeoLegendX]

Russ should just spend this time learning the game over and practicing shots. It's really all he can do to improve and he can. Others that did this have improved.

[@MikeM10293]

Nothing but facts

[@ginsale6482]

I remember during the 2012 Finals, I saw how Russ plays... Then I noticed something: "this guy doesn't want to be Robin. He steals the spotlight from Kevin Durant. This looks bad." So ye, he's just an athletic guard... Not really a "Point" Guard...

[@DadBot-_-]

So why didn’t kd play point ?

[@Ra-sb2ln]

You need a new mic Skip

[@rz6132]

He belongs to 90s basketball game.

[@grownmentalkingsports6834]

Clearing 47m off the books is not a stupid idea

[@myeshiabotley2497]

I've said for years that he was a bad player in my opinion. I have always said he will mess up a game way back when he was in OKC

[@NoahG24]

u dont watch basketball

[@optimusprime028]

SKIP BAYLESS CAN LOWKEY BRING OUT THE BEST IN ATHLETES BC HE KEEPS THEM IN CHECK. Yes he has some of the dumbest takes but that's just him trying not to jump on the bandwagons. Skip was right about his takes on Pacquiao, Bron being afraid of the free throw line, and Jordan being the GOAT of NBA.

[@Reffitt]

Russ is a sure fire/slam dunk Hall of Famer….if he doesn’t get picked up then shame on the league. You’re a clown Skippy. Nobody plays harder than Russ and that alone will make me his fan for life.

[@crusaderpenguin5326]

I’d be the hardest playing NBA player too if I was out there, doesn’t mean I’d be in the hall of fame lmao

[@dorjegyurme7709]

The Lakers are going to have options to move Westbrook and not just in a salary dump this offseason.

[@davidfaxon3336]

Nobody is going to want Westbrick

[@mrperniciouswithag]

Russell Westbrook has for the last 6 or 7 years been playing a different game than everybody else - just happens to be on the same court. Everyone else is playing a game where a win happens when the points your team accumulates is greater than your opponent’s points. He plays a game where he wins if he gets double digit stats in three categories. Team win/loss didn’t matter. Play-off success didn’t matter. He even said - championships don’t matter. He’s pursued the ultimate side quest and mastered it while ignoring the overall objective of the game. It’s the one thing he can do better than any others, and because other ballers can’t do it, they find it impressive and also think he’s great for it. But that’s all it is, is a very hard side quest. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@TayGotti___]

he saying all this he still a hall of famer you can't take that away

[@AliFrankTheTank]

And he’s NBA 75 clearly 😂

[@RicoSoprano_]

This just makes me realize how boring Skip is by himself. Without somebody to debate with he’s is not entertaining

[@LoftyXsWaGX34]

Skip you need to stop this, he’s a hall of famer. He’s falling off now but his peak was easily hall of fame worthy.

[@johnjones-js7ed]

c'mon Skip, I'm a salty lakers fan but Russ definitely belongs in the HOF. He's past his prime now but prime Russ was scary. He was basically a small Giannis in transition.

[@norvlak160]

I think Russ belongs in HOF but not top 75

[@Darnel88]

I agree. I think his MVP kinda helped his Top 75 case. When he won that MVP I don't think he was looked at as the best PG in the league.

[@LoftyXsWaGX34]

He’s got the accolades to be top 75. If players like melo can make it he definitely should have.

[@josephdelledonne2098]

Melo is 8 in scoring, I think, but other than that he doesn't have much. He was never 1st team all nba, like Russ he didn't help his teams, and wasn't much of an all around player. That's why guys like Stephen A called him a superstar scorer. Lol, it's kind of a backhanded compliment.

[@adammcg7115]

@@Darnel88 Harden should have won MVP that year over Russ imo

[@zo7692]

So Reggie Miller and Dame do?

[@londonstackhouse4145]

Westbrick to Orlando 😆

[@Jones-ke6bt]

It's almost like we should be looking at the best teams, and why those teams are good. Not personalities.

[@theplanesfly]

Skip not getting enough sleep

[@earlscheuer3242]

Skip your on point with russel westbrook,he dont belong in the hall of fame

[@TheVictorroque]

Stop gaslighting everyone Skip.

[@calvincalvin3132]

Skip stop hating and talking about the lakers. WE DONT CARE

[@bryonkidder6199]

You don't gotta listen, you chose to watch Skip's breakdown. Go complain about CNN or whatever you usually do...lol

[@wavoe368]

Skip leave this man alone!