Russell Westbrook has got himself under public fire once again. You people need to make your mind up. He can’t turn it on and off like a light switch. Y’all like him for his athleticism but don’t like him because he doesn’t pass. It’s a package deal, can’t have one without the other.
Why am I talking about Russell Westbrook? Because after the loss to New Orleans he was immediately on the defensive. Royce Young of ESPN.com covered Westbrook’s attack on the haters.
“It’s one game, man. I’m not going to keep answering questions about me not passing when we lose,” Westbrook said. “When we won eight in a row, nobody said nothing about me not passing. So I don’t want to hear it now.”
Westbrook finished with 29 points on 10-of-27 shooting with eight assists. But in the final 3:45, during which the Thunder went scoreless, he went 0-of-6 with a turnover, which included a contested 3 at the buzzer for the win.
“Once I tried to attack, [Jrue Holiday] stopped me, so I got the ball back and I went for the win,” Westbrook said. “Just missed.“
Then he went on to talk about his job, which we all know but for some reason he has to tell you all again.
“My job is to stay in attack mode and try and score and try to make plays happen,” Westbrook said. “If I miss, then I miss. I’m going to live and die by that every night, regardless of what happens.“
I think that his eventual growth will be when he becomes smarter in game time situations. This was a mistake, clearly. But like he said, it’s one game.
