Russell Westbrick Discussion: Clipper Gonna Clip

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  1. FrontOfJersey22

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    Come on guys, you know basketball only really counts on the offensive end.
     
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    It's always good, bad, and the ugly with Russ. Bad gamble there, but not as bad as Trevor ignoring Morris on the previous 3.

    Russ was MIA for 3 quarters, but if he doesn't dial it up in the 4th like he did, then we aren't a rimmed out basket away from winning.

    He was a problem, but not the problem.
     
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    This really got to me, and he did a double take before shooting as well. Ariza had a ton of time to recover.

    But yes, Russell’s help defence on that play was the wrong call. It’s a shame he didn’t protect mid, we probably win the game. But he was also responsible for our fourth quarter performance.
     
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    As I and many others said before , he's going to make a mistake which costs the game regardless of his performance in the first 47 minutes of the contest.
     
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    Russ is the human handicapping system. :LLLLLebronlaughing:
     
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    whole point of westbrook was that when lebron was out, we could still beat the starless clippers. i mean, that was really it, right?

    instead their group of midlevel salaried role players who have been there for two-plus years outplayed AD, russ, and the scraps we could pull together around them.
     
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    They outplayed us for a good chunk of the game but it was a fantastic comeback and we showed a lot of heart. They beat us by a point on the last play of the game.
     
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    point is: had i told you in august, that in february we would have a game against the clippers wherein we didn't have lebron and they didn't have kawhi and PG, you'd have expected us to win, right?
     
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    Maybe but they have had our number for years now in the regular season. So no not necessarily. If we had Lebron of course I would have but our record is abysmal without him.
     
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    Ty Lue’s was worse …. 0 wins over 3 seasons.
     
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    shut up he's a genius. no one else can come up with the reggie jackson iso. jedi s***.
     
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    Elias Bureau said that no one has hit the side of the backboard in a season more than Russ ever and has already passed every player in history combined as a Laker with so many games left.


    :LLLLLebronlaughing::Laugh::Adlaughing::Magic2::Addrinking:
     
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    He’s got the Shaqtin trophy all wrapped up in midseason
     
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    Honestly I feel bad for Russ. This has to suck being from LA.
     
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    trade him now: dump a 1st rounder if you have to. This dude is an anchor on a team that wants to contend for a title.

    At his very best, he always without fail makes dumb errors in crunch times. At his worst you get this nonsense: correctly benched for a 21 year old who was 0-5 from the field but is a tough defender.
     
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    Ignore any defensive shortcomings for a second. 1 make in 29 minutes. Benched for THT in OT. Makes waaay too much $ for that s*** to be OK.
     
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    :Laugh:just not suited to be a Laker. Bad fit everywhere but especially as a Laker. Tried to be positive with the trade but quickly lost all hope 1st few games he played in the pre season.
     
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    Awaiting an anthropomorphic westbrook anchor smilie from sirron.
     
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