12-04-2019, 04:37 AM
(12-04-2019, 12:07 AM)SleepingHero Wrote: It was a massive downgrade. Paul is one of the smartest most efficient players of all time. If any ball dominant point guard could work next to Harden it'd be him. With Westbrook, what he lacks in BBIQ he makes up for in hustle. He's pure energy, but makes the dumbest choices. And energy, while makes the game more chaotic, doesn't really elevate what Harden does.
Totally agree about the downgrade. Westbrook is a big negative for the team based on his usage. 20 FGA on 40 %, 5 3PA on 22 %, that is just horrible and those rebounds and assists just don't turn it around. Westbrook was terrible for OKC (sorry ThunderMav) and is terrible for Houston. He is a synonim of empty stats that don't lead to winning basketball. I trully hope Houston will not prove me wrong, but IMHO they have absolutely no chance to win it all unless Westbrook completely turns it around. Which he will not.
In a couple of seasons they managed to turn excellent 3D wings (Ariza, Mbah a Mute) and high IQ floor general (CP3) to Westbrook. Their bench is juts horrible, even when taking into account a couple of injuries. If I was them, I would try to send Westbrook to a star hungry little team for a couple of useful 3-D guys. There is probably only one team star hungry enough and stupid enough to be lured into this. I bet Morris, Ellington and a couple of young pieces would make Hardens Houston look much better.