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Joey Linn

Downside Russell Westbrook has already been well documented at this point: he ca
n't shoot, he's turnover prone, and his decision-making is poor. You don't need
me to tell you that because everybody else already has. So if this is the case,
outside of Paul George advocating for him, why would the Clippers go and get Rus
sell Westbrook?



Well, for starters, his best ability, which is his driving, still has a lot of u
pside. Of all the players in the NBA this season, 51 of them are driving the bas
ketball at least 10 times per game, and amongst all of those players, Westbrook'
s assist percentage on those drives ranked second best in the entire NBA. And th
is is coming on a very bad Lakers team that is 26th in the NBA in three-point sh
ooting. So theoretically, if you plug Westbrook into the Clipper system, a team
that is sixth in the NBA in three-point shooting, these numbers should actually
go up.



Now, right about now, you might be asking me, "Joey, isn't this exactly what Joh
n Wall was supposed to do?" And the answer is yes, but unfortunately, during his
 time with the Clippers, John Wall was driving the ball less than Russell Westbr
ook, and he was turning the ball over on a higher percentage of his drives while
 assisting on a lower percentage of his drives than Russell Westbrook has done t
his season.



And while (Russell) the turnover concerns were legitimate, Westbrook actually tu
rns the ball over on a lower percentage of his drives than Paul George, who ofte
n gets tasked with those responsibilities on this Clippers team. Amongst all pla
yers in the NBA averaging at least 10 drives per game, PG's turnover percentage
on those drives is the worst mark in the entire league. So maybe it's not the wo
rst thing in the world to have somebody else helping him out with those responsi
bilities.



So when it comes to Russell Westbrook, the potential downside is glaring, but it
's already been well documented. So instead of beating a dead horse, I wanted to
 look at one of the ways that he could actually help this Clippers team.

當談到Russ時，潛在的缺點是明顯的，且已經被充分證明了，因此，我們不需要再重複這些
話了，我想看看他實際上可以如何幫助這支快艇隊。

And finally, one thing I don't think has been discussed enough is that Russell W
estbrook is leaving a situation where he knew he was not wanted. Was some of tha
t justified because of his poor play?  He knew the front office wanted him trade
d, he knew the fan base wanted him traded. He spoke openly about not wanting to
bring his family to games because of some of the things that fans would say.



Now he's entering a situation where he's wanted, where he has teammates already
openly advocating for him, defending him, and welcoming him with open arms. That
 type of stuff matters more than people realize, and I think it's really going t
o help Russ as he gets going with the Clippers.



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