Originally <a href='http://www.sportsbookreview.com/forum/showthread.php?p=23818461'>posted</a> on 04/02/2015:

Quote Originally Posted by The Kraken View Post
I wish Westbrook was as efficient as CP3 but that's just not his game. Not who he is.

I guess it doesn't bother me because he's their only star right now. This is all new for him and I believe he'll learn from it. I agree, he forces it a lot of times and right now I think he's forcing it more than he should but again, this is the first time he's played without KD and Serge for any real length of time.

I hope he gets better at being the man.

But ultimately, ya, I'm ok with him doing his thing right now. OKC still holding the 8th spot, even with his deficiencies. The biggest reason OKC is in the 8th spot and not the 9th, 10th or 11th is because of Russell.

His biggest weakness is also his biggest strength.
agree with alot of what you wrote. OKC definately would be out of the playoffs without him, but I tell you... Kanter and Adams are studs on the inside, and honestly I don't think Ibaka being hurt is hurting OKC all that much. OKC will get the 8 seed, but I dont give them much of a chance to win more than a game vrs Golden St. Ill def be rooting for OKC though... would love to see Westbrook throw up monster lines and them making it go 6 or 7 games.

I also think Westbrook has more help on his current team than he and Coach Brooks realize. OKC is #1 rebounding team in the NBA... I'd be interested in finding out a stat... what percentage of Westbrook's misses get offensive rebounded? And then compare that number to the league avg and other high volume shooters... There's a possibility since he draws so much attention that that percentage is high compared to others. If that happens to be the case, I'd have a little less problem with the misses.

I wonder about all this talent that OKC seems to just give away. Harden is an MVP, and he didnt even start for OKC... I mean, cmon. And then Reggie Jackson looks legit as an exciting up and coming PG the second he gets traded. Its easy to call these guys selfish when they bitch about minutes on a winning team, but when they leave and become the new team's best player, maybe they had a point.

This could be OKC (healthy) 12-man roster right now:

C Kanter
PF Ibaka
SF Durant
SG Harden
PG Westbrook

PG/SG R. Jackson
C Adams
PG Augustin
SG Waiters
SF Singler
SG Morrow
PF McGary
PF Collison

how would they ever lose?