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“It Ain’t Good Enough”- Russell Westbrook Criticizes His Game After Loss to Dallas Mavericks

Joshua Miranda by Joshua Miranda
March 3, 2022
in Basketball, NBA
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Russell Westbrook says he's not been playing good enough for the Lakers

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Russell Westbrook is a former MVP, scoring champion, multiple-time all-star, and a lot of other things. This season he’s just shambolic. The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the worst teams in the entire league this season. Their game has looked slow and almost saddening to watch. And a huge part of that falls on Westbrook.

The LA Lakers took a gamble in the offseason by trading a bit of depth for a 3rd star to compete with the Nets. That meant taking on Westbrook’s huge contract and not having money to replace the players they lost. They were forced to sign old NBA stars that were way past their prime and just looking for a ring.

Here is why the Russell Westbrook era has failed 

Westbrook this season has averaged less than 20 points per game. This has been the first time since his sophomore season in the league. You could chalk that up to him playing with LeBron and AD. However, to score those 18 points per game, he’s shooting a lot worse than he did in other seasons.

 

He also is leading the Lakers in TOs per game even though he has one of the lowest usage rates in his career. Being on a team with LeBron James, Westbrook’s role has been massively diminished. He’s kind of been reduced to just a spot-up shooter. That is the worst role you could give Russell Westbrook who’s never shot well from the 3. 

This season Westbrook has shot just 28% from the 3. Also, the Lakers are in the bottom 5 in the league in offensive rating. However, this was the case for them last season as well. But the glaringly obvious thing is that the Lakers were the best defensive team last season. The drop this year has been from 1 to 14th. 

Losing out on Caruso and Pope is the reason for that. Russell Westbrook has realized his shortcomings for this season and has this to say,

“What I’m doing right now ain’t good enough. It ain’t good enough.”

Russ says he has to do better. pic.twitter.com/bbfpEmEQfH

— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) March 2, 2022

 

Is this self-realization moment for Westbrook to turn him into the MVP level triple-double machine the Lakers need now more than ever? Or will this be just a statement that could make Brodie lose confidence in his game? I guess we need to wait to see that until the next Laker game.  

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Joshua Miranda

Joshua Miranda

Aspiring Sports Journalist. A true fan of basketball since I could walk. A jack of all trades that has a year of professional experience in content writing, field marketing, and making words paint pictures in your mind. Have been a Lakers fan even when Robert Sacre was our starting center. Currently, a third-year student studying for my bachelor's in Mass Media and Communication.

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