How the Nuggets Unlocked Russell Westbrook
Russell Westbrook has been a perfect pairing alongside Nikola Jokic, with the Denver Nuggets stringing together plenty of wins with him in the starting lineup. I dove into how they’re getting the most out of him, and what it means for them moving forward.
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Your videos are always so informative and informative! Thank you for this! 💖😘
He has also really cut on the "stupid" turn overs and shots. Rarely do you see him taking that infamous bank midrange shot, he takes them once in a blue moon now. A lot of his points are from the fast break, give and go's and cutting off of jokic. The turnovers he commits are usually risky passes, but they do pay off at times and aren't complete "what are you doing" moments
As a Jokic fan I can only be sad that Russ did not join the Nuggets earlier
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Happy for Russ man. Top 50 all-time great.
Loving Russ în Denver and also really liked your video analysis.
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Crazy good breakdowns man! I'm not even finished of the video but I love how well you see what's happening on the court
Everyone has been recommending this style of play for WB. Off-ball cutter/hustle guy.
I love how Russ is having a career resurgence thanks to the undeniable chemistry between him and Joker. This proves that Russ was being used wrongly for the past couple of years and that Jokic is a player that actually makes his teammates better.
Could he have played like this with Lebron?
Bron was too low IQ of a player to be able to fit with Russ!!
Now if only he can adjust to his declining athleticism on those short, missed or rimmed out layups. You know the ones.
Who hears the kitty cat at 4:06 ?
Stooping at 10:54: Russ once is in the position he has to be in, before he was the heroball 1.st option and he didn t fit. Now he is in a Position where he s with one on the same page. Imagine a Jokic / Westbrook pair with both in their prime….. I think Russ is for once in the place where he should b, with another helping teammate. So he doesn t have the load. Now look at the other "pass first" teammate he had on the Lakers. Didn t work out that well
Is it just me or does it seem more exciting when people drive into the paint as oppose to people who just keeps predictably shooting from outside the perimeter?
I only wish we could have got westbrook and jokic sooner, i hope westbrook gets a ring and plays another 3 years
We do this every year where russ plays bad in the post season, everyone shits on him and calls him washed, he plays well in regular season and turns into mr triple double again, everyone says how wrong people were about russ, then he plays bad in the post season and it starts again.
The only time this didnt happen was when he was on the lakers because the roster was built by LeBron just picking players he thinks are good without any regard for roster construction needs like spacing, availability, money, or synergy.
Great video, this goes to show how good at basketball Jokic is, no ego no nothing just big brain stuff he should be the face of the league.
picture russ as a more dynamic bruce brown and it makes perfect sense
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The moment Russ accepted that Bench role I knew he would have a career resurgence prior to him signing with the Nuggets.
He's not doing anything he hasn't done before ecsept win the chip….
There is no expectations with Russell. He is on the tail end of his career. He has a good team so he just needs to do well and that is enough for him to exceed expectations. Completely opposite of when he was at LAL and LAC. He did well when he was with both teams but man he was critiqued on everything…
Bottom-line Lebron James is the toxic teammates you don't wanna play with
Hey Alex was that a blocking foul or a charge on that Isiah joe and Russ clip
Westbrook cutting more efficiently
Beast-brook is back!
I hope he wins a ring with Nuggets.
this is a good fit. Jamal Murray is really 2 guard not a point guard, with Westbrook on point he can focus more on scoring than setting up plays.
Jokic is a selfless player and sets the culture in Denver. This is where Denver succeeded where other teams failed for Brodie. I don't see big personas and ego when watching Denver play.
Its cracy i dont hear about aaron gordon just now hahaha
Jokic literally was ahead of every single person who watches basketball because the moment he requested the front office to sign Russ, he already knew their chemistry is gonna be perfect
They should trade Murray and get 2 quality pieces for him, that would make them a lock in for the western conference finals.
you mean "JOKIC unlocked RUSSELL WESTBROOK".
Jokic can even make russ playable 😂 what a G!