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The 1996 Bulls added three players from the hated Bad Boy Pistons and everyone got along as well as one can get along with Dennis Rodman.

Phil Jackson wrote a book about how Kobe Bryant was “uncoachable” before coming back to coach him to two titles. But asking two fiery, hilariously petty dudes like Russ and PatBev to put aside nearly a decade of hatred is a big locker room task for first-year head coach Darvin Ham, who's already said they'll have to compete for starting jobs. They encourage each other on social media. Signs point positive: Westbrook was the only Laker at PatBev's introductory press conference.

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They are going to have to figure out how to get along. Today, they are two guys who play the same position on the same team. The Lakers went from champions to injured playoff team to missing the play-in, and it's mostly because Westbrook's steadfast refusal to ever adjust his game or fit into any situation that isn't “Russell Westbrook sprints at the basket and dunks as hard as he can.” Russ is as stylistically stubborn as they come, a 2020s version of late-stage Allen Iverson who can't accept that his body is telling him to change or retire. Not only has Russ sucked, his game has been so ill-suited to the team around him that it was actively worse because of him. Teams don't guard him outside of eight feet, and that's just because they're being polite. His three-point shooting can be described as “a complete and utter inability to understand where the rim could possibly exist.” His defense boils down to politely acknowledging that half of the court is place where other basketball players are. Look at this dunk!Īnd yet, Lakers blog Silver Screen and Roll's latest podcast is titled “Should Lakers Fans Be Bracing For A Russell Westbrook Return?” Why would a fanbase be “bracing” for the return of a former MVP? Well, to put bluntly: Westbrook has sucked on the Lakers. He should be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. After Oscar Robertson became the only player to average a triple-double in a season in 1962, no one else did it for more than 50 years…until Russell Westbrook made it so commonplace we all collectively started shrugging our shoulders at triple-doubles. He plays basketball like he's got the hammer in Super Smash Bros. Wikimedia Commons: Erik Drost “Wait, did I get traded at halftime?”įirst things first: Russell Westbrook is awesome. 5 The Russell Westbrook Situation Is Not Going To Improve

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