1bigfan13
You going to join the Rocket bus now?
Not a chance. Westbrook is my guy and I appreciate everything he's done for the organization and the city, but I'd grown tired of his inefficient style of play over the last couple of years. He hasn't shown any interest in altering his game therefore year after year we got the same results in the playoffs after KD's departure.
So I'm actually happy that the post-Westbrook era has begun in OKC. His costly technical fouls, high turnover numbers, poor shot selection, poor 2-point, 3-point, and FT shooting are now Houston's problems to try to overcome.
I honestly wish him well and would like to see him finally get a ring because he really is a great guy, but the dude is just wired in a manner that prevents him from playing under control. He needs a coach & organization who aren't afraid to stand up to him and make him adhere to a certain standard. He never had that in OKC.
In OKC he was given the keys to the kingdom and it seemed like people walked on egg shells around him because they didn't want to scare away one of the few superstars who actually chose to play in OKC. It's a tough market to attract FAs to so I can understand that.
That's where Houston has an advantage, IMO, when it comes to corralling him.
I likened it to the old saying
"absolute power, corrupts absolutely". They gave him power he wasn't equipped to handle. He needs a firm hand to guide him.