Westbrook's legendary 3rd quarter against 76ers(lowlights included)

Well the weird cc "fans" who like to rag on our players and coaches all the time, have a new guy. Maybe they can lay off Harden and also now.

 

It’s pretty wild how we went from maybe the smartest player in the league to maybe the least smart player in the league.

 

Don't even care... I love Russell Westbrook! I want his jersey or PJ's in the old school version. Love it. Love this year's team. Love everything that's happening. MDmA is killing it this year. Harden is unreal. 39 ppg. DEar LORD!

 

He was killing me... I got so sick of him turning the ball over, and missing shots GEEZ I just wanted him to sit on the bench..

 

It’s all mental. He has had some good games for us. He needs to calm down and focus on the game.

 

When he tried to inbound the ball off Simmons back even though he was 10ft away, I laughed out loud.

 

All that and we're 2nd in the West with Gordon back & the trade deadline approaching. There is the buyout market too. So don't fret, this group could get better.

 

He’s one of the most frustrating players I’ve ever watched. He can be so good, but when he’s out of control, which is often, he’s borderline unplayable. And he shouldn’t ever take another 3 pointer...

 

I think i saw simmons do that once vs somebody and score

 

I'm not going to watch that. Life is depressing enough; I don't understand people's obsession with misery p*rn, whether it's sports, politics, the news (but I repeat myself), or whatever.

I'm just going to point out that whether Chris Paul is the genius he's often made out to be here or not, it doesn't matter. He was playing in quite possibly the lowest IQ system in the league, so all that big brain power was basically worthless. If you put a brilliant engineer on an assembly line, he'll probably do his job more accurately and cleverly than most, but unless he's running the whole assembly line, nearly all his potential is wasted. And if he can't show up for work but 50% to 75% of the time anyway, he's really not worth more than the guy that adequately does the same job 98% of the time (not talking about Russ, just any stiff that can sort of shoot.)

 

I agree, incredible - Rockets still win by 10 but fans cry that win should have been by 20


Spoiled.

 

Winning more than 2018-2019 works for me.

They could be all "dummies" if we get more W's.

 

Russell Worstbrick

 

Sad a Rockets fan made this, or any person for that matter. Why focus on negativity? Seems asinine to me...

 

Aaaaand we were still up by 12 and won the game lol i love russ

 

thank you harden for being that good and being able to make up for it

 

I have a friend who is like this. For him it's because the smug satisfaction of being right is actually preferable to seeing his own team win. He's a cowboy fan who hates Dak, and he is actually happier when they lose because Dak has a bad game than he is when they win. The opportunity to say "I was right" and "I told you so" trumps the feeling of seeing your favorite team win. I'm not here for a discussion/debate on whether or not he's a real fan at all, I don't want to sidetrack this thread, but I think there are a lot of people who are like this.

It's also emotional hedging. If you say your team sucks and they're going to lose, then if they lose you get to feel good about it. "Everybody look at me, I was right, I knew it all along, time to tell everyone how smart I am." But then if you win, well, obviously your team wins and you get to be happy about it. It's the same kinds of people who like to place bets against their own team (he does this too).

 

Ultimately, WB's performance against the Sixers is a testament of why any team serious about contending needs at least 2 stars. When one starts ******** the bed, the other one can hopefully take over. Stars and even superstars are still humans meaning they will have games where nothing is going right for them. This includes Harden as well and when that time comes, the real question we should always be asking ourselves is "Can WB carry the load?" He has shown again and again throughout his career that he can, including as recently as this season where there have been games that he has single handily kept us in the game. Keep in mind, CP3 couldn't last season and that's why he's not a Rocket anymore.

 

I like Westbrook but he couldn't have went to the bench fast enough in this game.