Woj Lakers Russell Westbrook Update! "Whatever it Takes"

Tomorrow is the Lakers media day and Russell Westbrook is still on the team and Adrian Wojanowski decided to give us a tweet about Russell Westbrook and the team with the Lakers, he says, there are no guarantees that Russell Westbrook will be a starter for these Los Angeles. The Lakers have no guarantee that he will remain this season, however, he promises this. I'm all in on

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for this team to win the story on ESPN so oh, it says Russell Westbrook is all in and willing to do

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to win which is different than what he was saying last year. past, right, I was saying, you know, he doesn't care about championships, you know stuff like that, he's just playing basketball, we listen to all that different kind of melody now that I have.

I said I even said this on a live stream I did earlier today uh we have to support Russ we have to give him a fair chance we have to give him a fair shake I know people don't want him on this team I know people don't I don't like him , but he has been showing at least the idea that he is trying to be better and in many ways he has to. He has a contract here. The narrative around it just isn't good. It has to be the best version and prove that it is. willing to commit and do whatever it takes to win, be part of the team instead of being the guy who does everything, so he's in a position where he has to do it not only because we have guys like Dennis Schroeder who They'll take your Detecta in a heartbeat if you do, so now the pressure is on you to deliver, perform and buy into the team system and the other thing is that you've shown a willingness to show up for all the pressers, just like you've been to all of them, You know he's been inseparable with Darwin Hamm, he and Darwin Ham seem to be joined at the hip and Darvin Ham seems to have Russell Westbrook really sold on him.

He has been very honest and open with Russell Westbrook. uh, Darvin Adam has relayed the conversations he and Westbrook have had and has said that Russell Westbrook is willing to compromise and do whatever it takes to be the best for this team if Darvin Ham could get Russell Westbrook to buy in and Russell Westbrook could Be effective. This is a legit Big Three. There's no way it wouldn't be if Russell Westbrook could be a 15 5-5 guy at a minimum, effectively cut down on turnovers, give me like three or four games, uh, instead of, you know, six to eight to times and it's just the type of turnovers.

Also because LeBron lost the ball a lot last year. They weren't far apart in game averages for turnovers, but the difference was that Russ had a lot of turnovers in the game, where LeBron has a lot. like turnovers where you know he stole and he ends up throwing the ball out of bounds or something like that where Russ flows like he flows and then boom, you're off to the races, easy bucket, this team is going to be really fast. . They will probably lead the league in Pace again like last year. Imagine what this team could do with this this year.

Darvin Ham has to make Russ effective. Russ has to buy it and all signs point to Russ' willingness to do so. has shown up and shown that I'm willing to commit and do whatever it takes now to show that and do it on the basketball court of course those are two different things but if these three can figure it out I really think this team could be something which I really do because we would have a legit big trio with a very solid group of guys, this team could be very scary, we had 22 sample size games, it was 11 and 10 in those games and that's not enough to really figure things out .

You know, it's a decent sample size, but it's not enough to know what this team could really be. It was from the beginning, when you were going through all the confusion, all the struggles, everyone you know, trying to figure things out beyond that. you know, the constant lineup changes Frank Vogel didn't really run any sets in these games at the beginning of the year these three had an 80 90 play that was never run again Russ' ad pick and roll LeBron Russ ran it as a nine consecutive times and scored eight and nine times and then Frank Vogel just didn't do it again until four months later so that's not why it doesn't make sense Frank Vogel didn't do any favors the offense was an absolute disaster last season and We still scored. 114 points per game now.

I think Darvin Ham will have a much better system on the offensive and defensive side if we can be a top five to seven defense. I think we could be very good, very good, but everything will depend on these three. guys, especially LeBron James and Anthony Davis, especially them, we go as far as those two take us, but if Russell Westbrook can accept and do the things that are needed of him, he will never be a shutdown defender, but can he at least try ? be useful, he's always been great at stealing the ball, he's got a great nose for the ball, he's got a real, you know, cool, he's great at disrupting passing lanes and stuff like that, he really has a good feel and he's so athletic and so fast that he's able to get to points and points, that's why Darvin thinks he could be so good defensively, it's just that he's never really tried it and put the energy and effort into it if he does, if place the screens, if it cuts, I mean, look how, huh. the Houston Rockets were able to get rusty and Harden worked, there were a lot of cuts, a lot of cuts and Russ was able to get to James Harden.

You could do the same. Basically, you could do a little bit of everything Russ has been successful at and he's implemented it all in several plays. I don't think Russ will play with LeBron James much. I think they start because you need them to have the minutes, you need to have the The big three have the reps come in and figure it out, um, but I think most of them, I think, as you know, Mark, five to six minutes. , I think LeBron James comes out of the game and I think it's the Russell Westbrook show and I think if you give Russ five to six minute increments to just be Russell Westbrook, just let him do his thing, and then the next time you know who has to play in this system.

I really think Russ could give you 15 to 20 points a game night after night, the guy averaged eighteen seven and seven in a terrible season, uh, terrible efficiency, he was just an absolute disaster and still gave you eighteen, seven and seven, like this that if you could put him in a position to be effective, I really think he could probably do the same thing but more efficiently and I think the way you do that is by letting him rest everything last year, all we heard over and over again was that we need Russ just to be rusty.

I need Russ to just rest, but you never let him. The only time Russell Westbrook got to be Russell Westbrook was when LeBron James and Anthony Davis didn't play. He had like three turnovers, that game had yielded 30, 14 and 15 and almost a single. -he single-handedly won that game where Russell Westbrook is still there, but you have to put him in, you know what his strengths are, you know what his weaknesses are, you went and got Russ for a very specific reason and you didn't do any of that all year past, how many times? Did we see Russell Westbrook, LeBron James, uh and Rajon Rondo, or you know, Lebron and Westbrook, or you know, why are you running Westbrook with a group of guys that can't shoot the ball at all like you know?

It doesn't make sense this year at least we have guys you can surround them with, they all shoot at least league average, okay great, Russ can get to the rim, the four on offense I think will help Russ tremendously. because you can allow him to get ahead, get to the floor of the basket, he can make Reed make the play, you can put him in that dunker spot and run the offense through him, allow him to make the play or you. I know if it's just if he has the guy one on one, he goes by him, he gets to the basket, he makes an easy layup, he has to make his layups, he has to do it or you put him in the corner in that spot where he shoots like 55 and Yes, and you let him just shoot from that spot.

I really think you could do it if Russ comes in and fits within the scheme and then you give him 10-15 minutes a game for him to just go. Russ likes to unleash the dog and let it run wild. I really think he could have a big impact on this team. I really think so, but we have to give Russ a chance. We have to give Russ a real chance. I know people ate it and people. I feel like we gave him a chance and this and that, but yes this is a completely different situation, we have a whole new team that fits Russell Westbrook better, we have a new coach with a new culture, a new environment, new offensive schemes . new new defensive schemes, everything is fine, give Russ a chance to prove that he can be that guy and then if he's not that guy, hold him accountable but immediately assume that he's going to be trash and that he won't take it or anything like that .

His actions so far show the opposite and I am willing to give him the chance because what is the alternative: we boo him, we talk about this and that and if it is terrible, what can we say, oh look, we were right, but why no? instill confidence in him you know that it is one thing when the visiting public boos you and another thing is when your home public boos you you know that it is difficult to please you know how to get the energy to want to show up and give 100 when necessary you have the people who are supposed to who is in your corner, the Lakers fans and who are supposed to support the team and instead they boo the player like we have to give him a fair deal and So like I said, judge him accordingly based on what he does , whatever your product is on the basketball court, but how can we say it's going to be one way or another when you haven't even stepped foot on the basketball court yet?

Let him see how. says, I think Russ is the starter, I think he'll be the starter, but I think it's good that you have a guy like Dennis Schroeder who says, oh hurry, you don't want to set the screen, oh hurry, you don't want to play defense, okay, I'll tell you what you can come, sit here with me and Schroeder can come in and he will. You know, I think that's huge for the Lakers, having him with that pressure. I think Russ stays on this. team the rest of the season. I really don't think they'll make a midseason trade because I think two things happen.

I think either the Lakers are good enough that you don't want to ruin the chemistry and you might as well do that. just look at what happens or the Lakers are bad and it's like why are you going to give up all your assets to keep being bad and maybe push, push for a play or maybe sixth place and then lose like first? round or something, I think unless you know whatever, unless the Nets implode and Kyrie Irving suddenly becomes available, the Lakers aren't making a deal like it's just not going to happen, I just don't think trading Russell Westbrook, I mean, if maybe if the right pieces are there or it's a right, it's a good deal and it's that maybe you don't have to give up assets and you know, if you don't have to give up picks and it's "Just a team that he just wants to cut some guys and kind of go into full tank mode, maybe in that case you'll do it, but I think realistically you probably won't trade Russell Westbrook, so I don't think we'll do it." When we got Russ this year, I think the team we have now is the team we have.

You know, he was really high and he was hoping we'd get a trade. I thought we would do it. I really did it. I really thought we would do it. And I think the team we have now is the team we have. The Lakers really believed they would too, but unfortunately we didn't and now we're here and now we just have to figure it out, now we just have to hope this Lakers team can figure it out, but anyway, as always, this is it. an argument, so I passed. a question for you, let me know your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below, what do you think about Woes' tweet?

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