Chris Broussard on Russell Westbrook vs. James Harden, Warriors vs. LeBron | THE HERD

I went to the Clippers last night and I'll give myself a pat on the back. I've been pretty good at guessing which star won't be a star. I never bought Melo and I never bought Hall of Famer Blake Griffen. he's just just a Hall of Famer, melih, had I ever bought Blake Griffin, never, no, no, I used to call him the best volleyball player in the league. Kartika goes up on the net hit. Duncan still can't hit anything beyond nine feet, so. I'm going to the Clippers now for the second time in a week and I've seen it four times, five times live this year and I watch it on TV because I live in the Los Angeles area.

I watched that game last night. Chris Paul is the best player on the court. I'm not even close and I don't care Christine has very good resources in this league I know he's unloved I can live without being loved he there have been many great unloved players Oh Michael Jordan hit his teammates Elliot Jordan they just jumped on the bandwagon in Chicago and said: Hey, this guy is amazing, he's beating us up in practice, but hey, we'll get on the gravy train. I also think DeAndre Jordan adds a physical element that can't be duplicated, he literally changes the direction of virtually every cheap shot I have to tell you something that would move Blake I'm watching you lose, see or just say in general, I'm losing this round or the next without winning the championship, beat the next round we have fallen into this now that Blake is getting less athletic, I mean last night he had won three, everything else was two feet away, I already got the big guy in, yeah, I think We're overselling this Blake Griffin, well look, I don't want to act. like he can't play you don't get twenty eight or twenty nine 22 and nine whatever he gets on a good playoff team without getting a little discouraged yeah he's a legit star but I agree you got to do something.

I don't screw it up, but I do make changes and Blake would be the guy. I would say I'm going to rule out some scenarios for you, number one, what if I'm trying to get Paul George for Blake, yeah, because we know Paul George wants to be in Los Angeles with the Lakers, right? But look, what happens if the Lakers don't get their top three picks or if they're not lines? Oh, next year they'll be a little better than they are, but still I don't see the right at the end of the tunnel and I'm Paul George.

Am I giving up my prime to go to a team that may not even make the playoffs in the West? Let me tell you if I don't win. in the West I'm not going to form an all-star team if Paul could disappear now Paul George goes to Larry Bird and says brother, if they lose this series they will. I'll just leave town so you can get something for me or not. yeah, Chris Paul, Paul George and DeAndre Jordan, I'll put it this way, he's a real threat to win the West, yeah, and that's what I'm trying to do now that Blake is a free agent and he has to be on board because you know which could go where everyone is, but either you could just sign Blake and then at some point next season, maybe at the trade deadline, I trade him for Paul George so you can do that or how about Bradley Beal and Otto, um Otto Porter, in Washington.

I've got some shooters, take it, Otto won't come, yeah, yeah, again, he's fine, he's not one in the West. I like Brett John Wall is the heart and soul of that team, yes, Bradley Beal and Otto Porter, our good B player feels tough, although if you can. stay, hell, I can't stay healthy, he's a good shooter, his weight is always a little bloated, he's just a big ball, okay, big boy, okay, let's move on to tonight, you know I've occasionally been critical of him triple-double, none so far in the playoffs, what if Westbrook comes out tonight?

I can't wait to see this. I'm so excited Bruce, oh you want to see him stumble, in fact you never, oh you don't even care about the outcome. Westbrook better not play well, what if he I think he'll play well tonight because I think we're going to have a roller coaster, he'll go down 45 tonight in the third game. I just think that's what he's become and, but what happens tonight if Westbrook plays poorly, he's eight of 34? Isn't that true for some? level you included, have me look back at the regular season a little bit and come on we fell for the triple-double shit, no no it was tremendous in the regular season and I can't believe you're just criticizing a triple-double , let me tell you this, if he didn't average a triple-double this year, you would be praising the triple-double, you and everyone else, because it's been this sacred mark for the last 2,025 years, so we don't think anyone could do it. .

Sometimes you do it and then someone does it now we want to put it down so no, I look at it as a regular season award. I think in the regular season he had the most dynamic season of all the most dynamic, valuable and valuable to your point. LeBron is the most valuable player in the league, that's why I voted. I'm a valuable, valuable, let's listen to him on any team and he'll make my content interesting, that's what def C, valuable means, it's come to mean other things, okay? okay, I mean, LeBron didn't have the best season, I think Westbrook had the best season, Harden, I think he had a tremendously better season, Harden had a tough bottom, Oh, trend, but I think not, it won't make me doubt of my vote because he would do something we never thought we would see in the regular season.

It's never funny how you just said valuable means a lot of things. It's like saying marriage means a lot of things. It doesn't mean coming home early. Love. Your wife doesn't waste time at the club. That's for you and me. What does that mean? what is valuable? Husband, you can depend on me. I'm loyal. I'm there like a dog. I lift heavy things. I'm there to raise our children. and to bow before you and almost also preside over many things, well, there are many things, besides, for some women, what matters is that you bring home the beignet, you can do all those things that you said, but if you are not making money, You are doing it. changing shirts American women, okay, so this is something like that.

You know, we were talking as a team this morning. KD injured his calf and you know how I feel about LeBron. When the story is written on the bran, we will put durability on it. like 28 and it's like he should be second yeah he's held up incredibly okay we're one game away from the playoffs against the smallest team the Warriors are going to play and there's a seven foot perimeter guy that's hurt right ? Kerr was irritable yesterday, Chris, yes. I'll be a bit like brah, we are the second best player of the year, can't I say that mr. unreliable headline there's some truth to it that's why it hurts ah so you're saying you think that's what he's cussing thinking in the back of his mind I think Kurz is leaving buddy if you get hurt against Portland let's get this body ready .

I think that calf strain I don't think Steve is thinking what do you think he's thinking. I think the calf strain is clearly above compensation, so that knee injury isn't really it. You can't blame Durant for that. That could be a phenomenon. an injury that could happen, how come overseas he's never been so fucking good? I'll give you this if you look at the history of the game and all the all-time greats, they never had little nagging, recurring injuries. Jordan LeBron, the magic, you know, anyone can get injured. break a leg, something like that once, yeah, and it happens to Jordan and the magic had a year like that, but very rarely do the Greats have those, oh, he's got a quad, you know, an injury or a cap.

I'll give you that but I'll give Durant the benefit of the doubt here if this continues during the playoffs then it may become a problem How about this? What happens if they win it all with Durant out? I think he has to go, he has to go, right? No, I know, this is me finding Kevin Durant. calf and thigh fascinated, his MCL is the most interesting thing in the Western Conference because I think for the best team, I think that's another show and another topic if the Warriors win without him and I don't think they would, but if they did.

You start to wonder: Yeah, Doug, listen, this is all about knowing that you have to catch the guy at the right time if you want to pay the most money, yeah, why then do you say that maybe they wouldn't even pay him that much? I'm looking around Chris I just think and I'm not saying that they wouldn't win with him I think they are better with him but for him because of his ring it's a ring but because of his reputation right here your image is terrible, like you know what, and there are many other places you could go, but help me go to Washington, go to the boss, by the way, Adam Silver would run for him, no doubt, he killed the regular season, he could lead the campaign.

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