The Westbrook Rules:
Westbrook Rule #1: Surround Russ with Elite Shooters
Westbrook Rule #2: Surround Russ with Elite Defenders
Westbrook Rule #3: Encourage Russ to Be Russ
There’s no doubt it will be difficult for the Lakers to follow the Westbrook rules, especially until all of the injured players are back, but they need to try and do that because it’s how they consistently get the best version of Russell Westbrook.
Russ will be walking this tightrope between standing out and fitting in all season. Truth is he’s not a ‘fit in’ kind of player. He’s more of a ‘stand out’ kind of player.
I’m hoping to see Triple-Double Russ on the court tonight. The metric that counts is still the win but I think Russ having a triple-double would almost guarantee a LeBron/AD team won the game.
Lakers need to let Russ be Russ.
But in the end, it’s Russ who has to be Russ.
Great podcasts, guys. Gerald was his usual host extraordinaire and Sean and Jamie piped in with their usual smart observations and classic comments. There were so many ‘great takes’ by Sean and Jamie that I wish I had not been on a hike so I could have written all of them down. Proud to have three of these guys as my partners at Lakerholics.Com
If anybody wants a quick primer of the kind of discussions and fellow Lakers fans they’ll encounter on Lakerholics.Com, listening to this great podcast is the key. Great banter, solid BBIQ, fun ribbing, and obvious preparation that showed up in the smart observations and insightful comments.
Loved that the podcast was more than a hour as I didn’t have to scramble for something to listen to on the last of my daily three mil hike. Great job on the rest of the West. I’ll finished the pod tomorrow to see what you guys think about the East. But great listen, guys. Thanks.