Russell Westbrook showed everything we love and hate about him in 1 quarter
In this week’s podcast, we chat about Russell Westbrook’s erratic 51-point triple-double and the Bulls’ improbable 2-0 series lead.
Russell Westbrook’s fourth quarter brickfest in the Thunder’s Game 2 loss to the Rockets on Wednesday was a window into what can happen when a fuse burns out. It led to a day’s worth of self-reflection about the Russ phenomenon and what the Thunder organization may have enabled. Was Russ selfish? Is he jeopardizing the Thunder’s chances by monopolizing the ball, or does he simply have no choice but to go it alone.
The answer is complex, so to help settle things, we brought on Eddie Maisonet, a Fox Sports digital staffer and the editor of The Sports Fan Journal. Maisonet is one of the Internet’s loudest Westbrook and Thunder supporters, so he offered an interesting window into the conflicting emotions that come with pulling for Russ as he missed a shot after that.
In Part 2 of the podcast, our friend Ricky O’Donnell joins us to gloat about the Bulls’ 2-0 lead over the Celtics. How the heck is Chicago doing this? How does a jaded fan base feel about this about-face? Plus, if the Celtics can’t rally to win the series, what does this failure say about their decision to hold their trade assets and the difficult long-term questions they face on the horizon.
(Apologies for the slight dip in audio quality on this one. I inputted my mic incorrectly).
