Darvin Hamm He seemed very optimistic Russell Westbrook During the holiday season though, Brodie struggled in the previous campaign. However, only a few matches entered the new season Lakers We did not notice any change in Ross.
But the new coach has found another way to get the best of him: making Westbrook Come off the bench. The veteran goalkeeper has not been a substitute since November 28, 2008, in the junior season. Since then, he’s had 1,118 consecutive starts – until Hamm put him on the bench Timberwolves Loss.
Of course, it wasn’t an easy decision, but Soon it came to fruition Brody contributed 18 points, 8 assists, and 8 rebounds First win for the Lakers this season. The fact that he accepts this role He earned respect from his teammates.
Anthony Davis says he’s proud of Russell Westbrook
“I just told him, frankly, before I got in here. I said the way you play and deal with everything, it’s great,” Anthony Davis He said, via Lakers Nation. “The way he played in Minnesota, the way he played tonight, is unbelievable. Like I said, to be a player of his caliber and ask off the bench, this is really a guy who does whatever the team asks for to win. He sacrificed his core position for the betterment of the team.
“He thrived in the role, that’s all we can ask for. I told him just keep doing what you’re doing, everything you’re doing is unbelievable and the last two games he’s been doing his job. Proud of him, it was obviously a hard pill to swallow but he got locked up and accepted his role and that’s for all the guys we have on the team. “
As AD noted, it can be difficult to ask a player with his Westbrook CV to sit on the bench. But fortunately, he took it well, used it as fuel to perform better and prove that he can contribute to this team. for LeBron JamesLakers privileged To have Westbrook lead the second unit.
LeBron James says it’s the Lakers’ luxury to have Westbrook sit on the bench
“Ross has always been very effective in our league,” James said. I played at a pace. When you’re doing sub in our league, you know, you want the pace to keep going up, or you want a spark that you know to increase the first unit, and we have the luxury of going to someone who can fire up the pace.
“Get the ball on the floor and bounce and push. Use his energy to be able to bring the burning energy like I said to any squad out there. Very, very useful for the ball club now.”
If Westbrook can consistently perform like this, he could become the Lakers More dangerous team. Having a reliable shareholder on the bench is always the key to a team that wants to succeed, and now we have to wait and see if this continues to work.
