Paul George & Russell Westbrook…Will It Work?

I thought this would be a good time to replay this video from the summer of 2017 when Paul George was traded to Oklahoma City. We all wondered…would it work between these two?

It took awhile. I remember Paul George saying last year it took him awhile to play at the same speed Russell Westbrook plays at. It took awhile for him to get healthy and lose weight to play alongside Westbrook as well.

But here we are almost at the All-Star break and if OKC can win in New Orleans tonight they’re only 2.5 games behind the Warriors for first place in the West. The Thunder are the hottest team in the league and Paul George is pretty much in everyone’s top three for the MVP while Westbrook is averaging another triple double for the season.

Its not only worked, but it’s made Steven Adams, Terrance Ferguson, Jerami Grant, Dennis Schroder, and Nerlens Noel better ball players. Plus, it appears this is a tight knit team which enjoys playing together. And the Thunder are doing this with Russell Westbrook having a horrific shooting season.

I don’t know one single Thunder fan who would trade PG for KD even if that became doable? That’s why it’s so stupid for all these angry white Trump supporters in rogue red Oklahoma to keep booing Kevin Durant? Why not take the human high road and see all the compliments you would get from national pundits for being classy instead of trashy.

I really like this video because you don’t get this from the local college media around here. I mean, have you ever once read any writer from the Oklahoman or the Daily Thunder ever honestly discuss what the Thunder need to get from Billy Donovan as a head coach?

Here’s what they need from Billy Donovan right now. They need Billy Donovan to be a head coach who can look Russell Westbrook right in the eye and speak truth to power about what Russell needs to do become a championship point guard.

That’s it.

And what’s the worst Russell can do to Billy Donovan except for firing him?

I wish these dudes would read my website. I wouldn’t waste their time with bullshit questions after the games. I was raised by a trial lawyer. This isn’t complex.

How bad does Russell Westbrook want to be an NBA championship point guard?