If you watched this team you knew this was how it was going to end. I wouldn’t call them punks, but I would and did repeatedly call them soft and heartless through the course of the season.
No mental toughness to go along with all the faux tough talk.
If I were Clay Bennett and my ownership group was getting ready to write that $60 million dollar luxury tax check…what would I do?
Would I fire Billy Donovan or Sam Presti? Could I somehow get some quality in return for the worst contract in the NBA with Russell Westbrook being sent somewhere?
If nothing else, just to moderate my anger the first thing I’d do is fire every person in my Thunder public relations department. That’s the first thing I’d do.
The next thing I’d probably do is let the Florida Gators have Billy Donovan back, but give him his $6 million and a warm handshake so long.
What human could coach Russell Westbrook? Does this person exist?
Westbrook shouldn’t feel completely lost. Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Caps were just knocked out in the first round in a double overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.
Winning championships in pro sports aren’t an easy thing to do unless you join the loaded Warriors. Ovechkin has one championship. Dirk has one championship. Bill Walton has one championship. Dr. J and Maurice Cheeks have only one championship. Charles Barkley, Reggie Miller, Patrick Ewing, John Stockton and Karl Malone never won a championship.
What Russell Westbrook and his teammates need is a coach who will demand toughness, smarts and accountability.
I have no idea who that coach is at this moment.
Hi, nice work on the Thunder analysis, totally with you. Can you believe that the Clippers won tonight. I thought they might choke in the end and go down like the Thunder. The warriors are looking less formidable.
Love, Jan