[QUOTE="Desiigner, post: 5648088, member: 36009"]If you take Russ away from the thunder they're probably looking at a top 5 draft pick. It's incredible how Russ has carried this lackluster team. The Thunder only have 4 other players averaging more than 8 ppg. He literally has no help on offense. Meanwhile the Rockets has 8 player who average more than 8.
Westbrook 31.9 ppg 10.6 rpg 10.4 apg 1.7 spg 30.68 PER
Harden 29.2 ppg 8.1 rpg 11.2 apg (5.8 TO) 1.5 spg 27.39 PER
Westbrook defentily has the better stats and he's doing something that has only happened once in NBA history. If I had a vote I'd vote for Westbrook.[/QUOTE]
How many wins is Kawhi Leonard worth to the Spurs, or James Harden to the Rockets? Are they somehow less valuable because if you remove them from their teams they go from championship contenders to middle of the pack?
And I understand the significance of what Russ is doing statistically, but I don't know if that's enough to dislodge either of the other two guys. It's individually impressive, but if all it's done is lifted a team from the lottery to a six seed then it's ultimately more style than substance. And we maybe need to look at how we value the triple double. Games are being played at a breakneck pace and around the league offenses are as efficient as they've ever been. A triple double is still great, but when all of a sudden guys like Elfrid Payton are racking them up then maybe we need to take a step back and reconsider just how impressive they are.
