People criticized Scotty Brooks’ system too. I tend to believe that Russ IS the system, and thus the problem. He plays this way because he wants to. That’s why it kills me when people say, ‘If he had better teammates...” He had the second best player on the planet and barely wanted to give him the ball. He doesn’t…

I’ve always had more criticism for the system that has enabled Westbrook at the expense of his teammates (yes, I believe that) than for Westbrook himself. He was doing what he can, and if he had real shooters around him, his assist numbers this year would’ve been obscene instead of merely excellent.

Harden’s hook move to draw a foul is so bullshit. Truly a move that goes against the “spirit of the rules”.