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Russell Westbrook is in a precarious position in Los Angeles, as he looks destined to be traded to a bottom team or benched. But pour a former All-Star, he would simply suffer from the same ailments as… Tony Parker!
Gilbert Arenas was quite a divisive player, with a strong personality and antics to match his ball-in-hand talent, and he is becoming an equally divisive consultant. It must be recognized that the former All-Star is more than legitimate to talk about the NBA, that he has a science of the game which is pleasant to listen to, but he sometimes goes very far in his analyzes, even if it means giving out dubious opinions. .
For example, in recent days he has explained why he feels that Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t understand anything about basketball, despite having dominated the league for several years. According to the “legend” of the Wizards, the Greek Freak is not at all in the same galaxy as LeBron Jamesto whom he nevertheless disputes the title of best player on the planet.
Russell Westbrook as clumsy as Tony Parker?
And he has just added a layer of it during a visit to the “djvlad” YouTube channel, giving a totally contrary opinion on Russell Westbrook. As fans turn on him and hope he gets traded against two players in particularGilbert Arenas explained why he fully deserved to be one of the highest paid players in the world, going so far as to compare him to Jordan, LeBron… and Tony Parker!
Russell Westbrook is a triple-double machine, he totally deserves the salary the Lakers have to pay him. Yes, it must be recognized that he is more athletic than talented on the purely basketball level, but Michael Jordan was in this case too. LeBron James was in this case too. It was by losing these athletic qualities that they had to reinvent themselves and develop a fadeaway, for example.
That’s the only thing Westbrook has to do to get back to a good level, work on the details. He goes so fast when he has the ball in his hands that it’s difficult for him to take shots in transition as he so often tries to do. This was the case for all players of this style. Tony Parker was also going so fast that he was not a great shooter.
Gilbert Arenas scores a point, Russell Westbrook always relied on his speed to put easy points near the basket, so he never needed to perfect his shot. Maybe he’ll start to evolve now that he’s not the athletic freak of a few years ago. But Tony Parker, in addition to having always been skillful, developed an unstoppable mid-range shot, the tear drop, long before losing speed.
For Gilbert Arenas, Russell Westbrook would have the same offensive difficulties as Tony Parker because of their great burst of speed. The difference is that the French leader was able to create and popularize a shot that is still used today…
