Stephen A.’s take on if Russell Westbrook’s getting TOO MUCH BLAME! | First Take 

Facts. Russ really does remind you of yourself as a kid. Shifting blame around. I’m not even a laker fan and this dude is driving me crazy.

Lakers fault they knew what they were getting from Russ he’s not a shooter and he turns the ball over. Russ is fine quit whining

That means you never seen Lebron.

that's bc he's not a man. Any dude who's into fashion like that is soft. Especially if you wearing a dress. I look at KD different now I see why he left

Dude took accountability before. What you want the man to say at this point. He started playing better before the season ended and the team still was trash

Exactly i don’t know why ppl feel bad, this is actually great for him

@@moman3w Agreed Vogel is a championship coach, he will get another coaching job

He'll coach the kings next season

I'm sure he's quite relieved.

@@persia2105 How did he become a champion?

Fr

This comment is it 😂

Make or miss league stfu

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Or maybe it’s him averaging 60% on dunks this season

Spot on

When he tries to throw the ball into the ocean? It flies back and smacks him in the face. I know from experience dude! 😂

westbrook actually got roughly the same career FG % as paul george and damian lillard - westbrook got .438, lillard got .437 and george .435. this talk that he cant shoot is pretty ridiculous in my book.

@@checkanr138 him shooting 30% from 3 and 60% on dunks is also ridiculous

@@capnocap122 so is blaming his turnovers when LBJ played half the games and averaged .2 less turnovers.. but it’s Russ that’s the problem lol

Delusional

@@MindfulAttraction2.0 lmaoo and it has hella upvotes i don’t get it . what tf they even talkin bout 💀💀💀💀💀

Lmfaooooooooo

@@AliFrankTheTank you a casual that’s the problem

FACTs lol

He said something to the effect of "if i was out there I'd help you guys out, it's just out of my hands." After being benched by Vogel

And Lebron looked at him like “boy you trippin with that non-sense, you aweful” 😂

He…..threw it…OVER the backboard lol

Thats the neat part they will not

We'll see you tomorrow...believe it or not SAS is must see tv on any topic.

So you didn’t watch this you just clicked, turned the volume down, closed my eyes, and typed?

@@ChampagneSoPetty The Flakers suck and have all year and I'm tired of hearing about them so YES.

Train wrecks has that effect on people.

it's fun to watch them implode.

"my team"

They keep giving us more and more ammo to fire at them 😂. Lebron, Russ, and Vogel said controversial things in the last few days. Media gold.

@@TheCattledog2 So does 17 championships chief.

This is the reason why LeBron and those players longevity is unmatched

No way y’all call watch Westbrook miss open layups/dunks & hit top of back board when he’s trying the Timmy bank shot & say it’s not his fault. What other player In there career has hit the top of the back board that much let alone one season😂

D Wade is a perfect example. He came in explosive af, but after the injuries, started playing a totally different style. You have to constantly adapt

Not his fault 🤦🏾‍♂️ he had more turnovers then made baskets as your starting point guard that definitely doesn’t help

@@whitehaven80 thank you and wade was light-years better than Westbrook in his prime. Wade couldn't shoot 3s either but he could post up and developed a reliable midrange

He had maybe the lowest turnovers this season then he had his whole career you sound dumb asf. His shooting wasn’t good but everyone knows he’s not a shooter he’s a slasher. The blame is on Vogel and AD if anything. This was about the dumbest comment on RU-vid today I’ve seen

“Like a free tee shirt” I’m dead 😂

nah man, when he shoots 4/11 and has 6 turnovers its vogel fault, cmon now

No cap lakers fan slow

Nothing has changed everyone just wants to acknowledge it now because he's on lebron's team he led his team in every stat except points

What did ppl expect tbh russ has never been adapted his game and frank Vogel didn’t want him to begin with cuz it’s a bad fit

Russ saying he didn’t get to “play his game” is comedy. Russ has never played winning basketball. Vogel trying to have him adjust his role was a favor to Russ. I know how you feel at @LA824 when he was in Houston I wished they had kept cp3 but since Russ was there I tried to see his good points. I couldn’t. Even in a season he played semi well in.

Y’all are so stupid. Why should Westbrook be the ONLY one to change his game but other players didn’t have to change their game? Westbrook is the only one being asked to do stuff that nobody else is being asked to do.

Yes, the was a "source" that said Russ was "defiant" to Vogel asking him to come off the bench.

@@majorgreen6423 How is that having a problem with Westbrook? He wanted to come off the bench, deservedly so. Westbrook's play correlated with that. Doing what's best for the team doesn't equate to having a problem. Westbrook had the problem because he was subbed and benched for multiple forth quarters.

I think it also has to do with, that he plays zero defense, has no handle & has no jump shot at all whatsoever lmao

And he's a talented player. He keeps wasting it. I hate when great players don't win rings. I WAS SO HAPPY when Dirk won a chip in 2011. Russ deadass needs to come off the bench if he has any chance of getting that ring he must win

He is never gonna win a ring 😂

@@macl600 with this attitude i agree

Lol yeah like you would be...

How is it the fans fault? They didn’t play 🙄

@@selfishstockton6123 i partially wrote that to trigger ppl lol but the fanbase is acting dumb blaming him for everything

Yup. Dude is so feminine lol People who think, it's "Being tuff" to behave like him, have serious problems. All these years of being unaccountable. yet he Always wanna talk to reporters If he "feels" that he was the Victim of something. Other than that : "Next Question". smh

@@juliusperseus8612 bro please stfu you sound slow you act like he doesn’t know that he hasn’t had a great season stfu

Facts

Every year Westbrook rocks the baby things don’t turn out right. Maybe he should stop doing that to see if things would work out.😂😂😂

Excellent point!

Ha

@@jaydenmcghie9569 defensively yes all time no but give him time

Exactly. They find a dude to blame for the lakers every year. They yelling no accountability but in okc, hou, and wizards after a tough loss he took all the blame. On the lakers hes the 3rd option thats on AD and bron . Yet he lead in every category for that team .

@@mr.makeitdowhatitdo7779 he just lead in turnovers

@@mr.makeitdowhatitdo7779 watch Russ avergae a triple double next year on another team. This is what I hate about LA fans, we’re too toxic. This isn’t even Russ’s fault

Maybe they asked that question because Russ has already previously thrown shots a Vogel? Or did we all forget when Vogel benchced him for sucking and Russ said "Im a star i play in 4th quarters" "If im not in the game then thats the coach's decison" yall can sit here and defend him all you want but the media will continue to have a field day with this guy for as long as he continues to not care to be self aware when hes talking to them If they ask you about your relationship think why that specific question is being asked did they ask AD and LeBron that?then respond correctly and properly not HONESTLY cusz HONESTLY theres obviously an issue but when its between you the 2 scapegoats who you think ppl are gonna hate on? Did Vogel say anything about russ personally? Nah did he get asked questions about Russ im sure but hes a professional and yall on here defending a grown man for not acting like a professional adult

@@BostonBori92 bro he said ‘idk what his issue was with me’. He kept it real and just answered honestly. Cos he wants to. Do ya’ll prefer for a player to just lie and give fake answers? It was obvious there was an issue because of how VOGEL USED HIM. He didnt use him right at points during the season. Thats why they were asking about their relationship. And things got leaked too. Forget the media. You people. The fans. Just blindly follow everything the media says and promotes. And just blindly attack Russ no matter what. Its so funny how quiet everyone was for the last few weeks when he went on a consistent run of great games and performances. Its really funny actually. It was quiet af. And now once again its loud when its time to hate. Ridiculous man. Ya’ll were destroying him in february yet barely gave him credit for coming through that and ending the season well through march. No credit. No justice.

He put up all star numbers💀

Don’t ever disrespect Tyler Herro

Don’t ever disrespect Tyler Herro

what bench player is put up 17/8/8

@@HB-ih9qp yeah on 44% from the field and 29% From 3 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️ he also lead the league in turnovers by a lot

Fun facts because he only missed 2-3games this season that is his best stat playing 79-80 games other than that he was horrible should have been coming off the bench

@@50stangcam34 yeah he actually played unlike ad and Lebron he played majority of the games

It's weird you didn't list his turnovers and shooting percentage.

How tf was he second in points and he played 20 more games than the leading scorer 😭😭😭😭

Literally means nothing

He ended up this way because he refuse to fix around the edge. This is WB till the league say enough of him

At this point, I highly doubt it. He's too headstrong and I think values his skills, despite him being on an obvious decline. It's a shame that he's basically become a journeyman. 5 teams in 5 years. Superstars don't get moved like that.

He said he averaged a triple double last season and wasn't able to do that this season and so that's why he it "wasn't the best season" for him. He's always so focused on him individually than them as a team. Stop it.

@@marvinjayson5031 He mentioned this detail re the triple double once and said he had a hard time looking at the season differently bc he had different expectations of himself given that track record - that's what he said about it vs. looking at his own stats. What I'm describing is the full 22 min time beyond this one clip in the video and the one you indicated here. He also said he should have shot better been better could have adjusted better, and that he's gonna try to figure it out in the offseason. It's possible this season was a wake up call; I know stuff has been said to him before this season about things. But I just see next season as the time when he will make or break based on these reflections and I do sincerely hope he can turn it around by dealing with the rough edges in his game and orient to the game that no longer serve him

@@dwalkeradz Yeah I agree this is who he has been and that fact doesn't make it look promising he'll shift; I'm interested to see what unfolds next season after this one - this one is by far the worst he's ever had on a team and individually and I'm curious to see how he reacts

They did dummy

LeBron consistently takes blame for things so idk what you're talking about

@@airgordon99 yeah in an alternative universe

Stephen A does give constructive criticism...js

He the GOAT at giving his opinion? Lol ok

Lmao stop it!

Stephen A stated facts...

I know you're not saying Westbrook is still that player who was basically stat padding for 3 years straight?!

🤣

Facts

“Russ was just asked a question, what was he suppose to say?” -Key’s response to every Russ criticism.

Like I send him a bottle of champagne and he still benches, sure I play trash but that champagne was expensive!

ESPN really hates this man..its ridiculous

What about the Celtics then?

@@99HockeyDad99 I’m talking at this point with the Lakers. Other than those reasons, why else should we talk about the Lakers?

Who gave him a pass

Exactly

dude what? his play was WHY they had so many lineups and losses

@@MeTakingAStand his play is why AD played 40 games Bron 50 Nunn never played and why Monk came off the bench and a undrafted rookie started or how about Stanley Johnson