Report: ‘No chance’ Russell Westbrook signs contract extension

Hi,
I'd give '17 BKN's pick as long as Westbrook guarantees to stay.

AK

I commented on this in the "plan B" thread. Would not take the risk of trading for him unless he guarantees to re-sign. We should be in the conversation for top free agents again next summer, so why risk a major asset? Also not sure his ball-dominant style fits Brad'so vision.

I do not want Westbrook becoming a Celtic. He is not a we baller. He is an I baller. He is not Celtic material. There will be better choices later.

Hi,
Here is Chris Mannix take on the subject.

AK

Westbrook is NOT a good 3 point shooter. But he does a lot of other things of course.

http://www.csnne.com/boston-celtics/shaughnessy-not-worth-giving-picks-one-year-westbrook

Westbrook ..a selfish baller....

dboss

All he wants to do is win championships? I mean I agree that it is the most important thing but something that also resonates with me is something Barkley said when LeBron joined Miami. It would never happen back in the day because you want to beat these guys. At some point you are not winning championships anymore you are just stacking the team and although winning a championship is great it is even better to do it as part of a team and project (growing together, good drafting, good coaching) as opposed to just getting a bunch of good players and putting them on a team.

There is a certain bit of jealousy ofcourse about them getting Durant, the best player in FA and I dont blame GSW for doing it when possible, but it is also kind of weak both from Durants and GSWs side.

swedeinestonia wrote:All he wants to do is win championships? I mean I agree that it is the most important thing but something that also resonates with me is something Barkley said when LeBron joined Miami. It would never happen back in the day because you want to beat these guys. At some point you are not winning championships anymore you are just stacking the team and although winning a championship is great it is even better to do it as part of a team and project (growing together, good drafting, good coaching) as opposed to just getting a bunch of good players and putting them on a team.

There is a certain bit of jealousy ofcourse about them getting Durant, the best player in FA and I dont blame GSW for doing it when possible, but it is also kind of weak both from Durants and GSWs side.

I think there is also the idea that there is meaning to struggling to beat a worthy opponent. The Pistons had to get past the Celtics, the Bulls had to get past the Pistons. Larry and Magic were near equals, as were the teams they led. Hence, winning a chamionship was not a given, and it could have gone either way. Getting past that hated but respected enemy is more meaningful than romping through the league. It requires will, determination, and guts in addition to physical skill. The boxing matches we remember are the hard fought ones that go the distance (or close to it...), where the outcome is not known until the end.

For the GSW team, if they crush everyone as predicted, the champship might be remembered from a statisical perspective (most wins, biggest win margin, etc, etc), but not from a human drama perspective. If they should lose - oh boy. That would be hard to live down. They will replace the 2004 Lakers as the cautionary tale regarding winning championships in the offseason vs winning them on the court. They will be remembered as a Goliath in the truest sense of the story (if Cleveland should beat them again, then I guess Lebron would be David, imagine that...). Coupled with this year's loss, a loss next year with this roster would make the Warriors remembered for all the wrong reasons.  I'm already starting to root against them....