Damian Lillard named Western Conference Player of the Week

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its because he shat all over Westbrick's meaningless triple double.
 
Lillard's Player of the Week numbers:

18 pts, 7 rebs, 5 ast vs. Spurs

29 pts, 5 ast, 3 rebs vs. OKC

31 pts, 7 ast, 4 rebs vs. Kings
 
noknobs said:
Kind of funny they didn't give it to Westbrook. They must take obscure things like winning and FG% into account.
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Analytics FTW! So glad the guys who vote on these awards didn't get any dates in high school and take into account advanced stats like wins, losses and FG%.

I wonder what Mark Jackson thinks of this. It makes his nut slobbering of Russell Westbrook look even more ridiculous. MVP my ass. The guy can't even win POW when he posts three straight triple-doubles. I guess missing 44 shots in two consecutive losses factored into the voting.

BNM
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Lillard's Player of the Week numbers:

18 pts, 7 rebs, 5 ast, 1 win vs. Spurs

29 pts, 5 ast, 3 rebs, 1 win vs. OKC

31 pts, 7 ast, 4 rebs, 1 win vs. Kings
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You forgot the most important stat of all (see above).

BNM
 
noknobs said:
Kind of funny they didn't give it to Westbrook.
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That was my first thought. Especially since they gave a coach award to Scott Brooks. Actually, that's kind of a double diss to Westbrook - "any success your team has has is not because of you". Somebody must not like him.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Will there be whining about how much better Westbrook was?
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"Wait, Wait, who cares that Damian Lillard got Player of the week! What about Russell Westbrook and the way he steps with his left foot?!"
 
Strenuus said:
"Wait, Wait, who cares that Damian Lillard got Player of the week! What about Russell Westbrook and the way he steps with his left foot?!"
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It's interesting because, in terms of athleticism, Westbrook might be the most physically gifted player I've ever seen at that position. The only guy who I would say was better was Magic Johnson, but he was just a freak of nature who could have played all five positions.

It's sad that Westbrook is such an ego maniac, and he might be one of the least clutch players I've ever seen. You can see his entire demeanor change when the game is on the line. When he stepped up to take those free throws that would have tied the game, there was zero confidence. He looked beaten. Dame is the polar opposite in pressure situations. He looks completely focused.
 
Natebishop3 said:
It's interesting because, in terms of athleticism, Westbrook might be the most physically gifted player I've ever seen at that position. The only guy who I would say was better was Magic Johnson, but he was just a freak of nature who could have played all five positions.

It's sad that Westbrook is such an ego maniac, and he might be one of the least clutch players I've ever seen. You can see his entire demeanor change when the game is on the line. When he stepped up to take those free throws that would have tied the game, there was zero confidence. He looked beaten. Dame is the polar opposite in pressure situations. He looks completely focused.
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Agreed on both counts. In terms of athleticism, I've never seen a guy as explosive as Westbrook.

And, on that same token, I've never seen a guy as explosive as Westbrook... if you catch my drift.
 
Strenuus said:
Agreed on both counts. In terms of athleticism, I've never seen a guy as explosive as Westbrook.

And, on that same token, I've never seen a guy as explosive as Westbrook... if you catch my drift.
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He explodes physically, but implodes mentally.

BNM
 
Most guys who are that horribly arrogant and egotistical are making up for a low self esteem, so it's really not that surprising that he would shrink like George Costanza in a cold pool.
 
I'm no Westbrook fan (in fact, now Kobe's broken down and irrelevant, he's a good candidate for my least favorite NBA player), but if you want to glorify single players above their teams, compare his stats for the past ten games with Damian's. (Yes, I know, it's the week, not the past ten games, and Damian's play has certainly picked up, but Westbrook's been putting up video game numbers). I wonder who's trying to send a message, and what is it?
 
Harden's a good candidate, too, especially without Howard. But he just kicked LeBron in the nuts, so that probably didn't help his case.
 
Rastapopoulos said:
I'm no Westbrook fan (in fact, now Kobe's broken down and irrelevant, he's a good candidate for my least favorite NBA player), but if you want to glorify single players above their teams, compare his stats for the past ten games with Damian's. (Yes, I know, it's the week, not the past ten games, and Damian's play has certainly picked up, but Westbrook's been putting up video game numbers). I wonder who's trying to send a message, and what is it?
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The people that vote on these awards, and the message is "winning matters". Westbrook played in 3 games, his team lost two of them. Lillard played in 3 games, his team won all three.

They may have also noticed that Westbrook missed nearly as many shots (55) in those three games than Lillard attempted (57). Maybe they looked at the shooting percentages: 49.1 FG%, 50% 3FG% and 93.3 FT% for Lillard vs. .382 FG%, .143 3FG% and .879 FT% for Westbrook and were a tad more impressed by the guy who can actually throw the ball in the ocean.

And then there were TOVs: 5.0 TOVs/G for Westbrook vs. 2.0 TOVs/G for Lillard.

Yep, Westbrook's stats were video game like all right, especially the TOVs and missed FGAs. You know, the stats that cost his team wins...

BNM
 
Boob-No-More said:
The people that vote on these awards, and the message is "winning matters". Westbrook played in 3 games, his team lost two of them. Lillard played in 3 games, his team won all three.

They may have also noticed that Westbrook missed nearly as many shots (55) in those three games than Lillard attempted (57). Maybe they looked at the shooting percentages: 49.1 FG%, 50% 3FG% and 93.3 FT% for Lillard vs. .382 FG%, .143 3FG% and .879 FT% for Westbrook and were a tad more impressed by the guy who can actually throw the ball in the ocean.

And then there were TOVs: 5.0 TOVs/G for Westbrook vs. 2.0 TOVs/G for Lillard.

Yep, Westbrook's stats were video game like all right, especially the TOVs and missed FGAs. You know, the stats that cost his team wins...

BNM
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Good lord, that's contrasted. How many 3's did Westbrook take? 14%? Eww.
 
Dame winning this is good to see. I hope he continues his hot streak
 
riverman said:
Dame winning this is good to see. I hope he continues his hot streak
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He seems to have broken out of his shooting slump. Came at a big time, too. We definitely needed those wins over SAS and OKC and avoided the "trap game" let down in SAC.

BNM
 
I really dislike Westbrook and I love Dame, but Westbrook's numbers have been historic over the past couple of weeks. He deserved the award. Hell, he had his cheekbone dented and stayed in the game to take the last shot.
 
maxiep said:
I really dislike Westbrook and I love Dame, but Westbrook's numbers have been historic over the past couple of weeks. He deserved the award. Hell, he had his cheekbone dented and stayed in the game to take the last shot.
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He would have done that regardless.
 
maxiep said:
I really dislike Westbrook and I love Dame, but Westbrook's numbers have been historic over the past couple of weeks. He deserved the award. Hell, he had his cheekbone dented and stayed in the game to take the last shot.
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He also took the 2nd to last shot, the 3rd to last shot, the 4th to last shot, the 5th to last shot...
 
Pretty sure Westbrook is gonna get player of the month.
 
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