Westbrook has never been a player who can be consistently output, and even if he had the miracle of averaging a triple-double per game, it still can't change this fact. As long as Wei Shao's playing style does not change for a day, his ending will always be so bleak. It's caused by the way you play, it's not about the lineup, it's not about the environment. If it is to be involved, there may also be factors of age and physical strength.
Friends who like Wei Shao naturally do not agree with this statement, and Wei Shao's violent aesthetic should be lasting. Most fans feel that he has not yet entered a downturn, especially when James is not on the floor, and Westbrook's performance is still remarkable. So, rather than saying that Wei Shao is already an unpopular player, it is better to say that his current state has not yet recovered to the right level. Perhaps to a more suitable lineup, Westbrook can bring a different miracle to the team.
Personally, I think that such an idea is just a cover-up and a bell, and it is just deceiving itself. For Wei Shao, his core play style has been unrecognized in this era, especially his physical skills have been degraded, and there is no way to support his so-called physical quality flow play all the time. If you don't believe me, look at the data.
Let's take the sample of the MVP season as an example, in that season, Wei Shao shot 29.7% of the basket shots, 30% of the three-point shots, and the remaining shots were concentrated in the middle distance, medium and long distance areas. It is worth mentioning that Westbrook's three-point shooting rate in this time period is the highest in his career, but it is only a pitiful 30%. In the ranking of the same position, Westbrook's value is the lowest. It can be seen from the proportion of shots that Wei Shao is still a player who likes to use magic balls to resolve crises.
The above is about the data on the distribution of shots, and to analyze Wei Shao, we also need to combine another indicator, about the various skill outputs of Wei Shao. In the MVP season, Wei Shao's favorite attack method is to cooperate with his teammates' ball holding blocking, which accounts for 35% of All Wei Shao's attacks, and is almost the highest proportion of all first-place players. There are 11 blocks in the field, and each round can probably get 0.9 points, so Wei Shao probably has 10 points per game from this blocking and dismantling cooperation.
From these values, we can roughly analyze a rough portrait of a person. Wei Shao started by blocking the attack and looking for opportunities through the coordination of his teammates. Young Master Wei during this period was physically strong, so his speed and strength points were the peak of his career. Inflict damage on the opponent by holding the ball to the frame, and then combine it with about 35% of the mid-range shots as a means of finishing. Most of these so-called mid-range areas are completed by using emergency stop throws and swing shots, which also makes Wei Shao's attack more diverse and can be more relaxed when facing opponents.
At the same time, we also mentioned above that Westbrook's three-point shooting rate during this period was the highest in his career. Both long two and three points were used in response, and Westbrook's offensive threat was pulled to the top. Seeing this, some people may say that if it is just these data, then give a super scorer enough ball power and tactical position, can you also create an invincible MVP? Not really. These are the basis for Westbrook's achievements in the peak, and the real decisive factor is Durant's joining the Warriors.
Durant left the city of Russia, and Wei Shao became a lone hero. This heroic story of individualism is the first major theme of the American Alliance after putting aside the factor of power. Mls clubs like to make stars. Therefore, with a good data performance, the success of Wei Shao is a matter of course. That season's Thunder were also very good at being human, leaving all the quality options to Westbrook to choose from. As long as the ability is not pulled down, Wei Shao is fully worth a premium contract that exceeds his true strength. In particular, the league's impetus has reached this point, and if the team does not understand things, it is really impossible.
During that time, Wei Shao accumulated a large number of fans, so there were those die-hard fans we mentioned above who still believed that Wei Shao could return to the top. We just mentioned a key element, Wei Shao's playing style, in fact, relies on the physical quality of the insoluble. Wei Shao's speed at that time was really fast, and his opponent really couldn't keep up. When the physical strength does not decline, Westbrook's three points can also become a deadly weapon of destruction. So, Westbrook can succeed.
What about now? The most threatening part of the speed decline is that Wei Shao cannot provide effective containment. He still needs teammates to block him, but wei Shao can't achieve an effective end after blocking and dismantling. At the same time, Westbrook's shooting percentage under the basket also began to decline. This is the most important factor that directly led to Wei Shao's inability to guarantee the threat of the past, the basket score is a problem, you say how dare the coach let you continue to play the first core on the court?
At its peak, Wei Shao can be the main engine of the team's attack, which is based on the premise of physical fitness, changing the opponent's defensive lineup, so that the space torn out is essentially the same as the spatial effect of the defensive displacement driven by Curry and others. It's just that Wei Shao in the later stage no longer has this condition, and there is no such so-called effect.
There may be fans who do not understand, so why can Westbrook have good results when there are no other superstar teammates? Because he's a single-player style of play. We can be a little more open-minded, if we trade Westbrook to the Kings, with a character like Adams, Westbrook can also take the Kings to the playoffs. Westbrook's most fundamental ability is to give the team a bottom when fighting alone, but it is not suitable for a team that wants to win the championship. If your team already has a good enough squad, Westbrook is a negative asset. If you're the Thunder of Season 16, Westbrook is a magic elixir that can come back to life, it's as simple as that.
It is undeniable that Wei Shao's influence is indeed declining with age, and his physical ability is not enough to support the way he once played. So the final destination of this violent aesthetic is transformation. Some people say that if Rose is not injured, the final outcome will be the same as Wei Shao. This is not true, because Rose has a higher ball quotient and a more pronounced advantage in the number one position. Even if he doesn't have physical fitness, Rose can still rely on good skills and small means to gain a foothold in the league. Just like this kind of development now, but Westbrook can't do it, not only Westbrook, players like Wall, Fox, if there is no transformation, the later stage will be eliminated by the league. Wei Shao's fate was already doomed from the beginning.