The term "ball hog" is passe. These days, it's far kinder to refer to a basketball player with a tendency to hold the rock as a "ball stopper" or a "ball dominator."
Being that we're kind individuals, we'll go ahead and say that Carmelo Anthony is a ball stopper and Russell Westbrook is a ball dominator.
And now they're on the same team.
On paper, this was an eminently logical move for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Last season -- their first without small forward/evil empire defector Kevin Durant -- the three spot was a gaping hole for the 47-35 Western Conference six-seed.