Russell Westbrook’s presence on the Washington Wizards has given the team a new shot in the arm, and a legitimate chance at a playoff berth next season. But we also have to reconcile the recent MVP’s talent with the perception that he is a stat gunner and a ball hog.
To help us, we had a Q&A with Jeremy Brener from The Dream Shake, SB Nation’s Houston Rockets blog. It is below.
Bullets Forever: The Rockets were playoff bound with the Russell Westbrook/James Harden backcourt last season and they had many positive moments despite some of the negative perceptions Westbrook had.