Russell Westbrook is the MVP. You are likely already familiar with Westbrook’s claim to the award because every conversation that suggests someone else is the MVP must do the work of explaining why it is not, obviously, Westbrook. Westbrook’s case for MVP is self-evident. His season-long triple-double is a historic accomplishment, and its grandeur only […]
Russell Westbrook is the MVP. You are likely already familiar with Westbrook’s claim to the award because every conversation that suggests someone else is the MVP must do the work of explaining why it is not, obviously, Westbrook. Westbrook’s case for MVP is self-evident. His season-long triple-double is a historic accomplishment, and its grandeur only […]
Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s show (Apr. 11, 2017), we’re all about the NBA MVP race. Who should win it? We debate the merits of Stephen Curry, Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James, James Harden and Russell Westbrook. Links to what we discussed: Per an ESPN forecast, Westbrook […]
Welcome to the latest episode of Hot Takedown, FiveThirtyEight’s sports podcast. On this week’s show (Apr. 11, 2017), we’re all about the NBA MVP race. Who should win it? We debate the merits of Stephen Curry, Kawhi Leonard, LeBron James, James Harden and Russell Westbrook. Links to what we discussed: Per an ESPN forecast, Westbrook […]
No one has figured out how to stop Russell Westbrook this season, as evidenced by his season-long triple-double. Perhaps the most interesting thing about his dominance: He’s accomplished much of it while being more predictable than ever on offense. SEASON DRIVES LEFT DRIVES RIGHT 2016-17 73.7% 26.3% 2015-16 66.4 33.6 2014-15 67.1 32.9 2013-14 64.4 […]
