“You need minimum three Marwin Gonzalez Authentic Jersey All-Stars to win a championship,” said Pierce, an analyst for ESPN,
said on a Monday media conference call. “What other team outside of OKC,
Golden State, and maybe Cleveland can produce three All-Stars? So they
have the criteria that you need to win a championship.”
Pierce was in the Westbrook role, of sorts, as the incumbent star in
Boston, back when Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen arrived in Boston and led
the Celtics to a championship in their first season together
(2007-08).He understands, probably better than most, what sort of
sacrifices needed to be made for this to work.
“You've got guys that Max Stassi Authentic Jersey can play multiple positions,” said Pierce, who spent the last few
seasons of his career with the Nets, Wizards and Clippers. “You can put
Russ at the two. You can put ‘Melo at the three, four or five. You can
also put George at the two, three, four. So they really have the
versatility to match up with anybody in the NBA.”
For Westbrook, it's team first
What about fears that the Michael Feliz Authentic Jersey chemistry between Westbrook, George and Anthony won't develop or happen
so slowly they all recede into bad habits? All a waste of time, says
Memphis Grizzlies coach David Fizdale.
“Billy Donovan is a hell of a coach. He manages egos well, and that’s
going all the way back to his days at Florida with those championship
teams he had,” Fizdale said. “He made it work with Russ and KD. It
wasn’t that it wasn’t working with those guys. They took Golden State to
the brink with that team. So let's be real about this. Once they figure
out quickly that they can help each other and start sharing the game
and not taking a step back as individuals, they’ll be fine.”Donovan, for
his part, has done his best to clear up any misconceptions about what
drives Westbrook and how he plays the game. That’s something his
coaches, teammates and Thunder front office personnel have done without
fail over the years.
Westbrook’s record Mike Fiers Authentic Jersey usage rate last season was out of necessity and not necessarily about a
guy playing to his stat-stuffing alter-ego, as some critics suggested.
He did it all because he had to and the Thunder needed that from their
lone star.
"Clearly for us last year, somebody creating and generating a shot for
himself or someone else, it was Russell,” Donovan told ESPN. “But
obviously now with Carmelo and Paul being here, I think it's about
making the right play and right decision.
"Russell's never been like, 'Hey I want the ball, give me the ball.'
He's never been that way. He's always trying to figure out what's best
for the team and I've always admired that and respect that as a coach.”
Whatever is said, what’s done is what matters. And ultimately, the onus
falls on Westbrook, now that he’s ended the suspense about his future
with the franchise by signing that five-year, $205 million extension. ?
