My whole point in making this thread was to just point out that it's not ALL Westbrook's fault when the Thunder struggle. Sometimes he goes into jack em up mode, but sometimes I think Brooks doesn't put the players on the floor in the right situations to succeed. IMO it's not about guys being 1 and 1a, it's about reacting to the game accordingly. Defenses have a game plan to shut down your number 1 guy, so there will be times where your second best player will have to step up. I wish OKC would do a better job of running their offense through Durant down the stretch...but they have to do a better job of just running the same predictable screens and curls for him especially when the screener isn't a threat offensively (Perkins, Ibaka, Collison).
I've said many times that it's more Brooks fault than anything. I think he's one of those good coaches, but definitely not a championship level coach. Look at Phil Jackson, as bad as Fisher played this year or playoffs no way he'd bench the guy for an entire quarter. IMO that goes beyond momentum, that's trying to prove a point. It's too risky, especially with a young player...could mess with their confidence, creates unnecessary media attention to the situation and also you risk losing that player.
