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[QUOTE="reedny, post: 2582649, member: 1423"]
I agree. That talk is totally unfair. I've watched OKC a lot this year. Westbrook scores a lot of points because he dominates the ball - especially late game. He's effective pushing pace and getting to the rim. But in close games, particularly in the second half, transition buckets are harder to come by. At that point, Westbrook's not the clutch scorer that Melo and George are. In fact, he's a pretty poor shooter ... that shoots a lot. His EFGP numbers are the same as Melo's, but that's from transition not from the field. He's shooting 29% from outside. Melo's about 36%, respectable. And George is at 40%, pretty good. But their attempts are the reverse -- Westbrook takes over 21 shots a game, George 17 and Melo 15. So the numbers reflect what I've seen .. which is that Westbrook drives and gets layups but also jacks a lot of shots that don't go in. So no doubt Melo's not as quick as he was 10 years ago, but the "sandwich" concept is bogus.
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