This season is the most difficult season of his career for Westbrook, and it is also the season of the most psychological blows in his career. If Wei Shao had been given a chance to re-choose, perhaps he would not have chosen to join the Lakers in the first place.
In the past, our impression of Wei Shao has always been that he has a tough style of playing and is full of pride. The Overlord's step fans after his dunk are still clearly imprinted in their minds. But have Westbrook fans seen these scenes this season? Not only have we not seen these scenes, but we have even seen more mockery and disrespect, and even we can attribute Westbrook's season to the watershed of his career.
Wei Shao's mood has completely changed this season, and he is no longer the proud player he was before. Today, he is more helpless, even surrendered. Vogel has abandoned Westbrook more than once at critical moments this season. And this season, many fans have made a lot of mocking moves against Wei Shao. Even in the last game against the Timberwolves, the players taunted Westbrook. First of all, this is certainly not right, but today's Westbrook can't respond with goals on the pitch. This is largely due to the fact that his technical shortcomings have been thoroughly magnified.
As athleticism declined, Westbrook's lack of shooting ability was further exposed. As a young man, Wei Shao can also use his starting height and impact to kill the basket to score. But as he grew older, his starting height and physical fitness were far less than they were then. As a result, the finishing efficiency of his basket has also dropped significantly, because he has no outside shooting ability, so the opponent is very aware of Wei Shao's offensive intentions, and most of them will choose to let him shoot. At this stage of his career, it is difficult for Wei Shao to re-polish his shooting, and his shooting is basically fixed. So now Wei Shao's positioning on the field is very embarrassing.
Westbrook's previous pride was based on his excellent performances on the pitch. And now that he is very depressed on the pitch, naturally his pride has converged and even been consumed. But we as fans should not laugh at Westbrook. Basketball is really just a part of life for players. Perhaps Westbrook can't bring a visual feast to the fans on the field now. But he's done his best in every game, and that's enough, at least his playing attitude on the pitch is commendable to the fans. At least every minute he played was a struggle. Although Wei Shao's performance on the court is not satisfactory, we cannot deny Wei Shao's character, he is also a very kind big boy. Any player will fall from the peak to the trough, this is the law of nature. Fans have to embrace this shift.