Thunder Russell Westbrook is Beast Mode

I love these analyses from Coach Nick, as they help me get a better grasp of the inner game of basketball.  Let's take trust and confidence in your teammates.  A mid-season overhaul of role players have clearly unleashed Russell Westbrook on the NBA.  The fact that they can finish the play with a score, after he has done the heavy lifting, for example, ball handling and dribble-penetrating, has jacked up his assist stat.  In turn, because defenders must now account for his passing and for teammates' scoring, they cannot cover him as well as they have before.  Ergo: His own scoring has also jacked up.  Moreover, players already know Westbrook is a gifted athlete, but now in the midst of a revamped team, plus much greater trust and confidence overall, he is Marshawn Lynch all over the NBA with that athleticism.