Generally speaking, I think a lot of writers try to ignore ESPN First Take analyst Skip Bayless' existence. He's become the poster child for what a lot of ESPN programming has become: two people sitting across the table yelling at each other. Having said that, one of Bayless' reoccurring rants is that Russell Westbrook should never, ever, ever shoot more than Kevin Durant. He thinks Westbrook is a reckless, shoot first point guard. As Darnell Mayberry writes, Durant doesn't like Bayless' criticism of his point guard and I don't think he really likes Bayless at all.
“That guy doesn’t know a thing about basketball,” Durant said of Bayless before the Thunder faced Memphis on Monday night.
We’re worse when I take more shots,” Durant said. “Like I said, that guy doesn’t know a thing. I don’t think he watches us. I think he just looks at the stats. And traditionally, a point guard is not supposed to take more shots than everybody else on the team. But we’r...
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