Russell Westbrook is easily the most criticized point guard in the league.  Westbrook’s true position is a 2 guard (shooting guard) and his style shows it.  He plays with aggression tending to attack the basket or shoot first instead of passing.  Of course if he’s not feeding the league’s leading scorer Kevin Durant, that’s going to raise some eyebrows. Magic Johnson went so far as to say Russell Westbrook is “the worst point guard in the championship finals I’ve seen.” Check out his response after the jump.

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According to the Washington Post:

“The more negative you hear, the better you’re doing,” Westbrook said, as the Thunder and Miami Heat prepare for Game 3 on Sunday at American Airlines Arena. “That’s how I look at it.”

“I’m not making no adjustments,” Westbrook said, when asked about being a better point guard. “There’s always room for improvement, always room to get better. But the style of play that I play with, that’s not changing.”

They both have to score points for us to be successful,” Thunder Coach Scott Brooks said of Westbrook and Durant, the highest-scoring duo in the NBA this season and the only teammates to both finish in the top five in scoring. “I don’t look at who gets more, who doesn’t get more. I look at quality shots. Could Russell have taken two or three better shots? Absolutely. But they both need to score.”

In Westbrook’s defense his style of play still works for this team.  Although they have the three-time scoring champion Kevin Durant and Sixth Man of the Year James Harden, Westbrook’s style has also proven crucial in crunchtime.  Westbrook had 27 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds in a 105-94 win Game 1 and 27 points, eight rebounds and seven assists in Thursday’s 100-96 Thunder loss in Game 2. He has scored more than anyone else in the series except for Lebron James and Kevin Durant albeit with more shot attempts.  One unnoticed stat is his 18 assists, the most among anyone in the series.