Derrick Rose is more athletic than Russell Westbrook

[JohnMax]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFN01ugBMak&t=1m7s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko8ENihfMoU&t=2m
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypCGdhGxNjk&t=2m8s

Westbrook cannot move fast while changing direction like Rose does in these videos

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[Cocaine80s]

Blasphemous.



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[Graviton]

No PG can move like Rose, not Westbrook, not Wall, not Kyrie, not Parker.

His flexibility and body control is just on another level, he has moves only he can perform.

[dannywpt]

Rose can do some things Westbrook can't and vice verca.

[AintNoSunshine]

Russell is more imposing both physically and psycologically/mentally.

[keep-itreal]

Rose is quicker, faster.

Russell Westbrook jumps higher than Rose

[beastee]

Mods....

With all the worthless troll bait you throw at everyone...this makes me

[chips93]

Rose can do some things Westbrook can't and vice verca.

simple as this

nobody can stop on a dime, and get the kind of elevation russ gets on his pullup jumper

nobody has rose's body control for finishing around the rim.

[Budadiiii]

I'd hope so. The dude has been sitting on his ass for the past 2 years.

He's more fresh than anyone in the entire world. He should be the runaway MVP if he plays to his potential

[Budadiiii]

Somehow Rose is more athletic, skilled, and has a higher bball IQ and is till the inferior player. How does that work?

I consider mental fortitude an athletic trait so in that case, Russ is much more athletic.

[Budadiiii]

Rose finally decided to put the skittles down and oblige his contract?

Bout damn time!

[The_Pharcyde]

Yeah this is known, westbrook is a crazy athlete but his measurables aren't that great

Rose is the better athlete but russ is number 2 in the league

[TheTruth11]

No PG can move like Rose, not Westbrook, not Wall, not Kyrie, not Parker.

His flexibility and body control is just on another level, he has moves only he can perform.

This

Good post

[TheTruth11]

Yeah this is known, westbrook is a crazy athlete but his measurables aren't that great

Rose is the better athlete but russ is number 2 in the league

Good post. Russell is close. Rose just has an edge in just about every category athletically. Sort of like how Drexler was to Jordan. Both were incredible athletes but Jordan had an edge on him athletically. And that edge made a big difference.

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[Pointguard]

Both are great athletes and are a terror in the open court.

I'd say..

Rose: Quicker (slightly), better at changing directions (even in the air)


Westbrook: bigger, stronger, can finish better around the rim.. more physically imposing and tenacious (especially rebounding).


Overall: Rus.. but it's close.

Rose is obviously bigger. Can't say for granted that makes Rose stronger. But in play I definitely think he is. I don't like the way that guy in Houston bullies Westbrook and he cant be more than 180 lbs. Billups, Kidd and Wade didn't test Rose's strength. Wade even seemed confused by Rose's strength, and had major problems in the post against him.

Finish better around the rim??? Are you nuts? Rose's hands are obviously stronger than Westbrooks and Rose takes contact very noticeably better. The ball flies out of Westbrooks hands frequently. And if he doesn't power dunk it, he isn't close to being the finisher that Rose is.

I think its more obvious now that Rose is clearly faster and quicker then Westbrook, and people are now trying to resort to other areas to balance the two out. Agility, coordination and balance are obviously Rose's advantage as well. Westbrook, has a great ability to go from 0 to 90 in a straight line with a power elevation from 20 feet out. I don't think I can name anybody in the league that got that like him. But most of the other other areas of athleticism Rose seems to have an advantage.