Apr 7, 2017

Zach Lowe (with Brian Windhorst on the Lowe Post, starts around 1:08:00). Continued quote for context:

"He is stat padding his rebounds. So if you really care enough about 2 defensive rebounds to make that the deciding factor in who you vote for, more power to you. If you vote for Westbrook, you should not do it because of the triple double. Period."

"By the way, there are lots of great reasons to vote for Russell Westbrook. I might vote for Russell Westbrook. I'm not going to tell you which way I'm leaning, but I might. It doesn't have to matter to you that he is averaging a triple double. That's not why you should vote for him."

"You should vote for him because he is carrying a bad roster to 45 wins. The team is a disaster without him. They were designed to be a team of role player finishers around 2 superstars. They lost one of their superstars and haven't fallen into the tank. Those are reasons to vote for him. The fact he averages 10 rebounds instead of 8 and a half is not really a reason to vote for him."

Neither Lowe or Windhorst revealed who they would vote for but both said that they think Westbrook will win the MVP award.

Lowe Post Link: http://www.espn.com/espnradio/play?id=19085388