Know what this team needs? More Westbrook

Exiting the Ford Center amid the masses Sunday night, the buzz was obvious.

Sure, folks were reveling in the first Thunder victory. But there was a name that seemed to be on everyone’s lips — Russell Westbrook.

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The rookie point guard was electrifying against the Timberwolves. He drove to the basket. He commanded the offense. He played with the confidence of a veteran. 

Most of the time. There were a couple moments when Westbrook played like, well, a rookie, but that’s going to happen. He’s going to make mistakes. He’s going to have his blunders. But with Westbrook, you take the bad with the very, very good.

The guy needs to be out there more.

More than that, though, he needs to play more with Kevin Durant. The two young stars weren’t on the floor together all that much Sunday. Not until the fourth quarter did Westbrook and Durant play extended time together. Is it any shock that the Thunder played perhaps its best basketball then?