League Pass All Stars: Western Conference

I don't know how you like to spend your weekend evenings, but for me, it's all about hunkerin' down and catching up on all the wild and crazy League Pass action that the fatigue of the work week doesn't allow me to properly enjoy. Pardon the straight-forward nature of this post, but here's a list of the my favorite players to watch, by position, while other dudes my age are courtin' ladies and shouting over bar bands.

SG: Eric Gordon - I love watching tweener guards figuring out just how the hell they're going to survive in the NBA. It usually means they'll score (and fail to score) experimentally every night and put up monstrous performances in the process.

PG: Russell Westbrook - Westbrook is infected with a similar strain of meanness as Rajon Rondo (perhaps a side effect of having arms twice the length of your legs). However, he appears the master of his vitriol, whereas Rajon at times seems mastered by his. Westbrook approaches every action like he was taking off from the foul line in the slam dunk contest.

SF: Kevin Durant - Unlike superstars in their salad days, the networks have yet to shine on Durant. As a result, watching him score 47 on a Tuesday night will make you one of "those guys" who did something cool before it was cool to do. More than that, he's the redemption of every 6'10 guy with handles that was supposed to take over for KG. He's more like George Gervin, though.

PF: Jason Thompson - Is LaMarcus Aldridge established enough to be touchstone in this League yet? I don't know what it is about Thompson's game that forces me to cancel plans at the last minute so I can stay in and watch him on a choppy League Pass feed. He's a big man that can run the floor and hit a mid-range jump shot, but without all the "here's what's next" trappings.

C: Marc Gasol - Not ashamed to say I love a big man with a soft touch. He's so weirdly unlike his brother that just watching him will send your mind all kinds of weird tangents about what their pickup games must have been like.

6: Jared Dudley - This man will make you feel good about life. Everything Chris Dudley does is the right thing to do. Sometimes, at work, I like to imagine that I am Chris Dudley, and broadcasters are praising me for being the best Chris Dudley I can be. Also proof that players are instantly legitimized once they give up their cornrows for a smooth mini-fro.