In spite of the amazing season Russell Westbrook is currently having with the Washington Wizards, the critics have been quick to call out his “selfish” style of play. The term “stat-padder” is something that has been thrown around to describe Westbrook, and at this point, it's honestly getting exhausting.

With the Dallas Mavericks set to take on Russ and the Wizards on Saturday, Mavs coach Rick Carlisle had nothing but praise for Westbrook as he talked up Westbrook's unprecedented achievements (h/t Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News):

I can't say that I disagree with coach Carlisle here. Even if he doesn't end up being a first-ballot Hall of Famer, he's a shoo-in to being enshrined somewhere down the road.

Westbrook has done some astounding things throughout his career. So much so that a triple-double has become a bit pedestrian for the Wizards star right now. Not even the fact that the former league MVP is on pace to average a triple-double this season is shocking. Perhaps it's because this is the fourth time (!) he's going to be doing so that makes this undeniably tremendous feat seem unremarkable.

For what it's worth, Westbrook is currently averaging 21.6 points, 11.2 rebounds, and 11.0 assists per game. Oh, and the rebounds and the dimes are career-best marks for him, too. He's doing all this playing alongside Bradley Beal — the second top scorer in the NBA right now — who himself has one of the highest usage rates in the league. This in itself is an underrated fact, but as has been the case for Westbrook, the naysayers always focus on the negatives.