Harden to Houston
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folk got me arguing shyt i didn't even initiate or allude to.
harden defense >< martin defense and yes harden is a better playmaker, but a lot of his flaws are covered up in that system. martin is a better shooter and better off the ball and in the halfcourt. half a season of production shouldn't be used as a gauge to prove that martin was NEVER near the player harden is right now. especially how harden has a very basic game at this point in his career.
But he is limited. All he can do is score. Literally nothing else.
And OKC did fukk up by dealing Harden. I guarantee they do not go back to the Finals this year unless there are significant injuries to other contending teams in the West.
Whether they make the finals or not is irrelevant to the bigger pictue - with their financial situation they couldn't afford to keep Harden. It was inevitable he was gonna leave OKC, especially how teams were willing to give him the keys and 'max' money. OKC did the right thing.
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Idk why ya'll keep arguing with dude. He clearly just doesn't like Harden's game for whatever reason. I mean ya'll are really discussing who's better between Martin and Harden or rather if Martin in his prime was on the level Harden is playing at now.
I gotta say as a Rockets fan I can't wait until Harden develops his "very basic game". It's a wonder how he's so successful. Dude's gonna be dropping 35 a game when his game develops...
I gotta say as a Rockets fan I can't wait until Harden develops his "very basic game". It's a wonder how he's so successful. Dude's gonna be dropping 35 a game when his game develops...
this is what happens when folk come through mid argument adding their own shyt. they don't know what the fukk they talkin bout. im just giving an objective view of his game, amongst folk who come running in here throughout the season when he has a good game and run back out when he has an awful game.
his game is still layup/3point - no in between. that shyt is basic. the extreme high pace of the team covers his flaws. plus like we've already talked about he does get a lot of favorable calls (which i dont hold against him - it's just when he doesn't get them, his ways to score start to dry up).
The Thunder will miss Harden's offensive efficiency and his ability to get to the basket and foul line in the 4th quarter of big playoff games. As great as Westbrook and Durant are, they rely on jump shots way too much and Harden gets to the paint more consistently. It would've been even easier in OKC because of all the shooting around him. He has a skill set that OKC needs and one that no one else on the team has.
But if they win without him, no worries. Just not sure it'll happen.
But if they win without him, no worries. Just not sure it'll happen.
Shoulda given him his money. They wasted it on Ibaka. Perk's coming off the books soon too.
Beyond all that, Bennett is a billionaire. Open your fukking checkbook you cheapskate.
Shoulda given him his money. They wasted it on Ibaka. Perk's coming off the books soon too.
Beyond all that, Bennett is a billionaire. Open your fukking checkbook you cheapskate.
I'm not gonna break this all down again on why this wasn't realistic and why it wasn't in the best interests of the team going forward. it was inevitable that harden was gonna leave.
use some sense and stop being obtuse just so you can save face.
So spending money to keep your best players together is being obtuse and not realistic? Please, explain this again.
So spending money to keep your best players together is being obtuse and not realistic? Please, explain this again.
you know very damn well that the thunder offered him a four year-54 million dollar deal and harden wanted more (as teams were hovering around willing to give him max - e.g. houston 5 year 80 million) and both sides weren't willing to budge. thunder couldn't afford to pay the 'market-value' of harden and that amount (or any near it) is far too much to give a 6th man. both parties did the right thing (in their best interests). not to mention the three of them only co-existed together because they balanced each others limitations and the team's, that hold would fade with each following season. that team wouldn't be deal (mentally and financially) with the ceilings of growth of those wing players, shyts just not possible.
thunder are so fukking stupid for doing that
imagine harden on the thunder this year!
harden on the thunder would put up the exact same numbers and have the same impact.
at you thinking he gon put up 25 on the thunder.harden on the thunder would put up the exact same numbers and have the same impact.
not 25 but 20 not 15 like kevin martin's bum ass
you know very damn well that the thunder offered him a four year-45 million dollar deal and harden wanted more (as teams were hovering around willing to give him max - e.g. houston 5 year 80 million) and both sides weren't willing to budge. thunder couldn't afford to pay the 'market-value' of harden and that amount (or any near it) is far too much to give a 6th man. both parties did the right thing (in their best interests). not to mention the three of them only co-existed together because they balanced each others limitations and the team's, that hold would fade with each following season. that team wouldn't be deal (mentally and financially) with the ceilings of growth of those wing players, shyts just not possible.
They broke up a potential championship team and you think that's a good idea?
