Harden to Houston

HoopLife

Superstar
Joined
May 1, 2012
Messages
5,453
Reputation
-1,324
Daps
16,073
harden on the thunder would put up the exact same numbers and have the same impact.

:dead: at you thinking he gon put up 25 on the thunder.

Harden could take over and win a series by himself like he did last year against the Spurs... Martin will never be able to do that :yeshrug:
 
Joined
Apr 30, 2012
Messages
84,695
Reputation
9,246
Daps
228,972
They broke up a potential championship team and you think that's a good idea?
timduncanokthatsenuf.png

why are you constantly failing to grasp the situation? they never wanted to break that team up. they gave harden an offer, they didn't just send him on his way. they took the best possible path when coming to a fork in the road. really it was the only decision between the two. and so did harden, pick between a being a 6th man and 54 mil or having the keys and 80 mil. harden was ALWAYS gonna leave. always. the market, the thunder environment and where he believed he could take his game dictated that.
 
Joined
Apr 30, 2012
Messages
84,695
Reputation
9,246
Daps
228,972
Harden could take over and win a series by himself like he did last year against the Spurs... Martin will never be able to do that :yeshrug:

does he have more game takeover ability than martin? absolutely. but that is only part of the picture of why this deal was done. it isn't as simple as harden > martin. if it was harden would still be on the thunder and we wouldn't be having this conversation.

plus kd and sabo dont need harden to succeed, as ive stated before their games and capabilities balanced each other, this now allows kd to have the ball more in his hands to create and not sit back and let harden and sabo do the majority of the work. it also allows kd's game to take a natural progression as well. all three of them are destined for bigger things than the roles they played last season (all three of them wouldn't be able to reach their ceilings as a collective unit), especially harden.
 

BlakeSuperior

and The Scene
Joined
Apr 30, 2012
Messages
914
Reputation
80
Daps
702
Reppin
Chicago/Denver/LA
i actually think he will be worse this year, he hasnt shown anything new or promising in preseason or the Olympics. I've been saying this for weeks now you can check for earlier postings; this aint just a "jump the ship type shyt" from me. im not even sure harden played basketball this off season.

:youngsabo:
 
Joined
Apr 30, 2012
Messages
84,695
Reputation
9,246
Daps
228,972
i can just see it now - if the thunder don't make the finals, folk gonna be in here saying thunder fukked up.

:snoop:
 

mayhem

Rookie
Joined
May 1, 2012
Messages
171
Reputation
10
Daps
348
Reppin
NULL
okc 2011 offensive efficiency - 107
okc 2012 offensive effciency - 110

there better offensively then they ever were with james harden

in other words...not a big loss in the short term :manny:
 

OTC

+
Joined
Apr 30, 2012
Messages
5,299
Reputation
260
Daps
3,514
Reppin
Austin, Texas
why are you constantly failing to grasp the situation? they never wanted to break that team up. they gave harden an offer, they didn't just send him on his way. they took the best possible path when coming to a fork in the road. really it was the only decision between the two. and so did harden, pick between a being a 6th man and 54 mil or having the keys and 80 mil. harden was ALWAYS gonna leave. always. the market, the thunder environment and where he believed he could take his game dictated that.

:cheers:
 

Charlie Broadway

Greg Ward Jr. SZN
Joined
May 5, 2012
Messages
1,012
Reputation
780
Daps
2,827
Reppin
Houston
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).


You say the exact same thing in every Harden thread. Nobody says anything about a bad game because any reasonable person knows poor showings are inevitable. The sample size continues to grow and Harden continues to impress so idk why you wouldn't expect people to constantly speak highly of him on this forum.

On the flip side you seem incapable of being objective about him and what he's doing. There's always an excuse: lucky calls, he still has flaws, etc. Bro virtually every ball player has "flaws". It's part of what makes styles, teams, and determines the overall flow and game of basketball in general.

So what if he doesn't shoot many mid range jumpers. If he's dominant on the perimeter and driving why would it be better for him to take what actually amounts to a lower percentage shot. Also lets not confuse his lack of mid range attempts with a lack of mid range shot. As you saw last night at the end of the game (I'm gonna give you the benefit of the doubt although I'm positive you don't watch the Rockets much) he can cook boys in the mid range just fine.

And our pace covers up his flaws? Einstein the pace is more so for the rest of the players that make up the youngest team in the league and according to Morey (who I'm sure has stats on this) is one of the least experienced teams in league history. I suppose if you consider getting to the line so much pure luck then I can see how you could come up with some ridiculous shyt like he struggles in the halfcourt. Harden has no trouble creating for himself and others. It's "the others" that benefit most from the fast pace style. Btw it's funny how McHale is getting credit when before this year he has always been considered a terrible coach/personnel evaluator.

Unless you're talking about defense... can't defend that.
 

Bruh Man 5th Flo

Peeeeeeaaaaccceeee ✌️
Joined
May 1, 2012
Messages
1,992
Reputation
211
Daps
2,301
Reppin
Every cotdam inch of GA..except the racist parts
this dude is playing like the best 2guard in the league right now......not saying he is......but he sure is playing like it.... hes averaging 27,5 and 6 whiles shooting 45%. He doesn't force things, he lets the game come to him.....can get to the bucket at will.......can create.....can handle....can shoot.... :whew:
 
Top