1) Don't dodge. Would you trade our roster minus Harden for their roster minus Kawhi? 2) If I dig up a post early in the season where I called the Raptors the best team in the East.. would you allow me to choose your username for a year?
Let me give you the response you should expect from these types... Harden ball hogging and ghosting would make the Raptors guys worse and Kawhi and his awesomeness would elevate the Rockets guys to new heights never before seen. Possible that Kawhi would invent an anti aging elixir for CP3, because he is more of a leader.
I'm not sure I would. The rockets were considered far better all year and not just because of harden. They were 7.5 favorites over the warrirors and that's with everyone on the planet knowing harden sucks in elimination games. What do you think such a poll would have resulted at the beginning of the season? After we wanted to run it back? With everyone talking about were the only team that is even trying to beat the warrirors? This is pure revisionism. And yes the fact is kawhi makes his teammates look better. As does Curry. And harden can do that, except he slows the pace down and doesn't move which is nice for stat padding but tough on teammates.
You're not sure if you would trade our roster minus Harden for their roster minus Kawhi? Give me a break dude. Why are you wasting my time? Either you're being disingenuous or you are a horrendous talent evaluator. This underpins the flaw in your argument. Now the second question you dodged: if I called the Raptors getting to the Finals, do I get to choose your username for a year?
I just wanna say, its not really Kawhi out there making his teammates look better it is mostly Lowry, without a doubt.
It doesn’t matter what you say, there are always excuses. A couple of pages ago, it was that Klay was hurt. Now it was KD isn’t there, or they were good all along. The goal posts move endlessly, and for as little of a reason as harden simply can’t not dribble the entire shot clock out and move off the ball more. The raps play smart, the rockets play dumb
I would take the Rockets. Chris Paul - Kyle Lowry Eric Gordon - Danny Green Austin Rivers - Norman Powell PJ Tucker - Pascal Siakam Clint Capela - Marc Gasol Nene - Serge Ibaka Iman Shumpert - Fred VanVleet Ken Faried - Chris Boucher Gerald Green - Jodie Meeks Danuel House - OG Anunoby Gary Clark - Malcolm Miller Isaiah Hartenstein - Eric Moreland Vince Edwards - Pat McCaw Chris Chiozza - Jeremy Lin Trevon Duval - Jordan Loyd Michael Frazier
Raptors were always top 2 in the east. That's not an amazing call. Did you think they were better than the rockets all year? I certainly didn't even with my harden doubts. You seriously need to move into sports betting if you had the raptors as an unbeatable dynasty all year
I'll let you know when you reply to my posts. Specifically, regarding whether I can choose your usename for a year if I called the Raptors in the Finals and with a chance of defeating the Warriors way before the playoffs.
How? This is so disingenuous as to what is actually being argued. And is KD and Klay Thompson(not to mention Looney) not being there, not a difference maker. Do you guys think these dudes are just some bums off the street.
Doesn't matter who was out. History suggests Harden will find a way to choke when the pressure is on and Rockets are expected to win. Did you forget game 6 at HOME against a much weaker Spurs a few years back without Kawhi and Tony Parker where we got blown out and Harden gave up few minutes into the game?
No, why would I do that? It isn't a crazy call. Now answer my question: What do you think a poll about swapping supporting casts with raptors would have looked like before the season? Before the playoffs? When the raptors were down 2-0 bucks?
Cmon man, you really think that low of our team and Harden? So if Kawhi wasnt there to start that series do we lose?
Our GM did draft a Siakahm of the world, his name is Capella. Now I think Siakhim is going to be a better player but he is the same type of player who has surpassed his draft status and become a plus starter on a contending team. Those players come along about every 10 years per a team it's not like a team drafts them every other year.
I think Harden is a great regular season player but leaves a lot to be desired come playoffs and I would take Kawhi over him in a heartbeat.I also believe this team cannot win a championship with Harden's style of ISO ball hog play. Defenses can key in and focus come playoff time to disrupt that and we are toast as has been proven over and over again.
It's not a crazy call? A few posts back you were adamant that we're revising HISTORY by saying the Raptors are excellent. If some people change their minds now, were they wrong then or wrong now? Because I was right then. I was very, very right. I think, as with all defense-first teams in NBA history, people would not have hailed the Raptors as a great team before they saw it unfold. The fact of the matter is that team was a defensive monster, and then added a 3rd fulcrum from the high post to their offense. I'm a good analyst, I knew what was up. 18 July 2018 14 December 2018 8 February 2019 8 February 2019
