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Sources: Expect the NBA back playing by mid/late June with 10 reg season games before POs

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by cyberx, May 5, 2020.

  1. JayGoogle

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    Paul George, Kawhi, these dudes all are friends with Harden. Paul George been knowing Harden since before the NBA and they have trained together in the offseason before. Paul George was even vocal about him winning MVP in 2019, he, Harden, Westbrook are all good friends. Usually all the LA dudes are close because they played each other or knew about each other before entering the league.

    I've never seen Curry and Harden go at each other too. In fact, we know they were chatting it up at the all-star game, Harden was even kind of throwing his coach under the bus to Curry which denotes some kind of trust between the two.

    I think it's just exactly the latter. He didn't care to join.
     
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  2. topfive

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    That's 'cause it's almost summertime and people supposed to be horny.
     
  3. Deckard

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    What a load of bullshit.
     
  4. jim1961

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    Not very much. I suppose movie/tv that was already in post production could continue given their product only required technical work to finish. Chess has managed to find its footing by having online tournaments.
     
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  5. jim1961

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    I'm betting he has the dancers/strippers come over to his house directly. Folks with lots of $$$ just import what they need. Harden is well entertained these days.
     
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    If Harden was a year away from being a free agent every single one of these "superstars" and their fans would be kissing Harden's ass to come and play with/for them. Not one single shred of doubt that would be the case. The opinion of him would be dramatically different if he had something else to offer other players and fans of other teams.

    The media mostly just wants to make Harden out to be the heel like Melo and Dwight before him. They need players you root against as a fan because it drives interest in both the drama of the game, and it helps their talk shows have negative criticisms that'll create talking points with fans. Just turn on FoxNews and see the formula that Sports Talk emulates in the sports world. Same sh$t. The players consume sports talk too just like politicians watch political cable news to form their opinions so I assume that someone like Giannis really doesn't know Harden that well and his opinion of him starts more from the sports talk that he consumes rather than an actual relationship with James.

    That's the Harden situation in a nutshell IMO.
     
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    Yup. Harden is so rich, he probably has a staple of 20 girls living in his mansion.

    He ain't like us.

    Hell, even us poor folks can get a stripper to our house for $200 a hour.

    Harden is so rich and famous and popular, he has 20 of them living in his mansion
     
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  8. generalthade_03

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    It is pure madness if the season starts again. Aside from the obvious threat of the virus still looming, this is basketball plays at the highest level. The players need proper conditioning because of their size and strength. They will need some sort of mini camp and then exhibition games before they can do it for real. You don’t just jump into it like you’re at the rec league or at the pickup games. Do know how many knees will be blown? How many hammies will be popped? How many ankles will be broken? The players will not be gameshape ready after a 3 or 4 months layoff. As much as anyone wants things to go back to normal, it’s not gonna happened soon.
     
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    James too busy grabbing t*tties as he should be.
     
  10. YOLO

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    You realize his mom is his manager right?

    'Jamie, one at a time.'
     
  12. D-rock

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    So you saying you know how many hammies will be popped, knees injured, ankles sprained, hearts broken, minds blown?

    Or was that just a rhetorical question with no real answer?
     
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  13. generalthade_03

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    It’s just an opinion no more no less. It’s another way to say lots of injuries will happen after a long layoff like that, I could be wrong, but common sense is telling us that it may happened.
     
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    i remember reading that the plan is to have a couple weeks training camp prior to the real games
     
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    Do you think training camp is enough or do they still need a few tune up games before the real games?
     
  16. pippendagimp

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    for harden/westbrook it'll be enough, for everyone else i don't care :D
     
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  17. John Harvey

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    Relax. The players have been remaining active.
     
  18. H-E-B

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    And how many bowls of mac 'n' cheese have you had? haha clown
     
  19. D-rock

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    Common sense also tells us not to inject disinfectants into our body but that didn't stop someone from saying it.

    Or worse prompt others to think about it enough that poison control centers were flooded with calls and FDA forced to send out warning about danger of ingesting/injecting disinfectants.
     
  20. generalthade_03

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    Relax with the disinfectants man, if you want to crap on Orange man, head straight to the D&D to sling poo. I know Trump is living in your head but stay with the bball talk.
     

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