I know it's controversial but it has to be said. Chris Paul is better than James Harden

CP3 is a seasoned player with outstanding Leadership skills. So far, I've seen him direct guys, yell at Capela to get down the court, huddle up the guys after a hard foul and just provide outright leadership throughout the game. He leads by example. Is he a better player than Harden? Is Curry better than Durant? We are going to have a special season.

 

Truer formulation: Chris Paul is better than James Harden at making the players around him better.

If you want to get better looks, shine, win, and have fun, come to Houston and join Chris Paul's team.

 

don't over react lol. i think harden is a better player still. not that it matters. they are both rockets and I just want the rockets to win.

cp3 is top 8 and harden is top 3 IMO

 

Harden's offensive game has regressed a lot in terms of variety, jacks up way too many threes now and doesn't attach the rim enough

 

Harden is a better offensive player. If his shots are falling he's better, if he kept struggling like in the last 2 preseason games, I don't know.

 

Everybody hates Chris Paul
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Chris Paul is better than James Harden

I see what you did there.

 

We are moving from debating about TJones and DMo to debating Paul and Harden.

 

I wonder if fans were arguing about who's better between drexler and Hakeem after the acquisition?

Probably not, because it's clear; but also because fans used to just be happy about obtaining an elite talent and not comparing against each other while ultimately putting one or the other down to prop up their favorite.

 

yeah thats why CP3 carried the scrubs Blake Griffin and Deandre to more wins
than Harden with stars like RA and EGo

that's exactly what CP3 did

 

It's the preseason. I guess it's too much to ask that we wait to see some regular season games before making any grand pronouncements? Regardless, the early returns are exciting. Last season, before Harden began to wear down from carrying too much of a load, in my opinion, we had many games when it seemed that the Rockets could turn it on and pull away from teams whenever they got the urge. And with Chris Paul, after James and the rest have some extended time on the court with him, does anyone really think this team will "kick back" and then turn it on late? I don't think so. CP3 is relentless. No one is going to want to play us.

Spoiler

We just have to stay healthy.

 

No argument here.

But remember why Chris Paul chose Houston.........James Harden.

 

Quality stuff like this makes me wonder how anyone could hate @FTW Rockets FTW

 

Harden's not "struggling" these preseason games. He literally just doesn't care, nor should he, so he's hoisting 3's.

He'll be fine.

 

The argument is not who is better but will they and the Rockets be better together? You know, as a team.

This kind of thinking is beneath us. Our history is of Dream sharing individual trophies with the team and everyone on the team doing their part to win championships. I'd like to experience that again.

 

And before that, just taking it all in, wanting to remember the moment. Hakeem was and is class personified. We had what many others in other cities can only dream about. I'd like to experience that again myself, rimrocker. Well said.

 

No way Paul averages 25ppg. I see him being a great facilitator in a 16-18ppg role with 10ast. Similar numbers to Nash's MVP seasons.

Harden will average 25ppg+ with maybe 8ast.

Capela will see the highest scoring increase. It's feasible to say he can average 18ppg with 10reb with an incredible playmaker/lob thrower on the court with him in his 30 minutes a game.

 

For all his greatness (which are considerable), Harden tends to loose focus in the 4th quarter, leading to critical turnovers. This is when CP3 will be instrumental in addressing that weakness.

 

Paul is better than Harden. He has higher BBIQ, makes less mistakes, and plays harder. Harden is more talented.

 

I know it's controversial but it has to be said. Yao Ming is better than Kelvin Cato.