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The Harden doesn't have any help crowd is looking bad

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Pringles09, Feb 2, 2021.

  1. riko

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    Fair enough
     
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    Pelicans and Thunder managed to get a good young player in return to go along with a ton of picks while we got useless Dipo, useless Exum, and scrub Kurucs who should probably start learning Chinese soon...we got nothing of immediate substance...we are left hoping that some pick in 2024 or 2026 ends up becoming good

    this is why I’m all aboard the tank...that is our best shot at getting something good after the Harden trade

    trading Harden allowed us to suck immediately and hopefully draft a guy we can build around for years to come...Rockets need to take full advantage of that opportunity and tank hard
     
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    He always was and is the great eraser. Built like a tank, always there, always on MVP. You don't appreciate it until its gone. He wipes away how sh1tty your team is and just guarantees you a ton of wins. He's not able to beat 5 all-stars by himself but he can make you look like you could have beat them and really he did that one time in the playoffs. Make no mistake, Harden didn't fail this franchise, Morey did. In a time of superteams, Morey committed a fatal error with Ryno that cascaded into today. We should not repeat the lesson as we laughed at Philly at the time with Hinkie and tanking and look at where we are both at now.
     
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    Who said I am a TMAC fan? lol

    It's ok to admit Harden is a loser. There is tons of evidence to back you up! Have a good one boss! :p
     
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    Complete failure is blowing it up. I would keep it but make some roster changes if they can't make the finals, but thats all I do if I'm the Nets.

    Not a low bar, the Sixers are a really good team. They have a shot at taking the Nets down in 7.
     
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    Yeah, putting on the monkier Tmac is a giveaway. Yep being arguably the greatest combo guard of all time is a loser. MVP, been two three western conference finals. One of the greatest scorers of all time .
     
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    Career high in ugly too. Amirite?
     
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    Lol the Nets will just to leave Ben Simmons wide open and they sixers won't be able to score enough points to win.

    If you have the best players in the series you better beat the Sixers.
     
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    6'10 Ben Simmons is no Russ Westbrook, even if still only 24.

    Simmons attacking basket opens up other players because he is tall enough to pass over the defense.

     
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    Don't give me regular season stats. We all know how game plans change over 7 games. Giannis isn't nearly as effective in the playoffs when teams pack it in. That's what is gonna happen to Simmons.
     
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    Let me know when Giannis is the best in 3 ball assists in NBA.

    Giannis is a black hole in big games, Simmons is the opposite of that.
     
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    By opposite you mean way worse? Ones a two time MVP. Other one is just a dude. Don't get the Simmons love. He's great on defense but against the Nets it won't matter cuz he can't guard KD, Kyrie, and Harden. I predict a sweep especially after Nets sign Drummond.

    There is a reason Morey was trying to give up Sinmons and the farm for Harden.

    How they gonna get open threes. I'm not saying to help on Simmons just saying to sag way off. Lou Dort Defense.
     
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    Let's see, Giannis cant even win a game without his THIRD best player.

    Simmons is winning games even when MVP candidate Embiid sits and 76ers are BEST IN THE EAST unlike the Bucks.

    That's what I mean by opposite.

    And you bringing up those TWO stolen MVPs just makes me smh.

     
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    Giannis deserved it last year. He had the highest PER in nba history. The one before sure was stolen.
     
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    Lol do you even do research before you speak?

    https://www.si.com/nba/76ers/news/sixers-doc-rivers-overreact-record-joel-embiid


    Did they finally win one without him? Even when he scored 42 they lost..
     
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    Has nothing to do with Ben Simmons. Lol they are a whopping 1-5 and you act like Ben Simmons leading them to first seed. They just won 2 in a row without him. Crushed the Rockets without him...

    I don't even like Giannis. Just saying the playoffs teams will scheme against Simmons just like they do Giannis and Westbrook cuz neither can shoot a lick.
     
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    You are right, the comparison should be between DIPO and Simmons, not Giannis.

    Dipo is not even close to Simmons in terms of value or on court performance.
     

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