Dwight Howard and James Harden CAN Win A Championship

No. We should wait on this experiment of two top 10 young players being able to improve. We need a third star

 

Not judging by half the posts here

 

Big 3s are so overrated.

 

This concept is to simplifiy it for the avg fan.
Reality is that if you don't have Lebron or a top 2-3 player on your team then it takes more "elite" (definition can be top 15-30?) players to be able to overcome that best player.
We have the best center and the best sg in the league but neither are top 5 players and they are not so much better than their counterparts of their position that they dominate every night.
Morey is saying that since our foundation piece is not Lebron, we need a little more help to be abke to overcome that gap.
Spurs had Duncan/Parker/Manu/Leonard/Diaw all playing like they were top tier players on various nights.
Think of it as fantasy basketball... You can win the league without having top 10 player but you need the rest of the guys to be compensating for that.

 

Prove it.

 

Durant, Westbrook and Ibaka are muchh better than Howard, Harden, and Ariza.

 

All these pro Morey threads have no substance. Cool story bro

 

Cleveland is about to have three offensive stars. Two of whom are the best at their positions. With Dwight and Harden, the Rockets should just fill in with shooters, Ariza and defenders, Bev. Need a bench shooter and a stretch 4 and their fit could emulate the Spurs with better top level talent.

 

I wish you people will stop with the "Best SG and best C in the league" stuff. These are 2 of the weakest positions in the NBA today. It's not saying much.

 

True but Harden-Howard-Ariza is better than Harden-Howard-Parsons; more balanced and better fit. Our core 3 improved so the gap between Harden-Howard-Ariza is closer to Durant-Westbrook-Ibaka.

Now we just need to get our bench set right and we will be set.

 

good stuff.

 

Get back to me when one of them comes down with an injury or gets sick.

We need one more proven elite player. I agree with Morey. While we don't have that guy yet, see if anyone else will emerge from our youngsters/role players.

 

We do need a 3rd star, and good role players.
It will be interesting how Harden and Howard adjust to the new team for now.

For the record, I never considered Parsons as the 3rd star.

 

That might be important in a 3-on-3 tournament.

 

This starting five could do it ..... with a solid bench .... But I cant see them going on a deep run with this bench full of scrubs and rejects. (UDFA's & 2nd rounders).

 

Word! This is on point. Even with the best player in the league, LeBron James, they needed three stars to get it done. At this point unless Howard turns into a prime Hakeem, or Harden magically turns into MJ, we have to be in the hunt for a 3rd star.

 

We will win soon as Harden takeover in the playoffs.

 

No , we don't have to be in the hunt for a 3rd star. We could spend that $$ on stronger players surrounding Harden & Howard rather than players with significant flaws (Lin - Turnover machine , Asik - Offensively challenged).

What's needed is complimentary pieces without significant flaws , they don't have to be stars or superstars , they just cant hurt you. Lin is a prime example , some nights he's great , the next he's got 6 TO's.

Consistent play from those around Howard & Harden would make this team a contender.

 

The difference between what the Rockets had last year and those players on the Spurs was that the Spurs players didn't harm the team when they weren't going great ..... they were consistent if unspectacular.

All too often the Rockets were shooting themselves in the foot ..... missed FT's , untimely turnovers , taking poor shots , cant grab a damn rebound.