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Harden/Gordon backcourt maybe the best in the nba.

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by ricardo1979, Oct 25, 2017.

  1. rocketsballin

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    elite but def not the most efficient backcourt
     
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    @ashleyem
     
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    Beal can't drive like Gordon can
     
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    uhhh.thread man is talking about eric man, not cp. just sayin........
     
  5. Pen15clubber

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    Cp3 for 6th man of the year
     
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    EG is playing insane. If he can continue to average 20+ this season that would be amazing. After those injuries to began his career, I thought he’d be done.
     
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    this is true, all three together. Not, any two of our guys are better than curry/thompson.
     
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    That defensive pressure, with Capela as good as he is now, will be sorely missed come post season.
     
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    I agree. On the one game Paul played (hurt) he looked really good in the lineup with Gordon.
    The versatility Gordon provides, being able to play on and off the ball, shoot, create, cut and penetrate, together with solid defense is a major factor in the success of this team.
    I actually think that the Paul-Gordon combo will light fire in the leauge.
     
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    I am looking forward to the: Paul / Harden / Gordon / Ariza / Capela lineup myself.
     
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    Same, but with TuckWagon instead of Trev. :D
     
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    Lol Dame/CJ say wassup? We're talking about who's better dude, not what duo is more likely to wave at each other in practice.
     
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    Time to trade Eric while Gordon is high.
     
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    Unfortunately, Harden looks more gassed in the first 5 mins of the game than the last 5 mins. Those stupid turnovers will hurt us in the postseason
     
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    Curry is on on Hardens level no doubt and if u rate him better it's the different of 1 maybe 2 spots in the overall player rankings.

    But cp3 is light years better as an individual player than klay Thompson.

    Now in terms of fit? Sure I'd give the splash bros the edge because they've been playing together 5+ years and we know it works and is good enough to win a championship. But also we haven't seen even 100min of harden and cp3 on the court together and that's the biggest factor imo.

    But pure talents I don't think anyone tops what the rockets have.

    And adding Gordon into the equation we're looking at potentially the best guard rotation from a talent standpoint in NBA history.
     
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    Remember when there were people on this board who were wanting to trade Capela and/or Gordon for Melo? Gordon's stats are very close to Melo's with a higher PER.
     
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    53 points 12 assists 6 boards combined combined between them.Not bad indeed.These two are so in sync everytime they are playing together
     
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    Damn, I thought that was just a Jimmy statline or something. o_O;)
     
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    Gordon has been unreal.
     
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    Who is CP3?
     

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