[Shams] Details on CP3 relationship with Harden/Houston

They can complain all they want about iso ball, but for the last 3 years we have actually been able to dream about being good enough to win a championship.

 

kendrick perkins said the same thing also on espn

 

Boohoo

 

You're an awful troll. Get a life

 

Somebody (Tim McMahon, I think) quoted Rivers as saying that Harden called him and convinced him to stay.

And yeah, there might have been a handshake deal involved.

 

people talking about how toxic cp is to play with need to chill in the same way that harden haters needa chill.

no one was complaining with the harden/cp3 duo when we were on the verge of knocking off the warriors with our infamous "iso-heavy" style. It's just that since cp took a nosedive right after getting the big contract, now we know in hindsight how much it wasn't worth. People loved playing with him that first year. He took our team from a great team to an elite team, the closest team to knocking off a dynasty in their primes/full health. And tho it was expected for him to decline, it wasn't expected to decline by as much as we saw last year. He played great his first year with us and then didn't have enough in the tank/lower usage rate to get anywhere close to duplicating it.

All the contract stuff we know now in hindsight, but if cp3 played at the same level as the first year he was with us, it'd make the contract stuff a bit easier to swallow. I call bs on all the "he's hard to play with" from freakin hollins ... who only played like 5 min/game with him on a good day.

 

Truth is, if we're talking about cp's personality/micro-management leadership, he does fit better with players that have that grit and aren't sensitive to feedback. Harden is a bit more on the sensitive side, but he could handle it when cp3 was living up to his talk that first year. When he lost even more of his first step, it was harder for harden to go to battle with someone who was half there with him and half coaching in his ear.

 

So true, the Rockets have done pretty much nothing until Harden arrived (since 97 WCFs).

So you do what your franchise player wants. Especially when Harden has done everything you'd want your star player to do, something that doesn't happen often in today's game. I mean the guy could have easily bolted but has embraced being the new face of the franchise.

 

So many regular posters here turn on players 5 seconds after they're off our roster, it's pretty sad.

 

Right, I think if things worked out like it did the 1st season, CP3 would still be here, but they didn't and Harden was the only reason they were even in the playoffs last season. So obviously when WB became available you have to go for it. I wasn't on board at first but honestly with Harden wanting this I'd rather keep Harden a Rocket and this is a risk you have to go for. Especially since WB (if it didn't work), will be easier to trade than CP3 as time goes on.

 

Borderline pathetic, actually.

 

On a dime bro.... You think players dont read stuff like this.

All these mini GMs on here. Lol...dont be surprised if you see more KD to GS type moves.

 

I still love harden, warts and all, but no doubt this is damage control since someone had to land in OKC. all eyes are on Chris to respond, which he'll wait and see where he finally lands.

business is business... Chris of all people should know that

 

So it was true.

 

Disingenuous much, James?

"Chris is hard to get along with. He's showing his age a bit. I would've made it work as best I could but when I heard we could get Russ I flogged the dog. Twice. I feel a little guilty but the strippers wear me out so I won't lose any sleep. I WILL miss the State Farm commercials, though."