So Ariza gets benched but Harden can stay? Jack up threes all day baby, Morey's favourite style. Where's his fat ass on Twitter now??
Trade Harden, Dwight, or both. I rather watch a rebuilding team that competes nightly than this trash.
but this is gonna be a team no one wants to face in the playoffs. its just one game, dont worry about it. errrrthang gon be good
The Rockets lack a second superstar...they also lack a superstar that can lead. Without at least one of those, they're not likely to win a title. Morey knows this...which is why he's kept flexibility to try and grab that kind of player. Problem with this is, it's kept him from pulling the trigger on better players, role players. So it's his fault, but there's a method to his madness. While I'm sure Les understands this to a certain extent, obviously he doesn't like being this bad..hence the coach getting the boot...but that didn't fix it because it's the players that are the problem (although coaching did have room for improvement). My guess is, there's no chance they'll do anything like "blowing it up" at the deadline...they're all in for KD. If they make moves, they need to maintain flexibility for now...but i think this summer they'll finally make a bigger move(s), whether KD comes or not. They have to at this point. Window is closing on Dwight, Trevor...
Ok since JB waited this long without pulling the plug, now he should let them play in their shame with no rest.
2 points so far by the entire bench and it's Harden's fault. Fu## out of here. LeBron or Curry could not do anything with this bench.
I wonder if the Rockets offered Harden for Wiggins, would the Wolves actually take it seriously? Not that this is all Harden's fault, but they need a new identity.
Even with this season, you don't simply "blow it up." Despite his many, many flaws, James is still pretty damn good. The stats don't lie, including the turnovers
The Stats do lie, they make you lazy, as a trailing indicator they don't tell you how he fits with the rest of the team, or whether he is a winner. I don't want to trade Harden, but I don't believe he is a true number 1 option, he is much more of a Robin than a Batman. DD
Sure cause the bench along with Harden played better but the bench is the biggest problem. Has been all year but Harden and Howard get all the blunt of the criticism because they are the faces. Along with a coach that doesn't have the experience to lead this team of course they are go to flounder.
You can get some very good players in return for Harden and Howard. Chase Horford in the off-season maybe..
He's asked to do to damn much. He needs a different star with him other than Dwight now. Teams are packing the paint even more so now because Dwight is not a threat to hit the elbow jumper he can't pick and pop with harden. I'm sure Kevin love isn't available but you at least call Cleveland to ask if Dwight and ariza get a conversation started. I know people will bash me about the defense. But if can hire the right coach the right guy who can get 100% effort out of harden and love then that could make a world of a difference.
i've been a big morey supporter, and honestly i still am. i don't think he's made very many "bad" decisions, ie they all seemed like good decisions at the time. but i wouldn't be surprised if he gets fired, and yeah i'd be ok blowing up this team. i can't stand harden. i can't stand dwight. nobody on this team needs to stay. really sucks to say that. wish i could support the team. any success we do have i wouldn't really even be happy about. i keep watching, and this horrible feeling deepens. when you love houston but hate the team. and you can't stop watching.
The team Morey built is the problem not Harden. You cannot win a Championship with only one player who can consistently create for himself. Heroball is a product of the players around him. Only reason we got away with it last season was because of our defense, we're getting exposed now. No player in the League is asked to do more on offense than Harden. Why do you think he was begging for help at guard last summer?
