One is a finals MVP, DPOY and constantly improving. The other disappears in the post season, sets records... For turnovers and gets coaches fired. 30/30 including Morey would select Leonard and rightfully so. We already know that Leonard can be the best player on a championship team. I am 100% certain that the Harden that we know will never be the best player on a team holding that trophy.
His numbers are about the same as last year. Maybe not as efficient but not much has changed. He got more turnovers and his D is not existent.
I think RC Buford might even be the bigger mastermind here.... if we can grab him first.... Budenholzer would suffice as well.
Lol I'm 100% sure that Leonard fouks not win 56 games as the best player on last years squad im also 100% sure he couldn't win a finals mvp and be the best player on a championship team besides the one he is on. He fell into the perfect situation for him and that's great because it's another great basketball player doing amazing stuff in the NBA. But cmon Leonard is not a guy who can just go to any team and make them a 50 win team like harden curry lebron kd can. On this rockets team right now with Leonard we might have a Simalar record this season but his effiency would be a lot lower than what it is now. Harden would be great in the Spurs system because he's a high IQ player I don't know why any of you would disagree on that. Harden almost put up Leonard's numbers his last year in OKC coming off the bench as the 3rd wheel. He shot 49/39/86 for 17/4/3, harden can thrive in any role we don't know if KW can. Maybe he could but when I watch him he doesn't strike me as a guy who could consistently be asked to start an offense make every play and score 30 points a night. He is the best defensive player I have seen in the last decade and maybe The best ever at playing the passing lanes.
I don't know about scrub...but in our offense where you'll ask him to ISO every chance he gets and to carry the offense he would indeed not be so good. If Harden was on the Spurs he'd be averaging 35, at least 20 of his points would be easy wide open shots or layups. He'd also be playing defense a lot better than he does now. People really really underestimate the effect a great coach can have on a player.
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mtX1SfUvPO0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> You can't ISO KL to close out games they said. wonder what's the next thing he can't do
No brainer..Kawhi is behind Curry, but with LeBron and KD as best NBA player..Harden is outside this group.
Pop WOULDN'T coach harden... he doesn't tolerate bull****... he knows someone who has heart vs someone that doesn't...
I'm not sure people realize Kawhi shoots nearly 88% FT and 47% from three...that efficiency doesnt make him much worse offensively than Harden...I can see him putting up 24/25 next year. Defensively, he blows Harden into outer space
Yes. Leonard is in the running for MVP, and steadily improving in all aspects of the game every year. He's shooting.473 (Curry is hitting .453) 3pt %. Hit the game winner, again, tonight. Monster defender. And look how his team is doing... Oh hell yeah I'd swap. Just no way San Antonio would do it.
