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Should the rockets just Shut Down James Harden for the season?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Air Langhi, Mar 26, 2017.

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Yes or No

  1. Yes

    46 vote(s)
    33.1%

  2. No

    93 vote(s)
    66.9%
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  1. htwnbandit

    htwnbandit Member

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    I'm a bit young to remember the championship years, but did Rudy T ever shut down Dream or Glide?
     
    #21 htwnbandit, Mar 26, 2017
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  2. SamFisher

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    MVP > anything short of a finals appearance
     
    #22 SamFisher, Mar 26, 2017
  3. samtaylor

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    This is my thought when people say Finals MVP or a ring are more important. Yes, obviously I'd rather the Rockets win the championship than Harden win the MVP...but Harden has got at least a 50% chance of winning MVP, while the Rockets GETTING to the Finals is 10% at best.
     
    #23 samtaylor, Mar 26, 2017
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  4. Rockets4lf

    Rockets4lf Member

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    Shut him down and ruin all the chemistry they been having all season long? You should be banned.
     
    #24 Rockets4lf, Mar 26, 2017
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  5. dharocks

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    No, but he shouldn't be averaging more than 30mpg or so from here on out.
     
    #25 dharocks, Mar 26, 2017
  6. Invisible Fan

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    HCA vs the East.

    Think Big.
     
    #26 Invisible Fan, Mar 26, 2017
  7. topfive

    topfive CF OG

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    No. No, no, no.

    Bad idea. Very bad idea.

    This team is beginning to see themselves as being tough, which is exactly what they need. Part of that self-image is because they have a superstar who hates not playing. This is who we are, let's not eff around and baby-up the team again. Sit Harden for the rest of the year and you'll have a team where everyone's roles have changed and nobody has a feel for what they should be doing any more.

    Could Harden get hurt? Sure, but history tells us he's not likely to. Let the man ball, I say.
     
    #27 topfive, Mar 26, 2017
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  8. Rock Block

    Rock Block Sorta here sometimes
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    Concur whole-heartedly. Harden is a baller in the truest sense. Dude is built like a tank, let him roll through the mud
     
    #28 Rock Block, Mar 26, 2017
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  9. steveng125

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    Don't come at him with that he's a hooper
     
    #29 steveng125, Mar 26, 2017
  10. heypartner

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    Earlier this week, Westbrook also broke Harden's 2016 NBA record for turnovers

    2017 Harden 417
    2017 Westbrook 380
    2016 Harden 374

    http://www.basketball-reference.com...v&c1comp=gt&c1val=250&c6mult=1.0&order_by=tov

    Maybe Morey and MDA should troll Westbrook and sit Harden to make WB worry about overtaking him for the TOV record (which would taint his triple doubles), then his muse cage fills with dark muses leading to fear of passing, which then screws up his triple double.

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    inb4 "Deserves it's own thread" just started one in the Dish.
     
    #30 heypartner, Mar 26, 2017
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  11. glynch

    glynch Member

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    Why? Like many of the threads. Just desperate for some more Rockets talk.
     
    #31 glynch, Mar 26, 2017
  12. LosPollosHermanos

    LosPollosHermanos BOL BOL
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    shutup
     
    #32 LosPollosHermanos, Mar 26, 2017
  13. Space City

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    No. Don't ever do that.
     
    #33 Space City, Mar 26, 2017
  14. rockets13champs

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    We don't believe in rest. Plus dantoni said himself #questfor60
     
    #34 rockets13champs, Mar 27, 2017
  15. Felixthecat

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    I voted no for my own selfish fantasy basketball reasons. I'm 18-1 because of Harden. Need him the next two weeks.
     
    #35 Felixthecat, Mar 27, 2017
  16. CK Johnson

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    This wrist injury really worries me.
     
    #36 CK Johnson, Mar 27, 2017
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    ... dance with who brought yah.
     
    #37 ico4498, Mar 27, 2017
  18. DreamShook

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    What if Rockets play him, but cut his minutes down considerably?
     
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  19. threepointshot3

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    take him on the next road trip to Portland and Golden date then rest him for the Denver and Pistons game. Then he will have a couple games before the playoffs to get going
     
    #39 threepointshot3, Mar 27, 2017
  20. CallMeTheDream

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    Harden needs no more than 25 minutes a game from here on out. Trevor needs to rest 2 maybe 3 full games, test out Troy Williams. Let Harrell and Dekker get hot. Rest Nene. If anything I'd put Gordon in bubble wrap until 1st rd tip off but have him make 500 3s a day so he doesn't go cold. He'd be a machine knocking em down like clockwork come showtime.
     
    #40 CallMeTheDream, Mar 27, 2017
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