ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Thunder 1/9/2020

The Lakers might have minutes for him behind Kuzma but yes...he'd do wonders he and likely end up starting (which, while not ideal, would be an upgrade).

 

no. i call out people who say bs about cp3 and the disrespect. i can acknowledge some of the valid concerns with him and I have. it's the other garbage that is just pathetic just because he isn't here anymore. you only notice these because that;s what side you;re on. I've posted about cp3 from the very start of the trade. miss me with the I disclose nothing. quite frankly I don't need to keep repeating my thoughts from both sides of the deal.

I don't think it. That's whats been posted over and over.

 

Yes? The player who puts more effort is going to be respected more.

You need to ask yourself why the media tends to disrespect Harden so much. It isn't some magical predisposed bias towards him or Houston. It's his play style. It's that simple. They see the slow footed effort whenever the ball isn't in his hands. They see the ref b****ing constantly game in and game out. They see the constant arm flailing where he tries to hunt for the foul instead of trying to make the bucket.

Do other player occasionally do these things also? Yes. Harden does these things far more than any other player though.

 

Imagine how efficient Harden would be if he attempted midrange shots? But nope. If the refs aren't calling anything when he's driving in or he's bricking his 15th contested 3, it's all pouting from there.

 

I blame Morey for breaking Harden in that regard. His first few seasons here, Harden would post up or shoot and off the dribble fade away from 10-15

 

Why do you care about disrespect for cp3? He is not a rocket anymore. He isn't coming back. GET OVER IT. You look pathetic. Move on Jesus Christ

 

I'm just not going to answer this because you are going in circles, you are just repeating the same things you say every time, it's like clockwork, and I'd be a fool for having a longer discussion with you when you have wax in your ears.

 

because it's pathetic. learn to show some appreciation instead of being ignorant

 

It's difficult to tell if he would gain efficiency throughout the course of a regular season with a 80+ game sample size. But he still needs to incorporate it because it pays off in the playoffs when defenses pack the paint and guard the 3 and it's a tight game in the 4th quarter. That's where the mid range game comes into play. His game isn't as predictable then and defense can't hedge their bets as easily.

However, he has to incorporate it in the regular season because he can't just pull out the mid range game out of nowhere in the playoffs without getting that muscle memory back.

It might hurt his efficiency numbers in the regular season but it would pay off in the playoffs. Frankly, I couldn't get two s**** about his numbers in the regular season anymore. Harden shouldn't care anymore also. He should be done worrying about MVP numbers.

 

It's not only Morey, it's also MDA, I can't even begin to imagine how good he can be free from both MDA and Morey.

 

He wasn't as predictable as a 6th man and in his earlier days though if we are talking about James.

My gripe is he isn't playing as well with other stars as he is playing alone lifting a team, he is taking turns with them.

You have to move well off ball in this era.

 

Appreciation? He played one great season here and one mediocre. Cp3 should be celebrated as an all time great, but as a rocket he did not give us his best year Two. NOW he wants to lose weight after being traded. If he had done that last year maybe he is still here. It's over with. Accept it and move on.

 

It's the style imposed on him though, it's called Morey ball not Harden ball for a reason.

 

yeah appreciation. the same goes for you butt hurt ones who try to play the i told you so card about wb and this team. making all these threads and claims and then reality hits. reality checks are a b**** arent they

no way anyone accepts and moves on when you got people like that

 

Definitely agree. I've mentioned multiple times that his game has become more one dimensional as the seasons progress.




His game also looked more aesthetically pleasing back in those years in my opinion. He was a smooth operater in the mid range.

 

LMAO if you think taking our best player out of that series still gets us to game 7 against the GOAT team than you are out of your mind.

 

Lord knows I'm quick to dump on MDA for his (multiple) coaching flaws, but the "limit midrange shots" thing has Morey written all over it lol.

 

Blame Morey

 

No one is stopping James from taking mid range shots. Cp3 took them, WB takes them. Do you believe they would allow them but not maybe the best offensive player in history? James can do whatever he wants.

 

It's crazy and totally unnecessary, I wonder how many other teams GMs have a say in their play style, it should be down to the coaching staff.