If we hit our threes we win! if we don't we lose. Its why we were able the beat the Bucks in the bubble.
not really. that has no correlation with what happens with 15 1st round picks. using this same logic, james harden doesn't even matter since he doesn't have a ring
Harden, Durant, Ibaka, Oladipo, Sabonis, Paul George, Carmelo Anthony, Reggie Jackson, Jeff Green, Westbrook, Jerami Grant Great organization for drafting/acquiring players but OKC has well deserved reputation for not winning it all with 3 MVPs on roster and squandering its talent. So great picks or not, history shows they will do squat with it. Sad. For them.
Cool. Harden eliminated time and time again. So Harden or not, history shows Harden will do squat. awesome logic
No one is underrating the thunder, we spent all season hearing about how they’re underrated. They’re rated 4th. They are certainly not better than that, and probably worse.
They sure are. The incoming game threads are going to be pure comical, especially after that 1st loss
That is your logic not mine. This is not same team, never mind the same system, around Harden. And Harden is also playing defense at high level THIS season. OKC still has the same FO. Sam Presti is still making the decisions for Thunder. See the difference? Take your time, I know you need it.
James Harden, Russell Westbrook and the Houston Rockets need to beat Chris Paul and the Oklahoma City Thunder. The state of the franchise as we know it kind of depends on it. If you think about it, every major figure associated with the team has a stake in this series. First, there’s James Harden, who is an absolutely brilliant player, but the knock on him, fair or not, is how he performs in the postseason. If he loses to Paul, after the two apparently feuded, and when the Rockets with CP3 were at one point perhaps just a hamstring away from the NBA Finals, the media will be all over him and he won’t even be able to draw a foul. Then there’s Russell Westbrook, who Paul was traded for. While his triple-double seasons are historic, his recent history is never getting out of the first round without Kevin Durant, complete with being waved bye to a season ago. I’m sure that’s a stat Russ doesn’t want to continue to compile (assuming he is healthy enough to go). Next is Mike D’Antoni, who is coaching on the final year of his deal and though he deserves credit for being ahead of the curve when it comes to the way the game is played today, for a coach who notably doesn't have a championship, being eliminated in seven games or less wouldn’t be a good look. And finally, there’s general manager Daryl Morey, who both traded for Paul and then traded assets away to swap him for Westbrook before going all in with D’Antoni on small ball. I don’t know what the analytics will say if his squad loses to the Thunder, but I know what the analysts will. So overall, when the Rockets three point heavy attack meets CP3 and OKC, Houston is facing not only a tough first round series, but a referendum on the entire team as well.
it's the same logic you're agreeing with. the picks aren't the same players, same team. same system. Houston still has the same James Harden. see the difference? Nah you don't cause you're a bootlicking homer remember
You should have taken your time. But keep trying, I'm sure you will eventually be able work through this simple concept. But I'm optimistic by nature so I could be over exaggerating your capabilities.