OK so harden wanted westbrook traded to Houston to play with him. He knew that if they failed in the chase for a title he could talk to westbrook about wanting out. Harden then would say "if westbrook is gone, I'm not playing here anymore" because he knows if you trqde westbrook you are trading his best friend and not getting back value to still be a contender in his eyes . Harden knows he can't win anything with westbrook, but fans will look at Tilman as the bad guy here and cut him slack. It is a great chess move by harden to not look bad in the media.
Exactly.. the hogwash about playing style was not true. Russ knew harden had no interest in staying so he asked for a trade. Russ had no issues playing with James from December to March when he was playing career best ball
This isn't just Tillman..... but Harden too. I don't see why you do Harden the favor of trading him for lesser players. Building around WB is dumb.
Says Feigan I still can’t believe he sold his journalistic integrity to write that fluff piece to save face for Tillman
Yes, I have no doubt that Tilman is a bad owner. But I find it hilarious how some continue to deny Morey and Harden's role in this whole mess. Morey was responsible for all the team transactions that have left us in this position (without picks, without cap space and with terrible contracts). On the other hand, the bad relationship between Harden and Paul determined the departure of Chris, then Harden pushed by the arrival of his friend Russell, then he pressed for the coach, and now again problems between the stars of the team? With which partner is Harden likely to get along? I repeat, I have no doubt that Tilman is a bad owner and he is responsible for the Rockets' present, but denying the incidence of Morey and Harden in this disaster is laughable.
what I find hilarious is theres still folks who still believe morey hasn't been in handcuffs for the last 2 years
Tilman is the worst **** ever, nobody should question this. At the same time i find hilarious how some people really think Harden had no business in that awful CP3 trade, even if you think he just didn't care about being involved in the process for once rolleyes, that would've been a mistake.
Morey gone, Harden gone, Tilman stays. Worst possible outcome ever. We are in for a long, long winter...Unbelievable.
Let’s not get confused. Once Tillman bought the team, we were doomed.... .... however, i can totally see these guys secretly agreeing to this, maybe not before Westbrook's trade, but perhaps once they realized they were not winning a chip together, perhaps in the bubble. It is also totally feasible that at that time they knew Morey was leaving, and he advised them on how to proceed. If this is real, then the plan was to get Harden out of Houston to a contender. They were likely expecting Russ to be very difficult to move for a good value and thus the Rox be forced to keep Russ and trade Harden. In their best-case scenario, Russ gets to once again be the man on his own team, average monstrous numbers and exit in the first round, and Harden goes to a contender, preferably in the East. It does make total sense…. but none of this would have happened if Tillman would have not bought the team and be the clueless ******* that he is.
