[OFFICIAL] Russell Westbrook as a Los Angeles Laker thread

Harden's efficiency means nothing when in key moments he has no heart.

 

Harrel is probably the only one PLAYING BETTER
But their situations . . . . I guess . . . . .Tucker is a better player now? Bev? Even Williams is basically the same as they always been

Now are their TEAMS doing better than the Rockets? Tucker got a ring. . . DAS IT

*bonk* try again

How was Harden in that next game?
How was Howard and Smith?


Rocket River

 

What? All those guys are playing exactly the same way they always have.

If they are not “playing better” then what definition are you using for “flourish”?

 

dwight was a horrible post up player..

also imagine calling a player that had the 3rd highest winning percentage from 2010-2020 a "cancer"

 

Kiss the rings.

 

What did that winning % (obviously not when it counts though, as if regular season means something lol) get the old bear neck? More stats for hugger can hang on too? Imagine making excuses for a player that loses in key moments and fades in the playoffs.

 

You mean how Harden got us eliminated that next round? My question is why the leader of the team even let us get down like that? Not only that....he gave up. He quit. He did his best Tmac impersonation. The team made a historic comeback only to have the team cancer revert to his old ways the next round. Howard and Smith wouldn't be the first person Harden has shut out while running the show. The real question is where was everybody that put Harden in his place the following season??? Team cancer insisted they be gone. Yet no one remembers this when they are wondering why no one wants to play with that neck beard. Even McHale was let go just so Morey can try to force this failure of a Harden experiment.

 

Danuel House syndrome.

 

I'd also add Capela, Carmelo Anthony, and Eric Gordon to that list.

 

And a motivated Dwight was significantly more effective than an unmotivated Dwight. Do you remember how great he was against the Blazers in the 2014 playoffs?

 

like I said refs manipulate playoff outcomes. Scott foster who’s name was implicated in the Tim Donahuy scandal is still an active ref. What’s it something like 13 straight losses cp3 has when Scott foster is the lead ref lol( no other American sports league has such a stat like that)

 

Wow one series, Andrew bogut from golden state used to take Dwight’s lunch everytime they matched up

 

capela is basically playing the same way he has always played, Montrez never got minutes here because of dantoni. Melo was washed, still is and has been on losing teams since he left Houston

 

jalen green is looking like a bust, so you come here and try and troll harden fans. Stop being bitter that tilman is a cheapskate, dude gave up Jarrett Allen for a first round pick because he didn’t wanna pay him. Shoulda took Mobley as well

 

worry about the rockets man, their is a forum for y’all here

tilman had a chance to get Jarrett Allen along with prince, caris lavert along with the picks he got, but chose to go cheap and settle for oladipos, exum and olynks expiring contracts and shipped Jarrett Allen off for nothing

 

I bet @Ramo$e is one of those rockets fans that thought the rockets would be better once they got rid of harden( probably lived in the “I’ve grown to hate frauden”and “trade harden” threads after every loss)

So instead of facing the music, he goes and tries to troll harden fans here when we ain’t even bothering him

 

Dwight had plenty of great playoff series with us. The Portland one was his best.

Don't forget that he, Josh Smith, and Corey Brewer spearheaded the legendary game 6 comeback against the Clippers while Harden was on the bench.

Again, a motivated Dwight was far more effective than an unmotivated Dwight.

Last year, Capela had career highs in blocks, defensive rebounds, and offensive rebounds while playing fewer minutes. He may be playing the same way, but that proves that he wasn't a product of Harden.

Regardless of how Carmelo is playing, he's doing significantly better in his current situation than he did with Harden.

You can spin it however you like, but the fact remains that plenty of players fared better after they were no longer teamed with Harden.

 

Stephen curry is really just trae young on a team that for years had the highest payroll in the league. Good luck getting tilman to spend millions in the supertax to build around prime harden. It was good for both parties to move on. Tilman wasn’t gonna spend and harden wanted to finally get a ring and stop being called a choker for losing to superior teams in the playoffs. The only thing that can stop the nets is this new rule about fouls that Adam silver put in just for Brooklyn

 

Why are you talking about Curry? In any case, you're way off. Curry is the GOAT shooter/off-ball player. Trae Young is an average 3pt shooter. Young can't be mentioned in the same sentence as Curry until he strings together multiple seasons of shooting >= 40% from the 3pt line and leads his team deep into the playoffs multiple times.

Out of curiosity, why did you bother quoting me when your response had nothing to do with the text you quoted?