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James Harden has agreed to a 5 year, $80 million deal

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by batkins, Oct 31, 2012.

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  1. LCAhmed

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    Asik is going to develop nicely now that he is a starter here. J Lin will become comfortable and confident like he was in NY, and Harden is about to show the world he's on ___________'s level.
     
    #61 LCAhmed, Oct 31, 2012
  2. dockerland

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    Great result, can't wait for tonights game.
     
    #62 dockerland, Oct 31, 2012
  3. swyyyguy

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    we'll regret this deal in a year or two.
     
    #63 swyyyguy, Oct 31, 2012
  4. Karolik

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    Now we have two question marks. Whether Harden can live up to his contract, and whether Lin can live up to his. :p Will be interesting to see how this turns out several years from now.
     
    #64 Karolik, Oct 31, 2012
  5. thisiscaketown

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    Why people mad, though? We wanted a star player and we got one, and a very young one to boot.
     
    #65 thisiscaketown, Oct 31, 2012
  6. BigBenito

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    Teams have limited number of 5 year contracts they can give out. WB snagged it last year. (KD has one from previous cba)
     
    #66 BigBenito, Oct 31, 2012
  7. Baqui99

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    Joe Johnson esque
     
    #67 Baqui99, Oct 31, 2012
  8. HombreDeHierro

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    lol he's 23 and already better than Joe Johnson


    his game is going to grow
     
    #68 HombreDeHierro, Oct 31, 2012
  9. RedHotRockets01

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    BEARDSANITY!!!!!!!!
     
    #69 RedHotRockets01, Oct 31, 2012
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  10. MystikArkitect

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    Awesome.

    I still don't understand ANYONE that has a problem with this trade or this extension. A proven, legit, 3rd overall pick, in his prime, that has had to live in the shadow of two other guys for his entire NBA career.

    High draft pick? Check. Hungry? Check. Extended/Secure? Check. Proven? Check. Clutch? Check.

    And before anyone goes off the deep end about how he choked in the Finals, go look at Lebron against the Mavs year before last and tell me how that turned out. In the NBA you how to learn to take failure before they allow you any success.
     
    #70 MystikArkitect, Oct 31, 2012
  11. Ricksmith

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    What's with all the negativity? I'm not talking about just this post, I mean your posting in general

    http://bbs.clutchfans.net/search.php?searchid=299602

    The fact that you have "u mad" in your sig just adds to the hilarity of it.
     
    #71 Ricksmith, Oct 31, 2012
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  12. Aruba77

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    very few people are actually worth the max that get the max. some of it is a leap of faith, but considering what he's done in his first 3 years in the league, his age, his character, his super-human production per minute of play, his high percentage shooting, and all-around solid game ...he's a pretty good investment (if there is such a thing at $16 mil a year). This is today's NBA, and we are doing what we have to do.
     
    #72 Aruba77, Oct 31, 2012
  13. Baqui99

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    James Harden makes as much as LeBron James. Nice
     
    #73 Baqui99, Oct 31, 2012
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    He makes less than Amare though!:p
     
    #74 rolyat93, Oct 31, 2012
  15. AB423

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    I'm just glad we didn't spend this money on Gasol or Howard.
     
    #75 AB423, Oct 31, 2012
  16. Ricksmith

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    5 years/$78.6 million=6 years/$110.1 million? :confused:
     
    #76 Ricksmith, Oct 31, 2012
  17. Grigori

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    $16 mil per is less than $20 mil per.
     
    #77 Grigori, Oct 31, 2012
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    haters think that Rockets over paid for him ..
     
    #78 rocketblood713, Oct 31, 2012
  19. NewRoxFan

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    I think the Rockets *had* to sign Harden for the max... in for a dime, in for a dollar. The organization felt it necessary to get a max player, and Harden was the max player they got. Positioning Harden as a max player and they squabbling over dollars would have contradicted getting him.
     
    #79 NewRoxFan, Oct 31, 2012
  20. jocar

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    Ka-ching!$$$ Good.
    Gasol would have been 37 in his last year
     
    #80 jocar, Oct 31, 2012
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