Would you trade James Harden for Kevin Love if need be?

While its understandable why you think this and that ought to mitigate the risk of Love walking out, I don't think many people responding to your poll would consider that a safe risk to take. Therefore I think your poll will be scewed simply because harden is locked up and love isn't. If your asking who is the better player to build around you'd have to level the field and assume you'd be trading for a resigned love in exchange for harden.

I personally wouldn't 1) for the risk of him walking 2) I'm loyal to the guy who gave our franchise hope again and as much as I hate the fact that he drags his ass on defense I have to hope he'll grow out of it. All my chips are in on Harden and Howard as the untouchable core.

 

No. You're actually quite wrong.

Robinson netted the Rockets capspace and more or less 4 2nd round picks. Probably could've gotten a first if it weren't for the issue of cap holds for 1st round picks.

Patterson was dealt as salary matching agent for Rudy Gay.

Clearly Morey got more value from trading TRob than he could've had from Patterson. One had value. The other didn't.

 

Good lord man get a ****!ng hobby already.

 

Many fans also questioned Robinson as a player. There were plenty of doubters given his horrible rookie performance. You were hardly alone in questioning his ability to become worthy of his draft status.

But no one doubted his value in comparison to the almighty PPat... except you.

 

Well Kevin Martin isn't the 20 point per contest guy any longer.

He is poor version of Jamal Crawford coming off the bench.

 

Rudy Gay being a max player is akin to Carlos Boozer being a max player. You don't give up assets for those things, you take back assets as a favor for the other team being able to dump their salary onto you.

 

Can't believe you took the bait.

 

When you can't respond logically, fall back on jokes. Own up to your own mistakes like a man and don't pretend Patterson wasn't just some random throw-in for Rudy freaking Gay of all players while Portland was willing to pay quite a few small but legit assets for Robinson.

 

It would be cool if the trade happens and money can go on stage at press conference and say "yo. I ain't got nothin but Love for Harden"

 

no, at least harden get us to play off last year with lin parsons and asik and love cant do it with Rubio,c.brewer and pekovic who are all better then lin parsons and asik

 

I might if Rubio and Corey Brewer as well with KL... send them JH and/or JL/Asik/Parsons/TJones or include another 3rd party to get it done. Pekovic + KL will also be very interesting. Finally, don't forget to fire McHale. Wake me up when it's done.

 

I'm for giving Harden another year. If nothing improves, I'm sure the rockets brass will do what needs to be done and explore all the options. But asking or even thinking a trade will happen this year is unrealistic.

 

Love is not improving defensively, Harden is expected to improve something.
An consider that it is more detrimental for a team a bad defender at PF than at SG position.
Some people really is not aware of how bad Love is defensively. Here in Spain Ricky's team is very followed. I can tell you that is not casual that Love has not leaded a team to the playoffs.

 

El carlos in troll the world mode.

 

I won't do that. And neither would Dorwood Murray!

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It's puzzle me to think why people are even thinking about trading Harden. A effing All-star at the age of 24. This man has a lot more to learn in the game... Defense being one, but will go down as one of the great SG in the game. (Calling it now).