James Harden likes Rockets' togetherness: 'We had each other's backs'

ya man. i never really bought into the "chemistry is ruined by one bad locker room guy" thing, but man the difference between this year and last year really proves that IMO

 

Sadly Dwight has a reputation now. Not 1 stop but 3 stops where things have ended pretty badly.Lets hope for sake he finally makes it work in Atlanta. The last few games he is averaging some big numbers on the boards.

 

Ah, ok. I do remember Terry's interview now.

No way Capela was a big Dwight guy either....but...maybe DMo? T jones?

 

We can all only guess where the split was. My guess would be Harden had most of the team (Ariza - they have always been close; Brew - probably; Bev - most certainly; Terry - even after the season he only had positive things to say about Harden and not so much about Dwight; I'm guessing even Josh - even in the 14-15 season Josh seemed way closer with James than Dwight

Dwight probably had more of the young guys (KJ, Dekker, etc.)

and then we had the outcasts (Thornton, Lawson - who weren't here long enough, never seemed to fit right in and were put in a toxic environment to begin with)

No matter where the split was, one thing is clear, last year's team had some major issues. Many of us have said the main culprit here was Dwight others blamed (and some still do) James...I think it is pretty safe to say that Dwight was the main culprit. There were issues in Orlando, with the Lakers, with the Rockets and my guess is - soon enough in ATL (team meetings were already had)

All this talk about people having to put their egos aside...all it really meant was ''if I don't want to commit to playing the PnR, all you guys better accept that and feed me the ball in the post'' ..if that didn't happen enough, egos weren't put aside. The time the Rockets played their best ball, with Dwight on the roster, was during the 14-15 season. He missed half the season and before returning said, that he would do anything to fit right in and that he didn't want to disrupt the team's flow...coincidence?

Obviously this wasn't on Dwight only...anything from coaching (training camp/preseason fiasco), to implementing new players to a team where the main guys seemed to want to play different styles of basketball, to McHale losing the locker room and being fired early, to JB taking over, to Lawson having lost his ability to play ball, to Harden having to get into NBA-shape after his injury, etc...all these factors certainly contributed to what transpired last season.

I for one am happy that this team is playing with HEART again and I love seeing them having fun out there on the court.

 

Wait a minute James... how many tests have there been? Was this the first test or wasn't it? I've been upmost of the night trying to figure it out.

 

Yes, that was what I was wondering also, besides, is the test the same as turning the corner or it is a test of being on the same page?

 

the real test is playoffs

 

You don't have to wonder. Go look at the Hawks. Horford left, Millsap unhappy, identity gone.

At this point teams shouldn't take Dwight for free.

 

Aaack! You were right

 

Harden jumped out his seat to help Eric up off the court

 

its like Clutchfans. We all got each others backs amiright

 

Signs point to a major split between star players. There's a reason one is gone and the other was given an extension this offseason. That's all the evidence I need really.

Credit to Harden, though. He has clearly taken it upon himself to make sure that doesn't happen again.

As far as this team goes, the first time I noticed a real difference in them was the GS game. They looked like a team with a chip on their shoulder, and they weren't backing down from anyone. The Mavs game just proved it to me.

 

Last year everyone was wondering why we were so bad and incohesive coming off of the season before with an almost similar roster as the team that went to the WCF. I remember after a lost game, Beverley was saying to the media something along the lines of "Not the same team" or "Not the same club" or something like that.

This year, even though we have a lot of the same players from last year's dumpster fire of a team, we are most definitely "not the same team"

 

Risked getting a tech just to help EGO up. James Harden: 1st in assists.

 

I think it might've been about Ty Lawson.

I wonder how much the improvement is related to Ryan Anderson and Eric Gordon relative to the new coaching staff. How much of it is related to Dwight, TJones, JSmoove, and Lawson? Quite an amazing turnaround. Still could benefit from adding a impactful big man and another wing player.

 

First Terry wasn't resigned, now we know why Brewer is on the way out.

#Hardenconspiracy

 

Everything has a snowball effect, when you're beating everyone players have a tendency to be closer and more magnanimous which each other, because you go through trials and tribulations together and winning games makes everyone feel successful. OTH, if the rox were getting beat down by 20 pts every game the chemistry will tank and people will start blaming each other for the losses. If you remember the Rox team with Dwight, Harden, JSmith etc. also had good chemistry after they traded for Brewer and right when they beat up the Clips.

 

A shame because I really liked Dwight, even when he was in Orlando. I remember getting pissed everytime the NBA pundits were dogging him. But with homer glasses off now that he's come and gone even I can see it.

 

Opreative word here is " team". Last season there was a discord that pretty much made it impossible to have a successful season. This season there is a goal and a collective bunch willing to play together.