Dwight and CP3's stats are meaningless due to injuries in playoff series that happened because they are wilting former all stars. The Rockets job is to win championships. We cannot win championships with wilting former stars in key roles. Daryl and his minions of lackies have brainwashed us into thinking we can compete with these broken vets. I fully disagree. It's smoke and mirrors. We have been humiliated in two playoff series in a row because we could of won both of them. It isn't luck, fate, magic, or the lord himself. It's old players falling apart at the end of the season. Getting younger doesn't guarantee anything, but I'll take a team of players that want to win and earn a paycheck over 35 year olds who have been making the max for close to 15 years. Harden's issues are separate. Not getting into that here. I'm mad at the organization's direction and decisions. Tilman hasn't been around long enough to recognize the smoke and mirrors coming out of DM's office. The sooner he does the sooner we can find a better way to win tough playoff series.
Just like how Stevie Francis could average 6 or 7 assists a game. Allen Iverson, and any number of ball dominate pound the ball type players. Dont try to talk basketball with Vlaurilo. He has Harden hard ons
Okay, but then you could say the same thing about KD and Kyrie, some people dont like playing with Kyrie and KD either. I know Curry didnt like it as much. And all of the Celtics hated Kyrie. Certain people dont like playing with certain players. It doesnt mean players in general dont wanna play with Harden.
Harden being as ball dominant as he was was not even the reason we lost. Im not opposed to more ball movement, im just saying, yall could talk about defense a little more.
Bro, do you know how hard it is to compete with GS, the team that people called the GOAT? Do you know how close adding CP has brought us? Thats a Morey move. And you also act like people are just willing to come to Houston and you blame that on him. Thats not how you evaluate things.
I feel that Golden State simply fell from their reign letting us have a chance rather than Rockets catching up due to CP3. They got worse the longer KD was there. They got 3 out of 5. That's not GOAT. Don't get confused though. Hakeem was 2 of 3 in the finals and he is GOAT. Basketball reasons.
Numbers mean a bigger contract and more money, not going to get numbers with Harden pounding that ball. Great players don’t like playing with him. DD
It starts with MDA ACTUALLY coaching Harden and running a system of more ball movement and less ISO. You would think that management and coaching staff have learned from watching another team with a "traditional style" basketball have beaten the team that Morey has been hell-bent on beating but hasn't so far with his analytics. Morey needs to back off from on-court decisions, MDA needs to coach or leave. MDA gets complacent with a guard that can do it all on offense.
Who are these ex players? Barkley? Or Shaq? Well Barkley seems to be now praising harden as the best offensive player of this generation regularly
It's been years since I've posted here and I've barely been able to check it much in the same amount of time. It's refreshing to see nothing has changed.
No star in their prime that's for sure. The one's that do want to play with him or even schedule a meeting to meet the team are pretty much washed up. I honestly don't think Harden cares about recruiting much which is fine with me. He's never been the type to place blame on others.
Yeah it doesn't surprise me because Harden doesn't seem like the guy who wants to win at all costs and would go to extremes to get other star players here Whether Butler wanted Miami or not, it was clear Houston wanted him and I would think you would do everything you can to convince him to come here. Which means your star player is out here in his ear everyday trying to meet up with him instead of being in Asia on some other agenda
You know who was a self-proclaimed great recruiter. Chandler Parsons. https://bealestreetbears.com/2016/08/23/chandler-parsons-going-recruiting-talent-memphis/ I would rather have a super star than a wannabe star that thinks he can sweet talk players into coming.
