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Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by HP3, Dec 25, 2020.

  1. TEXNIFICENT

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    What role did he have in losing? Is he blameless? So if Harden would have pulled his hamstring and walked off the court, would he get a pass? The Warriors won the West in the years you’re referring to.
     
  2. fchowd0311

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    You can't blame someone for an injury out of their control. It's just unfortunate.
     
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    likewise it was unfortunate that harden had to play against a stacked ass Warriors team w/ refs on their side and without his sidekick. But nah u hold it solely against Harden when literally everyone in the league lost against them. ~`~~goal post moving.
     
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    Harden's mom is right, though. All these alleged "strip club" leaks are from Tilman.

    Tilman hates strip clubs because he has to tip.
     
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    Les Alexander, we all miss you badly.
     
  6. TEXNIFICENT

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    So CP3 gets a pass. Ok what about the following year? Any culpability? CP3 has been in the league since 2005, why doesn’t he have a ring?
     
  7. fchowd0311

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    You can't blame someone for an injury out of their control.
     
  8. fchowd0311

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    Ask Harden's momma what you feed him that makes him so thirsty for booty more so than the average human. Harden's libido is definitely not average. It's heightened. Not everyone can be the patron saint of strip clubs.

    For 99% of NBA fans, if you play a word association game and the word was "strip club", they would say "James Harden".
     
  9. studogg

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    CP3 is a flawed player too. Injuries and choking. Hell Josh Smiths broken down ass carried the rockets past him (during yet another disappointing harden playoff close out game).

    CP3 forced a max contract instead of a team friendly deal that could have helped add more talent.

    CP3 came in to his last rockets season out of shape. He wore on his team mates and once his fat ass lost his step, his demanding ways weren’t accepted.

    not a single person is at fault. It’s not black and white.
    Harden has been amazing. He grew in the playoffs last year. By far his best post season performance ever.

    he’s also meddled with personnel for years. Remember Bobby brown? Not the one that married Whitney.
     
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    Dumb Watergate.
     
  11. fchowd0311

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    Left the part out where Josh Smith's teammate was James Harden and he was benched for an entire 4rh quarter in the playoffs.


    CP3 in the 2015 series has a higher offensive rating, scored SIGNFICANTLY more efficiently and higher game score during that 7 game series.

    That's the thing with CP3 vs Harden. When CP3's team is eliminated, he goes down swinging with good numbers and his team around him fails or he gets injuries. With Harden, when his team is eliminated, he doesn't go down swinging and has these epically horrible double digit turnover games shooting less than 30% from three.
     
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    99% of fans before this season started also thought steph curry would average 40 on 64%TS because his usage rate would go up. just goes to show that 99% of fans dont know anything about the game of basketball and get their info from entertainment channels like fs1 and espn. Real journalistic stories dont sell or get clicks anymore. Its all about fat shaming and memeing nba players
     
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    harden wasnt benched, mchale had him on the bench to start the 4th quarter and the rockets were making a run with harden on the bench, so mchale stuck with that lineup. Harden showed up in game 7 that same series and sent cp3 home
     
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  14. TEXNIFICENT

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    Harden’s team mates stepped up and got it done. But, Who closed game 7? Also, who blew the 3-1 lead in that series? Again, why doesn’t CP3 have a ring?
     
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  15. HP3

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    Cp3 is the president of the player's association. He had to get that contract. Not to mention we were capped out regardless, there was no team friendly deal that would have helped us. And Cp3 does not chock in the playoffs...that is a myth. He underperformed. But he was not healthy and had a down shooting year, he was not fat.

    Once again, this conversation gets spun in another direction.
     
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    CP3 in the playoffs scores more efficiently, turns the ball over signficantly less and has a higher wins share per 48 minutes when you compare both their careers in the playoffs.

    CP3 is definitely no where near as durable as Harden but that's not something that is a result of his work ethic. CP3 is just a much smaller player who makes a lot more violent lateral movements because his quickness is what elevated him along with his bball iq. His size and violent movements is going to result in more injuries.
    How many games did the Warriors play so far?
     
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    kendrick Perkins had the story out there before anyone else. He was getting his info from Tilman. They’re buddies
     
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  18. fchowd0311

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    Why would Perkins be buddies with Tillman? They have like no similar circles? Is Perkins a big fan of Landry's or something?

    If there is anyone Perkins is familiar with and buddies with on this franchise it would be Harden.
     
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    CP3's hammy died on the court and you call that b****ing out. No, Harden vs Spurs, Harden Game 7 vs Clippers, and a few more, that's b****ing out.
     
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  20. fchowd0311

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    You could see the utter disappoinment in CP3's face when it happened. Felt so bad for him and the team. That game 5 was magical with that shimmy in Curry's face.

    People who discredit CP3 over that are Harden only Fans who were never Rocket fans to begin with.
     
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