and that's just the weight of expectations. he's actually carrying an extra 30 pounds of belly weight around too
Yeah, if were to pick all the pure passers, I'd pick: Magic ($5), Sabonis ($2), Jokic ($5), Paul ($1), and Kidd ($0). $2 for change.
You know, ... sigh. If you think he has the instincts of Hakeem, Jordan, or Lebron, I have some voter fraud messaging to sell you. I've just watched too much basketball, including all of his playoff games, to see him in that company. But we can agree to disagree. And maybe the next several years will prove me wrong.
so you are sure simply replacing Harden with Lebron in 2017-2018 would have guaranteed the Rockets a chip? not sure why you have to bring up fraud act like Harden held back a Rockets championshiop team
I think it’s possible to believe he isn’t on any of their level AND that had an injury not happened or some slightly upgraded rosters been at his disposal a title or two was a possibility rather than a certain impossibility that some like to believe.
First game Shows you how great he is. I’ll root for him and the Nets but I don’t think they can beat lakers or the better west teams and prob not Milwaukee or even Boston in a 7 game series. This all depends on the acquisitions they make from here till then though with waivers etc. They might make couple moves to solidity their bench and big issue.
You’re spot on. A lot of people want to be really dug in on their views of Harden on both sides. He doesn’t have the killer instinct of Dream but he’s not a selfish playoff choker either. He’s one of the most unique players of all time who is in the conversation for best offensive weapon ever. He’s had incredible playoff moments and a couple just really dreadful ones. He was the best player on arguably the best Rockets team of all time and inarguably capable of being the best player on a championship quality team. He’s missing the killer instinct of the absolute greatest and that may be the difference between him being a no doubt top 25 player and someone that sneaks in the top 10-15. But either way, incredibly underrated during most of his prime.
He sounds like such a second banana man I can’t believe Durant got in his ear like that and was like “ hey bro, come be my second.”
At the end the day. Harden got what he wanted after Tilman and the Rockets thought they had the leverage. Tillman thought he could say "shut up and listen" to Harden and Harden showed who has the real power in the NBA. Outside of NY, fans pay to watch players, not teams in the NBA. I'm just sad, Morey wasn't allowed to finish the job in Houston. We were so close.
we are not sure even Lebron could have taken that team as far as Harden did in 17-18 much less a championship
more like “hey bro, come so we can try and get these chips” Being 2nd behind Durant and winning a title is better than being the man in Houston and losing in the 1st or 2nd round, no? Curry has yet to even win a FMVP, and pretty much no one cares. Those rings elevated his legacy.
