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HOU rejected Harden again prior to CLE trade

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by ThatBoyNick, Feb 6, 2026 at 11:48 AM.

  1. Mathloom

    Mathloom Shameless Optimist
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    Harden only works with two types of C's:

    - Stretch 5
    - Lob threat

    Harden with 2 bad defenders, 2 non-shooters and no lob threats. The most mediocre dream in BBS history.
     
  2. Reeko

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    Who knew Zubac was a stretch 5 or a lob threat? Oh wait, he’s neither, and Harden almost made him an All-Star last season.

    Sengun would be a totally different player if he was playing with James Harden
     
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    If harden was here green would have never been traded. Thats something I truly believe bc harden would have elevate his game.

    Fvv sucks at elevating the games of ones around him bc he sucks at play making.

    Its that simple. All I care about is developing the young folks game, fvv sucks at it and green was traded bc of it.
     
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    When the Rockets decided to punt the season by not looking at Harden deeply, I too decided to punt the season and my interest dropped. This team isnt going anywhere unless Reed is able to turn into Curry.
     
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  6. Aruba77

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    I’m gonna get flamed, but I trust Harden to stay healthy and produce more than Fred. I know it was pretty impossible to do with salary constraints, and who even knows if the Clips would have traded Harden to a rival, but Harden might have given this team a chance to contend this season.
     
  7. kjayp

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    We did chose harden...
    Morey traded for him...
    gave him a max contract...
    built the roster around him...
    gave in to every one of his narcissistic whims...

    then he told us to go fk ourselves...

    at that point he was dead to me...
     
  8. J.R.

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    And that's y I cant stand petty fans like u.

    Man wants to reconcile and instead of picking the best option we decided to go with fvv and now we are in this shtty position. The hubris from ime and stone.

    But hey at least we are gonna get eliminated without an actual pg and another wasted season.

    Can never understand the weirdness of folks who would rather have the team lose or "play team ball".

    HoF wants to join our team and repair the relationship, nah let's grab an inferior pg. But hey we sure showed harden.

    And dont sell me that fvv was good for the development of our youngsters bullsht.
     
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    It was a bad fight, no doubt.

    But it’s like when you break up with an old girlfriend and it ends messy… yall go your separate ways… then months/years later you link up again. You both know it’s not gonna be what it once was cause of too much history and too much baggage, but the chemistry is still there so you still have some fun.

    That’s what a Harden Part 2 would feel like to me.

    Not the original relationship… but still hella fun for what it is.
     
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  11. Aruba77

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    so you’re saying u want to bang harden again but nothing serious. I got you ;)
     
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    I truly hope that harden will end his career with us. At that stage of his career he will still b better than whatever fvv can provide for this team.

    Cause its astounding how far behind the development of our youngsters have been with fvv as pg.

    And if not harden at least an actual pg.
     
  13. Reeko

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    and this was Harden fresh off the plane with no practice and 10 min of film session

    and we’re here waiting on Fred…

    I’m tired boss

    [​IMG]
     
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  14. kjayp

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    dude quit on us...

    Game 6 vs Spurs... straight up quit...

    he was rewarded with a max contract....

    we continued to jockey our roster to accommodate him...

    he put on a fat suit and publicly disparaged the org and his teammates...

    You are NEVER going to please a narcissist - period.
     
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    Speaking as someone who divorced a narcissistic wife a little over a year ago...
    I have NO DESIRE to re-visit that hell - regardless of the potential benefits...

    so yeh... this hits a nerve for me...

    lol!
     
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    should we send Sengun to talk to her?
     
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    This goes unrecognizable by casuals or social media. They just peep Hardens box scores especially in the playoffs and throw shade not understanding the rest of what he does and how he unlocks players.
     
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    Funny how Travis and Harden are lovey dubby again.

    they had a falling out for like 6-7 months over some Htown boppa. Harden would ask the DJs to not play any Travis Scott music if he was there. Loll.

    @Snow Villiers
     
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    Great start for Harden against The Beams.
     
  20. mac_got_this

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    hardens changed capellas life. Had him making more money than Dwight
     
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