I don't agree with OP or like the thread but why are you making up crap? Its the people that complain about the complainers that ruin the GARM. Stop trying to police the site, if Clutch wants to change something he'll do it.
im sick of seeing all that bs. its become just increasingly too common. there's people that hold their tongue and just choose to brush it to the side. but there comes a time where enough is enough. I'm more than willing to call it out, even if it brings it down a notch. it's all worth it. Bc garbage like this isn't supposed to be viewed as fine. the garm has completely gone downhill with bs like this thread. the garm use to be full of great content and good takes filled with actual dialogue. Clutch brushes a lot of things to the side. it would take him all day to point out the crap that goes on. I don't expect that from him at all. Coming from someone who started a harden should demand a trade thread, there isn't much of a surprise here from you. if your MO is to just be that "rockets are trash" poster (and there's plenty), why are you even on this board to begin with? apparently they are obsessed with trash then. and that's a general question and not directed at you specifically trash is pretty emphasized here. welp its pretty impressive what this trash of a team can do. the #rocketsaretrash crew can hold hands together and be upset
They deserve a lot of credit. It was against the WARRIORS. It was on the ROAD. They played without the league MVP. They deserve a lot of credit.
You can't read too much into it, but CP3 is a much better PG than Harden is.....not to say Harden is bad, but as a ball protector/floor General - CP3 is the best and one of the best ever. DD
Even when Harden kept us to 20-10 record basically by himself, that seemed like we were losing a lot of games. I'm very shocked, as much as you seem to watch the games, that you apparently think Harden's supporting cast has been good. I never called the supporting cast "trash", but "good" is too "PC" for me. Our offense had Ennis and Clark out there getting 20 minutes on the court, and starting for the team in many of them. With PJ on the cold streak after all the injuries started happening, yeah, I'd say they've been underperforming to say the least. It isn't a "narrative", I really think it's just the truth. Harden hasn't had much help with Clint, CP, EG all being out for extended period of games.
you shouldn't be shocked because this team hasn't been healthy. We haven't seen this team in its entirety for more than a handful of games this season. one things that's been proven though is this team is elite when healthy and thats what the rest of the year is going to be. you can count on no more than 2 hands the amount of losses when cp3, harden, capela, and eg all play in the same game going back to last year
This is it exactly and OP never said he wanted the team to be bad or was wishing or hoping they would be bad. He is just making stuff up to complain about.
CP3 did nothing different other than finally have a good game in a string of bad games from him this season. guys just hit shots. Its no different than the Rockets winning a game with Harden when they are all hitting shots. Im surprised at all these hot takes off of one game and this board gets worse.
People end these dumb ass threads. The team is better with both cp3 n harden elite. The team is better with friad n clint destroying the glass. The team is better with tuck nailing corner 3s n playing lock down d. The team is better with gg knocking down unbelieveable 3. The team is better with austin river penetration. The team is better with Gordon pop long 3s n attacking...the team is better with nene hitting those 18 footers....the team is better when shump locks down the 1 n 2 spots. The team is better with house. The point is u know we can have all the things not one or the other right. Stop trying to divide this team. If we wanna be champs let do all those things. if We did we would be the best team not the warriors
i doubt anyone believes we can beat Golden State in a 7 game series without Harden This game just shows their potential and chemistry as a team
Nah... Offense was running at a faster pace. Less dribbling at one spot for 20 seconds at a time allowing defenses to settle in and watch. Harden needs to add a bit of variance to his game. When I mean variance I don't mean range of shots he takes such as floaters, step backs and tough finishes at the rim. No, his offense is varied in that regard. I'm reffering to varied as in not always taking 15-20 seconds to make a actual move or not just standing still at one spot for an entire offensive possession when the ball isn't in his hand. I've even seen Harden allow the defense to actually recover when he could easily make a quick move and get a considerably easier bucket. It's as if he needs that 15-20 seconds of pounding the ball on one spot to get in some sort of rhythm. His style often forces other players around him to be regulated to just standing around waiting for a pass after the defense collapses. It can get players' rhythms out of wack.
Ok so everybody knows I was defending cp3 when these same fans was like why are we playing him. This game for me.was no surprise. I always believed in him. The key point people didnt understand was he was gone for a month with injury to a hammy. N only been back 10 games at his old age I knew it would take him time to get right n rhythm. That's its. It that simple. Not this narrative that without james that's why. Or james was not letting him be him It's simple just because cp3 was back doesnt mean he was ful and y right. James knew this so he was keeping the scoring until he got right. Thats it.
Exactly. We need Harden because Harden significantly improves our ceiling. However he needs to learn to adjust play style during certain parts of the game to avoid these massive droughts and allowing these comebacks.
N people keep acting if cp3 n harden dont know how to play together when the already did this Experiment n it worked lmao People we know it can work we have proof. U know one hammy away. So why are we litigating things we already know n have done. I expect the media even tho pt silly to think that. But as houston fans we lived this last year n know.
So the only threads you want is happy little birds flying around kinda of thread? This is a forum and discussion and opinions need to be heard...sorry for offending you damn.
After that game, Harden should definitely be waived or we should at least use the stretch provision on him.
Or a fully healthy team all year could of prevented most of these massive droughts and allowing comebacks.
If we have the ability to consistently create 20-30 pt leads, we should have the ability to maintain them. The problem is the Rockets spam the same play over and over making the offense predictable when Harden was on his dominating stretch. He also has a tendency to rely on horribly inefficient step back 3s 3 ft behind the 3 pt line during fourth quarter situations with tired legs.
Too much credit isn't being given to the GS game and it has little to do with Harden... The GS game showed that CP3 can still bring it at an elite level when he needs to; The GS game also highlighted that MDA is the superior coach when it comes to innovation; The GS game also showed that the Rockets can defend when they want to.... AND the Rockets do not need to have a huge barrage of threes to necessarily beat GS.
