Hai guyzzZ, I think magick Jensen would have been better if he played off the ball. Cos he was tall, he shuld plai not the point. Far out.
Yes I actually do. It's like saying that MJ is the goat but you want to take the ball out of his hands to play in some stupid triangle and let some cat out of Arkansas do more? I'm not trying to fight, homie. James is an atg no matter what but yes Wall can help push him over the top. Pippen or the triangle didn't make MJ any less of a player. He averaged 37ppg one year before that. What's wrong with 30 on even better efficiency and a title. Again, it's not like Wall is here to freeze Harden out. He will actually give him and Woods even more open looks and efficiency. Ijs that if they flow off each other, the team will be unstoppable, James will still be dominant, and he will even have more energy for the post season. Even with Wall having the ball, it's still going to end alot with a shot for James or Wood. I also think that you are underestimating who Wall is now and the crap franchise and systems he's been in. He still was 23 & 11 on solid efficiency in his last healthy season despite that. He still put up 30 & 10 in the 1st round of the playoffs and 25 & 11 in the 2nd round with a way worse system, talent, and not having been humbled yet. He can help James more than you think
You do realize that MJ has one of the highest usage rates in NBA history right? Same with Kobe. You almost had a point. If not for the Grand Canyon sized flaw in your argument. FYI: Luka and Giannis also top 10
Are we having another Harden can’t coexist with another PG battle? Wall will work with James just like CP3 did and it will be great. And now you add two bigs that can hit the three and are uber talented to the mix? Sky is the limit if everyone is healthy.
My point is that Harden is the best PG/passer in the NBA and the numbers back that up. Why would you want Harden to sacrifice his game when he's a better passer and play maker? Wall will be useless with Harden on the floor if he can't shoot because it allows another defender to sag on Harden. CP3 worked the first season because he he shot career high 3's at near career high efficiency. If Wall can't shoot then he should be the NBA's most expensive backup point guard.
Wall can attack rim or hockey assist to open 3 point shooter. Having elite passers on court provides options for any Harden double teams, especially if that passer also has the ability to attack the rim. Russ struggled in playoffs because he could not get to rim + his turnovers, not because he was inefficient from 3.
We'll see. Lets hope he make something happen when someone literally just sags off of him to the paint or to Harden. I would have rather had Beal. ;-)
yeah thats ideal but i doubt there was ever a way to acquire beal with a cp3 or wb or any rockets pkg
It’s called sacrifice. Harden can still be 90% of the player he is, letting Wall get SOME usage and not relegating him into a 60% of his talent, Pat Bev role. If Harden let himself be 90% of himself to let Wall be 80+% of himself when sharing the court, it’s a huge win. And it makes us harder to gameplan, because that’s so unpredictable dealing with different dynamic skill sets like that. Add in staggering, and we can easily get two All-NBA years from both. I really believe that. But this thing of asking Harden to play a style he has never been able to FULLY carry into the postseason doesn’t make sense. Harden shouldn’t be gunning for 50/20 games with Wood/Wall/Cousins next to him. Lol, I know what kind of players you guys would be. All of you would be ball hogging jackasses with massive egos if your talent would allow it. And definitely would be called losers by many.
Perhaps what's best for Harden isn't what is best for the overall team at all times? It's the WB conundrum to a lesser degree. Yes, Harden is better at all nearly offensive facets but variety is the spice of life. I'd rather have Harden do somethings that are less predictable then purely try to maximize efficiency by playing his rigid role.
Beal with Harden would have been BEAUTIFUL! But let's be realistic, Russ was not going to net us Beal.
Bruh, it's not like Harden is suddenly going to have the usage of a 6th man and putting up numbers like 18 & 6. He will still be dominant
