Harden to Houston

[The War Report]

What OKC needs is bigs that can score the basketball.

 

[Born2BKing]

yeah because I was talking about his whole career and not the past few years

and yeah points per game is the only way to judge a player now

and yeah I haven't explained in like a ton of posts how his game has deteriorated due to the fact he clashes with the head coach...is an ill-advised chucker...and his injuries have sapped a ton of his ability to create his own shot

add that to the fact he doesn't play a lick of defense and he can't create for other people and yes he's below average

but you know...keep judging players based on their career averages...I'm sure that's much more accurate than watching them play 80 times a year...way more accurate

Dude is average or maybe slightly above average. Below average players don't put up those numbers. Men lie, Women lie, numbers don't.

 

[23Barrettcity]

OKC fans trying to defend this move..

Your cheap ass owner just cost y'all a shot at a dynasty. Harden IS overrated, but he's still very good and fit perfectly on that squad.

Thank you . People talking bout saving money like its their money the thunder had a title contending core if they really wanted to free up money they could trade or amnesty perk . Perk is the only player with a contract to get rid of anyway . Okc sells out their arena , they had the luxury of a bunch of young players on rookie deals to save money on top of that . At some point you have to pay players even San Antonio payed people who were Worth it . If they think Kmart is some kind of a upgrade but it sounds like cheapness .
Everyone praised Lin for adding those couple of extra mils yet harden earned his money and people hating ??
And I hate him and the thunder but whatever this could turn out to be a win for Okc or not only time will tell

 

[Texas2step]

Why did I have to wake up to this bullshyt? Gee Morey now all we need is Durant and Westbrook

This nikka gave up Lamb . Did we not see Harden get exposed last year? This is the nikka you want to lead your team? Didnt you learn from that Ariza trade that 3rd option players are 3rd option for a reason?
Again you gave up Lamb

Kevin Martin should have been enough or at least him with a draft pick

 

[gho3st]

why the hell do you keep making this point to me?...we've argued this shiit ad naseum...I feel like you're trolling me now

I already told you I don't think Martin will even be a number three

I've also said I don't think this is a great trade for Houston because I think Harden is a bit overrated...and I think the swing point of this trade will be what Presti does with those picks and if Lamb develops

it was my first post in this thread...I don't think it's great trade for either team

remember tmac in Toronto?

 

[Steezy]

remember tmac in Toronto?

 

[Texas2step]

Why do we have a team full of last years Allstar Bench Team? Asik, Lin, and Harden? Morey these are bench players and you are treating them like stars. We could have build around our young talent instead of star bench talent fukk MY LIFE.

 

[gho3st]

its a fair argument though. harden has shown in spurts that he might be able to do everything required of a maxed wing player. Now whether he can actually do it n Houston is another matter. But at this point, it is a chance Houston cannot pass on.


But then again good ol' Darryl is the same GM who obligingly gave Ariza the full mid-level.

 

[Da_Eggman]

the more i look at this the more it looks like a rape for okc

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

its a fair argument though. harden has shown in spurts that he might be able to do everything required of a maxed wing player. Now whether he can actually do it n Houston is another matter. But at this point, it is a chance Houston cannot pass on.


But then again good ol' Darryl is the same GM who obligingly gave Ariza the full mid-level.

its not a fair argument. harden is not on the level of tmac. end of story.

 

[Youhadasparkwhenustarted]

I did not expect this at all, but great fukking trade by OKC. it's a slight hiccup short term but long term this could pan out beautifully.They'll end up a better team if those picks or Lamb turns out to be something. It's alot better than losing Harden for nothing or overpaying him and losing flexibility. I mean harden is good, but he's overrated at this point. and, lol at Morey, he's quickly becoming the face of dumb gm's. the thought of a lin/harden backcourt is just disgusting

 

[swag2011]

Dumb for harden, meh for houston, downgrade for okc. Harden or his agent is dumb. He is a bench player. No matter how good u are, u still a bench player at the end of the day, u dont get the max. Plain and simple. In this case, the max was only like 6 or 8 million more. He left a championship team that drafted him with his closest friends for just a few more million? That couldve easily been made up with an endorsement had okc won a chip(which they couldve). Not smart. But he wanna get paid like a 1st option, hope he ready to get exposed like one. 3rd option was perfect role for him imo. But hey, okc got weaker which made the road to the finals easier for my lakers so i aint mad

 

[thegreatest]

fukk James Harden. Who does he think he is? He couldn't take a small pay cut to stay in OKC? I hope he has fun rotting in Houston for the rest of his career and never even getting a whiff of a ring

He tried to fukk around and take advantage of his team and this is what he gets.. fukk him, seriously. All that talk of sacrifice but couldn't lose a few mil?

This morning Harden was probably like: "yo check this im finna boss my way into getting a max deal and staying and chilling with my boys KD and Russ"

Tonight Presti was like when you didnt take my offer. have fun next to bums in Houston"

sucks to be Harden

Why do we have a team full of last years Allstar Bench Team? Asik, Lin, and Harden? Morey these are bench players and you are treating them like stars. We could have build around our young talent instead of star bench talent fukk MY LIFE.

The Thunder has your young talent & draft picks now

By the way, at all the Lakers fans saying the Thunder are weaker now. Thunder just got better, K-Mart alone can basically replace Harden, plus they got picks and J Lamb. Oh man, psyched for OKC!

 

[LexLuthor]

Can't defend to save his life. And if his shot ain't falling, he's of little use to you.

sounds exactly like james harden....in the nba finals....

 

[thegreatest]

What OKC needs is bigs that can score the basketball.

Ibaka stepped up in the preseason, looks like OKC got this