The Official James Harden Thread

Bball Reasons · Post #41 » by **Bball Reasons** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 2:39 am

Harden speaks on the trade, and actually says that the Thunder only offered him 52 mil.

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/nba_t ... index.html

Frank Dux · Post #42 » by **Frank Dux** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 2:42 am

Doddage wrote:
UGA Hayes wrote:I'm hoping Lin grows a beard now too. In fact it should be mandatory that all teammates of James Harden must grow a beard.

I doubt Lin can grow a beard.

whoa, not so fast.

East_Coast · Post #43 » by **East_Coast** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:40 am

TwentyOne920 wrote:Especially when they get to the playoffs.

Not this year.

Bball Reasons · Post #44 » by **Bball Reasons** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:42 am

East_Coast wrote:
TwentyOne920 wrote:Especially when they get to the playoffs.

Not this year.

As if the 8th seed in the West is an insurmountable summit.

ReleaseTwill · Post #45 » by **ReleaseTwill** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:14 am

I love Big Trouble in Little China.

fallacy · Post #46 » by **fallacy** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:30 am

Bball Reasons wrote:
East_Coast wrote:
TwentyOne920 wrote:Especially when they get to the playoffs.

Not this year.

As if the 8th seed in the West is an insurmountable summit.

being an eighth seed is possibly the worst thing you can do as a franchise. Lose in the first round and a terrible draft pick.

It's only a good thing if your team is young, fully constructed, and has no experience. Basically Chicago or OKC three years ago. This rockets team is far from being fully constructed

B-Ball Freak · Post #47 » by **B-Ball Freak** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:50 am

Harden will average 22-5-5 this season...book it!

ndnow · Post #48 » by **ndnow** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 4:52 am

I'll say it now before the season starts. Harden is SUPER over rated by everyone and it will show now that he isn't on OKC.

fallacy · Post #49 » by **fallacy** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 5:13 am

ndnow wrote:I'll say it now before the season starts. Harden is SUPER over rated by everyone and it will show now that he isn't on OKC.

He's not super overrated but he's not a max player either, he's in between. I predict he has a 22/5/5 on 44 fg%, 33 3pt%, 55 ts% season.

Lightning25 · Post #50 » by **Lightning25** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 5:23 am

James Harden will be a worse version of what Joe Johnson was in Atlanta.

But we'll have to just wait and see, right now all of us can only speculate.

Bball Reasons · Post #51 » by **Bball Reasons** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 5:38 am

fallacy wrote:being an eighth seed is possibly the worst thing you can do as a franchise. Lose in the first round and a terrible draft pick.

It's only a good thing if your team is young, fully constructed, and has no experience. Basically Chicago or OKC three years ago. This rockets team is far from being fully constructed

The Rockets have a plethora of young talent with All-star potential. If they make the playoffs, it would most likely mean a young guy stepped up and proved that he could be a difference maker in the league. The average age for the team is 24 I believe, so to make the playoffs this year with a team that will undoubtedly only get better, along with max cap room next summer, would be a great thing for the franchise IMO. It's a win-win.

jamesnamida · Post #52 » by **jamesnamida** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 6:54 am

morey just needs to keep stocking up on picks and lurk. wait for the next all-star to be on the block. hopefully a 4
LMA- unlikely
Love- if he wants out
Bargs- if jonas emerges
Gasol- if the lakers fail

AnDrOiDKing4 · Post #53 » by **AnDrOiDKing4** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 6:56 am

Harden will be a solid player, but I laugh at the talk like he is some kind of superstar. Westbrook and Durant had a much bigger impact on who Harden was facing, who he guarded and what kind of shots he got. Now ? Lin and Asik ? He may not meet the expectations some have on him but who cares, he will be making bank.

JoseRizal · Post #54 » by **JoseRizal** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:00 am

More interesting is who will perform better as the 1st option, Harden or Gordon?

EArl · Post #55 » by **EArl** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 7:52 am

jamesnamida wrote:morey just needs to keep stocking up on picks and lurk. wait for the next all-star to be on the block. hopefully a 4
LMA- unlikely
Love- if he wants out
Bargs- if jonas emerges
Gasol- if the lakers fail

The Lakers have claimed Love :lol:

Ripp · Post #56 » by **Ripp** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:03 am

fallacy wrote:
ndnow wrote:I'll say it now before the season starts. Harden is SUPER over rated by everyone and it will show now that he isn't on OKC.

He's not super overrated but he's not a max player either, he's in between. I predict he has a 22/5/5 on 44 fg%, 33 3pt%, 55 ts% season.

So $16 million a year is too much for a 22/5/5 SG with very good efficiency? How much should such a player cost?

Sasaki · Post #57 » by **Sasaki** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 12:29 pm

fallacy wrote:
being an eighth seed is possibly the worst thing you can do as a franchise. Lose in the first round and a terrible draft pick.

It's only a good thing if your team is young, fully constructed, and has no experience. Basically Chicago or OKC three years ago. This rockets team is far from being fully constructed

So, was Utah getting the 8th seed last year bad for them?

HTown_TMac · Post #58 » by **HTown_TMac** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 1:35 pm

fallacy wrote:
ndnow wrote:I'll say it now before the season starts. Harden is SUPER over rated by everyone and it will show now that he isn't on OKC.

He's not super overrated but he's not a max player either, he's in between. I predict he has a 22/5/5 on 44 fg%, 33 3pt%, 55 ts% season.

I'm willing to pay this guy max dollars

TwentyOne920 · Post #59 » by **TwentyOne920** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 2:36 pm

It's not as if he's losing his three point shot or changing his shot selection to include more midrange Js.

46/37/86 still sounds reasonable even if he gets fewer open looks.

PetroNet · Post #60 » by **PetroNet** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:41 pm

Lightning25 wrote:James Harden will be a worse version of what Joe Johnson was in Atlanta.

But we'll have to just wait and see, right now all of us can only speculate.

id agree with this. i dont understand the super insane hype the guy gets. he is just an ok player. i realize SG is a thin position around the league, but there is nothing special about harden