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James Harden at 80mil over 5 years

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:12 pm
by StutterStep
WTF are the Rockets and Morey thinking?

James Harden at 80mil over 5 years :lol:

Re: James Harden at 80mil over 5 years

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:14 pm
by knicksnyk
what are the rockets thinking? good question easy answer. which is pnr.

Re: James Harden at 80mil over 5 years

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:18 pm
by StutterStep
PNR?

Harden is a Combo Guard who at his best was no better than Ben Gordon a few years back...Ask Detroit about that signing!

Yes, Harden has a better handle....but ask GSW or Milwaukee about Monta Ellis.

Re: James Harden at 80mil over 5 years

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:20 pm
by Leaguepass
WAY WAY overpaid. I thought OKC was already generous with their offer but this one turns into a terrible contract instantly....IMO Morey can now legitimately be considered to be among the 5 worst GMs in the league. Committing 140mill. to Lin/Morey/Asik....I mean WTF is he thinking?

Re: James Harden at 80mil over 5 years

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:25 pm
by Nono
Good contract for the third best shooting guard in the league.

Re: James Harden at 80mil over 5 years

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:27 pm
by StutterStep
I may get laughed at for this BUT Lin is better than Harden, and they play pretty much the same position.

Re: James Harden at 80mil over 5 years

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:28 pm
by GettinitDone
Yes it is a good contract. He can score and make plays at very high level, he makes his teammates better, and is only going to improve.

Re: James Harden at 80mil over 5 years

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:30 pm
by knicksnyk
http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2012/1031/gr ... en_576.jpg

this is his shot chart. harden deserves this money. i should say that i am surprised by the amount of vitiriol is contract is getting but i am not. he is 23 and is one of the top SG's in teh NBA. Dallas Pheonix would give him this contract.

Re: James Harden at 80mil over 5 years

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:31 pm
by knicksnyk
StutterStep wrote:I may get laughed at for this BUT Lin is better than Harden, and they play pretty much the same position.



no he isn't and no they don't

Re: James Harden at 80mil over 5 years

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:32 pm
by Rasho Brezec
Nono wrote:Good contract for the third best shooting guard in the league.

Since when does position ranking determine a player's value? Let's say the 10th best SF is better than the 3rd best SG (which Harden is not btw), should they both get paid 16M per season?

Re: James Harden at 80mil over 5 years

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:32 pm
by Starks1994
I don't know about 80mil. Let's see how good of a player Harden is when Westbrook and KD aren't playing with him

Re: James Harden at 80mil over 5 years

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:33 pm
by knicksnyk
knicksnyk wrote:
StutterStep wrote:I may get laughed at for this BUT Lin is better than Harden, and they play pretty much the same position.



no he isn't and no they don't


for those who don't know what morey is doing it is pretty fricking clear. He's targeting a group of players that excel at one thing on offense using stats. He's actually money balling this. But it's obvious. Morey is a stats guy. Harden and Lin are two masters of the pick and roll. Morey understands Lin is a beast in isolation also. So is Harden. Other players are spot ups/gbg men. mchale loves the pnr. Houston has no PnR bigs. .They'll get 1.

Re: James Harden at 80mil over 5 years

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:35 pm
by knicksnyk
Starks1994 wrote:I don't know about 80mil. Let's see how good of a player Harden is when Westbrook and KD aren't playing with him


this is absurd. why is it that harden is the weak link. why isn't it lets see how good of a team okc is when harden is there to make plays for them.

Re: James Harden at 80mil over 5 years

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:37 pm
by Nono
Rasho Brezec wrote:
Nono wrote:Good contract for the third best shooting guard in the league.

Since when does position ranking determine a player's value? Let's say the 10th best SF is better than the 3rd best SG (which Harden is not btw), should they both get paid 16M per season?


No not really. Just saying that there are only so many good shooting guards. Contract values are relative. SGs worse than Harden are getting paid just as much. I truly believe he will be a bargain for the money he is paid. He does not have to be Houston's franchise player. They will add another max contract.

Re: James Harden at 80mil over 5 years

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:38 pm
by Nono
Also guys, remember that this is a league where Ty Lawson is now getting $12m per year. Eric Gordon got max. And pg is a position with an abundance of talent. So it is not really that much of a stretch to give Harden max.

Re: James Harden at 80mil over 5 years

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:40 pm
by knicksnyk
goodness curry just got 11 million a year for 4 years. curry can't even stay healthy. derozan just got 10 million a year for 4 years. not much of a stretch for harden to get his paper.

Re: James Harden at 80mil over 5 years

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:40 pm
by boomann21
Harden is a beautiful player and Mohawks are so swagged out.

Re: James Harden at 80mil over 5 years

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:41 pm
by Knick Swisher
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Re: James Harden at 80mil over 5 years

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:41 pm
by Ghetto Gospel
This is a good deal. Plenty of teams would have given James Harden this same exact contract.

Re: James Harden at 80mil over 5 years

Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 10:46 pm
by Pharmcat
nothing wrong with this contract

he is a star

stars get paid