the_process wrote:bball4life wrote:Tony Franciosa wrote:Harden can't play - simple as that. Let this team grow and gel together as-is. He's not going to be a part of any meaningful stretch here, so he needs to be sent home until it's resolved.
The fact the NBA already investigated Harden missing the first weekend means this isn't going to be possible. They are really trying to crack down on all the star player rest. He's going to have to develop an injury or something to pull this off but I think the NBA is going to validate injuries this year too. I suspect we will see him playing as soon as next game.
You might be right. That being said, the first time Harden does anything malicious you suspend him immediately and tell Dave that Harden isn't playing again until the Clippers come correct.
Right...suspension is how you handle Harden behaving badly.
Back to the point. The team has like an offensive rating of 86 when Maxey and Joel are off the court. James would drastically improve that, especially with the likes of Oubre and Tobias and Melton on the floor with him. If they trade James that will continue to be a concern along with backup center.
They have to play the guy and he's capable of fitting into this new system off the ball... Because the ball moves.
