esqtvd wrote:NickP wrote:The cream is slowly rising to the top.
It's all about continuity. Knowing what your teammate is going to do before he knows it himself.
Kawhi knows. But he's just not communicative. Harden is even more a basketball genius and HE'S been working with Zu and Powell and Theis and no doubt everybody else too.
CP3 is a basketball genius and I remember the Rockets marveling at CP and Beard masterminding tactics, talking hoop way over everybody else's head.
The failure of Lob City is yes, on the injuries, but IMO it's also on CP's head. He just didn't lead OFF the court like Beard is. And remember, after engineering CP's escape from Lob City to the Rockets, Beard had Morey DUMP Chris after only one year.
This stuff is such a delicate recipe. Philly is better without Harden; the Clippers are better with him. Chris is on his 3rd stop after leaving the Clips, and nothing to show for it.
Not really sure that is fair, the current squad is better top to bottom than any of the LOB City teams. I wonder what this team would have been like with CP3 instead of Harden. I think the Clips really needed a floor general and I have to admit that Harden is a much better facilitator than he probably gets credit for. It could also underscore how much 213 can't really assume that role that anyone with a good head on their shoulders could have elevated the team. On the point of not including teammates, CP3 did turn the DJs and Tyson Chandlers of the world into something. All that being said, I feel that Harden is the better choice for this Clip team because he's more of an offensive threat at this point in their careers.