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If we flame out in the first round, do we trade Harden?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by bleedroxred79, Mar 8, 2020.

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If we flame out in the first round, do we trade Harden?

  1. Yes

    78 vote(s)
    46.7%

  2. No

    89 vote(s)
    53.3%
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  1. illadelphiah

    illadelphiah Member

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    I wish this poll was public as well.

    Low basketball IQ xD
     
    #101 illadelphiah, Mar 11, 2020
  2. elmotsang

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    Nuggets know they cannot beat clippers, they will go to 4th seed by losing some games. If Houston loses in 1st round, Tilman will fire MDA.

    We still have twin towers Harkinstein , we can have new coach. Just MDA stubborn not harden fault, just fire MDA is enough
     
    #102 elmotsang, Mar 11, 2020
  3. BigDog63

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    Your inability to provide any data to back up your 'take' is duly noted. Followed by pointless comment which does nothing to back up your claim. Knee jerk reaction confirmed.

    Just as an FYI 'whatever bro' is an extremely weak take.
     
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  4. daywalker02

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    Why Harkinstein, when it's Harden Stein.
     
    #104 daywalker02, Mar 11, 2020
  5. R=$

    R=$ Member

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    YES!

    OUT!

    [​IMG] James Harden
    30 year old, 6-5, 220 lb SG from Arizona State
    34.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 7.4 apg in 36.7 minutes in 2019-2020
    [​IMG] Eric Gordon
    31 year old, 6-4, 215 lb G from Indiana
    14.5 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 1.5 apg in 28.6 minutes in 2019-2020

    IN!

    [​IMG] Nikola Jokic
    25 year old, 7-0, 250 lb C from KK Mega Bemax (Serbia)
    20.3 ppg, 10.2 rpg, 6.8 apg in 32.3 minutes in 2019-2020
    [​IMG] Gary Harris
    25 year old, 6-4, 210 lb SG from Michigan State
    10.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.1 apg in 31.9 minutes in 2019-2020
    [​IMG] Jerami Grant
    25 year old, 6-9, 220 lb F from Syracuse
    11.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.3 apg in 26.3 minutes in 2019-2020
     
    #105 R=$, Mar 11, 2020
  6. bleedroxred79

    bleedroxred79 Member

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    Cool, whatever bro
     
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  7. Amel

    Amel Contributing Member

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    Look, Harden might become a problem..but you don't trade him.

    He needs to accept a diff role and be 2nd or 3rd choice on the team...rebuild but leave Harden is IMO best. He is a Houston legend and needs to retire in Houston
     
    #107 Amel, Mar 11, 2020
  8. BigDog63

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    Could you elaborate on why you think Denver would want to do this? How does Denver get better, especially assuming the premise that Harden is washed up?

    This is always the issue with 'our guy sucks, let's trade him!'. Ok, if he sucks...why does anybody else want him, or more importantly, want him enough to give up valuable assets in return.
     
    #108 BigDog63, Mar 11, 2020
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    #109 hakeem94, Mar 11, 2020
  10. lalala902102001

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    I think there is a ceiling to a Harden led team and that ceiling is not the championship. However the chance of the Rockets being competitive again in the near future if they trade away Harden is next to zero. So expect Harden to stay.
     
    #110 lalala902102001, Mar 11, 2020
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  11. R=$

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    Denver trades with Houston because they believe Harden will be motivated to prove people wrong. This will be Hardens last chance to prove he can carry a team. Denver will sell Harden on the idea that they can create a championship environment to match his new motivation.

    Harden will properly force a trade out of Houston at some point. If he stays in Houston another year it will be at the cost of both Murray and Dan Ton . For a change I would like to see the team built around Westbrook's skill set.
     
    #111 R=$, Mar 11, 2020
  12. smoothie_king

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    that's actually a good deal, but don't think nuggets looking to deal away jokic after jokic helped mike malone get coach of the year!
     
    #112 smoothie_king, Mar 11, 2020
  13. DatRocketFan

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    dude stfu u r such a troll.

    This is Harden's 2020 stat
    34.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 7.4 apg in 36.7 minutes in 2019-2020

    Jr Smith can't even get close to that stat line.
     
    #113 DatRocketFan, Mar 11, 2020
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  14. rockets13champs

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    I think he’s taking a page out of lebrons book. He’s saving it for the playoffs. He’s trying to collect as much data as possible in losing. If ur HomeCourt is Toyota center then 2-7 seeding shouldn’t matter u need to be avoiding lakers till WCF. Main thing is we got a vet team who doesn’t care rn. Once the lights are on, they’ll get it going effort will be there. They are just sick of the regular season.
     
    #114 rockets13champs, Mar 11, 2020
  15. YOLO

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    you certainly didn't get that impression when a number of people from the rockets publicly said getting to the 2-3 seed is their main goal. saving? nah
     
    #115 YOLO, Mar 11, 2020
  16. rockets13champs

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    That was just Morey and Fertitta. After that winning streak is was a possible goal set forth but that isn’t the main goal
     
    #116 rockets13champs, Mar 11, 2020
  17. YOLO

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    actually no it was rivers and mda as well. its obvious this was a team goal and it was set before that win streak was over
     
    #117 YOLO, Mar 11, 2020
  18. Easy

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    No thanks. We already knew how a Westbrook-led team looked like. "Westbrook needs more help." ;)
     
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  19. rockets13champs

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    That doesn’t make a difference. We got as far as harden wants us to go. If harden is saving it for postseason. Then that’s all that matters. No one else’s words will make a difference
     
    #119 rockets13champs, Mar 11, 2020
  20. YOLO

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    makes plenty of difference since its a team goal. guys aren't just going to pluck that out of the sky and make it known that oh me and mda are the only wants that want to get to the #2 seed
     
    #120 YOLO, Mar 11, 2020
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