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Or if CP3 misses the 2019 playoffs with an injury.

Don't count your eggs before they hatch.....the irony of course is that it's been Harden holding this team back in Jan while WB has been stepping up.

 

Can cp3 play a center?

 

Nah he doesn’t need to. He can actually shoot

 

if only we had better perimeter shooters to flank Russ.

 

Can Russ play a perimeter game?

I like what Russ is doing for the team right now. But we are not two-first-round-picks better than with Paul. That's abundantly clear.

 

Russell Westbrook makes Clint Capela obsolete.

 

Cant rely on minimum deals to fill out the roster if you want quality players.

 

call me crazy but we can turn Capela into Aron Baynes and another 3&D player this team would be championship caliber. A center that can stretch defenses like Baynes would be the perfect complement to Russ

 

Key thing is that OKC is developing young players, HOU is not.

 

I like this.

PG - Harden, Rivers
SG - BMac, Gordon
SF - Tucker, House
PF - Baynes, Tucker
C - Westbrook (no need for backup)

Championship team!

 

Yeah but that doesnt have anything to do with Cp3 and WB.

 

I would like to see Russ overpower Giannis, Zion, Siakam, Whiteside and Co.....

 

I'm not hating on Russ.
I'm just saying that CP has been relatively healthy this year
and Russ has sat out quite a few games

 

You are right. But I feel that's a bit reactionary considering people were hating on Cp3 last year for the very same reason they are hating on WB this year. And if they were both signed to 1 year deals I'd def feel the same way but they're not, they are signed to 4 year deals CP3 playing great this year doesn't change the fact his contract is pretty toxic.

WB isn't even that bad anymore he now has 52.6% TS% and positive win shares and plus minus. Dude's contributing to the team wins and is no longer the dead weight people are claiming him to be.

 

You're right, CF is going to complain no matter what.
One think I love about Russ is his heart and competitive fire.
CP was a competitor as well, but Russ just kicks it into overdrive.
He may play out of control at times, but you can SEE the desire to win.

 

Interesting thought.

 

I was not a fan of the trade but this never even once crossed my mind as a possibility.

Complete failure of a season

 

Then OKC reaps the rewards of ALL the draft picks and swaps for the next decade.