Think James Harden was letting OKC know they made a big mistake?

zoo youk · 10-31-12, 10:34 PM

12 assist 6 steals

Mjh702 · 10-31-12, 11:21 PM

Def has a chip on his shoulder

soul786 · 10-31-12, 11:22 PM

Damn he went buck tonight.

ChalkyDog · 10-31-12, 11:57 PM

its the other way around, he didn't accept 52 million contract - so they shipped his ass to a terrible fukking team.

InTheDrink · 11-01-12, 12:02 AM

44 minutes against a shit team

i guess they gotta get their w's where they can

Mr KLC · 11-01-12, 03:49 AM

Harden looked fabulous. I was concerned about the minutes played also. The lineup for the Rockets has been totally revamped so they are going to probably ride Harden for a little while until the unit has more time together.

shooms79 · 11-01-12, 04:07 AM

I am curious to see how it pans out. Mchale isnt a bad coach. Look what he did with a talent less rockets last year...they almost made playoffs if not for that season ending losing streak. They have a back court, youth, they may just surprise you

ChalkyDog · 11-01-12, 04:08 AM

Originally posted by Mr KLC

Harden looked fabulous. I was concerned about the minutes played also. The lineup for the Rockets has been totally revamped so they are going to probably ride Harden for a little while until the unit has more time together.

"revamped" usually implies "change in a positive way".

That lineup was decimated, and besides that backcourt - and Lin is still a huge question, that team is terrible. Harden can average 48.1 minutes per game, and still not be able to keep this team out of the lottery.

daimoshokage · 11-01-12, 05:41 AM

80 million would do that to you!!

Iwinyourmoney · 11-01-12, 06:16 AM

Delfino picked up 3 fouls in 1st q. Harden had no choice but to play that many minutes

seaborneq · 11-01-12, 09:32 AM

Harden wins, Rockets and Thunder lose. Only in america.

Dancemanmarc2 · 11-01-12, 09:36 AM

Originally posted by seaborneq

Harden wins, Rockets and Thunder lose. Only in america.

How do the rockets lose?

onacloud · 11-01-12, 09:41 AM

Why would OKC ever waste even 50m on him they don't need him that money will be invested much better

Jakesteen · 11-01-12, 09:41 AM

Harden has talent and now he has a chance to lead a team and it looks like he's up for the challenge.

Jakesteen · 11-01-12, 09:44 AM

Originally posted by Dancemanmarc2

How do the rockets lose?

Give it some time.

Dancemanmarc2 · 11-01-12, 09:51 AM

Originally posted by Jakesteen

Give it some time.

Well 80 million seems big but compare it to other NBA organizations...

Michael Redd in Milwaukee
Eric Gordon in New Orleans...

Harden hasn't been injury prone... Rockets want to sell tickets. Harden is worth more than Lin...That's fact.Fact.facT

Ghenghis Kahn · 11-01-12, 11:43 AM

it's a win win situation for both teams.

thetrinity · 11-01-12, 11:47 AM

still think it was an awful trade by okc. shoulda paid that man his money. the harden for mvp campaign led by deemer is at full force right now

leetreaper · 11-01-12, 11:49 AM

Originally posted by thetrinity

still think it was an awful trade by okc. shoulda paid that man his money. the harden for mvp campaign led by deemer is at full force right now

You are a joke, please dont post if you are clueless in NBA...

Ghenghis Kahn · 11-01-12, 11:52 AM

Originally posted by Dancemanmarc2

Harden is worth more than Lin...That's fact.Fact.facT

not world wide. houston is trying to claim china and tawian as their team...

k13 · 11-01-12, 11:57 AM

You take a lot of shots, you score a lot of points.

shooms79 · 11-03-12, 01:33 AM

Originally posted by k13

You take a lot of shots, you score a lot of points.

True, but tonight 45 points in 19 FG....gotta take notice of that. 63.9% for the season

Like i said, its still early, but the coaches are solid and 2 road wins to start the season is not a bad thing. Im sure teams will adjust, but you gotta question what hardens true potential is now that he is a No 1 option instead of coming off bench. He may just be better than we thought. Time will tell

DOM-Ganador · 11-03-12, 01:41 AM

Originally posted by Ghenghis Kahn

it's a win win situation for both teams.

I believe this to be true.
OKC figured not quite the right fit, and if they signed all 3 to max, big cap problems.
Now we wait and see what they do with the picks.

Someone please explain why Houston had to go 80 mil.First reports were same years for 60 mil.

HoulihansTX · 12-30-12, 02:05 AM

The Houston Rockets are 6 years, 2 players, and a snowballs chance in hell away from being able to compete with OKC.

bb_skoots · 12-30-12, 07:57 AM

Originally posted by DOM-Ganador

I believe this to be true.
OKC figured not quite the right fit, and if they signed all 3 to max, big cap problems.
Now we wait and see what they do with the picks.

Someone please explain why Houston had to go 80 mil.First reports were same years for 60 mil.

OKC has been fortunate with the salary situation for several years. That will be changing as current contracts expire.

HoulihansTX · 12-30-12, 05:33 PM

Originally posted by bb_skoots

OKC has been fortunate with the salary situation for several years. That will be changing as current contracts expire.

Westbrook, Durant, and Ibaka all signed thru next four years.

They just need to amnesty Perkins, and then they could afford Kevin Martin.

bb_skoots · 12-30-12, 11:45 PM

^^^^^ Yea, you are correct. I got info from Yahoo Sports. Just saw Spotrac.com which confirms what you are saying.