Hypothetical - would you trade Harden for Kawhi?

[Spurs9]

:crofl Clutchfans
http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=272459

[SpursFan86]

If you would've asked this at the end of last year it might've been close. Now it's not even debatable.

[spursparker9]

I am okay for Simmons

[honestfool84]

Lololololololololol

[EVAY]

Are you on drugs?

[Spurs9]

Are you on drugs?
Clutchfans are tbh

[TheGreatYacht]

Harden wouldn't chuck up all the shots he wants on the Spurs. His defense is already terrible, and with his offense getting held back under Pop?.... Hell no

I'd be interested in a Diaw for Jones trade though

[hater]

If Harden didnt have to carry so much of the load offensively he would be afforded more energy on the defensive end.

:lmao rocketfans are as bad or worse than lakerfan :lol

[BatManu20]

:lol

[Brazil]

:lol what a dumb way to call out another fan board...

Most of comments in first page give props to Kawhi and say they would do it but yet you create a thread to rofl them ? smh...

[TheGreatYacht]

Fathead for Brewer, do it RC

[daledondale]

Are you kidding me? YES! Kawhi is an incredible defender and is only getting better and better offensively and he's a 47% 3pt shooter at nearly 4 attempts per game! WTF. Dude is so good and the more Pop gets him to study older MJ's game, the more Kawhi is starting to look like an older MJ offensively. Those gigantic hands. Man i'm so jealous of the Spurs franchise.

This sucks man. Without Hakeem, we'd be a bottom 5 franchise in league history. We've never even won 60 games in a season in our entire history. Blow it up. Trade them all for players with heart and determination.
:wow

[313]

Fathead for Brewer, do it RC
Throw in Ray for good measure

[313]

:wow
:lmao :wow

[hater]

:wow

Gutless worms??

[TheGreatYacht]

Throw in Ray for good measure
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They shipping this dude out?

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

:lol what a dumb way to call out another fan board...

Most of comments in first page give props to Kawhi and say they would do it but yet you create a thread to rofl them ? smh...

I agree, most comments in the thread are quite decent, even the more homer ones. Certainly better than responses in this thread on ST.

[loveforthegame]

Some of those comments. :lol

[Brazil]

Some of those comments. :lol

like this one

"Yes i would. Younger, more years under contract ,every year adding skills and things to his game, Dpoy. And with him the roster construction would be very easy since he is a 2 way player who isnt too ball dominant. You can fit kawhi next to any other player in the league. No need to find all ne to hide him or problems with sharing the ball."

or this one

"Without a doubt.

Don't see why San Anto would do it though."

[daledondale]

Gutless worms??
:lol

[lefty]

Might I say one of the best offensive players of all-time


:lmao

[afireinside20]

Fuck no

[lilbthebasedgod]

nah.

The real question is if Pop and Co. could get harden to play defense more. But as of now no way

[Chinook]

Wouldn't even move Green for Harden. The last thing the Spurs need is ANOTHER iso player. And the idea that a player can make a living manipulating the refs into calling fouls is disgusting. Worse than the hack-a plays by far.

[phxspurfan]

Ouch, Rockettes imploding. Suddenly I feel sorry/happy for McHale.

[loveforthegame]

like this one

Some had nice comments for Leonard but I was talking about the ones like this.


I don't see Kawhi as someone who can single-handedly carry a team.
Like the best Tonto out there, but I have doubts he could generate the offence by himself.


lol...Hell no! What a silly thread! Kawhli is product of the Spurs offense system...He'd be a scrub if he played here!


Straight up? No.

Kawhi and another good player, maybe.


No. Harden is the superior player. If Harden played for Pop he would be MVP hands down.


Lol, awful post. Kawhi is a product of the Spurs system. Harden is our system.

And that's just the first two pages.

[RD2191]

Some had nice comments for Leonard but I was talking about the ones like this.











And that's just the first two pages.

Crofl houston sports fans. Biggest tards in sports fandom. Kawhi obviously needs a system to score as we've seen the past couple of games. :rolleyes

[bic50]

Some had nice comments for Leonard but I was talking about the ones like this.











And that's just the first two pages.

I laughed at these comments. Laughed even harder when I saw the poll results :lol

[Seventyniner]

The list of players I would be willing to trade Kawhi for has 0 or 1 names on it. Usually zero.

[Brazil]

Some had nice comments for Leonard but I was talking about the ones like this.




And that's just the first two pages.

I was just being a smart ass

still there are more good comments than dumb ones

[jeebus]

That place is an exact replica of spurstalk, but about the rockets.

[rasuo214]

Harden and Parker/Mills on defense, um no thanks. I'd only take Harden if he was willing to play his OKC role and basically be a Manu replacement but no way would I trade Kawhi.

[Spurtacular]

I would trade Harden for Kawhi. I wouldn't trade Kawhi for Harden.

[dabom]

That place is an exact replica of spurstalk, but about the rockets.

I got banned for having the original "Spurs" nick. :lol

[barbacoataco]

Harden is way overrated.

[Silver&Black]

Might I say one of the best offensive players of all-time

http://i371.photobucket.com/albums/oo157/NPMIP1FA/fred_sanford_smh.gif (http://s371.photobucket.com/user/NPMIP1FA/media/fred_sanford_smh.gif.html)

[Silver&Black]

http://i.imgur.com/Owz9PgQ.png

:rollin

[benefactor]

this website really has the dumbest people

:lol...well, at least we have established the baseline.

[Mr. Body]

The drop-off for Harden and the Rockets since last year is stunning. Reversion to the mean, I guess. I'm equally surprised they've never won 60 games in a season.

[Kawhitstorm]

Harden has turned into a cancer like post-prime Iverson & is an over-hyped version of pre-injury Gilbert Arenas.

[Old School 44]

I wouldn't trade Kawhi for Harden and Howard. tbh

[SpursIndonesia]

Now, make it more interesting, trading in package. Leonard & Green for Harden & Ariza (i think the salaries match), i think it will make some people happy, since Harden is obviously better than Beal. :lol

[pookenstein]

I say trade him for Ariza. Straight up. No questions asked. Who's with me?

[BillMc]

I wouldn't trade Kawhi for Harden and Howard. tbh
This.

[exstatic]

System player...
mtX1SfUvPO0

[$pursDynasty]

I would rather have Ariza and to be honest the answer is no, I am thinking on who I would trade for Harden?...No to Kingslayer, LMA, MVParker, Timmay, Boris maybe Manu (for a career hell no but from here forward, maybe) and definitely anyone else from a talent standpoint but to be honest he is not a Spur, it is better to have a lesser talent with a proper mindset than a greater one with the wrong mind set. KD could be a Spur but as much as I admire Russ' fire and ultra athleticism, I am not sure he could ever work as a Spur.

[DMC]

The sensible takes there seem on par with the sensible takes here. If we had Harden as a PG and kept Leonard, we'd be doing ok. I wouldn't trade though. Neither team's system would support what the other guy brings but defense is always welcomed.

[SPURt]

I think the truth lies with each respective fanbase. On this board, not a single one of us would do this trade. We watch all of Kawhi's games. The only time I've watched the Rockets was against the Spurs and the last Warriors matchup.

Yet there are a fair amount of Rockets fans pushing for that trade, which says they believe there is a better franchise player out there.

At this point there are three players that Kawhi could be considered for right now and reasons why the trade shouldn't happen:

1. Steph Curry- in his prime with great pieces around him. He is three years older than Kawhi and I'd be worried what a 30 year old Steph will look like after multiple deep playoff runs. His last contract was no where near where it could've been due to injury concerns.

2. Lebron James- post prime Lebron is still great, but Kawhi has caught up to him as there careers trend in opposite directions.

3. Anthony Davis- he's in a horrible situation now. The only player that is young and a dominant two way player. The difference is Kawhi is a champion and already has the experience. I feel for AD, I bet he'd trade being #1 overall for the chance to be nurtured by Pop et al.

All this chatter about Kawhi being a system player is crazy. He puts up efficient numbers. From a statistical standpoint "the system" hurts Kawhi as it caps his shots per game. We're lucky to be Spurs fans.

[LongtimeSpursFan]

I wouldn't trade Kawhi for Harden and Howard. tbh

Thats pretty accurate. Amazing how the stock of Kawhi has risen in the last two years and how much Harden and Howards has fallen.

[SpursIndonesia]

Harden is one hell of a talent -arguably quite further ahead of Kawhi skillwise though Kawhi is better with his physical tools, but you can't teach heart, leadership & camaraderie spirit, of which Harden is really lacking of.

[spursmvp]

Wouldn't even move Green for Harden. The last thing the Spurs need is ANOTHER iso player. And the idea that a player can make a living manipulating the refs into calling fouls is disgusting. Worse than the hack-a plays by far.

You mean...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ247wtv8hU

[Chinook]

You mean...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ247wtv8hU

Manu flops, and I hate it. I really think that flops should be technical fouls, even if you have to assess them after the game. But Manu isn't setting records for FTAs. His game isn't almost completely predicated on the officials being kind to him.

[steeledl]

Lol no..... There are few players in the NBA you trade Kawhi for and harden ain't close

[steeledl]

I'd trade Kawhi for porzingod befor harden.