Indazone
02-25-2016, 02:47 PM
"This is the team that they go out there and compete with, so [star players] should have some kind of say-so," Rockets guard James Harden said. "Obviously, the owners and the general managers and those guys have the final decision, but the star player should have some kind of input.
"If you're the star player and you're going out there trying to lead that team every single night," Harden said, "I think that should be the case."
Few players in the NBA have been as assertive as Harden when it comes to franchise-shaping decisions of the highest order. He now plays with Howard in Houston, of course, and the Rockets' season has been one disappointment after another. After a trip to the Western Conference Finals last season, Houston started the season 4-7 and promptly fired coach Kevin McHale.
Multiple league sources told CBS Sports that Harden pushed management to dump McHale, and has since angled for the Rockets to trade Howard. Rockets GM Daryl Morey delivered on the first demand, but was unable to find a suitable deal for Howard at the trade deadline this month.
"It's really bad for the locker room dynamic," a person familiar with the situation told CBS Sports. "If everybody knows that James Harden can fire you or trade you, are you going to pass the ball to Dwight or are you going to pass the ball to James Harden?"
Full article: http://www.cbssports.com/nba/writer/ken-berger/25494903/lebron-durant-other-nba-stars-deserve-organizational-say-but-how-much
Screw Les Alexander and Dumbass Morey for listening to this turnover machine, ball hogging, mental midget Harden.
"If you're the star player and you're going out there trying to lead that team every single night," Harden said, "I think that should be the case."
Few players in the NBA have been as assertive as Harden when it comes to franchise-shaping decisions of the highest order. He now plays with Howard in Houston, of course, and the Rockets' season has been one disappointment after another. After a trip to the Western Conference Finals last season, Houston started the season 4-7 and promptly fired coach Kevin McHale.
Multiple league sources told CBS Sports that Harden pushed management to dump McHale, and has since angled for the Rockets to trade Howard. Rockets GM Daryl Morey delivered on the first demand, but was unable to find a suitable deal for Howard at the trade deadline this month.
"It's really bad for the locker room dynamic," a person familiar with the situation told CBS Sports. "If everybody knows that James Harden can fire you or trade you, are you going to pass the ball to Dwight or are you going to pass the ball to James Harden?"
Full article: http://www.cbssports.com/nba/writer/ken-berger/25494903/lebron-durant-other-nba-stars-deserve-organizational-say-but-how-much
Screw Les Alexander and Dumbass Morey for listening to this turnover machine, ball hogging, mental midget Harden.