Rockets: And the reason nobody wants to play for the Rockets is...."2" guesses lol

[Donkeybong]

It would be amazing if they just crumbled next year and their first rounder we got for them turned out to be valuable.

[phxspurfan]

Honestly, I was offended by the whole process. They publicly said that they were going out looking for a third star when I thought they had one right in front of them. I guess that's just how they viewed me as a player.

All insults of D12 and Harden aside, Parsons is not a star. He think he's a star, but he's no Bosh, or whoever the Rockets were going after. , I don't think he's ever even made an all star team. That's his bad for thinking he's more than he is, and probably Cuban's bad for paying so much money to get a role player shooter.

[Donkeybong]

All insults of D12 and Harden aside, Parsons is not a star. He think he's a star, but he's no Bosh, or whoever the Rockets were going after. , I don't think he's ever even made an all star team. That's his bad for thinking he's more than he is, and probably Cuban's bad for paying so much money to get a role player shooter.

Parsons was very overrated this year in free agency. Have no idea wtf cubes was thinking. Seems like teams always overpay for a semi-decent white dude.

[phxspurfan]

Parsons was very overrated this year in free agency. Have no idea wtf cubes was thinking. Seems like teams always overpay for a semi-decent white dude.

Yup. See also

But then again, it is Utah that paid him that money. Them and Indiana have decisions to make about who their citizens will accept as stars.

[RsxPiimp]

[DMC]

True...but LeBron is so good that he makes guys who would otherwise be stars, into has beens.

That's not "good". Tim makes otherwise has beens into stars. That's good. If you define "good" as a player who values self over team, sure. Unfortunately though it's a team sport. If it was tennis, you'd have a point.

[djohn2oo8]

I'll entertain this dumb thread.

His english is turrible



http://www.si.com/nba/2014/08/08/jam...rd-eat-rockets

[100%duncan]

Brittni @uHateBre
Follow
u ain't never getting a ring “@DwightHoward: @marcuskirk980 let it go. No need to dwell on the past”
5:47 PM - 7 Aug 2013






Dwight Howard ✔ @DwightHoward
Follow
@uHateBre with that face ion think u getting one either lol.
5:52 PM - 7 Aug 2013



Brittni @uHateBre
Follow
@DwightHoward lmaooooo got one unlike your babymothers
6:13 PM - 7 Aug 2013





If you’re scoring at home, that’s @UHateBre: 10,000, Dwight Howard: 0.

[StrengthAndHonor]

Brittni @uHateBre
Follow
u ain't never getting a ring “@DwightHoward: @marcuskirk980 let it go. No need to dwell on the past”
5:47 PM - 7 Aug 2013






Dwight Howard ✔ @DwightHoward
Follow
@uHateBre with that face ion think u getting one either lol.
5:52 PM - 7 Aug 2013



Brittni @uHateBre
Follow
@DwightHoward lmaooooo got one unlike your babymothers
6:13 PM - 7 Aug 2013





If you’re scoring at home, that’s @UHateBre: 10,000, Dwight Howard: 0.

[William Hung]

lol people grasping at straws to discredit Harden and Howard. They're going to be all over our jocks when we're at the top of the Western Conference

[2pac > Kobe]

all u es hatin on the rockets need 2 stop it, dwight and harden is that mega teamn tbh we got that next year

[djohn2oo8]

3) The defense. Around this time, Howard and Harden started hearing it online from fans. Howard, at least, went into defensive mode. (Harden doesn't play defense.)

@TC_Heiss scroll thru my pics don't believe everything u hear. We went to movies and ate dinner almost every city. But u wouldn't know that
— Dwight Howard (@DwightHoward) August 8, 2014

@Bcacc3 man we don't eat alone.
— Dwight Howard (@DwightHoward) August 8, 2014

4) The national reports. SI.com ran with it under the headline "James Harden, Dwight Howard don't eat with team." ("Hints at chemistry issues," read an earlier headline.)
Bleacher Report got ahold of it, garnering 275,000 hits (Jesus!) on a story from its National NBA Featured Columnist with this tut-tutting lede:

Dwight Howard and James Harden's leadership skills just continue to come under fire.
Typically, you'd expect the two stars on a team to involve the rest of the roster. You'd want them to take the young players—and the experienced veterans who are fulfilling specific roles—under their wings and help them grow, both as players and as people.
But such isn't the case for the Houston Rockets.

5) The truth. On a Reddit thread about the initial Tweet, a Lithuanian user went back and listened to the actual radio interview the "quote" was from. And transcribed it a little better—or at least a little fuller. Here's what Donatas Motiejunas actually said:

Q: When communicating with Howard and Harden, what do you talk about?
A: Basically I say just " o" and "Goodbye" to them.
Q: They don't invite you to barbecue or something?
A: No, they eat different food than me.
Q: What? Do you mean they eat oysters?
A: No... being European, I am more likely to eat oyster than them. They eat fast food.

And later in the same interview:

Q: You once said to Dwight Howard "Catch me if you can". Did he reacted to this saying in any way?
A: Yeah, we sometimes make jokes about it during practice. He is a fun guy to be around in general. He is the soul of the team, someone who is fun to have in a locker room.

A "Dwight Howard is 'the soul of the team'" headline doesn't get 275,000 hits. Which I get. It's August; we're all having a rough go of it.
The Ultimate "James Harden Doesn't Play Defense" Video CompilationThe Ultimate "James Harden Doesn't Play Defense" Video CompilationThe Ultimate "James Harden Doesn't Pla...

Ballwatching! Lollygagging! Ineffectually flailing at the ballhandler as he blows by! Yes folks, it's all here, in this lowlight reel of James… Read more



13 37 Reply










http://deadspin.com/game-of-telephone-unfairly-paints-howard-and-harden-as-1618446599/all


ESPN running with the story, yet again.

[Indazone]

It's still funny!

[djohn2oo8]

It's still funny!

Only an idiot would find something funny that's not true. Now, shut up and go sit in a corner got.

[scanry]

Only an idiot would find something funny that's not true. Now, shut up and go sit in a corner got.

dj, you've been very cranky as of late.

[Killakobe81]

Hmm I remember some Rox fans and even my ace DPG getting all defensive when I told y'all that neither were legit franchise dudes ... If they had LeBron or Durant or even older legit #1s like Tim, Kobe and Dirk to put them in their place as a #2 or #3 . .. Rox would be in great shape.and adding Melo would have just been more of the same dumb . I also told Spur fan not to worry regular season struggles it wouldn't mean . Now Spur fan (most) trying to act like they weren't legitimately afraid of these clowns and piling on after the fact. Harden may put up better numbers in Houston but he should have never left Durant. Dwight shouldn't have ed over SVG they both deserve each other.

[djohn2oo8]

Hmm I remember some Rox fans and even my ace DPG getting all defensive when I told y'all that neither were legit franchise dudes ... If they had LeBron or Durant or even older legit #1s like Tim, Kobe and Dirk to put them in their place as a #2 or #3 . .. Rox would be in great shape.and adding Melo would have just been more of the same dumb . I also told Spur fan not to worry regular season struggles it wouldn't mean . Now Spur fan (most) trying to act like they weren't legitimately afraid of these clowns and piling on after the fact. Harden may put up better numbers in Houston but he should have never left Durant. Dwight shouldn't have ed over SVG they both deserve each other.

Hardens problem is his unwillingness to play defense. It's not that he isn't a 1....30, 7 and 5 on 42% from 3 the last 30 games of the season. Yes he is capable. Also if you say Harden isn't a 1 then you must acknowledge Durant isn't either.

[djohn2oo8]

dj, you've been very cranky as of late.

Too many knee jerk threads on different topics these days.

[RsxPiimp]

Hardens problem is his unwillingness to play defense. It's not that he isn't a 1....30, 7 and 5 on 42% from 3 the last 30 games of the season. Yes he is capable. Also if you say Harden isn't a 1 then you must acknowledge Durant isn't either.

Gotta be the dumbest post of the summer


He shot 37% last year in the playoffs and 29% beyond the arc. If you're not playing defense at least be on another level offensively

...1st option

[PingPong]

3) The defense. Howard, at least, went into defensive mode. (Harden doesn't play defense.)

Sounded funny

[djohn2oo8]

Gotta be the dumbest post of the summer


He shot 37% last year in the playoffs and 29% beyond the arc. If you're not playing defense at least be on another level offensively

...1st option

No, the dumbest post of the summer was when you said the Lakers would end up hiring JVG. You missed the part where I said he was capable of playing better. The sample size is 2 years out of how many?

[djohn2oo8]

Also, Durant's stats from his first two years in the playoffs as a starter, 35% FG, 28% from three. And 44% FG, 33% from three. Again, sample size.

[RsxPiimp]

No, the dumbest post of the summer was when you said the Lakers would end up hiring JVG. You missed the part where I said he was capable of playing better. The sample size is 2 years out of how many?

You're too re ed to realize that was a banter


You expect Harden to play better somehow? And the sample size is more than enough. He also disappeared against Miami in 2012.

[RsxPiimp]

At least Dwight showed up in the playoffs.

[djohn2oo8]

You're too re ed to realize that was a banter


You expect Harden to play better somehow? And the sample size is more than enough. He also disappeared against Miami in 2012.

you were in there clamoring for JVG and Kevin Love. Sure wasn't any banter

http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=234952