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The Rockets choking in the playoffs isn't a fluke, tbh. It's the norm.
no you venturing in to the Cuban zone only difference is they actually won a chip, decided not to pay the group and they never recaptured the magic of 2011 ...
ill say this caltex u eatched rox more than any of us if you believe its not worth it to go all in with this roster ...tough for me to argue you should. just two things to consider ..
1. Harden is healthy and in his prime ...if you wait on youth ...health and him staying at a mvp level are not promised. You remember Yao and Tmac? he has been near lebron healthy so far..but lebron is is a huuuge exception. Rox window is now ...wasting a star players prime years without a finals appearance sucks the lifeforce from star players ...having a chance to strike and choosing not also erodes a players trust in the FO.
2. Again sure you can trade instead of sign FAs but you still need to re-sign those players, not honoring agreements and pissing off inluential stars wont help there...
i get it. Like i said we all want stars to take less, especially as they age ...we say wtf when big money goes to guys who are past their prime ...but you cant burn bridges with the player/agents with the most clout. NBA is a star driven league.
shiiiit im the one who has ed most on here about paying max to non max dudes.... Conley, Porter, Wiggins, Derozen are way younger than Chris and less deserving of max dollars, yet those teams paid it. How do you expect Paul to accept way less than those guys? That is why I ed about those deals paying those guys the max ed up "market values" ...when Paul gets his money blame the owners/agents that paid those cats ...
I was high on the trade at first (I knew adding Paul to the Rockets couldn't go wrong on the court) but adding the contractual factor and Paul's very predictable early decline, in hindsight, the Rockets would have been better off just keeping Beverly and Lou Williams.
Heck, Williams would probably be giving them a better offensive production than Paul right now, and Beverly would be a thorn on the Warriors' side. They would have more horses and more flexibility to add a piece like Jimmy Butler.
That CP3 trade ended up being, both, the Rockets' best chance at ringing (last season), and the nail in the coffin of that franchise's championship aspirations.
Their window has closed..I don't think Harden has that 'it' factor to pull a Dirk'11 type run..
Even Nowitzki has been to the the Finals before and had few signature series wins before pulling through..What is Harden's? the Rockets best series win came when he was rotting on the bench in that comeback win in Game 6 vs the Clippers in 2015..
Harden and Moreyball are a the exact definition of a "regular season gimmick"..
The Rockets will never win the Championship! Harden dribble dribble instead of letting Paul run the PG position! If ballhog would let Chris Paul run the point, he draws the defense in and then can shoot out the ball to his 3 point shooters or pass to Capela at the basket instead Harden holds onto the ball, chucks a shot which is a miss and/or rushes the shot since the shot clock is down to zero! Crappy coach is part of the problem too! They play no defense, rely on too much on Harden and live by the 3 point shot! Too much ISO play so they're done! Fire the coach and the GM! Morons the lot of them!
CP0 isnt about winning , hes about cashing checks.
Can’t imagine anyone is stupid enough to max out CP3 after this contract ends. Right?
never say never
CP3 is already maxed out for the next 4 years, tbh.
True. There is always the Lakers
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