***Official NBA Thread***

[Anil]

Yeah a good friend of mine has spent the past 2/3 years telling everyone he knows that Harden is a myth and a fraud. Personally my hatred of Dwight makes watching Rockets games unbearable so I can't comment. Maybe I'll try to watching a few of their games this season.

i don't know if he is a myth or a fraud, he is obviously a very good player, i just feel he is overrated, not good enough to be a franchise player on a contender and clearly not close to being as good as he claims he is...in my opinion, at the very least james, durant, westbrook, curry, davis and irving are better, more versatile players than him...

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Irving is not.

 

[NUFAN]

The gap between the east and west has narrowed (to start the year anyway). Just yesterday Bulls, Heat, Hornets beat Thunder, Wolves and Mavs - I know its just one example, but its good to see.

Blazers are the surprise team so far - Aminu and McCollum are doing really well plus Lillard of course. Pels are really going to struggle to make the playoffs, they need Tyreke back urgently. I picked Memphis to make the playoffs, but I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't, it just feels like they are past their prime, the 50 point loss vs Warriors was concerning.

 

[Anil]

Irving is not.

if he is not right now...barring any career-threatening injuries, i think he will become better than harden...

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

if he is not right now...barring any career-threatening injuries, i think he will become better than harden...

Why?

 

[Anil]

Why?

because i think he is significantly more talented...

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

So you don't actually have a reasoned argument for thinking this way other than you just don't like James Harden? Right.

 

[andruid]

Player on my fantasy team nails a 3. Player on opponents fantasy team get an assist

 

[andruid]

Re: Irving v. Harden Irving has superior handles and playmaking, and pretty good scoring. If he bothered to work as hard on his D as Harden has lately, he becomes a more impactful player.

 

[social]

i don't know if he is a myth or a fraud, he is obviously a very good player, i just feel he is overrated, not good enough to be a franchise player on a contender and clearly not close to being as good as he claims he is...in my opinion, at the very least james, durant, westbrook, curry, davis and irving are better, more versatile players than him...

Watched the Clippers vs Rockets match this afternoon with my son as he is a massive Blake Griffin fan - don't ask me why an Australian 9yo has picked him out but he has

Mind you, he looks to be a phenomenal player

Anyway, Harden is obviously a very good player but one of the biggest chuckers I've ever seen

He scored 44 (?) points but some of his attempts were simply embarrassing with multiple air-balls from impossible angles

Guy is a ball hog of epic proportions but, then again, the Rockets won so what do I know?

 

[duffer]

46 points on 26 shots is outstanding. He balled this morning.

 

[social]

46 points on 26 shots is outstanding. He balled this morning.

Obviously a brilliant player

We watched the first half and from 6 to go in the last quarter

Obviously something happened in the meantime as Clippers were well in control for most of first half despite his 25 points where he threw it from everywhere and largely ignored his team-mates

BTW, check out a move Griffin puts on in the last quarter - unbelievable stuff from a very big man

Starting to get into it

 

[duffer]

He's their best player so it's natural they run their offence through him and from what I saw he didn't try anything outside the flow of said offence.

If you want selfish chucking then watch Kobe or Melo iso their fans to death.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Yep agree with duffer.

 

[andruid]

He's their best player so it's natural they run their offence through him and from what I saw he didn't try anything outside the flow of said offence.

If you want selfish chucking then watch Kobe or Melo iso their fans to death.

I would mildly disagree re: who between Harden and the Rockets runs their offense through the other.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

I would mildly disagree re: who between Harden and the Rockets runs their offense through the other.

Who should they run it through? He might take a bad shot every now and then but he's legitimately the only guy on the whole roster who can create his own, or someone else's, shot. Suggesting someone else run the offence is insanity.

 

[duffer]

Has there ever been a franchise with a bleaker outlook than Brooklyn's? I mean they suck bad right now and their next three first rounders are going to Boston(unprotected), it's going to be brutal.

 

[andruid]

Has there ever been a franchise with a bleaker outlook than Brooklyn's? I mean they suck bad right now and their next three first rounders are going to Boston(unprotected), it's going to be brutal.

Apparently this is how Billy King runs baaketball teams

 

[duffer]

Heh, yeah it's insane he got a another job after he destroyed Philly. Turned me completely off Sixers basketball to this day.

 

[NUFAN]

Has there ever been a franchise with a bleaker outlook than Brooklyn's? I mean they suck bad right now and their next three first rounders are going to Boston(unprotected), it's going to be brutal.

I had forgotten it was for another 3 years. Is Ben Simmons still favourite to be picked number 1? I don't really rate the Celtics at the moment, but the 2018 team could be something else.

My Pistons were epic against the Blazers winning an unwinnable game thanks to a 41-11 last quarter. Came back to earth losing to Warriors today but that's not surprising.