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07-08-2013, 05:25 AM | #1 | |
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Yes, the team would have been below-average to mediocre without Harden, but because they are the supporting ****ing cast. I'd take their 3-13 guys over many other team's 3-13 Last edited by Rudy tossed tigger's salad; 07-08-2013 at 05:34 AM.. |
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07-08-2013, 05:52 AM | #2 | |
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07-08-2013, 05:57 AM | #3 |
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07-08-2013, 07:18 AM | #4 | |
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2. The team got Harden in October. So far, their team is built like the Knicks, not the Spurs or Pacers. Their success is built on superstars who can hold the ball and thrive regardless of supporting cast. Until the supporting cast steps up, that's the perception. Parsons is the only in that group that has over many games. The rest are pure upside guys. 3. For the record... when you talk about 3 - 13, I am assuming you are talking about a neutered Asik and Lin because they don't mesh well with Howard and Harden in the lineup. It is a much more so-so cast than you are crediting them for. And teams like Chicago, San Antonio, and Indiana have done way better with much worse draft picks to work with Credit Morley for having the stones and presence of mind to adjust and admit mistakes frequently. I'm sure that now that he has his Big 2, he may re-consider the scheme and the kind of role players he wants to fill in (again, credit him for building the cap flexibility to do that). But as of right now, the team has been built on a scattershot approach with overpaid free agents and middling role players. And even the two superstars the team is built around have some question marks of their own. |
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07-08-2013, 07:41 AM | #5 | |
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Asik can be traded at any time if he doesn't mesh with Howard. |
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