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OKC Thunder trade James Harden to Houston
Jim Presti pulls a Pioli
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10-29-2012, 12:11 AM | #31 |
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Now at the tradeline you flip Martin and those 1sts for something even better.
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10-29-2012, 06:35 AM | #32 |
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IIRC...Harden was not much of a factor in the Finals. Of course, he got his shit rocked by Meta World Puss before that.
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10-29-2012, 08:45 AM | #33 |
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Not sure if I like this trade, its decent for the long term, but they were not too far from winning it all last season so this makes little sense. I don't follow the NBA much until the playoffs so I may be off base.
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When Belichick traded Richard Seymour, he really hurt his team's chance to win a championship that year (and potentially undermined it altogether). He got very good value for the player, a guy he knew was likely to walk anyway, but in the process he took a very valuable contributor from his roster and diminished his championship chances substantially that season. Presti did the same here. I'm not convinced that the Thunder a championship caliber team without Harden. Just like that Patriots team, they still have their motor and they still have his top dog running mate. They still have the look of a team that can win it all. But the Pats desperately needed Seymour down the stretch and his absence was glaringly obvious against the Pats toughest opposition. I applaud Presti for getting nice value for his player (though it's the NBA; first round picks past 10 are about like 3rd round picks in the NFL). That said, I almost wonder if he shouldn't have just held onto Harden, made his championship push and then done a sign/trade for less overall value in the offseason (but get one more season of Harden out of it).
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Secondly, Harden was valuable because he was a strong scorer when Westbrook and Durant needed a breather. He became "the man" during those times and often opened up the game because of his ability to dish the ball. Overall, I agree with your point that the Thunder are probably a little worse now, but Martin will score and provide a punch off the bench, and I'll rely on the past and future success of Presti in the draft. He did get Serge in the 20s. |
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10-30-2012, 03:04 PM | #36 |
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Simmons weighs in:
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/...arden-disaster I agree with him - this just wasn't a good deal for Oklahoma City.
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History says Durant wasn't going to win anyway until he is 27/28. Ironically that is the age that the elite quarterbacks start winning Super Bowls.
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11-02-2012, 08:44 PM | #39 |
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pretty good Rocket debut for Harden. Holy shit
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Way to go beard! Until you play OKC
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