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Mister
Ignorance can be remedied. Stupidity is incurable.
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This is a sad day.
Mister
Ignorance can be remedied. Stupidity is incurable.
You cool with that?
Nope. Resign DLo, sign Tobias or Randle to fill a need at PF and continue to develop our young players.
Peace_79
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Harden tired of the Fuck Shit ...
CP tired of the showboating ...
All is not well in Houston.
In the wake of a second consecutive loss to the Golden State Warriors in the postseason, Tim MacMahon of ESPN.com reported that "there is friction between James Harden and Chris Paul, the franchise's two maximum-salary centerpieces. (Morey has aggressively shopped the Rockets under contract, including Paul and center Clint Capela, in the trade market.)"
One high-ranking team official told MacMahon, "There's too much damn turmoil. There's some hard feelings right now everywhere."
The root causes of tension between Harden and Paul are "differences in preferred playing styles and personality," team sources revealed to MacMahon. Harden, for instance, thrives in isolation. But as Paul has aged, he prefers running set plays, unable to athletically beat players one-on-one with as much consistency as in the past.
"Chris wants to coach James," a source said. "James looks at him like, 'You can't even beat your man. Just shut up and watch me.'"
The on-court tension reportedly got to the point that Paul "cherishes the chance to play without Harden on the floor" and "barked at [Mike] D'Antoni to keep Harden on the bench while he was running the second unit."
Paul was also reportedly "frustrated by what he perceived as Harden's tendency to ignore unglamorous details that impact winning—such as moving when he gives up the ball to help spacing—and wasn't shy about expressing those concerns."
But another source noted that Paul sometimes takes voicing any issues or concerns too far.
"Chris has a personality where he just doesn't let anything go," the source told MacMahon. "He just keeps pestering and pestering and pestering and pestering. Sometimes James has had enough—and not just him. That's what makes [Paul] a winner and also what keeps him from being a big-time winner. He's got to temper that."
However, a source downplayed the issues between the pair to MacMahon.
"It's always a little contentious when you have two alpha dogs," the source told MacMahon "Ask the Golden State Warriors if they've ever had problems between their stars.
The friction has perhaps contributed to the trade rumors suggesting that anybody outside of Harden is on the block, though general manager Daryl Morey has denied those rumors:
Harden obviously isn't going anywhere. The 29-year-old was once again dominant in 2018-19, averaging 36.1 points, 7.5 assists and 6.6 rebounds per game, shooting 44.2 percent from the field and 36.8 percent from three.
He's the most prolific scorer in the NBA and is one of two front-runners for MVP this year alongside Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.
If a "him or me" situation ever develops in Houston between Harden and Paul, the Rockets will find a way to move on from Paul and his enormous contract. But given that Paul is due $79.8 million over the next two years (with a player option for $44.2 million in the 2021-22 campaign, which he'll assuredly exercise) and is already 34, it's hard to imagine the Rockets getting anywhere near equal value back in a trade.
Instead, the Rockets are going to have to find a way to make it work. It's unlikely Paul is going anywhere, and the team's best path to a title remains the two stars working out their difference and the Rockets perhaps finding a way to add a third star. Beyond that, the team would likely have to rebuild, a non-option during Harden's prime years.
In the wake of a second consecutive loss to the Golden State Warriors in the postseason, Tim MacMahon of ESPN.com reported that "there is friction between James Harden and Chris Paul, the franchise's two maximum-salary centerpieces. (Morey has aggressively shopped the Rockets under contract, including Paul and center Clint Capela, in the trade market.)"
One high-ranking team official told MacMahon, "There's too much damn turmoil. There's some hard feelings right now everywhere."
The root causes of tension between Harden and Paul are "differences in preferred playing styles and personality," team sources revealed to MacMahon. Harden, for instance, thrives in isolation. But as Paul has aged, he prefers running set plays, unable to athletically beat players one-on-one with as much consistency as in the past.
"Chris wants to coach James," a source said. "James looks at him like, 'You can't even beat your man. Just shut up and watch me.'"
The on-court tension reportedly got to the point that Paul "cherishes the chance to play without Harden on the floor" and "barked at [Mike] D'Antoni to keep Harden on the bench while he was running the second unit."
Paul was also reportedly "frustrated by what he perceived as Harden's tendency to ignore unglamorous details that impact winning—such as moving when he gives up the ball to help spacing—and wasn't shy about expressing those concerns."
But another source noted that Paul sometimes takes voicing any issues or concerns too far.
"Chris has a personality where he just doesn't let anything go," the source told MacMahon. "He just keeps pestering and pestering and pestering and pestering. Sometimes James has had enough—and not just him. That's what makes [Paul] a winner and also what keeps him from being a big-time winner. He's got to temper that."
However, a source downplayed the issues between the pair to MacMahon.
"It's always a little contentious when you have two alpha dogs," the source told MacMahon "Ask the Golden State Warriors if they've ever had problems between their stars.
The friction has perhaps contributed to the trade rumors suggesting that anybody outside of Harden is on the block, though general manager Daryl Morey has denied those rumors:
Harden obviously isn't going anywhere. The 29-year-old was once again dominant in 2018-19, averaging 36.1 points, 7.5 assists and 6.6 rebounds per game, shooting 44.2 percent from the field and 36.8 percent from three.
He's the most prolific scorer in the NBA and is one of two front-runners for MVP this year alongside Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo.
If a "him or me" situation ever develops in Houston between Harden and Paul, the Rockets will find a way to move on from Paul and his enormous contract. But given that Paul is due $79.8 million over the next two years (with a player option for $44.2 million in the 2021-22 campaign, which he'll assuredly exercise) and is already 34, it's hard to imagine the Rockets getting anywhere near equal value back in a trade.
Instead, the Rockets are going to have to find a way to make it work. It's unlikely Paul is going anywhere, and the team's best path to a title remains the two stars working out their difference and the Rockets perhaps finding a way to add a third star. Beyond that, the team would likely have to rebuild, a non-option during Harden's prime years.
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Peace_79
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Yeah. They not winning a title with Kyrie anyway.
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Im with you. Nets should not sign kyrie and just bring every body back except RHJ and bring tobias in
That's a 2nd round team while Allen, lavert, and Dlo develop and get better.
They might max out as a conference finals team with tweaks and natural progression
Don't mess that up
Iight come on Tommy what's up? You don't agree?
They were last year when he said fuck that
I don't think Memphis would send him where he don't wanna go so I disregarded that
Fun guy babyyy
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