Harden was flat out DA MAN tonight. I always liked the guy and loved his game but never thought that he could pass like that.
Harden might be more of a #1 option than most people think. I'm not saying that he can win a chip as a #1 but after a game like that, woah. I look forward to see more games from him, if he keeps it up, he can be in the top 5 SG conversation quite easily, if not top 3 SG.
Rockets are actually quite fun to watch and I look forward to them getting some chemistry, it was awkward to see them play, a lot of sloppy ball, especially at the beginning but their style of play will be fun to watch.
Lin, Harden, Cook, Douglas are quite exciting wings to watch play. The team might gel quicker than we think too, Lin-Douglas and Harden-Cook have already played together.
Harden looked good last night, the 12 assists were a surprise. Keep in mind it is Detroit, who still sucks, but that kind of performance is impressive regardless of who it is against.
Houston is exciting to watch with Harden/Lin/Parsons, but they aren't a playoff team out West.
Lin is an adequate starting point guard, especially playing next to a high-level swingman who doesn't need a phenomenal facilitator running the show, and is about properly paid.
Still don't see Houston going far in the post season but I'm glad Harden is balling hard. Maybe this was the best move for him after all. He gets a chance to be in a role he's most comfortable at. Lin & Harden is a nice backcourt. Lin needs to do one of those kid activities of keeping an egg for weeks without it breaking. Maybe it will help him turn the ball over less.
Well, no, playing well for a fraction of a season isn't enough to get you into the top-10 for your position. It's enough to get you an opportunity to keep doing what you were doing, but that's about it. Aaron Brooks, Goran Dragic, Kyle Lowry, and Jeremy Lin all have a lot left to prove.
ATLANTA: No
BOSTON: Rondo
BROOKLYN: Williams
CHARLOTTE: NO
CHICAGO: ROSE (NOT SURE IF HE COUNTS BECAUSE OF INJURY)
CLEVELAND: Irving
DALLAS: NO (Not the most impressive roster in my opinion)
DENVER: LAWSON
DETROIT: Stuckey
GOLDEN ST: NO (Lin is better than Jack)
INDIANA: HILL
LA CLIPPERS: PAUL
LA LAKERS: NASH
MEMPHIS: CONLEY (Tough call but I’ll go with Conley)
MIAMI: NO
MILWAUKEE: ELIIS/JENNINGS (Is Ellis the SG?)
MINNESOTA: RUBIO
NEW ORLEANS: NO
NEW YORK KNICKS: NO (Why do the Knicks have 17 PGS)
OKC: WESTBROOK (Maynor is not bad off the bench either)
ORLANDO: NELSON (He is the team’s best player probley maybe Affalo between Nelson and Lin could go either way.)
PHILADELPHIA: NO
PHOENIX: NO
PORTLAND: LILLARD (Possible rookie of the year. MAYBE)
SACREMENTO: EVANS (Good roster on the Kings I like what they are building too bad they are skipping town soon.)
SAN ANTONIO: PARKER
TORONTO: NO
UTAH: NO
WASHINGTON: WALL (CURRENT INJURY)
Evans is not a point guard. Heck he was getting minutes at SF last year.
Stuckey is a shooting guard.
Jameer isn't better.
George Hill isn't better.
Rubio eh. Also has turnover issues plus has shooting issues. I'll take Lin.
Curry is in Golden State and is better.
Lowry is in Toronto and is better.
Harden's season this year will be the biggest FU season since Van Exel in 99. That year when Nick came back to the forum for the first time he dropped a 40-10-10 triple double on the Lakers... and I was rooting him on all along.
I don't know why he'd have a chip on his shoulder...it's not like they didn't want him they just couldn't afford the luxury tax and told his ass that. They gave him the most they felt they could've, gave him time to make a decision, he declined and that's that...just business.
But what messed two teams up is the Kendrick Perkins thing. The Thunder don't need him and the Celtics needed him that year they traded him. If they hadn't traded for Perkins they could've afforded Harden and if the Celtics had Perkins that year who knows how far they could've gone.
The Celtics didn't actually need him two years ago as he was injured and not playing for them. They also had a glaring need for a forward to spell Pierce and/or a guard to replace Ray in the starting lineup. While all Celtics fans wished that they could have gotten the Ray replacement, Boston had to settle for the guy to spell Pierce plus a future first.
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