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221715.244 in reply to 221715.243
Date: 10/28/2012 7:28:58 PM
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Wow, I saw the trade this morning and was intrigued.

I understand the trade deadline and all but i feel OKC are definitely rolling the dice on this deal, Martin is good but wow, hes no comparison to Harden. Lamb could shine, but you never know with rookies, and the draft picks are just a lottery.

Houston all of a sudden gets a young star, with unlimited starting potential and they didn't lose too much. Possibly a playoff team now for seasons ahead.

OKC prolly didn't have a choice financially, but i reckon they made a bad choice somewhere down the line. Perkins is getting older, serge prolly shouldn't of got as much as he did.

Harden prolly made a risky decision in knocking back the deal Okc offered, but I'm sure that money hungry agents were in his ear and prolly not expecting a trade so soon. Let's hope he doesn't do a a Odom and fail in Houston.

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221715.245 in reply to 221715.243
Date: 10/28/2012 10:16:07 PM
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Howard won't be going anywhere. Signing a new contract in the off-season makes much more sense than an extension now. More money, more years.

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221715.246 in reply to 221715.245
Date: 10/29/2012 12:53:44 AM
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In theory he won't be going anywhere but if the Lakers are not contending (say injuries to Kobe & Nash) and he flat out tells them he won't resign there then they could well move him rather than losing him for nothing.

Highly unlikely scenario i know but it is possible.

Also don't discount the fact that Josh Smith and Howard will end up on teh same team. Both are unrestricted FA's at years end and they are best friends (Howard was best man at Smith's wedding or vice versa). It wouldn't surprise me if they had a little pact going a la Bosh, Wade and Bron.

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221715.247 in reply to 221715.246
Date: 10/29/2012 1:46:51 AM
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Holy **** can you imagine the block parties for whatever team lands those 2 as a duo? You'd love to be a PG on that team throwing alley oops all day too.

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221715.248 in reply to 221715.247
Date: 10/29/2012 2:34:10 AM
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They can very fancy together but they won't win any championships =P
You need a level headed guy like Tim Duncan in there to bring back the fundamentals.
Boring bank shots all day from Duncan over fancy alley oops from Josh Smith and Dwight all day long.

Yeah the deal is good for both parties involved. Now OKC can say.. okay this is the team we got this season. Lets work it out and win a championship. And the Rockets finally have a perennial Superstar they can lock down for years and years to come. Harden is not in the tier1 status that Lebron, Durant and CP3 are in, but surely if Eric Gordon got max, Harden deserves it too.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--inside-look-at-james-ha...

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221715.249 in reply to 221715.248
Date: 10/29/2012 5:15:20 AM
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Agree 100% he's a max player.

Here's some cool stats on Harden i saw today when he plays without Durant or Westbrook on the court

http://i.imgur.com/5TZhN.jpg

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221715.250 in reply to 221715.249
Date: 10/29/2012 6:21:06 AM
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Although he did often play against the other teams bench for long periods and now he'll have to always be the first option (unless you count Lin) and always have the main focus on him. Who else do the defense have to worry about? Carlos Delfino?

Will be interesting to see how he handles being the main man because that's not a role that he's ever really enjoyed or sought after before.


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221715.251 in reply to 221715.250
Date: 10/29/2012 6:30:31 AM
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Interestingly, he's not even a option for MVP on betting sites.

Hope he has a great season, the bearded one is a machine!

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221715.252 in reply to 221715.250
Date: 10/29/2012 5:19:06 PM
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Yeah there was a lot of talk that he liked being the 3rd banana due to teh lack of pressure.

I think Delfino and him will be a nice outside shoot option and i was reading some stuff saying he plays well off the pick and roll so i am guessing that will work well with him and Lin.

My guess is Delfino will come off the bench and it will be Lin, Harden, Parsons, Patterson (though i think one of the others will push past him as a starter at some point) & Asik as starters.

Not an awesome lineup but certainly not the worst in the NBA. My guess is he scores int eh 22 - 25 range this season and is among the league leaders in the 3pt shooting with Ray Allen & Anderson.

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221715.253 in reply to 221715.252
Date: 10/29/2012 10:14:39 PM
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the bearded one's fantasy stocks have just soared! im liking wat i see from this trade!

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221715.254 in reply to 221715.253
Date: 10/30/2012 5:42:26 AM
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Anyone think Michael Redd might get signed?

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