Grantland: What if This is OKC's Last Shot?

[Swiffness!]

lmao @ trying to make the dead serious case that OKC is better off without a beast like Harden

 

[MR.CJ]

Hmmmmmm

 

[S2J]

Well,well...Funny thing is i aint even watchin the game, i just saw a notification for this thread and already knew lmao

 

[Tommy bilfiger]

Well,well...Funny thing is i aint even watchin the game, i just saw a notification for this thread and already knew lmao

Look at the bright side at least those regular season win %'s got better since okc traded harden.Lmao @ that dumb ass logic

 

[Max.]

The thunde bench is trash lol

Them niggas average 4pts n shit

ETHER!!! 5 POINTS GAME 6

 

[rap mysterio]

I say amnesty perk n then try and sign pau gasol and Kyle Lowry.

 

[S2J]

I say amnesty perk n then try and sign pau gasol and Kyle Lowry.

Pao Gasol would be a great move. A seemingly easy one to make...last year i thought they shoulda went for Paul Milsap.

BUT...They been shufflin their feet holdin onto that "we're young!" card

 

[IceBergTaylor]

Lowry in OKC would actually be a good look

 

[zerocool]

Fire brooks.....that will solve a problem

 

[Beta]

Fire Brooks, sign pau, amnesty perk

Actually play lamb and perry Jones

 

[T. Sanford]

We talking about the same James Harden who disappeared in the 2012 finals?

For the 100th time...since when can a THIRD option "disappear"?

When u got STARS, a 3rd option is gravy.

Do you remember what Toni Kukoc did in the playoffs? How bout Horace?

Bosh scored ZERO in game 7 last year. No one remembers. If OKC loses, no one will say 'damn what was Reggie Jackson doin?'

And Harden was 22 yrs old. Its a marathon, not a sprint. KD, RW, and Harden coulda been murderers row, like what Miami is now, if OKC was patient. Period.

So they would've made it out the west, only to get beat by Miami

& I hate Miami

 

[A.J. Trillzynski]

OKC got nex... well there's always next year

 

[S2J]

We talking about the same James Harden who disappeared in the 2012 finals?

For the 100th time...since when can a THIRD option "disappear"?

When u got STARS, a 3rd option is gravy.

Do you remember what Toni Kukoc did in the playoffs? How bout Horace?

Bosh scored ZERO in game 7 last year. No one remembers. If OKC loses, no one will say 'damn what was Reggie Jackson doin?'

And Harden was 22 yrs old. Its a marathon, not a sprint. KD, RW, and Harden coulda been murderers row, like what Miami is now, if OKC was patient. Period.

So they would've made it out the west, only to get beat by Miami

& I hate Miami

I think they'd take that at this point. Beggars cant be choosers.

 

[zerocool]

Okc should have kept harden and trade ibaka......I would take hardens scoring anyday......see how much stresss durant and westbrook face when your bench only scores 5 points

 

[aneed123]

Okc shoulda played and develop ed Perry Jones lamb and Adams more. I seen them contribute in win vs mis this year. Brooks got stubborn and it cost him

 

[usmarin3]

Why do people act like Harden would of been comfortable the whole time in OKC being a 3rd option or sixth man. lol I don't think dude would of just sit there and be comfortable with that position.

 

[R.D.]

Okc should have kept harden and trade ibaka......I would take hardens scoring anyday......see how much stresss durant and westbrook face when your bench only scores 5 points

You're an idiot

OKC needs discipline and to develop these young players like they did when they sucked if they not going bring in established players

 

[T. Sanford]

Why do people act like Harden would of been comfortable the whole time in OKC being a 3rd option or sixth man. lol I don't think dude would of just sit there and be comfortable with that position.

because he would not have stayed. Somebody was going to throw the money that he wanted to see

He is the best 2 in the league, so there was no way he would've played in Durant & Westbrook shadow.............& he still young too. Oh yea, he going where the money is at

Westbrook contract is 78 million for 5 years

Harden contract is 80 million for 5 years. There's no way OKC would've kept him yet he'll still be a 3rd option. Harden went where the money was at & getting paid more than Westbrook

 

[blackrain]

Why do people act like Harden would of been comfortable the whole time in OKC being a 3rd option or sixth man. lol I don't think dude would of just sit there and be comfortable with that position.

because he would not have stayed. Somebody was going to throw the money that he wanted to see

He is the best 2 in the league, so there was no way he would've played in Durant & Westbrook shadow.............& he still young too. Oh yea, he going where the money is at

Westbrook contract is 78 million for 5 years

Harden contract is 80 million for 5 years. There's no way OKC would've kept him yet he'll still be a 3rd option. Harden went where the money was at & getting paid more than Westbrook

You can't be the best 2 in the league playing the shitty defense Harden plays. He good but he ain't th best

 

[S2J]

1st team All nba...

Say they had no choice but to trade him is 1 thing, but people forget what they got in return was a player gone the next year (Martin) and the pick that turned out to be Adams

This in exchange for a 1st team NBA player at age 23