2013 Free Agency - Guards Galore

[orangello]

Harden can play the point. It's a position that is disintegrating anyway. A player either has Marshall-like floor vision (which is rare), or he is athletic, can make plays, and sees the floor well enough (the majority of the prospects and players).

If you have someone on the floor that can guard opposing 1s, then I don't see why you have to bend to the myth of the "pure PG" if you don't have someone that approximates those skills. If you have that defender, then put your five best players out there. Just my opinion.

Im actually on board with him playing point

Yes to both of these.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Harden can play the point. It's a position that is disintegrating anyway. A player either has Marshall-like floor vision (which is rare), or he is athletic, can make plays, and sees the floor well enough (the majority of the prospects and players).

If you have someone on the floor that can guard opposing 1s, then I don't see why you have to bend to the myth of the "pure PG" if you don't have someone that approximates those skills. If you have that defender, then put your five best players out there. Just my opinion.

Don't disagree. I prefer to have a pure point. However, it seems there are only about 5 or 6 of them in the NBA. Rather than take a borderline (in the way of talent) pure point, I would rather have a good shooting/good defending guy at that position. In other words, I don't want to reach too far for a pure point. If they aren't truly elite, then just go with a perimeter shooter/defender and go with a point-forward or whomever on the floor that is best equipped to initiate the offense.

 

[BluesRocker]

If I was KOC. That is what I would be aiming for. I would get Harden to play our point as long as he would want to. But somehow I get the feeling niether he or Ty feel the same way.

 

[NUMBERICA]

I really think Harden could play the point. I see him as basically a very rich-man's Jrue Holiday.

And in the meantime, get Kendall Marshall as the pure point?

 

[orangello]

I really think Harden could play the point. I see him as basically a very rich-man's Jrue Holiday.

And in the meantime, get Kendall Marshall as the pure point?

Harden is proving tonight why he should get a max contract. He is running the OKC offense, getting to the rim almost at will and he will defend anyone he needs to including Marion.

Please KOC, get Harden for this team.

 

[green]

If you guys think okc won't resign harden your ****ing retarded

OKC would be dumb to resign Harden. Ibaka is much more valuable to OKC.

 

[BluesRocker]

OKC just put the ball in Hardens hands and said take us home. What does that say about him? Dude is the real deal. He clearly can play point guard.

 

[orangello]

OKC just put the ball in Hardens hands and said take us home. What does that say about him? Dude is the real deal. He clearly can play point guard.

I am glad that others are seeing this. He plays PG anytime he is on the floor with Westbrook, not just tonight.

 

[Harambe]

Pimpin ain't easy

I say we forgo a pass first PG and just find a go to guy. We can have Watson or Tinsley distribute just fine if we can find a 20+ ppg 1/2.

 

[The Fresh Prince]

I like Harden but he isn't worth $11 million. I think he is more of an 7-9 million player.

Oh yeah, 17 4 and 4 guys that shoot at a high perentage are just pushovers, and easy to come around huh?

 

[NUMBERICA]

OKC isn't letting him go in free agency. They might pull what Denver did with Nene this year (refusing to let his market-value yield them nothing). I think it's likelier they get him in a trade with OKC... you know... if he wasn't on a team in our conference.

Oi...

 

[NUMBERICA]

How many max players always look like max players next to two other max players? Not many. And I think that says a lot because he's the least selfish out of himself, Durant, and Westbrook.