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Gotta admit I wanted to see Westbrook in New York for the drama or LAL for a more drama. Houston is kind of boring. E
 
Handlogten's Heros said:
Both guys can shoot. CP is also a good defender. What positive things does Westbrook do when he doesn’t have the ball?
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I don't disagree with any of this. Westbrook and Harden are both better with the ball in their hands and it's a valid concern as to how they cooperate on the court together. But you're ignoring the potential positives of this trade for Houston too. Westbrook is playing with good shooters and playing in a good offensive system for the first time in his career I think. He's going to have an easier time getting to the rim. He's going to get easier looks. He's going to get more rest. Harden is going to get more rest. As a whole they probably come out somewhat even in this deal.

Handlogten's Heros said:
Also it worked for one year and then last year not so much and they ended up ****ing hating each other... the CP Harden pairing made way more sense and it still kinda failed.

Every westbrick shot is a non-Harden or Gordon shot. He’s also a terrible defender... they lost their defensive coach and probably pissed off Capela by trying to trade his *** all summer... gonna be a dumpster fire... hate to see it.
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They were very close to winning a championship. The combination led to historic offensive seasons. A 65 win season. Multiple seasons where they were contenders. It worked.

I'd take a Westbrook shot over a Gordon shot any day lmao. Westbrook is way more dynamic offensively. Gordon shot 40% on a great team with far easier looks than Westbrook last year. Less shots from him is not really a bad thing. You have a good point about Westbrook taking shots from Harden though. Westbrook is not great on defense but I think that saying he's "terrible" is stretching it. We aren't in Capela's mind to know what he's thinking either.



I mean I'd f****** LOVE to see the Rockets be an absolute dumpster fire. Westbrook is probably one of the players I dislike the most in the whole league. And Harden p***** me off with the whining and flopping. D'Antoni is a whiner too with a punchable face. I want them to fail. But I think the JFC is discounting how this move could be a positive for them out of that dislike/hate.
 
SCS said:
I don't disagree with any of this. Westbrook and Harden are both better with the ball in their hands and it's a valid concern as to how they cooperate on the court together. But you're ignoring the potential positives of this trade for Houston too. Westbrook is playing with good shooters and playing in a good offensive system for the first time in his career I think. He's going to have an easier time getting to the rim. He's going to get easier looks. He's going to get more rest. Harden is going to get more rest. As a whole they probably come out somewhat even in this deal.
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Westbrook not being surrounded by shooters is a myth. During the regular season, OKC shot 34.8% from while Houston shot 35.6%. That's including Rustbrook's blistering 29% from three. Taking that into account, OKC was probably better in that regard. Houston simply took more than any other team.

The problem is efficiency. Simply put, both teams relied heavily on their star (Westbrook and Harden) so much that they were 1 and 2 in usage rates last year. Simply put, both want the ball in their hands. With Harden, he's absolutely deadly. Westbrook strikes no fear in me anymore as his shot has declined so much in the last three years. Now I will grant that D'Antoni might be able to make it work because he is a good coach, but Westbrook is his own worst enemy. Now add to that that neither Harden nor Westbrook are exactly great defenders and Utah amped up it's backcourt with Conley?

Houston will win some games in the regular season, but they're going to run into the same issues as OKC with first round exits.
 
What OKC does with Paul fascinates me.

Does OKC keep him or trade him? Miami? Dragic and who for Paul? How does OKC avoid the luxury? How does Miami stay under the apron?

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