Because he let his other players get into the game, into a rhythm, have you ever played basketball yourself? Frank Vogel said the exact same thing I did, after I did. NBA coach agrees with me. It's not always about the numbers. Makes perfect sense, shoot Vogel a tweet for more info if you still don't get it.
Really? The ONLY thing I was wrong about was the EXACT numbers and in some instances, I got EXACT numbers right!! I said Harden would improve his FG% and WB's would be even worse. TRUE. I said Harden's TO would decrease while WB's would increase. HALF TRUE, as I said Harden would be under 4 TO and WB would be closing in of 5. He's still at 4.4, but his assists numbers are down. I said WB would be at around 22 FGA. Nailed it. Harden at a career high 3.9 TO? Career high assists too, actually his assit/TO ratio IMPROVED from last year and he's not a fucking point guard. So the TRENDS actually DID pan out, exactly in some instances, maybe you should real post #1064 for reference, ASSumtions my ass.
Maybe if Andrew Gaze played with WB, he'd change his tune. I want to know what Andrew Gaze would think if Coach Pop had WB on his team and what coach Pop would say after WB shot 43 attempts??
He's "in that class" of a player right now. So you find it sickening about ALL NBA players shooting more than 15 ft's in one game, but you only bitch about Harden until now and bring up Wade. Right...
All great players "rely" on foul shooting, and yeah, Harden is a great player. Those "Phantom Calls" are defensive players swiping at the ball like fucking morons. Harden shows them the ball, baiting their dumb asses, and they continue to fall for it. Is he supposed to stop? How do you feel about he intentional fouling REED? Seriously, I want to know how you feel about over 12 minutes of an NBA game of intentional fouling.
About the same as the crazy amount of foul calls for players like Bron, Kobe, Durant, WESTBROOK, Iverson, Wade, and so on and so on.
You guys act like I was the only one. The media did the same, other NBA coaches did too. If you have ever met average NBA players, not scrubs, but even just role players, you would know they all have giant egos. They WILL quit on there teams, can't find their rhythm, and mail it in defensively. WB said his teamates had no problem with it, I GUARANTEE you all rotational players did. Crazy how the team has a 2-7 record when WB scores more than 35. :tick:
If the Rockets face Portland again, I have 100.00 that says they win the series. Put your money where your mouth is.
How did OKC do without Westbrook last year? 36-11. Bad question to ask REED. Not a shred of evidence to say Westbrook is not a winner? Take a look at the playoff seedings....
All discussions aside, last year I created a NBA playoff bracket tournament, but I did it last minute and we didn't get enough people entered. I will set another one this year, in a couple days. If we can get 10+ members in it, I'll pay 100 bucks to the winner. REED, Neil, Andrew, Haymaker, Dog Jones, Nobleheart, lb 4 lb, puerto rock, steve dave, Godfather should get it done right there and maybe a few others. I'll start a thread when you are able to make your bracket with further instructions.
NBA Coaches Come Fully Equipped w/Biases Too, just like You or Anybody...Just Because a Coach Says Something, DOESN'T Make it Gospel... There ISN'T a Coach that Complains about Westbrook that WOULDN'T Want him on THEIR Team...& If You Think Otherwise, You're Fooling Yourself... Dude is Probably THE Most Athletic PG Ever...There's NEVER Been a Fiercer Competitor, NOBODY Plays Harder, NOBODY Plays Through &/or RETURNS from Injuries as Quickly...Motherfucker has a CAREER Average of More than 7 Assist PER Game, yet you're Honestly Sitting Here Complaining about him NOT Letting Other Players "Get Into the Game"???... That's even MORE Headscratching than your Constant Harping on Dude's FG%, When Harden's ISN'T Appreciably Better... REED:hammert:
chris paul averages more assists than westbrook and sometimes i (and many others) feel as though he holds the ball toooo much and makes it difficult for other players to get in the flow of the game offensively.
Which will More than Likely Land them a Date w/Memphis, a Squad they've NEVER Matched Up Well Against, in REED's Opinion... REED:hammert:
REED's Never 1nce Heard a TEAMMATE (Current or Otherwise) Echo those Sentiments about Chris Paul...Smells like BS from where REED's Sitting... Chris Paul's 1 of the Better Pure PG's in NBA HISTORY...It's like Saying Magic Johnson Held the Ball Tooooooo Much and Made it Difficult for Other Players to Get in the Flow of the Game Offensively... REED:hammert:
Who CONFIRMED this Story???... There's Only a HANDFUL of Guys in History that Could Hit 77 Straight FREE THROWS, Nevermind 3's...Hell, even 20-30 STRAIGHT 3's Would Be Some Crazy Shit... 77 Seems Tooooooooooooooo Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar Fetched, Even for a Shooter of Curry's Caliber... REED:hammert:
Harden's % "Improved" from .439 to .440...Westbrook's % "Dropped" from .427 to .425...A Friggin MONTH or So Ago, You Swore Up & Down those #'s would Be DRASTICALLY Different...That DIDN'T Happen, Which Means you were Flat Out, Undeniably WRONG... "Closing in on 5" TO's Would Be 4.8 @ Least, Which Westbrook WON'T Reach...Sorry... ASSumptions... REED:hammert:
James Harden will Never, EVER Be in the Class of Jordan, Bron, Kobe, Wade, etc... Sorry... Damn GOOD Player in his Own Right, but Fuck Outta Here w/THAT Nonsense... REED:baa:
So the FACT that Russell Westbrook's Teams HAVE WON is Irrelevant???... That's NOT How this Work...You Can't Examine a Player's Career in a Vacuum...Look @ EVERYTHING that Happened in his Career Up to Now & OBJECTIVELY Assess it... On that Note, it's LUDICROUS to Insinuate Westbrook is NOT a "Winner", Especially if James Harden is YOUR Shining Example of what a 'Winner" Is.... REED:hammert:
Intentional Fouling is CHICKENSHIT...Probably Even WORSE than Flopping, in REED's Opinion... If You Feel your Team is Better, PLAY the Fucking Game & BEAT that Team Sans the Other BS, Period... As GREAT a Coach as he Admittedly Is, Gregg Popovich has NEVER Minded Junking Up a Basketball Game...& the Media Buys Into it as Fuuuurther Examples of "Pops' Brilliance"... REED:hammert:
not particularly, but you said you never heard a team mate of chris paul say it. Im telling you a team mate of chris paul said it
Again, it's about MORE than just THIS Season, Homey... Does DWade SUCK Because the Heat WON'T Be in the Playoffs this Year???... REED:hammert:
That's Because REED's Never Heard a Teammate Say It... Swaggy P is Known More for his Contributions to "SHAQ'tin a Fool" & Banging Iggy than for ANYTHING he's Done on a Basketball Court, Neil...If Mitch Kupchak Accused Magic Johnson of Holding the Ball Toooooooooo Looooooooooong and Not Allowing him to Get Into the Game, it'd Hold as Much Validity as Swaggy P Saying Likewise about Chris Paul... Did You SERIOUSLY Namedrop Swaggy P of All Players???...How about Someone of RELEVANCE, Por Favor???... REED:scared:
