Re: James Harden Appreciation Thread
Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 5:59 pm
You could argue him helping Embiid win MVP hurt our playoff run. But I'm also a realist and we weren't winning either way.
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Arsenal wrote:Forgot to add, thanks to Soften for opting in so we got trade value for him instead of getting nothing. Although he would have gotten nothing also if he didn't opt-in, so that was a win-win.
the_process wrote:Arsenal wrote:Forgot to add, thanks to Soften for opting in so we got trade value for him instead of getting nothing. Although he would have gotten nothing also if he didn't opt-in, so that was a win-win.
If James opted out, Morey would've given him something like 40M per. Only question was for how many years.
Eyeamok wrote:I wish things could have been handled better and there would have been less drama. But overall I am not mad at James, he helped Maxey grow, he helped Embiid win an MVP
mjkvol wrote:Eyeamok wrote:I wish things could have been handled better and there would have been less drama. But overall I am not mad at James, he helped Maxey grow, he helped Embiid win an MVP
All those things, and he might have played a role in getting Rivers fired, for which I'll always be grateful, regardless how small a part it was.
Eyeamok wrote:mjkvol wrote:Eyeamok wrote:I wish things could have been handled better and there would have been less drama. But overall I am not mad at James, he helped Maxey grow, he helped Embiid win an MVP
All those things, and he might have played a role in getting Rivers fired, for which I'll always be grateful, regardless how small a part it was.
Absolutely people talk about the Boston series. But that Atlanta series was the worse. Yes Ben Simmons does what Ben Simmons does when it matters most. But Doc was just plan horrible in that series and he was still the coach the following year. I hope Doc gets to do some Clippers games. According to him Harden is a large part of why he is not coaching this season. You get those two in a room together and it will sound like this.
"No you were the problem!" "No you were the problem!" "How can I be the problem you had me on a leash...I'm the system!"
fkd215 wrote:He finally said outright that Morey promised him a max. I wonder if Silver will investigate us a third time. https://theathletic.com/5108424/2023/12/04/james-harden-interview-clippers-sixers-daryl-morey/
Negrodamus wrote:Who cares? Get us past the 2nd round (and it was in hand for multiple games) and the max is yours. Instead, it was botched. A promise doesn't matter. The contract is what matters. Very glad we traded him.
Negrodamus wrote:Who cares? Get us past the 2nd round (and it was in hand for multiple games) and the max is yours. Instead, it was botched. A promise doesn't matter. The contract is what matters. Very glad we traded him.
fkd215 wrote:My concern is that we get picks taken away for tampering. Again. Is Harden's say-so enough proof?