Summer Trades

[Rastapopoulos]

So far the conventional wisdom about the big summer trades isn't looking so great. OKC was supposed to have cleaned up, but looks pretty shitty. Indiana was supposedly hosed by OKC but is playing great and Oladipo is thriving (and Sabonis is a revelation). New York was supposed to be one of the worst teams in the league but is kicking ass. And I certainly believed that the Cavs got the better end of the Kyrie trade, but he's putting in an MVP-level performance and their defense has, if anything, gotten better. And the Cavs have fallen apart.

Just goes to show...something.

I guess Houston is looking pretty dominant too, and the Clippers are struggling, but they looked great for a spell there, and Houston hasn't had to integrate Chris Paul yet.

 

[Vince Mannion]

Harden and the Rockets will choke in the playoffs like they do every season.

James Harden is a fraud who chokes in the playoffs every year. Harden is a flopper who gets exposed in the playoffs when refs stop calling his BS.

Harden's last 3 playoffs (2015, 2016, 2017) have ended by him breaking the playoffs single game turnover record with 13 turnovers, getting blown out by 33 points by a team missing their best player due to injury, getting blown out at home by 39 points by a team missing their best player due to injury in addition to missing their starting point guard. Harden was also extremely inefficient in the Blazers series in 2014.

2012: Harden choked in the Finals when he played for OKC.

2013: Harden choked in the first round against a team missing Westbrook. Harden shot 7/22 at home in the elimination game against an OKC team missing Westbrook.

2014: Harden choked in the first round losing the first two games at home to the Blazers. Harden had an extremely inefficient series. Harden had 1 made field goal for 2 points, 0 free throws made, and 0 assists in the last 18 minutes of 2014 game 6 in a close game.

2015: Harden choked again. Harden got benched in a elimination game in the previous round and needed Josh Smith/Corey Brewer/Dwight to save him. Then in the next round against the Warriors, the Rockets lost by 35 at home in game 3 and Harden was terrible. Harden broke the record for most turnovers in a playoff game ever in game 5, and the Rockets were eliminated.

2016: Harden choked and got blown out multiple times by a team missing Curry (reigning back to back league MVP at the time).

2017: Harden choked against a team missing Kawhi and Parker. Harden lost by 39 points at home in game 6 to a Spurs team missing Kawhi and Parker and got eliminated. Harden had 3 times as many turnovers than field goals made in game 6. Harden lost at home by 39 points to a team missing a consensus top 5 player and best 2 way player in the league. After the game, 5 Hall of Fame players said Harden quit.

Since 2013, Harden has gotten to play against teams missing Curry, Kawhi, Westbrook, and Parker in the playoffs. Harden and the Rockets have lost 3 series since 2013 while having a sizable injury advantage. Simply put, James Harden is a perennial postseason choker. James Harden has never won anything. He is a fraud.

 

[KingSpeed]

OKC may still be great. Knicks may still be bad. Cavs haven't played with IT yet so you can judge that end of the trade yet.

 

[jlprk]

Harden and the Rockets will choke in the playoffs like they do every season.

James Harden is a fraud who chokes in the playoffs every year. Harden is a flopper who gets exposed in the playoffs when refs stop calling his BS.

Harden's last 3 playoffs (2015, 2016, 2017) have ended by him breaking the playoffs single game turnover record with 13 turnovers, getting blown out by 33 points by a team missing their best player due to injury, getting blown out at home by 39 points by a team missing their best player due to injury in addition to missing their starting point guard. Harden was also extremely inefficient in the Blazers series in 2014.

2012: Harden choked in the Finals when he played for OKC.

2013: Harden choked in the first round against a team missing Westbrook. Harden shot 7/22 at home in the elimination game against an OKC team missing Westbrook.

2014: Harden choked in the first round losing the first two games at home to the Blazers. Harden had an extremely inefficient series. Harden had 1 made field goal for 2 points, 0 free throws made, and 0 assists in the last 18 minutes of 2014 game 6 in a close game.

2015: Harden choked again. Harden got benched in a elimination game in the previous round and needed Josh Smith/Corey Brewer/Dwight to save him. Then in the next round against the Warriors, the Rockets lost by 35 at home in game 3 and Harden was terrible. Harden broke the record for most turnovers in a playoff game ever in game 5, and the Rockets were eliminated.

2016: Harden choked and got blown out multiple times by a team missing Curry (reigning back to back league MVP at the time).

2017: Harden choked against a team missing Kawhi and Parker. Harden lost by 39 points at home in game 6 to a Spurs team missing Kawhi and Parker and got eliminated. Harden had 3 times as many turnovers than field goals made in game 6. Harden lost at home by 39 points to a team missing a consensus top 5 player and best 2 way player in the league. After the game, 5 Hall of Fame players said Harden quit.

Since 2013, Harden has gotten to play against teams missing Curry, Kawhi, Westbrook, and Parker in the playoffs. Harden and the Rockets have lost 3 series since 2013 while having a sizable injury advantage. Simply put, James Harden is a perennial postseason choker. James Harden has never won anything. He is a fraud.

You should retire from message boards while you're ahead!

As for the thread title, we all know Olshey by now. Zero this summer.

 

[Haakzilla]

Harden and the Rockets will choke in the playoffs like they do every season.

James Harden is a fraud who chokes in the playoffs every year. Harden is a flopper who gets exposed in the playoffs when refs stop calling his BS.

Harden's last 3 playoffs (2015, 2016, 2017) have ended by him breaking the playoffs single game turnover record with 13 turnovers, getting blown out by 33 points by a team missing their best player due to injury, getting blown out at home by 39 points by a team missing their best player due to injury in addition to missing their starting point guard. Harden was also extremely inefficient in the Blazers series in 2014.

2012: Harden choked in the Finals when he played for OKC.

2013: Harden choked in the first round against a team missing Westbrook. Harden shot 7/22 at home in the elimination game against an OKC team missing Westbrook.

2014: Harden choked in the first round losing the first two games at home to the Blazers. Harden had an extremely inefficient series. Harden had 1 made field goal for 2 points, 0 free throws made, and 0 assists in the last 18 minutes of 2014 game 6 in a close game.

2015: Harden choked again. Harden got benched in a elimination game in the previous round and needed Josh Smith/Corey Brewer/Dwight to save him. Then in the next round against the Warriors, the Rockets lost by 35 at home in game 3 and Harden was terrible. Harden broke the record for most turnovers in a playoff game ever in game 5, and the Rockets were eliminated.

2016: Harden choked and got blown out multiple times by a team missing Curry (reigning back to back league MVP at the time).

2017: Harden choked against a team missing Kawhi and Parker. Harden lost by 39 points at home in game 6 to a Spurs team missing Kawhi and Parker and got eliminated. Harden had 3 times as many turnovers than field goals made in game 6. Harden lost at home by 39 points to a team missing a consensus top 5 player and best 2 way player in the league. After the game, 5 Hall of Fame players said Harden quit.

Since 2013, Harden has gotten to play against teams missing Curry, Kawhi, Westbrook, and Parker in the playoffs. Harden and the Rockets have lost 3 series since 2013 while having a sizable injury advantage. Simply put, James Harden is a perennial postseason choker. James Harden has never won anything. He is a fraud.

...I love this breakdown, but you forgot about his ASU choke job in the tournament, I've been calling him "Choke Harden" ever since! In two games he shot 3 for 18 and virtually disappeared when his team needed him the most!
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/james-harden-1/gamelog/2009#gamelog::none

 

[Rastapopoulos]

I'm going to expand this to include summer signings, and here are two I was spectacularly wrong about:

George Hill. I always thought he was overpaid, but he was great for Utah. This season he's been DISASTROUS.

Tyreke Evans: I didn't even like him that much when he was ROY (too selfish) but he's been awful since. However...

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/tyreke-evans-is-back/

Basically he's been what we hoped Turner would be.

 

[tlongII]

I'm going to expand this to include summer signings, and here are two I was spectacularly wrong about:

George Hill. I always thought he was overpaid, but he was great for Utah. This season he's been DISASTROUS.

Tyreke Evans: I didn't even like him that much when he was ROY (too selfish) but he's been awful since. However...

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/tyreke-evans-is-back/

Basically he's been what we hoped Turner would be.

Those images are too small for me to tell who is who.

 

[Strenuus]

Harden and the Rockets will choke in the playoffs like they do every season.

James Harden is a fraud who chokes in the playoffs every year. Harden is a flopper who gets exposed in the playoffs when refs stop calling his BS.

Harden's last 3 playoffs (2015, 2016, 2017) have ended by him breaking the playoffs single game turnover record with 13 turnovers, getting blown out by 33 points by a team missing their best player due to injury, getting blown out at home by 39 points by a team missing their best player due to injury in addition to missing their starting point guard. Harden was also extremely inefficient in the Blazers series in 2014.

2012: Harden choked in the Finals when he played for OKC.

2013: Harden choked in the first round against a team missing Westbrook. Harden shot 7/22 at home in the elimination game against an OKC team missing Westbrook.

2014: Harden choked in the first round losing the first two games at home to the Blazers. Harden had an extremely inefficient series. Harden had 1 made field goal for 2 points, 0 free throws made, and 0 assists in the last 18 minutes of 2014 game 6 in a close game.

2015: Harden choked again. Harden got benched in a elimination game in the previous round and needed Josh Smith/Corey Brewer/Dwight to save him. Then in the next round against the Warriors, the Rockets lost by 35 at home in game 3 and Harden was terrible. Harden broke the record for most turnovers in a playoff game ever in game 5, and the Rockets were eliminated.

2016: Harden choked and got blown out multiple times by a team missing Curry (reigning back to back league MVP at the time).

2017: Harden choked against a team missing Kawhi and Parker. Harden lost by 39 points at home in game 6 to a Spurs team missing Kawhi and Parker and got eliminated. Harden had 3 times as many turnovers than field goals made in game 6. Harden lost at home by 39 points to a team missing a consensus top 5 player and best 2 way player in the league. After the game, 5 Hall of Fame players said Harden quit.

Since 2013, Harden has gotten to play against teams missing Curry, Kawhi, Westbrook, and Parker in the playoffs. Harden and the Rockets have lost 3 series since 2013 while having a sizable injury advantage. Simply put, James Harden is a perennial postseason choker. James Harden has never won anything. He is a fraud.

You are doing the Lords work.