Westbrook to Houston

[blazerfan11]

I don't see Westbrook as ball-dominant in the same was CP3 is or Harden is. He doesn't just dribble 16 seconds off the shot clock doing nothing. He'll post up. He's a better set-up guy than Paul is now.

This team scares me more than the LA LeBron/ADs and even a little more than the Clippers. This is two MVP caliber players in the backcourt. And I think their styles fit.

Their fast breaks will almost be an automatic score and/or foul.

 

[Chris Craig]

Their fast breaks will almost be an automatic score and/or foul.

I do expect a lot of free throws between the two of them

 

[BigGameDamian]

Neil just shit his pants!

 

[Darkwebs]

The Blazers broke the Thunder

 

[PCmor7]

Westbrook is practically useless without the ball.

The same could be said about most guards in the NBA unless they are elite defenders. I mean, a guard without the ball can't score or pass.

You have a point, though, if Harden doesn't let Westbrook have the ball. However, Westbrook can play power guard, and he's better than Paul by quite a bit at this point. I think Harden will be more likely to defer to him enough to make them extremely dangerous.

 

[Chris Craig]

He's owed over 41M/year over the next 3 years. How do you buy out a contract like that without trashing the team's cap? Paul isn't going to walk away from that kind of money. I think OKC will spend the next year or two exploring every trade they can to dump Paul

Paying him for a long time

 

[hoopsjock]

WHAT THE FUCK?

This is great for the Blazers! Obviously Houston was lying that there was no beef between Paul and Harden.

 

[hoopsjock]

Neil just shit his pants!

Only because he was laughing so hard.

 

[Chris Craig]

The Blazers broke the Thunder

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Darkwebs]

Lol. Yeah, Lillard's wave good-bye turned out to be quite prescient.

 

[hoopsjock]

Never. So unreal. Feels like our mock offseason on here.

And people were saying how unrealistic our mock off season was, ha ha, we got nothing on the real NBA!

 

[Cugel]

unless every pundit is wrong, completely, this will be shitshow.

 

[PCmor7]

They might as well hold the next five or six drafts in Oklahoma City.

 

[Chris Craig]

And people were saying how unrealistic our mock off season was, ha ha, we got nothing on the real NBA!

Right! The mock off season was more realstic

 

[illmatic99]

I don't get this deal for either team

 

[CupWizier]

I think Houston's the best team in the West now. I don't think Paul fit with Harden, but I think Westbrook can.

Huh? They both need the ball in their hands just like Paul and Westbrook did. I don't see much changing other than I bet Paul has to be pissed.

 

[B-Roy]

Lol. Yeah, Lillard's wave good-bye turned out to be quite prescient.

Literally waved goodbye to that OKC team as we knew it.

 

[wizenheimer]

WHAT THE FUCK?

This is great for the Blazers! Obviously Houston was lying that there was no beef between Paul and Harden.

they were best buddies...what? don't you believe the State Farm commercials?

I think it's about 7 in 10 chances this pairing will fail, but I can see ways that Houston can be a real dangerous team; they'll live at the foul line. They sure as hell didn't get more likeable though.

 

[Chris Craig]

Rockets fans are happy. OKC fans just switched to a nearby texas team or the Nuggets

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Westbrick is a fantastic player if he's not the one making decisions in the 4th quarter. If he agrees to that, they'll be better. At some point, all of these future picks are going to catch up to Houston...

 

[PCmor7]

Huh? They both need the ball in their hands just like Paul and Westbrook did. I don't see much changing other than I bet Paul has to be pissed.

Westbrook played the last couple of years with Paul George and he still was extremely effective.

I don't like Westbrook. But he's not as ball dominant as you guys make him out to be.

 

[Titan]

they were best buddies...what? don't you believe the State Farm commercials?

I think it's about 7 in 10 chances this pairing will fail, but I can see ways that Houston can be a real dangerous team; they'll live at the foul line. They sure as hell didn't get more likeable though.

if they jack 3's all game they might not get the chance to shoot FTs. I expect a lot of 50 plus three's most nights. Agree that Houston is less likable now.

 

[B-Roy]

Westbrick is a fantastic player if he's not the one making decisions in the 4th quarter. If he agrees to that, they'll be better. At some point, all of these future picks are going to catch up to Houston...

Not if they keep running the same offense. Westbrook is useless off ball unlike Paul. Two near 40% usage guys on the same team seems like a bad idea, especially when one can’t shoot, and both are mediocre defenders.

 

[Chris Craig]

if they jack 3's all game they might not get the chance to shoot FTs. I expect a lot of 50 plus three's most nights. Agree that Houston is less likable now.

40 misses

 

[Hoopguru]

Westbrick is a fantastic player if he's not the one making decisions in the 4th quarter. If he agrees to that, they'll be better. At some point, all of these future picks are going to catch up to Houston...

Him playing with Paul George and Durant is a long way from playing with Harden.

 

[Jon]

Nba coming out with a 2 ball rule?

 

[Chris Craig]

they were best buddies...what? don't you believe the State Farm commercials?

I think it's about 7 in 10 chances this pairing will fail, but I can see ways that Houston can be a real dangerous team; they'll live at the foul line. They sure as hell didn't get more likeable though.

Those state farm commercials are about to get sad

 

[BigGameDamian]

Huh? They both need the ball in their hands just like Paul and Westbrook did. I don't see much changing other than I bet Paul has to be pissed.

I bet Paul is happy. He's likely to be bought out and he can go anywhere he wants. Likely the Clippers or Lakers.

 

[Titan]

Nba coming out with a 2 ball rule?

This isn't blernsball.