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Harden Injury is a Blessing in Disguise

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by theimpossibles1, Jan 3, 2018.

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  1. theimpossibles1

    theimpossibles1 Member

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    CONS:
    *might affect playoff seed
    *diminishes Harden's MVP chance

    PROS:
    *CP3 will get time to develop his signature chemistry with the rest of the squad.
    *Harden is forced to take an extended rest, which with his role and minutes, will pay off down the stretch.
    *Eric Gordon has been flourishing in his 'playmaker' role, which will now be expanded.
    *Will allow time for much needed development of guards (and other positions).
    *With his MVP chances reduced, Harden will be even more focused on a championship (over individual performance).
     
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  2. Pen15clubber

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    CONS: our already injury riddled squad is down another man. Our injury prone second star is forced to take on a much larger role.

    These are the ones that scare me the most
     
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  3. Daddy Long Legs

    Daddy Long Legs H- Town Harden

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    I hope so. Assuming that harden hamstring doesnt linger the entire season (which is a big assumption) then I see no reason why this cant be true
     
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  4. Rocket River

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    Not.

    Rocket. River
     
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  5. theimpossibles1

    theimpossibles1 Member

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    That is real talk. Chris Paul's health seems to be our season's wildcard.
     
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  6. RedRedemption

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    Cons: Either we play Chris Paul too much and he picks up a stress injury, or we put Chris on a minutes restriction and we are forced to play Weber a ton of minutes and have Eric Gordon attempt to playmake.
     
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    I really don't care about the pros and cons I just hope CP3's body can hold up till Harden gets back because you can bet with Harden is out he is going to play at least 35+ minutes.
     
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    This is like telling someone that just got raped that at least you ain't pregnant.
     
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  9. theimpossibles1

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    Hopefully Chris knows how critical his health is and doesn't push himself too hard until he is fully healthy.
     
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    You and I think very differently my friend.
     
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    Yes. I’ve never felt so blessed to have our best player injured.
     
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  12. Daddy Long Legs

    Daddy Long Legs H- Town Harden

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    Hmmm that seems like a pretty flawed analogy lmao
     
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    Gordon flourishing in his playmaker role? When. He's a turnover over machine if he doing anything other than shooting. He don't have the handles to be a facilitator
     
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    I don't see how further overburdening an already taxed rotation is a blessing in disguise
     
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    I don't think it diminishes his MVP chances. Allen Iverson missed 11 games the year he won MVP
     
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    another pro: games more fun to watch and less stressful
     
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    Finally Mike D'Anotoni is forced to used a 10-man rotation!
    [​IMG]
     
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    There are no cons
     
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    It is a blessing in the skies.

    The skies above **** town.
     
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  20. Sidarma

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    You think?
    Truthfully watching hardens iso hero ball sometimes can be more excruciating over watching the Franchise and no D played to boot.
     
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