dark2332
Yeah, I’m thinking I’m back.
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Fair enough.I totally disagree with you and Gour on Harden vs. Kyrie. But I liked your post because it is moving this debate into a resolution. For a few weeks now this thread has been unreadable. Let's clean it up from here on out.
This was quite some time ago, when discussing MVP candidates and if I recall, it transitioned into a playoff basketball discussion. We talked about fits on this team, and we were talking about Westbrook and Harden's scoring efficiency versus massive opportunity.
I know you're somewhat bullish on Harden. Reasonably so. He's a great player and he's having a great year. 28/8/11? That's insane.
That's also a reflection of how often he has the ball. There's basically a rule that no shot can be made unless he's touched it. He's averaging a shade under 6 turnovers per game to prove how much it's in his hands. My argument, which seems crazy out of context, and I would guess Gour's as well, took into account that Kyrie is younger so it's hard to project where he will be, and the fact that Harden couldn't dominate the ball here as he does in Houston. Here, that player is LeBron James, and he's usually better at it.
Therefore, playoff basketball taking into account the opportunities Kyrie is given, we projected that he fits and will fit in the future, better in this role.