The super Harden to Portland thread + The Big Blockbuster

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  1. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Yeah about 30-40 mins ago. It could be just to make sure we keep Simons and Little on the cheap for next season. Not give a chance for Simons or Little to walk away this offseason when we already have to figure out Trent...if we don't trade him.
     
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    the deadline to do it is in 48 hours. I don’t think it means anything.
     
    Scalma, Dec 27, 2020
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    6 in 6 years is strange, attitude problems?
     
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    He did get 8 assists though with 0 turnovers. Maybe he could get 17 if he was primary ball handler.
     
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    I will say that I have always felt that CJ COULD get a lot of assists if he put his mind to it but he just doesn't have that mentality.
     
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    his usage rate wasn’t much lower than hardens yesterday.
     
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    CJ got alot of his assists playing with Kanter...they seem to have good chemistry when Dame is on the bench. He also finds Melo with the second unit....8 assists mostly with the second unit is great
     
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    He shared ball with Dame. Harden shared ball with nobody.
     
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    did you read what I said?
     
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    I've been solidly saying that we could only get Harden for CJ, Nurk and picks but if we somehow pulled off CJ, Zach, Gary, Nas, Ant and picks for Harden I would be shocked and elated.

    Dame, Harden, DJJ, RoCo, Nurk, Melo, Hoodie, Enes, Giles, some unsigned vets and D Leaguers would be a really scary team for any opponent to play.
     
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    We would probably get some other players back with Harden. Like Tucker and/or McLemore. So there's that too.

    Dame/Harden/vet
    Harden/Hood/Elleby
    Tucker/DJJ
    Covington/Melo/Giles
    Nurk/Kanter

    There's your world champion Portland Trail Blazers.
     
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    When is the deadline to land Harden? Can't find it.
     
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    March ....I think the 25th of March but I could be off on the date
     
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    That is correct.

    Also, the trade restriction on players signed this off-season is up on February 5 if players like DJJ or Carmelo were to be included.
     
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    Tnx. For some reason I thought there are some trades windows.
     
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    you can't trade a newly signed player for a certain window of time....there are timelines according to contract status concerning players but the deadline is March 25 for teams to trade players
     
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    Man.... I'm so conflicted. I know it probably won't happen regardless, but Harden is my least favorite player in the league. I hate watching him. He represents everything that I hate about the league and he seems like a horrible teammate.
     
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    I don't enjoy the way he plays....but enjoy the thought of teams trying to figure out a way to defend Dame/Harden.
    Good luck.
     
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    I'll go on record (fwiw) and say if we can get Harden without giving up Nurk, I'd be in favor of it. CJ+Collins+young guy+pics... do it.

    As someone who has strong feelings (almost always negative) about certain players (I hated Iverson's game, I really dislike Carmelo's game at the moment)... Harden doesn't bother me one bit. His off-court stuff the last month or so has been ridiculous, but he's an unhappy dude in a spot he doesn't want to be in. He's lashing out to try to get moved from a team that blew up the front office, the coaching staff, and the roster. As a player? He's amazing.

    I think he and Dame would be just fine together since they can both handle the ball at a high level and they can hit spot-up threes. They also can both get to the basket and get to the line. What else (on offense) do you want guards to be able to do?

    I am actually not antipathetic towards CJ the way many on this board seem to be, and I like Collins' future in spite of his slow start, but... James Harden is a special player who has a couple of years left on his deal and he's worth the risk at the cost we're talking about.
     
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    Exactly. It’s not like we are going to win a championship with this roster anyways as well
     
    AldoTrapani, Dec 28, 2020
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