Should have traded Aldridge for harden

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  1. BlazerCaravan

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    Not out of shape, I probably mis-implied... more like tentative. Like Z-Bo the year after he came back from knee surgery. Not wanting to bang his hip down low on some guy's junk. It's mental, and he'll get over it. And I agree with everything else you said.
     
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    Oh, I'm not saying that would have been a bad trade. That's something Neil should've at least looked into. A no-brainer for both teams. But that's not an option now. He was one of the few players I would have dealt LMA for. Now -- DeMarcus? Mirotic+CHA pick? Paul George? I like these players but none come close to Harden IMO.
     
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    Aldridge relies way too much on jumpshots, he is at his best when he is in the post.....

    Someone should tell Stotts that Aldridge is NOT Nowitzki....

    Harden's 1st 2 games with HOU have been UNREAL......
     
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    Z-Bo says, "You're a PF? And you've never averaged more than 8.7 rpg?"
     
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    Sure it looks like something that could have been pondered upon now, but hindsight is 20/20. This thread would be laughed at a week ago. No one saw this coming, probably not even Harden himself. Plus there's still the possibility that he comes down to earth.
     
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    He commands a legit double team every-time. He still needs a lot of post work, but he definitely has the capability of being the number one option. Patience people.
     
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    You mean he's not going to average 41 ppg this year?
     
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    BLAH BLAH BLAH!!!!!!! LA SUCKS!!!!!!! AGGGHHHHH! CAPS LOCK STUCK....... CAN'T FIX!!!!!!!! Harden is killing it, no question. What is this thread even about? Did Olshey turn down an LA for Harden trade offer this past week that I didn't hear about?
     
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    Um, OK. Should have traded LMA for LeBron, too.
     
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    No shit. Same story, every year. The best players on the team get bashed by this small community.

    Stotts will be on the chopping block soon enough, since LMA is basically shooting jumpers this year.
     
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    This board gets more dumb every year.

    Look at who is dominating this thread. It's unreadable.
     
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    Oh for fuck's sake. Stop being ridiculous.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    This isn't really a hindsight is 20/20 thing though. A few of us were calling for an Aldridge/Harden trade six months ago. This isn't really a knock on Aldridge, it's a testament to Harden. The guy can flat out play. I like Aldridge, but I think Harden is the superior player.
     
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    Lost in all of the discussion of the thread's topic (a potential Harden/LMA deal), is the declaration that LMA is a top 3 PF... a declaration that I have encountered a few times on this forum. To that all I have to say is... REALLY?!?! The PF position is actually very deep around the league. The NBA is experiencing a shortage of quality centers, and I know we don't have the PF's of the 90's, but I don't think we're so weak at PF that LMA is a top 3 PF.

    I mean no disrespect to Aldridge either. I overrate him myself. In general, I root for Aldridge, but having read/posted on this forum for the past few months, you'd think he was a legitimate franchise player, when in reality, he could easily play the role of Chris Bosh in Miami or Pau Gasol in Los Angeles, and probably not as well.
     
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    and bingo was his name oh!

    OKC not signing and eventually trading Harden was all about the lux tax

    STOMP
     
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    Lillard will be better than Harden, just like Chris Paul is better than Kevin Martin
     
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    A survey of all 30 NBA GMs before this season says that LMA is a Top 4 PF (Top 3 when you consider that LeBron was also voted the #1 SF).

    http://www.nba.com/news/2012-13-gm-survey/index.html

    So, should I believe NBA GMs, or some dude on the internet? I also think LMA is soon going to pass Nowitzki, and probably will by the end of the season.
     
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    That's not what that survey says, it says that LMA got 3/30 votes for #1 by GMs around the league, not that he's #4 overall.
     
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    Even better, then. 10% of GMs think enough of him to call him the best PF in the NBA. Plus, GMs couldn't vote for their own players.

    I guess LMA is this year's scapegoat.

    Ridiculous.
     
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