Klashnekoff Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 I say this because as you can see the Thunder have a lot of backcourt turnovers and although Westbrook is phenomenal at what he is doing for the team he cannot play point. The point guard is the player who protects the ball and delivers it to the half court which then makes the passing decision or scoring decision. This team would have been much better taking Tyreke Evans over James Harden and moving Westbrook to the SG position. The guy didn't actually want to play point guard so i don't see why the Thunder forced him too, you could argue it is 'paying' off but the Thunder are barely above .500, they could do much better without all them turnovers. Imagine. PG - Tyreke EvansSG - Russell Westbrook/Thabo (extremely strong defensive backcourt, Harden plays NO defense)SF - DurantPF - GreenC - Krstic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Situation Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Harden is a stud. Give him time. There are better options on the Thunder than there are the Kings. That's why Evans stands out so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Harden is in a tough situation unlike Evans and Jennings. They got to be top dog after a month or right away. While Harden has to compete with so much others. Harden will prolly finish as the same level as the other two but it will take time. Maybe one day with the thunder or not. Too bad there really wasn't a big as a top draft pick (besides Griffen). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 The guy didn't actually want to play point guard so i don't see why the Thunder forced him too, you could argue it is 'paying' off but the Thunder are barely above .500, they could do much better without all them turnovers. Westbrook didn't want the Thunder to draft a point guard because he wanted to be their point guard of the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moeroadkill Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 in all honesty im over the whole Green and Westbrook experiment green would be great sixth man, i have finally come to reason with that he is not fit for the power forward pos. he is still my boy and dont want to see him traded i would like to see scotty mix up the lineups a bit and see wat happenssomething like pg Harden OR brooksg brook OR harden sf durantpf ibakac krstic 6man green7man thabo as for the pick as everyone else said his not in the same situation as other rooks. he has shown he can do it so there is no doubt in my mind he was a 'wasted' pick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted December 16, 2009 Report Share Posted December 16, 2009 Harden is still my favorite rookie in this draft class. Give him some time and you'll soon find out that Harden was a great pickup for you guys. Sure, Evans might of been the better pick but you can't go wrong with Harden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainGreenGanja Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 in all honesty im over the whole Green and Westbrook experiment green would be great sixth man, i have finally come to reason with that he is not fit for the power forward pos. he is still my boy and dont want to see him traded i would like to see scotty mix up the lineups a bit and see wat happenssomething like pg Harden OR brooksg brook OR harden sf durantpf ibakac krstic 6man green7man thabo as for the pick as everyone else said his not in the same situation as other rooks. he has shown he can do it so there is no doubt in my mind he was a 'wasted' pick Hell no.... I don't get why barely being over 500. is a bad thing for the Thunder. We were not the best team last year and we're showing signs of being a future powerhouse. Green isn't doing too bad at the four, he's a pretty solid rebounder. Thabo is pretty underrated if you ask me, he plays great defense has good size and he can wet the three ball, for a while he was leading the Thunder in 3's. Ask for the Harden topic, I think we drafted fine, he's doing fine at the 2 and is actually impressing me, I didn't know he could pass the ball that well. Evans has it easy in Sac because he's the star there, they have NO scoring options, if you havn't noticed, Jennings is on a slump, why? Maybe because he was hot for the fact that 3/5 starters were hurt and Redd is having a terrible year. I love Westbrook, idk even know how you could think of moving him to the 2, he's a future all-star PG if you ask me. I'm totally content with the 2009-2010 Thunder and we're the future. Thunder > Blazers By the way Moe, I probably shouldn't have quoted you, only about a sentence of that was directed your way haha sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bravenewworld Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Harden is still my favorite rookie in this draft class. Give him some time and you'll soon find out that Harden was a great pickup for you guys. Sure, Evans might of been the better pick but you can't go wrong with Harden. Me too. Harden was one of the best pick ups in the draft and his style fits the Thunder perfectly. I also think for a rookie he has solid defense and good offense, i definitely see him becoming a Manu type player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainGreenGanja Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Me too. Harden was one of the best pick ups in the draft and his style fits the Thunder perfectly. I also think for a rookie he has solid defense and good offense, i definitely see him becoming a Manu type player. I hope not, I hate Manu lol j/k I'm not a fan of Manu but despite his hollywood stunts I like his style of play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Marsh>R-Moss Posted January 7, 2010 Report Share Posted January 7, 2010 Harden is not asked to be the immediately go-to guy like Jennings and Evans are. Give him time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainGreenGanja Posted January 14, 2010 Report Share Posted January 14, 2010 Harden is not asked to be the immediately go-to guy like Jennings and Evans are. Give him time. :glasses: Thank you sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.