Harden and Westbrook, Simmons and Embiid, who is the better duo? Former NBA player Perkins was asked this question on the "First Take" show. Perkins immediately gave the answer. It must be the Houston brothers. James Harden is the best scorer in the league. Westbrook also has the best efficiency of his career, shooting 47% from the field. Maybe it will be Simmons and Embiid in the future, but now, Harden and Wei Less is the better duo.
Perkins answered without any problems. Harden is the league's scoring leader, Westbrook is the league's triple-double king, and both of them have won the MVP, both are at their peak. Although Simmons is full of talent, he has only made 2 three-pointers in the past three seasons. Although Embiid is the number one center in the Eastern Conference, injuries are always his enemy. Therefore, although the two have unlimited potential, there is still a big gap between Hardenway, who has won the MVP.
is so strong at Hardenweiss, why didn't he win the championship with the Rockets? This question is what this article wants to say. First of all, the first point is that the Rockets’ lineup is too extreme. There is only one Chandler inside, and the playoffs did not get a minute to play. Of course, they are too old to play. There will not be much contribution. So this offseason, the biggest goal of the Rockets is to strengthen the inside players.
The second reason, the former head coach D'Antoni is too paranoid, so the Rockets replaced a new head coach Silas. Silas is more informed than D'Antoni, but like D'Antoni, he is also an offensive head coach. Last season, the Rockets weren't handsome without a defensive assistant, and their competitiveness immediately took a step forward. So Silas also needs a defensive assistant. The best candidate is former Pacers coach McMillan.
But who would have thought that McMillan did not choose the Houston Rockets, but chose the Atlanta Hawks. In this way, the Houston Rockets missed an important reinforcement, and the team also decided not to trade Westbrook and Harden, claiming to use up the entire peak period of Westbrook and Harden. But to be honest, this method is particularly shameless. On the one hand, it does not give Hardenweis a good reinforcement, is reluctant to pay the luxury tax, and on the other hand does not let others leave. This is not a waste of Harden and Westbrook's peak period. ?
A reporter asked the Rockets’ new general manager Stone this question: The Rockets are already a super tax team. If they want to reinforce, they will pay high luxury taxes. Will you reinforce it? Stone's answer is: Boss Fertitta has never mentioned that money is a problem. In other words, the Rockets will not give up reinforcements because of the luxury tax. So, is this sentence true?
In 2018 and 2019, the Houston Rockets said so, but the end was to refuse to renew Ariza, trade Ryan Anderson, and sign some players such as Chandler, Rivers and McClemo with a group of veterans' basic salaries. Every year, he shouts that there is no bad money, and every year he does not pay luxury tax. So, Harden and Westbrook will stop being fooled by the Rockets. Next season will definitely be another year.
But Harden and Westbrook have no retreat. They are 31 years old and 32 years old. They have reached the end of their peak. Regardless of the lineup, they must go all out to reach the championship.
