2019-20 Around the NBA: Archived

[ThunderMav]

Agree with this, those 2 players are jacking up bad shot after bad shot.  Harden has been off most of year and gets points on FT line.  Start of year Russ was carrying them but in the last 10 to 12 games his shot is off too.  He still gets assists/boards but the shooting is bad.  Harden is just flat awful on his 3 pointers compared go recent years.  Russ has never been good at them, but in MVP year he made a lot of clutch 3’s.  

Coach does have to tell Russ no more 3’s. As a player its likely hard to not take them when opposing team gives you room intentionally to take them.  He has to resist that temptation.

I like Russ and will always be fond of him in the way Mavs were of Dirk.  But at the same time I think his skills are going downhill.  If he does not adjust his game he will be the scapegoat for Rox if they fail.  But Harden shares blame too.

I don’t want Rox to win a title either.  I want Russ to do well but not Harden.  I’m afraid if they fail Russ gets all the blame tho.  

https://twitter.com/OKCTHUNDERAlex/statu...1536347136

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I don’t have a sub but for those who do this is likely a good article from the beat writer who covered us at the time:

https://twitter.com/FredKatz/status/1201860114585665536

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Soft punch didn’t even phase him

https://twitter.com/HarrisonWind/status/...9510146049