Time rewinds to the fourth quarter of the Rockets' home game against the Clippers, the Clippers are still behind, Harden advances with the ball, and the Rockets are faced with a dilemma: no one can defend Harden, if the package is clamped, Harden can pass the ball to Leonard and Paul George, Powell and others who have strong finishing ability, and in this hesitation, Harden has scored or made kills again and again, erasing the difference and finally overtaking. Seeing this scene, I wonder if the Rockets' Stone and Udoka, the two people who rejected Harden in the first place, regretted that they made what may be the stupidest decision in their lives?
Imagine if the Rockets' current roster were to replace VanVleet with Harden, how powerful their 15-block pick-and-roll would be. Harden's containment can make Shen Jing easily score under the basket, Jalen Green can easily dunk, and Xiao Jia and Dillon can easily shoot open three-pointers. Not only that, but in the fourth quarter, when no one scored. Harden can rely on his hard solving ability to help the Rockets score at critical moments, stabilize the morale of the army, and over time, cultivate the confidence of young people, so as to grow rapidly.
Not only that, in this era of star huddles, with Harden, there will be players to defect. The Rockets will never have the same embarrassment as last summer when they couldn't spend their money. Harden plus the existing Rockets 6 minority, with some suitable puzzle pieces, is enough to make the Rockets a regular in the playoffs. It's just a pity that none of this is possible due to the stupidity of Stone and Udoka last year. Moreover, with the current strength of the Rockets, there will be no superstars willing to vote, they can only roll in the quagmire year after year!