The Nets finally can't wait and are ready to knife Harden!
Trading Harden may be an option for the Nets to save themselves at present, and whether it is right or wrong, but in such a situation, if the management does not do something, it seems that they have done nothing, so with harden's trading rumors, it is also the Nets management to release a signal to the outside world: we have noticed the difficulties and external public opinion that the team is currently in!
So, can the Nets trade Harden and really achieve self-help?
This season Harden's state has been up and down, failing to play the strong performance of last season, leading the team through the absence of the other two giants, but because of his own poor performance and questioned. And this kind of performance, but also let the outside world once again push Harden to the cusp of the storm, once to the playoffs or this state, Harden will once again become a burden and sinner of the team, so it is a good choice to choose to trade Harden in exchange for other stars or quasi-star players who can help the team.
And why did the Nets management always want to renew Harden's contract in advance, but now they are ready to put him on the shelf? There are two reasons given by the media:
1. Worry about Harden's injury problems
2. Harden is not compatible with Durant Irving
The first of these two reasons can be understood, after all, he was known as the Iron Man labor model during the Rockets period, from the beginning of the playoffs last season to this season, he has been plagued by injuries, and it is also a non-major injury, but it has a very obvious impact on the competitive state of the hamstring injury.
The Nets management's desire to stop the loss from this risk in time reflects their foresight, on the one hand, Harden's age can no longer withstand the toss of frequent injuries, on the other hand, Harden has the right to jump out of the contract in the offseason. In order to avoid ending up rotting in the hand, or the other party leaving as a free agent, trading him away at this time is definitely the best time for the team to reap the rewards. And why harden is Iron Man in the Rockets, coming to the Nets with frequent injuries, why doesn't management seriously consider this issue?
However, the second reason is difficult to accept!
Is Harden incompatible with Durant and Irving? Harden needs to hold the ball in his hand for a long time, which is an indisputable fact, but since Harden came to the Nets, the 3 Giants have played 16 games together, they have won 13 of them, and the offensive efficiency is the first in the league. Isn't this a sin of desire? And Harden himself is this way of playing, when the deal came to Harden, the whole league knew that Harden needed to hold the ball, if the management felt that he was not compatible, why should he do this deal?
Therefore, the Nets management wants to trade Harden at this time, in fact, it is more like shirking responsibility for the team's current poor record and status quo, and finding someone to come out and carry the pot, and Harden is the "temporary worker" who is used as a back cooker!
Who is responsible for the Nets' current predicament?
First, head coach Nash
Nash's coaching ability has no need to repeat, watching the Nets game understands, last season relying on D'Antoni, can play Harden's role to the extreme, even if the other two giants are not there, Harden can also activate other role players.
Without D'Antoni this season, Nash's tactics can not fully activate Harden, and most of the winning games, more stars with personal ability, with Durant relying on Durant, without Durant, it is necessary to pray that Harden is in better shape, and Mills Ard and other role players can play the peak performance. It can be said that the Nets prepared a bunch of high-end ingredients, but in the end they were screwed up by a chef who didn't know how to cook.
Second, Owen's stubbornness
Irving's absence for nearly half a season greatly affected the Nets' run-in, while also increasing the burden on Durant and Harden, and Durant and Harden's successive injuries were caused by Nash's over-reliance on the two of them after Irving's absence.
Now, Durant is injured, Irving even insists on not vaccinating, not playing home, so that Harden once again has to face the huge pressure of the home single-core team, such a selfish performance, obviously destroying the foundation of the Nets to win the championship, and even stirring up the locker room, those veterans who joined in order to win the championship and cut salaries, what will they think at this time?
Third, the inaction of management
Why has the Nets management remained indifferent when all the fans were critical of Nash's coaching ability, or did they understand the ball too well and firmly believe that Nash's coaching ability could lead the team to the championship?
The 3 giants are at their peak, but the peak time is not long, the Nets want to win the championship, but found a rookie head coach to waste their time, and did not adjust in time after finding problems, which is definitely a dereliction of duty by management. Even if, as the outside world rumors, Nash is the manager that Durant supports, after finding that there is a problem with the head coach, can't the management take the initiative to communicate with Durant? Why allow them to continue to waste their time?
Naming Harden "injury concerns" and "not being compatible with the other 2 giants" and starting to seek to trade him away is actually an extremely irresponsible act and a great disrespect for Harden.
You know, after Harden came to the Nets last season, in the case of Durant Irving's absence for various reasons, he shouldered the heavy responsibility of carrying the team through the most difficult period, and finally advanced to the playoffs as the second in the East, a player who wanted to come over to play "health ball", no longer need to be like the star who led the team with a high load during the Rockets period, came here again to become a thigh, fighting until the final injury, but the outside world still pointed the spearhead at Harden, thinking that he was weak at the key moment to return the Nets, this kind of "temporary worker carries all" treatment I'm afraid it has already made Harden chill.