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James Harden and the Houston Rockets are completely out of sync.
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They lost to the Lakers, got blown out.
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We know the situation.
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He's been on the trade block.
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The Rockets are holding out for the best possible package they could get.
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As I mentioned, the NBA trade deadline is in March.
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But James Harden, essentially last night, told the fans, Listen, I have literally given you everything I got.
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What more do you want from me?
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Which is not good enough?
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Uh, chemistry, talent, My just everything.
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And it was clear.
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Um, like I said, these last few games from the from the beginning of the game, it was just aggressive.
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Patron team, obviously championship team.
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And, you know, one of the best things that we have in this league.
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I love this city.
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I literally I've done everything that I can.
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I mean, this situation is this is crazy.
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You know something that I don't think you'd be fixed, so yeah, Thanks, Jay, um demanded a trade for the first time was nonverbal.
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When he turned down the $50 million a year extension $50 million a year extension.
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He turned it down, said No, I'm good I don't want the money.
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I'm trying to be out now.
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He actually verbalized that telling everybody, Look, I don't wanna be here.
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It's only 10 games into the season, 10 games into the season.
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Kate, What's gonna happen when we get to 20?
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When we get the 30 Raphael Stone, they need to really highly considered how chaotic and how problematic this is going to be of discontinuous.
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Yeah, I think they I think they're gonna move him at some point.
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They're just waiting for the right deal.
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That's out there.
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The Thio come to fruition, I'm sure.
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And this is the first time verbally, much like you mentioned that he said something.
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And again, I go back to One of my biggest things is when a player finally says that he doesn't wanna be.
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There is time for the organization to part ways, and I think they will at some point in time.
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Very soon.
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The last thing I would say about this we have all praised the new head coach, Stephen Silas, who was put in a nearly untenable position.
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We have all praised the general manager, Raphael Stone, as have mentioned there by J, coming in waiting to get the right opportunity.
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But this is one of those moments in sports, and I'm giving these dudes the benefit of the doubt there in those positions for a reason.
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But this is the reason where sometimes a little gray behind the temples and having some experience either the head coach or the general manager manager position is vital.
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This is going to be the biggest asset.
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They either move or get back in return, no matter how long these guys were in their positions.
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That's how talented Harden is.
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And right now, if somebody that's pulling the trigger has never been a head coach and never been a GM, you just gotta step back and say You're in this job for a reason.
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But I'm a little bit nervous.
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I'd rather have somebody that's been there and done that.
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Just my opinion zooming It could work out in their favor.
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Just consider there are a lot of teams in Eastern Conference right now that are going through injuries that are going through Cove it, you know, uh, covert protocol, A lot of players missing time.
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So if you want to make a move in the east, it might work out in Raphael Stones favor, but there's no doubt there's a time crunch.
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You got it in 20 minutes.
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By the way, we'll talk to the front office insider Bobby Mark spent over 20 years and NBA front offices, and the Rockets are a singular problem.
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The league as a collective problem like, are we going to make it to next week?
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