James Harden or Serge Ibaka? Who should the Thunder have kept?

James Harden-

2011-2012= 16.8ppg, 4.1rpg, 3.7apg, .491fg%, 31.4mpg
2012-2013= 26.3ppg, 4.8rpg, 5.8apg, .451fg%, 38.4mpg

Serge Ibaka-

2011-2012= 09.1ppg, 7.5rpg, 0.4apg, .535fg%, 27.2mpg
2012-2013= 13.6ppg, 7.8rpg, 0.6apg, .567fg%, 31.9mpg

Russell Westbrook-

2011-2012= 23.6ppg, 4.6rpg, 5.5apg, .457fg%, 35.3mpg
2012-2013= 23.6ppg, 5.3rpg, 7.8apg, .436fg%, 35.7mpg

Kevin Durant-

2011-2012= 28.0ppg, 8.0rpg, 3.5apg, .496fg%, 38.6mpg
2012-2013= 28.7ppg, 7.9rpg, 4.6apg, .506fg%, 38.9mpg

Both, and payed the luxury tax with the ring they would have won...

killerofchicken wrote:

Both, and payed the luxury tax with the ring they would have won...

I agree. Second option would've been to trade Kedrick Perkins. In this scenario I'm talking about if they had to keep 1 and trade the other.

They made the right decision. Harden had to go.

timthebim wrote:

They made the right decision. Harden had to go.

Why do you say that?

Harden wanted max money and to do that not only would serge be gone but odds are a couple others would have had to leave also. I do think if harden would have had a better finals and the thunder would have beat the heat they would have found away to make a deal.

I voted Ibaka out of those 2. The real choice should have been move Westbrook for some #1 picks and a solid/passing PG. Keep the other big 3 and stay stocked for the future.

killerofchicken wrote:

Both, and payed the luxury tax with the ring they would have won...

Would have been worth it for a year to try. But they still don't match up well vs Miami.

Good point Miami beats them no matter who they got rid of.

Gotten rid of Kendrick Perkins or amnestied him. Have no idea why he plays so many minutes for that team, he's trash

Westbrook for Rondo, Lee, and 2 first rounders or something of that sort.

PG - Rondo... averaging like 11 apg with that lineup
SG - Harden... shooting 50% from the field and 23 ppg
SF - Durrant
PF -Baka
C - Perkins

Now that would have been a true threat to Miami.

There is/was no way in hell the celtics would give up rondo, lee and 2 first rounders for Westbrook.

timthebim wrote:

There is/was no way in hell the celtics would give up rondo, lee and 2 first rounders for Westbrook.

yea, I'd feel like I'd be getting ripped off if it was Rondo for Westbrook straight up if I was the celts

Rondo instead of Westbrook on the thunder is instant championshipssssss IMO


No way IN HELL should Westbrook be averaging more shots per game than durant...

Rondo is not better than Westbrook.

Yes he is, for the thunder, with harden, he would have been for damn sure. He's a pure point guard, one of the best ever

He's a stat padder who can't shoot. Celtics are better without him.

Idk man, him on the thunder would be damn scary...

It probably could be. Westbrook is a better player but you could be right and Rondo might suit them better.

I'm also hammered... So I'm hating on OUs team lol

killerofchicken wrote:

I'm also hammered... So I'm hating on OUs team lol

Lol, I knew you were hammered when he started blasting Farmer.

Freak there is no way in hell the celtics are better without rondo.

Their record says otherwise.

Records don't mean everything. Teams come together sometimes and rally together when they lose there beat player.

timthebim wrote:

Records don't mean everything. Teams come together sometimes and rally together when they lose there beat player.

In basketball all that matters is winning. You don't get a higher seed by having a better team and losing.