Dave DuFour
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But it's almost to their detriment sometimes when he's out there because he's a non-factor, even shooting from the corners.
The space that they already don't have gets a little bit tighter.
And so, you know, I do think it's a little bit of a missed opportunity for this team to have not gone out and find a shooter.
I mean, Luke Kennard winds up on the Lakers.
I feel like that could have been a guy that maybe they could use because they could use another guard who can handle a little bit, too.
I'm not sure.
I mean, again, and shout out to all of our Rockets listeners.
They know already I am not high on this Rockets team once we get to the playoffs.
I know you have Kevin Durant, but I just think ball handling is sorely lacking for them.
And then I just don't trust their bench very much.
Speaking of effort in a win, the Cavs, it took everything they had to beat the Sacramento Kings in the first game with James Harden.
And listen, I'm not going to we can't judge them off this one game and how it's going to work.
But James Harden, 23 points, eight assists in the win.
He had some key buckets down the stretch.
They wind up winning by six.
You know, this is not the sort of runaway win that you expect a team like the Cavs to have against the Kings.
They were minus 14 with Harden on the court.
And until that fourth quarter, really like the end of the game where he hit a couple of big threes, makes the free throws, you know, to really seal the deal at the end.