Now, obviously, ClayThompsonisnotgonnabeavailable, buthe's stillontheroster, sowecan't justwrite a momentifhedoesn't exist.
When I lookatHouston, I'm soconcernedaboutwhatthatitisgonnabelikewiththosetwoplayers, especiallygiventhatrust.
UnlikeChris, Paulisn't a goodspacerofftheboydoesn't shoot, doesn't movearoundthewholelot.
Hedoesn't.
But I thinkthegoodthingforthisforthatsituation.
Lastyearhedid a reallygoodjobofsortofallowingPaulGeorgetoemergeandhave a spectacular, almostMVPlikeseasonfor O.
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Soyouknow, andhe's playedobviouslywithDurant, and I thinkhe, youknow, sometimesas a player, youwanttoprovethatyoucouldbeatthatlevelonyourown.
Andhe's at a pointnow.
I thinkhewantstoprovehecanwin.
Andso, youknow, Hardenedobviouslyis a greatplayer.
It's hardensteam, so a lotwilldependonWestbrookhowhecomesintothissituation.
But I lastyearwasactually a goodthingforhimintermsofacceptingthatanotherplayercanemergeandbegreatasPaulGeorge.
Well, that's a greatline, bythewaythat a lotoftheseStarswanttoprove I couldcarry a teamandthatRussellWestbrook, whosegrantnotesttoprove I couldbe a goodcocarrierof a team, a goodteammateand a yes, I thinkhedidgreatwithPaulGeorge.