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The Houston Rockets' decision to pass on James Harden at the trade deadline was viewed as a justifiable one by former Rockets forward Chandler Parsons.
On paper, it sounds overwhelming offensively. But Lou Williams recently threw some cold water on the hype, suggesting it might mirror the 2003-04 Lakers experiment that didn't end in a title. Back then, Los Angeles added Gary Payton and Karl Malone to an already loaded core featuring Kobe and Shaq. Such a lineup also looked unstoppable on paper.