Please do not start a Harden vs Lin comparision here, it is clear to anyone around the basketball world that Harden is (overrated or not) a great player and Lin is not (not saying he is bad, he is just not a great player). I do not think Harden is overrated, i think many here underrated the factor that this are his firt playoffs as a main cog and that can be a toll on him.
I actually don't have that much of an issue with Harden taking a lot of shots, as he is the most talented offensive player on the Rockets. Although he does ISO too much for my liking and he needs to learn to trust his teammates more in the clutch but I think he'll get better over time. Star players going away from the original game plan of the coach is nothing new in this league it's just this particular incident has leaked into the public. What aggravates me about Harden is when he's not playing well offensively he then proceeds to play lazy defense on the other end. This to me is concerning as being lazy when you're not playing well is not something found in great young players. Would be sad for him to go on the same path as a T-Mac.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Harden is trolling all the hero-ball folks so damn hard tonight.</p>— Jason Friedman (@JasonCFriedman) <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonCFriedman/status/329805452613390336">May 2, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
lol @ Harden haters. You'll always lose if you hate on Harden. He's going to have too many of these games for you to not look stupid.
What a game by Harden. The thing is that Harden isn't overrated. What's sad is that the people who under rate Harden are the ones that should be his fans. Well Harden had the last laugh tonight.
We see his capabilities and potential. With experience hopefully comes consistency. Fear the beard! Back to htown!
