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[ESPN] James Harden's unstoppable, maddening, beautiful game

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by J.R., Feb 9, 2019.

  1. J.R.

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    "I appreciate the haters," Harden told ESPN. "They motivate me to be better than I was the year before. That's what it's about. You're always going to have somebody who doesn't like what you do or downplays what you do or can't relate to you. Which is fine. Nothing against them, but that's a part of life.

    "I don't have nothing to prove to anybody. When you know you're comfortable within your own self, and you go out there and be yourself every single night and every single day, that's pretty cool."    ​
     
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  2. Haymitch

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    Part of the conspiracy or no?
     
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    definitely
     
    #3 Os Trigonum, Feb 9, 2019
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    but also an affront to the @tinman never-cite-ESPN-for-anything purity principle. pretty sure @J.R. is excommunicated now
     
    #4 Os Trigonum, Feb 9, 2019
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    Oh, the Rockets must be on ESPN/ABC tonight. Nice try, Mickey. Take your pandering ass back to LeBron's guest house.
     
    #5 Fyreball, Feb 9, 2019
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    Nice article. And then they embed this video in it. SMH.



     
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    My god cf faints,.. harden think he has nothing to prove....i like it...
    and cf scrubs think he needs to win rings to be legit
     
    #7 hakeem94, Feb 9, 2019
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    wow, PJ embarrassed himself...no more “analysis” from u bro...
     
    #8 Reeko, Feb 9, 2019
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    I already took the dopest pic for my avatar. Sorry!
     
    #9 sirbaihu, Feb 9, 2019
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    How long did Spree choke that guy?

    Some neurons aren't working 100
     
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    Pretty sure he’s not talking about winning a chip. He’s talking about not having to please “fans” to get there.
     
    #11 Dankstronaut, Feb 9, 2019
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    [​IMG]
     
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    lets keep it going guys, I already emailed them. Its lazy reporting and a character assassination. ITS NOT OK
     
    #13 LosPollosHermanos, Feb 9, 2019
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    His birth certificate says Poor Judge Carlesimo.
     
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    the sad part is James is a good guy, he doesnt deserve any of the hate that he is recieving. If Harden was lazy like tmac or was a diva like lebron, westbrook or durant it would be much harder for me to defend him

    How far have we fallen as a country when the guy that shows up to work 30 minutes early is seen as the problem
     
    #15 Stepback3GOOD, Feb 9, 2019
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    Even casual fans should know that there is this step 0 in NBA, I mean didn't they changed the rule for Lebron 10 years ago?
     
    #16 James.B.H, Feb 9, 2019
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    Good article. Now both Tim McMahon and Jonathan Tjarks have written glowing articles about Harden; and they're both Dallas natives and natural Mavs fans. Additionally, long time Harden/Rocket hater Andrew Sharpe had to write a piece praising Harden. It's a thing of beauty.
     
    #17 Williamson, Feb 9, 2019
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    Someone said it earlier, but 99% of supposedly pro-Harden articles always has some level of hate.
     
    #18 TracywtFacy, Feb 9, 2019
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    Gordon gotta make that 3. We are not gonna get a lot of open looks.
     
    #19 vcchlw, Feb 9, 2019
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    Harden literally with an unstoppable maddening game, tonight.
     
    #20 Juxtaposed Jolt, Feb 9, 2019
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