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Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Air Langhi, Sep 15, 2017.

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  1. Air Langhi

    Air Langhi Contributing Member

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    http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/page/nbarank110/nbarank-players-1-10

    1 LeBron James
    2 Kevin Durant
    3 Kawhi Leonard
    4 Stephen Curry
    5 Russell Westbrook
    6 Anthony Davis
    7 Chris Paul
    8 James Harden
    9 Giannis
    10 Draymond Green


    Seems kind of low. He is behind chris paul. He took his team farther than CP3 did last year.

    https://www.si.com/nba/2017/09/14/nba-top-100-players-2018-lebron-james-stephen-curry-kevin-durant

    Si has him at #5.

    1 LeBron James
    2 Kevin Durant
    3 Stephen Curry
    4 Kawhi Leonard
    5 James Harden
    6 Russell Westbrook
    7 Chris Paul
    8 Anthony Davis
    9 Giannis
    10 Draymond Green
     
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    [​IMG]
     
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    I just hope someday I will meet someone who unquestionably loves me the way the national media unquestionably loves Anthony Davis.
     
    #3 sealclubber1016, Sep 15, 2017
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    BSPN: "2nd in MVP voting last 2 out of 3 years? Clearly #8!"
     
    #4 clos4life, Sep 15, 2017
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  5. Mr. Turbo

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    BSPN will never give him due credit. Anthony Davis? Before harden? Harden is easily top 5
     
    #5 Mr. Turbo, Sep 15, 2017
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    When is ESPN releasing the name of their "experts"? Or will they hide it?
     
    #6 RockWest, Sep 15, 2017
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    Did they watch basketball with their asses?
     
    #7 PeterKingX, Sep 15, 2017
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    #8 Jugdish, Sep 15, 2017
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    BSPN is the worst sports media ever.
     
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    the AD hype is so ridiculous...ESPN has been trying to shove him down our throats for like 3 years

    AD has no business being above Harden. He can't even win 40 games while Harden wins 50+. Harden is better than CP3 too. What a joke.
     
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    Ridiculous and absurd.
     
    #11 larsv8, Sep 15, 2017
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    James Harden just averaged 29/11 and won 55 games. He will never get the repespect he deserves
     
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    LOLOLOL! What's this lovefest with AD?

    I understand dude is an athlete but he will never win a ring in the NBA
     
    #13 BigShasta, Sep 15, 2017
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    Here's the list with last year's ranks, thx JR

     
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    I thought it was a joke a year ago when ESPN ranked Harden #8 but it's even worse now. At least a year ago ESPN had a slight excuse of Harden coming off a down season, team-wise (although he still should have been higher).

    Don't know what it is about ESPN that treats Harden with grudging respect at best. They do love their media hype guys. They keep ranking Anthony Davis on his skill set and what he could be doing and should be doing, not on what he actually produces. CP3 is great but not above Harden.

    SS, DD.
     
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    Hope Harden takes this as an insult and goes Super Harden this year.... Harden is top 5, maybe even top 3....
     
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    he'll average lower numbers sharing the ball with cp3 now......and they'll drop him out of the Top 20 a year from now :D
     
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    Good. Hopefully he feels he's the best and he takes it personally.
     
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    They continue to hype him up every single year, and almost every single year he wins 30 something games and misses the playoffs. Harden puts up gaudy numbers on a 41 win 8 seed and can't even make an All-NBA team, but let AD win 41 games, the media might make him the MVP.
     
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  20. heypartner

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    fwiw: After the WCF year they put Harden 5th

    2015 rankings
    Lebron
    Davis
    Durant
    Curry
    Harden
     
    #20 heypartner, Sep 15, 2017
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