I think Harden wants to win but he doesn't know how to or which players he would need. It was reported that he watched 'The Last Dance' during the hiatus and suddenly he knew what he needed to do. Same thing after those losses against GSW, he said he knew exactly what to do. He knows nothing, he doesn't know he need younger stars to keep the team afloat for him to finish off games. And he isn't really the best at getting clutch shots off no more. And the coach and owner still not developing younger players, on the contrary, the GM traded them away or waived them, 1 by 1. Picks 1 by 1.
What the hell, stop spamming about CP3, he was ASS in the playoffs last year. And Westbrook played great just a couple of months ago before getting Covid and that nagging injury.
Chris Paul was crap in the clutch in game 7 ... people need to stop the revisionist history. He is the reason the Thunder lost that game.:
and his "crap" is still better than wb's by far. people act like this is the first time wb has played this badly in the playoffs. Nah hes been garbage for years and this is just a continuation. Wb played better last night compared to trash game 2 but the 4th quarter was a nightmare. Broke jumper after broke jumper. And the lineups with just him without harden absolutely kill the rockets. why is he still taking so many of these. Oh bc he isn't smart enough to realize he sucks at them.
oh please. we've seen consecutive years collectively of complete garbage in the playoffs. this is just another. pre quad injury is such a gimmick and just an excuse to use when its convenient.
What years? When he was surrounded by no shooters or playoff p? He was like fish in the water in small ball system before injury and its clear he has no legs yet. I saw him training his rhythm in the time out setting his feet and shooting in the air.... thats not what player in his optimal form and rhythm do. Russ gives his all and was the only wan playing with sense of urgency last night
so conveniently its everyone else's fault. yes when every single one of the players that left him end up doing better. how ironic so now that he's surrounded by shooters and harden, move to the next excuse. right on cue
Playoff p plays like ****. Adams plays like ****, Durant is Durant and he joined GSW... you are just repeating slogans
playoff p looks pretty damn good right now. it's funny how all the wb stans have to try to use everyone else not named him to try to defend him. nah it doesn't work that way this is just pure pathetic
Why do his stans pretend that Harden is the only superstar in NBA history that teams try to deny the ball in closing moments of games? I never understood that argument. It's just other superstar guards fund other ways to free themselves other than hovering around the top of the three point line
The right play for the Rockets in closing situations of tightly contested games is our most lethal option taking shots. If Harden is one of the greatest offensive weapons of all time akin to Jordan or Kobe or KD, then just like those guys wanted to take all the high stakes shots, I expect Harden having that same desire. Unfortunately our most lethal option is really easy to deny the ball due to the fact that he only hovers around the top of the three point line and never tried to find other ways to get open hence making it very easy for defenders to shade Harden.
It's a little column A..... a little column B.... and a little column C. Harden is part of the issue... CP3 (with his history of rubbing other superstars wrongly) is part of the issue.... Tilman is part of the issue and probably the biggest. Like I said, the moment we traded for CP3 we were f*cked and locked into a horrendous contract one way or another since we never won a championship in our most competitive years.
Harden is the sole reason we've even had a chance at sniffing a championship in the last 25 years. Every year he evolves his game to be better and just in these playoffs has been a great defender and still dropping his points with a high percentage despite being double teamed at the halfcourt line.. And some people here saying he doesn't have the heart/desire to win and it's his fault we lose. You hate to see it.
