As a true Rockets, nah HOUSTON fan... it's my right to hate Harden

Cue the a711 hater post please

 

And btw great post I would rep if I could

 

Harden has disappointed me.

I can't remember a superstar player doing this, at least not in Houston history

 

Yea I agree, its like he is the new dr. jeklyy and mr.hyde.You don't know what you are going to get from him.

 

Harden is about that superstar life. Honestly, I don't have a problem with it. When I was 26 I was all about meeting the ladies in the club. And I made 50k a year back then.

Olajuwon was beloved because he was a boss on the court, and classy off of it. Harden is about that action off the court. You take the good part of harden with the bad.

 

Note to self: From now on, let Houstuna vent and even rant anytime he wants to.

In exchange, let me not vent and not rant if i dont like to. I'm just not that type of sports fan. I get sad, sure, but not mad at a game, especially when at the game. I funnel all my hate at the opponent. and people try to tell me I cant hate the Spurs

 

I think if Harden doesn't have it going, let Lawson take over and run the offense.

 

I just don't get how one guy can get so many passes. He played GREAT last season, yes we get it and webwere all on board...but how the **** is any of this crap excusable? I've never seen someone get off the hook so easily. There are plays where he literally has to take one step to stop the offensive played and all he does is ball watch.

There are some things you can't justify with "this is what he did in the past..this is his offensive rating etc.." . That has been the historic justification for his lackluster defense...but guess what it doesn't make up for it and the outcome that is the rocket's season completely displays that. I can get behind a player that chucks, maybe even plays selfish, can't hit anything...but I can't get behind a leader that doesn't give a crap and has his loser mentality rub off all over the team. I was ecstatic about Harden thinking he turned a new leaf last year and defended him at every turn...but this is just too much. A couple of rare lapses like these are excusable...but this happens ever other or two games.

 

TLDNR

 

Party all you want , drink all you want...as long as it doesn't affect your game. "But ..but wait....that's his personal business!" When you have it affecting your game/work and are paid millions of $$$ to stay in shape you better have your ass at the gym, make sure you're not hungover the day of the game and in good shape mentally. I can't believe this crap has to be stated.

 

So... what you are saying is.

You have grown to HATE James Harden?
There's already a thread on that.

 

I've had the privilege of watching over 25+ years of Great and mediocre NBA basketball. The only thing worse than watching a Superstar and one of the team's leaders (Harden) playing multiple games with an obvious lack of effort on both ends and sloppy play this early in the season is the amount of minutes he plays in such games. If fans and basketball observers cringe when he plays in such a manner, i only wonder how his teammates feel.

 

Are some of you guys even watching the games? Lawson? lol He has had every opportunity, he's more inconsistent than Harden.

 

I just wish we had a coach with the balls to sit harden when the efforts not there...

 

Harden should be traded to a team that will allow him to compete long term, and perhaps ones whose fanbase isn't awful

The lakers or maybe the mavs

 

I'm the same way I guess

I can't hate Harden, I can hate the way he's playing...but I can't hate him.

I hope he pulls his head from his you know what and matures. I hope this season humbles him and he comes back better. Man the guy needs a mentality change, at least we aren't saying he needs to change his shot or he needs to drastically improve his handle. Or..."If only he had a post game..." Mentality can change. Actually, he's changed it before. Once being a role player to becoming a star player. He changed his mentality on defense last season. It can change.

Meanwhile I will hate the Warriors. If they do break the regular season record I will hope it all comes crashing down to the Spurs or Thunder. Then I hope that team loses to a healthy Cavs team or whoever comes out of the East.

I remember that Mavs-Heat finals and people were rooting for the mavs because they hated Lebron. Some of us warned them "If the Mavs win, Mavs fans will say Dirk is better than Hakeem." still they root for the Mavs.

People will root for the Spurs to win and then question why when the Spurs are beating the Rockets there is a faint "Go Spurs Go!" chant in Toyota center...well that's why.

I respect the Spurs, great organization. They have won enough for a lifetime though. F them. F the Warriors. F the Mavs, and especially F the Jazz always and forever.

I use all my "hate" on those teams, don't have enough left to hate any Rockets players.

I mean I hate the things they do though. Like How Brewer picks up the dumbest fouls, basically just runs into guys. I mean you can count on him getting the team in the penalty.

How Howard's post ups ruin the flow of the offense and we don't get much good out of them

How T.Jones has apparently failed to learn how to box out.

How Lawson seems content in his off guard role.

Harden sleeps on defense about every night now.

Capela and Ariza are the only guys I just like and appreciate. They are consistent. Ariza is consistently a above average player that you can count on and Capela is the same.

 

Dang it man you're old as hell. But your hate is very justified. I never in my life seen a Superstar play this badly on defense and consistently have that many bad shooting nights. The fame has gotten to Harden in the worst way. He's starting to show the world he's a spoiled brat. He won't follow the coaches orders. He won't sacrifice for the good of the team. Meaning put the drink down and completely focus on winning a championship. He begged for another playmaker and he won't allow him to play his game.

Hopefully after this season he will mature and become a true leader of men.