He was moving the freaking ball unlike last season which was horrible to watch. 24 seconds of dribble, dribble and step back jump shot and yes he was moving off the ball. There were numerous times where he was making back door cuts for a layup off the pass or he was making a flex cut off the ball.
Good for you. Most people who are objective have acknowledged that but you keep living in you're Harden is the devil fantasy land.
Agreed. It's nothing more than wishful thinking that'll likely be followed by multiple years of 1st/2nd round playoff exits.
Harden is unproven. Ok, who is proven? LeBron, Curry, Wade, Dirk? Who are the next handful of players that are "proven to LEAD a team to a championship?" There are a finite number of star level players in the NBA. All any team can hope for is to actually "have" a star and that gives them a higher ceiling and a "better chance" than a team that doesn't have a star. I mean we live in a world where KD (with Russ/Ibaka) didn't think they were "good enough" to win a title. So KD shacked up with 3 other all stars.
No one has acknowledged that. You're literally the first person I've encountered that believes that Harden makes backdoor cuts and moves without the ball. Out of curiosity, how often do you think he does that?
You are You are seemingly going through this phase and extreme pessimism posting, similar to Carl Herrera after we traded ppat. He just went down this extreme bad posting cycle that you apparently are mimicking. The bolded above is ludicrous. Harden isn't like the 2nd goat and in discussion as best player ever? So let's trade him cuz he's trash? Ha... WTF lol I understand in this new generation of social media we want constant non stop greatness with no lows, but that doesn't happen, ever in history. Not Jordan, not LeBron, not shaq not magic nobody. There is no such thing as a great performance every single game of the playoffs. What Harden has displayed is great games sprinkled with average(for his standards) and a few low games. As the years have gone the fewer low games we get and more average and great games. Your posting has been doing the vice versa. Less great and average posts and more lows. We are all upset the season is over but your a better and more logical fan than the "trade Harden" crowd. Albeit, I could of had you marked wrong from the beginning, and you've always been this bad.
OTE="wekko368, post: 11109668, member: 29783"]No one has acknowledged that. You're literally the first person I've encountered that believes that Harden makes backdoor cuts and moves without the ball. Out of curiosity, how often do you think he does that?[/QUOTE] There is no reasoning with you since you have a hot burning deep pent up rage for Harden. . Every post here from is some anti Harden dribble. Stop replying to me. BTW welcome to ignore
As you go through life, you'll find that its tough to reason with people when you're trying to convince them of something they know to be false.
Durant - unproven Butler - unproven George - unproven Davis - unproven Boogie - unproven Giannis - unproven Hayward - unproven Cp3 - unproven Wall - unproven Lillard - unproven Mccollum - unproven Isaiah - unproven Beal - unproven Horford - unproven Ibaka - unoroven Millsap - unproven Lowry - unproven Derozen - unproven Dwight - unproven Batum - unproven Kemba - unproven Carmelo - unproven Drummond - unproven Deandre - unproven Blake - unproven Conley - unproven Gasol - unproven Westbrook - unproven Kawhi - semi-proven (won finals MVP but hasn't lead by himself) Iggy - semi-proven (see above) Just to name a "few" who can't lead their teams to a title. You can also add. Love, Kyrie, lamarcus because they couldn't also by themselves.
People really underestimate how hard it is for a team to win a championship. Although I'd put Kawhi on the Proven list since he was Finals MVP.
You may not believe me, but I truly do envy you. Because you're an idiot, you don't see the flaws that the rest of us see, and as such, you don't understand the ceiling that the current Harden-led team face. And since I'm a true Rockets fan, it's disappointing to know that for the next few years, we won't be contenders. But what about you? You get to live in blissful ignorance where Harden is a legendary offensive force, and we're only one or two small steps away from being a contender. Must be nice.
I don't think it is false and I am positive many others here agree with threepointshot .... but you keep arguing otherwise
Just a *terrible, terrible thread. Unless you are trading for Lebron then this is non sense. You don't trade Harden. He is still one of the best basketball players in the league. Bum ass fans. Please Clutchfans, be smarter. *Barkley voice.
Again, tip jar wager? Frankly, you and Riko seem more obsessed about Lin than anyone else on the site. You guys jump at every opportunity to bring him him up.
Harden has laid some baffling eggs in the playoffs, but he has also had some huge games and series. He was ****ing fantastic, for example, in three games against the Warriors in 2015, including an elimination game four, when he would have had every reason to give up, especially after getting screwed in two shoulda-been-wins on the road where he played like fire. He killed the Mavs, and he played well in two of three elimination games against the Clippers. Even in 2014, Harden's best game of the series was in game six, which might have led to another 1-3 comeback if not for Parsons' defensive lapse. This year, he played as well as he needed to against the Thunder (which was pretty good, especially in almost every single 2nd half, and especially considering his bum ankle). Hell, he mostly played well against the Spurs, too, with the most notable exceptions of OT and game 6. Especially when you take into account the quality of the Spurs' defense. Yes, again, he has gone out with a whimper a couple times, but it's not a pattern when you consider all his great performances. His overall playoff productivity is still *extremely* good. Almost literally every single wing player on offensive juggernaut teams plays at least a little bit worse in the playoffs than in the regular season. That's when defenses step up another level and the game slows down. It doesn't mean they're "choking" or "giving up". Again, see the FT% example I gave above.
