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James Harden Played Like the Best Player on the Court in Game 1!

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Shaq2Yao, May 14, 2018.

  1. mockster

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    Too many possessions of harden dribbling, I know he didn’t get all the TOS but he’s responsible for at least 10+ because of him dribbling for 21 seconds

    He played great but failed to get his team involved
     
  2. vlaurelio

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    he was the only who showed up

    he had 41 pts 60% shooting 7 assists with the warriors defense focusing on him

    instead of trying too hard to list down what harden has to do better first ask everyone to show up at least

    cp3 with 3 assists wtf is that?

    MDA and everyone else relying on Harden to wtf is that?

    harden pretty much covered kds' production.. he can do that whether curry or kd as a better game..

    but the rest of the rockets need to neutralize the rest of the warriors.. and mda can't be outcoached and classed by kerr
     
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  3. vlaurelio

    vlaurelio Member

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    you mean his coach and team failed to show up

    cp3 3 assists

    ariza 1 for 5 from the arc
    lmm 0 for 6
    tucker 0 for 3
     
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  4. fchowd0311

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    Harden played amazingly as an individual last night. He had a Westbrook type hit shooting night.

    He took 20 seconds off the clock before making a move which limits the number of passes and counters the team's halfcourt set can make once Harden passes off.


    He needs to stop that. He needs to learn to make moves quickly. I hope he's capable of it or else this team is ****ed.
     
  5. Rocket River

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    So you saying that 10+ of our 13 turn overs happen with less than 3 seconds on the clock?

    Rocket River
     
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  6. fchowd0311

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    It's not just about turnovers. It's about making the move at 4 seconds left at the shot clock which results in a **** shot attempt that is either semi contested or heavily contested.
     
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  7. Rocket River

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    No. He specifically blames Harden for 10+ Turnovers

    Rocket River
     
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  8. fchowd0311

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    Well I'm not. There were 3 shot clock violations though in the first half that were directly related to Harden dribbling the air out of the ball and passing it off too late.
     
  9. T for 3

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    So he played like Durant?
     
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    they have to not miss point blank layups
     
  11. Possum

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    Harden and iso ball lost this game.
     
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  12. mockster

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    No I’m not directing just the actually stat of turnovers but also horrible shots we put up with 1-4 seconds left. I consider that to be a turnover/wasted possession.

    Harden would dump it off with like 2-5 secs left abd expect ariza or Tucker to create a miracle. Or he would just shoot a horrible shot
     
  13. tinman

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    No time for moral victories or player only fan victories

    this is TOF/LOF stuff, i hate player only fans

    we're here for a W

    not a highlight reel of a loss
     
  14. fchowd0311

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    Durant holds the ball for like 2 seconds before he makes his move.
     
  15. vlaurelio

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    LOL whiners and haters here trying there best to blame harden for the loss

    "oh he may have scored 41 with 7 assists real efficiently, but he held on to the ball too long"

    no one else showed up from mda, jeff, cp3, tucker, down to gg and ryno

    replace harden with lebron rockets lose

    switch kd and harden rockets still lose

    harden can match kd or curry everynight

    but everyone else needs to show up
     
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  16. Lawlruschang

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    not really, we clearly could have won the game. there were about 3 complete defensive breakdowns I saw that if fixed would have made it a tie game in the 4th quarter. you like everyone else is overreacting
     
  17. swyyyguy

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    Happy that we lost? Hell no I'm pissed that we lost. You're happy because you're a Harden only fan so as long as he tears it up, you're fired up!
     
  18. Rocket River

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    Agreed. Anything less that absolute perfection . . .and it is all Harden's fault

    Rocket River
     
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  19. vlaurelio

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    We?? Ur the one fired up with loss keep on calling me out
     
  20. vlaurelio

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    These fans deserve westbrook

    Presti should have kept harden and okc not the warriors would have been a dynasty
     

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