Not even close. James Harden belongs coming off the bench. There's never been a champion that doesn't play a lick of defense.
Good grief with these ridiculous knee jerk threads. Harden is only 24. Lebron James did not win his first title until he was 27 and needed help from two other stars to do it. Kobe did win his first ring at 22 but he was riding the back of Shaq who was 27. Dwight may be older but he is no Shaq or Olajuwon. People need to settle down. It takes time and maturity for NBA stars to reach their full potential.
He played like he did at the end of Game 5. Portland looked stunned. Tonight James Harden needs to wear them out
hes due- he will have a big game tonight.. and will start getting some of the calls he got in the season-- (Hes arm is getting held everytime he is going to the rim ?(crazy there not calling it)
You complete moron. He played the fifth most minutes in the league this season and is averaging over 48 minutes per game in the playoffs.
It doesn't have to happen right away. Some would say Olajuwon was immature and incapable of leading his team to a championship, if you followed him from 1988-1992 (which is a pretty long time). Players change.... Kobe did, Hakeem did, hell Jordan did. Not saying he is capable of doing anything close to what those players did, but I'm not ready to write off the possibility after one tough series.
If you keep the current fanbase of CF & If Harden was Oriental then perhaps this vote tendencies would be a little bit different. Just wanted to point that out. To the topic, as of now he does not have the heart of a champion. But he can get it over time. I;m not comparing him to Lebron James, but James got his later on. So why cant James Harden.
not sufficient evidence for either option of the poll. get a real coach, then we'll see his true color or calling.
