I can only say allround guys like Hakeem who was playing even better in the playoffs are easy to root for, and to understand. Complex players like Harden whose shot is on and off, who is clutch one game and the other game he is not, inconsistent as hell, hard to follow what they are doing, hard to understand their game I can only say the end result, winning ships, winning awards, winning everything will make Hakeem immortal while Harden is still mortal.
doubt that arizona state would let this guy in, especially in a statistics major. compton would have gone menace to society on him
you really shouldn't pretend this dude should be treated like a human being pretend you are talking to a donkey, except one that knows nothing about analytics
I'm mainly referring to the voting which is frighteningly close. I doubt that Braid is a alum of any university.
let the facts speak for themselves 93-94 Hakeem Olajuwon (Team 58-24, 1st in MVP Voting, DPOY) PPG-RPG-APG-SPG-BPG 27.3-11.9-3.6-1.6-3.7 52.8 FG% TS% 56.5 PER 25.3 Ortg 109 Drtg 95 Net Rating +14 WS 14.3 WS/48 .210 BPM 7.0 VORP 7.5 14-15 James Harden (Team 56-26, 2nd in MVP Voting, Player's MVP) PPG-RPG-APG-SPG-BPG 27.4-5.7-7.0-1.9-0.7 44 FG% 37.5 3P% TS% 60.5 PER 26.7 Ortg 118 Drtg 103 Net Rating +15 WS 16.4 (franchise record) WS/48 .265 BPM 8.4 VORP 7.8
93-94 Hakeem Olajuwon vs 14-15 James Harden PPG Harden > Hakeem RPG Hakeem > Harden APG Harden > Hakeem SPG Harden > Hakeem BPG Hakeem > Harden FG% Hakeem > Harden TS% Harden > Hakeem PER Hardern > Hakeem Ortg Harden > Hakeem Drtg Hakeem > Harden Net Rating Harden > Hakeem WS Harden > Hakeem WS/48 Harden > Hakeem BPM Harden > Hakeem VORP Harden > Hakeem
It really doesn't matter what Harden does his teammates suck. IT TAKES A TEAM TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP. Not yelling just emphasizing.
this x 1000 1986-1987 Micheal Jordan : avg 37 PPG but the team was 40-42 2002-2003 Tracy Mcgrady : avg 32 PPG but the team was 42-40 2005-2006 Allen Iverson : avg 33 PPG but the team was 38-44 2006-2007 Kobe Bryant : avg 32 PPG but the team was 42-40 2008-2009 Dwayne Wade : avg 30 PPG but the team was 43-39 I guess they were all losers too, even though all those teams would have fared much worse if it weren't for a single superstar carrying them night-in-and-night-out. Interesting how Chicago Bulls still managed to win 55 games even after Jordan retired. Interesting how even Lebron had to team up with Wade & Bosh to finally get that ring. As if it takes 5 players to win, and overall talent level, not just one player's, and good coaching absolutely matters in building a great team. Who knew, huh?
He will defend Harden's stats to death like you attack folks in the Lin thread. Same energy but different causes, other end of the spectrum Harden already exceeded my expectations in OKC along with Wbrook....both even on the brink of surpassing Durant and I guess he had better chance at winning it all in OKC than here. 9 Sorry to admit that.
This has been a big problem with the thinking on Clutchfans and I don't know where it started. "Harden needs to be a better..." Insert whatever BS leader, defender, blah blah blah. The truth is you don't blame the only guy producing, you try to get other guys who can produce. This is why you see me defending Harden so much. It's not that I think he's perfect. I just don't expect him to be. He's got defensive problems that drive me crazy but he produces. The Rockets have a personnel problem and that includes coaching.
Same here. It's not that Harden is perfect, obviously he has his flaws, but oh boy would this team be absolutely nothing without Harden. I mean it's one thing if we under-perform with several all stars or superstars on this team. but who the heck do we have besides Harden? I just don't get it man. at least surround him with good players and let's staring talking. and no, declining, unathletic Dwight doesn't count.
And it doesn't take a genius to see that this dude isn't a Rockets fan. cherry picking stats on Hakeem's year he dominated the league on both ends of the court to defend Harden over Dwight? Any Rockets fan who watched the season could tell you that Dwight was on a decline. That dude will get experience the full power of the Clutchfans deathstar soon
DaDakota would defend Clutch City , especially Hakeem like he was Will Smith in Indepence day All 99ers protect the legacy and honor of Clutch City that's what we do
The org will give him couple of years to prove his worth, some might like Harden and some do not. It is all good. At the end of the day it is hinging on fate and if fate wants Harden to lead the Rox to a championship then he might do that. If not, that never materializes. I follow
