Stephen A. reacts to James Harden drops 57 on Memphis

Don’t remind me that’s why I’m devastated today

 

You agreed with apathy towards regular season 5 posts later

The fact Giannis plays East and is still 2nd round-less, makes him look even worse. Hope Stephen A continues to push the conference sentiment.

 

x axis is some sort of metric for how impressive a player was in a given game (DRE). y axis is essentially how frequently the player had a game at a given value by that metric.

So Harden is more likely to have a really poor game compared to Giannis, but also more likely to have a really awesome game (again, according to this DRE metric).

 

I think you and I are the only people to believe and say that.

He’s probably the best player I’ve ever seen all things considered. And no that is not hyperbole.

 

He has to win a championship. Otherwise, he's going to get lost like Malone and Stockton ended up. No one even thinks about them when considering greatest players of all time. I would be surprised if anyone even thought of them in top 20. You have to win championships. That's the bottom line.

 

Lol she just to throw that in at the end as if players don't have to make it to the finals to be considered for MVP in the playoffs.

 

This narrative that you have to be successful deep in the playoffs to gain respect is overrated. One needs to perform at an all-star level in the regular season to carry their respective team into the playoffs. Harden checks all boxes. You need A to get to B. That's why players like Mark Price, Sidney Moncrief, Bernard King, etc are not talked about. It's always the usual suspects who get coverage.

 

Naw fam. Harden needs a memorable playoffs to solidify himself. Right now he's a great scorer, T-Mac type legacy. But to surpass that we need him to give us more than what we've gotten from him in the postseason

 

Truth. For real

 

All you cheap suckers better contribute money to Clutchfans since we are providing you all this ESPN coverage

 

If only Max Kellerman talked about House. That would be the best video of all time.

 

Stephen A just said KD is a better offensive player than Harden.

 

Two thoughts:
I can't be sure OP isn't Stephen A Smith
Listening to Stephen A Smith gives me a headache

 

Molly got hired because she’s hot. She’s not actually good at her job. Come at me.

 

This. But also something more.

Harden is learning over time something LeBron has learned. And that is understanding the *principles of motion economy.* It is how Harden *rests* himself during an arduous game and throughout the season. Rest does not always mean a game off. Or even less minutes. It gets even more *micro.* The small details on the court.

These are the details that get unnoticed. But intelligent high usage superstars know.

 

No disagreement there. But I believe Harden to be more transcendental than Stockton and Malone.

I think only ONE ring would put Harden amongst GOAT....although in my mind he already is.