Harden is sometimes so frustrating in late game situations

LOL

 

I don't want Harden traded at all. But the Rockets will never win with this brand of late-game basketball. Sorry, it just won't happen.

Something must change or Harden will retire without a ring.

 

I’m going to pray for you.
You about to unleash the wolves

 

the outlet pass was unforgivable. down 1 and you just loft a ball to, i think, eric gordon. he actually drove 3 times in the last 5 or 6 minutes, getting 2 layups and a wide open 3 for tucker. i would have liked a few more drives, but he stopped the 3's eventually.

as for dort having 5 fouls, lets not pretend they were going to call a foul and send james to the line. we had like 3 ft's in the last 42 minutes.

 

Harden has some fault but unlike other superstars who sit out the moment they feel injury, Harden never complains about injuries and plays through them (like the shoulder injury in G3).

Maybe that's a big problem with Harden, his reputation wouldn't be so poor if he made more injury excuses for himself.

Maybe our medical staff sucks but everytime Harden finally gets a 2nd all-star to play with him, the guy ends up being hurt (Dwight, CP3, EG, Westbrook).

Ironic that CP3 has been completely healthy this year after being traded away from Houston meanwhile Harden's new partner in crime is injured.

 

Prior to 15-16 season I thought James was one of the most clutch players in the world. I don’t know what has happened to him. Remember that midrange dagger against PHX? That driving layup vs Washington as time expires in traffic? The GSW WCF midrange step back? The Denver 3 with 8 seconds left? The Spurs midrange dagger beating Leonard? The Rivers midrange step back? The Portland 3 in the corner? The 1st GSW mid range step back when he beat Klay? It’s so rare to see Harden shine like this anymore. He was quick and deadly back the. He just attacked. He’s so different now. You know what’s coming. Step back 3 or pass out. That 14-15 version of Harden will always be my favorite. He literally beat you anyway.

 

we should not have played harden the entire second half if we needed him to close

james needs to realize he prolly shouldn't shoot 35 foot 3's if hes tired from playing the whole second half.

tho a few were forgivable as late in the shot clock and the one after the offensive rebound was good .

 

He discovered the step back 3. It became one of the deadliest weapons in the league, but it also became one of the Rockets biggest liabilities in the 4th quarter. Ironic.

 

It's so uncanny how all of Harden's weaknesses are Westbrook's strengths and all of Westbrook's weaknesses are Harden's strengths.


Those two guys merging would be better than MJ.

 

He shoots it way to much. His midrange game was A+ and he never uses it anymore. He’s more deadly there than from 3. **** we won game 1 on a midrange step back. It’s incredible how bad Morey and MDA have ****ed with his game. James Harden isn’t clutch anymore.

 

Just give me the 14-15 version of Harden with today’s passing IQ and 3pt shot.

 

Ya. He was also just far more explosive back then

 

Yeah this was not a good game for Harden. Okc threw a wrench in our offense, and all movement stopped. Harden slowed the game down and really handicapped our offense. We need pace.

watch film, get treatment, move on to game 5. Let’s goooo

 

Yeah he was I use to love seeing those tomahawks

 

It’s not like he capitalized when he got eliminated by the Spurs who were missing Kawhi and Parker.

Just last year the series against GSW was dead even tied up at 2-2 and very close when KD went down in the 3rd quarter of game 5 and he was done the rest of the series. Again, he couldn’t take advantage.

He’s had multiple chances already over his career and each year he comes up short. Harden apologists/Stan’s will use any excuse, point fingers elsewhere, blame other circumstances and then play the victim card and say things like “another year of Harden’s prime wasted.” It’s NEVER his fault.

**** all the excuses.... there comes a point in time where you as the (supposed best player on the court/in the league) needs to step up and come through in the Clutch moments.

 

They did this game 3 as well. Teams have done this in the past as well. The offense doesn’t change, doesn’t adapt. It’s always business as usual.

 

Harden went full idiot at the end of the game.


This game is when we needed Westbrook. When the shots weren’t dropping his energy with a huge dunk would have picked everyone up.

instead harden decided to do a lob pass from the other teams goal

 

Harden has lost any semblance of variety to his game. It’s sad. He’s never going to win this way, and it appears he now doesn’t know any other way to play

 

1000% I’m really curious if he would adapt to a different style. Like if Pop coached him or if MDA and Morey have completely ****ed his wiring up in his head