"Give him time to be a true leader like TMac"? Yeah we all know how much of a leader TMac was. Dude put the crack pipe down!!!!
I honestly think Matt Barnes comments got to him. He wasn't focused from the beginning, I think those comments really distracted him mentally.
James is trying too hard to force the action and try to get whistles. What happened to those stepbacks that were so money during the regular season?
I won't say hate....just disappointed. I was so high on him all season that it just really bothers me when his demeanor has changed like this and he doesn't have the fire he showed in the RS
He is ok , but his defense has been a big reason that rivers and Redick went off. Harden needs to play both ends and protect the ball. DD
Mchale has been 1000 times better this year but that being said, he is facing one of the best coaches in the NBA. It doesnt fall all on him though. He cant make the players hit open shots and our D looks worse than last years playoffs. All we need is to get hot Sunday and we will win the series. If we lose I think it is over. Without Harden we would be one of the ten worst teams in the NBA
Jordan is killing Howard on the offensive boards and when Dwight tries to crash the boards Jones and Smith are not rotating or boxing out. Howard needs for everybody to have his back like he has theirs.
Reminder that there are people are more upset with Harden's perceived lack of "fire" after a game where he was the only one who played even competent offense, and less with the Rockets giving up 116 a game to LAC.
The statue of olajuwon in front of toyota center could lead a team better than a walking tmac. The squirrel in the park is a better leader too
I would even say that he is more fluid and free on offense when he is putting in the effort on defense. It becomes easier for him because his teammates are buoyed by improved team defense and they get their mojo going on offense leading to easy assists and the ball to "pop"
I'm a little disappointed in how Harden has performed in this series, but I'm disappointed in how most of the team has played. If anybody else was stepping up, it wouldn't be so easy for opposing teams to guard Harden. Harden may not be delivering on the level we've come to expect of him, but it's in no way all on him.
Every ****ing coach he has ever been with said T-Mac ain't a leader. T-Mac said it himself. You can't just turn the leader switch on, that's not how it works. If Harden isn't a leader, he isn't a leader.
Harden is a good leader, he's probably the best leader under 30 of any team, but we're not playing a team with a leader under 30. There's no substitute for experience.
May as well paint your face blue and make a youtube. You are that guy. Feel bad for your family, kinda doubt you have friends.
