It's about "heart". Harden mentally quit on the Rockets team in the historic Clippers' series and we needed unlikely heroes to step up. Harden has the talent to be the offensive engine of a championship caliber team but doesn't have the "do whatever it takes" mentality.
Which ones? Like you guys can pick "critical" moments but its the playoffs, THEY ARE ALL critical. Those elimination games deserve context. Its bad analysis to say you do bad in certain games, you're a choker.
Lmao do we beat the Warriors afterwards? Kawhi clealry had a better team last year and this year and the Mavs and Nuggets took them to 7 and one of them actually beat them.
I think I am extremely salty Giannis ended up proving everyone wrong, he was also a historical "choker" in the playoffs until now where he essentially proved himself in all ways. Harden never did that, and just left.
This. Harden is one of the most talented players in his generation but for whatever reason he doesn't have that "heart", "killer instinct", or whatever you want to use to describe that desire to win at all costs.
You still don't get it. Harden had his chances against weaker teams with their best player missing. He lost and he lost in spectacular fashion where as Rocket fans we were wondering if he was concussed.
In the 4th quarter of game 6 of the finals after playing a long season and multiple rounds in the playoffs you still saw Giannis do things like run the length of the court to attempt chase down blocks and steals. JVG even said that it's rare for the primary offensive threat of the team to display so much hustle outside of scoring the ball. It's stuff like that makes me respect Gainnis more. I used to not like him. When things are going down for Harden such as missing consecutive threes or not getting the calls he wants when driving, he does the opposite of players like Kobe or Gainnis. He sulks and puts his head down and slowly walks everywhere.
Chances for what? Another WCF? Sure. But the Warriors were winning that no matter what. I've seen Giannis lose to an inferior team last year. KD was also not the Warriors best player. That would be Steph Curry. Please name me another.
That is irrelevant. If you get eliminated by weaker competition, it doesn't matter what hypothetically you had to face later. It shows that Harden will fail against weaker teams and vaunted teams. Gainnis did lose to an inferior team before. Winning a ring negates that because it proves that he CAN do it. You just have to prove you can do it once like Dirk.
what? since when does losing to the Kawhiless Spurs have to do with the Warriors the next round. What kind of logic is that, I guess it's okay to choke if the next opponent was good. Giannis did lose to an inferior team last year, does that mean it was okay because they were going to lose Lebron and AD anyway so it's perfectly okay by your logic?
Just because you say something is a fact doesnt mean its a fact lol. You got multiple sources Harden spends a lot of time partying and hitting the strip clubs. The factors you mentioned matter more? Then how come Giannis the one with the FMVP and sent Harden home? Harden has the factors that matter more but he is the one ringless. Clearly you are wrong Giannis has the factors that matter more since he has the ring not Harden. You mess up facts and opinion thats why you are confused AF. You are the one with the false narratives here nothing in your post is a fact. "Weakest playoff run in history" is not fact goofball thats just an opinion. Your entire post is a projection you are the who built an entire false narratives ignoring facts like Giannis has a ring and FMVP and Hard partying Harden has none. Fact: Giannis is better than Harden. He is younger, healthier, can play both sides of the ball and has more personal and team oriented accolades than Harden. At 26, he still has potential and room to grow Harden at 31 is maxed out already. Make a poll to any non biased fan overwhelming majority will say Giannis is better than Harden. Ask any gm if they starting a team from scratch majority will Giannis over Harden. Ask Cp3 and Devin Booker both of them will say they'd rather team up with Giannis over Harden.
Giannis is only better athletically and defensively.................that is about it. He was born with crazy athletic ability that gives him a big edge. He sent an injured Harden and Nets home.
If all it took is being athletic to score 50 and 14 Lebron would score 50 every game he plays. Giannis shot 17/19 from ft tonight after Cp3 poked fun at his fts. Stop hating on the guy he deserves props for shutting up all the Hp3s around the world I guess that includes you too. It's not Giannis' fault Harden got injured maybe if Harden didnt skip camp and start the season out of shape he wouldnt be injured ever thought of that???? You reap what you sow.
Its literally happend to most Superstars. Its happend to Lebron, Kawhi, and its happend to Curry. One playoff game doenst show anything. LOL what? So because injuries didnt magically happen for Harden, he cant do it. Until the loaded teams he has to face have injuries, he hasnt proved it LOL. Sorry KD and another superstar didnt get injured. Thats a dumb way to evaluate things. Is Cp3 like that too?
He didn't really quit. He just stopped being effective which is worse. funny how that changed in game 7 though. Had to be mental.
