Dude. there's literally a thread asking the exact same question, and it has a poll! http://bbs.clutchfans.net/index.php...vorite-playoff-facial-t-mac-or-harden.290924/
Both were great. But Tmac's was better. He had better elevation & also briefly put his nuts on his 7'6 defender.
Tmac dunked on Shawn Bradley better than Harden?.... Shawn Bradley has no defensive awards, he is known for only being tall. Draymond Green is a defensive stud. He was also the reigning defensive player of the year. What Harden did was just surreal! Harden's Dunk was way more amazing!
The Tmac one is my all time favorite dunk, but I absolutely can understand why anyone would pick the Harden dunk bc it’s Draymond. Bradley wasn’t hated, he was pitied. Harden doesn’t throw down on people often either, so that makes it even more special. Maybe if it had epic commentary associated with it like the Tmac dunk. On that note, he’s apparently a happy Mormon or something living in the Pacific NW or something. There was a ESPN special on him a while back.
I think T-Mac's was way more impressive (lift, emphatic power, call and style) but Harden's was more important due to how deep in the playoffs they were against a historically great team and reigning DPOY (Donkey).
Tmac's was a better dunk in a vacuum, but everything surrounding the dunk vastly favors Harden, so I understand why most voted Harden.
Not much of a career to begin with. Bradley was a non factor. Harden on the other hand dunked over the reigning DPOY as he was contesting the shot and didn’t have his back turned towards him.
I know there's a lot of hate for Tmac but geez, that dunk on Bradley is considered one of the top 5 posterizations in NBA history.
Tmac's dunk more physically impressive. Jumped higher. Harden's was more impactful due to who it was and what round it was.
