Harden was even worse tonight than Lin in game 1... I have no doubt Harden will bounce back next game, and considering we would have won by 20 if Harden was even average tonight, I really like our chances in game 5.
Harden has to get better at protecting the ball and McHale has to get better at benching him when he is sucking arse. DD
Hell yea he was accountable. He needs to go public and apologize to the fans for playing a shytty games and costing the Rockets the last 2 games before this one...and ALMOST this one too.
What I mean by Harden not being accountable is all that late game ISO bull****. McHale has to sit his ass down and tell him not to do it. Or is McHale actually calling that ****
that's all on the coaches and their rotations. It's been proven that with his absence the offense won't miss a bit, so with that the coaches should give him 2 more minutes to rest. 2 minutes might not sound like much, but the way harden played early on, driving to the lane all the time, it can take a toll.
Harden is no where near Kobe defensively, and I do not want to mention offense either. Look at the shooting percentages, there is no comparison. Harden is not a first-tier star, not a first option.
Exactly!!! I can forgive him if he is a Brick Mason building a McMansion shot by shot.... or if he his anti-clutch in the last few minutes of each game this series ... or if he doesn't play defense for 43 minutes..... BUT .... his lack of effort- reaching in without moving his feet, not boxing out, just watching the action, with little effort is pathetic and inexcusable in crunch time..... Be a Competitor... Just rewind the action in the last minute and watch his pathetic reach in when Durant Jammed the ball to close it to 2 ... Harden let him go right by him... "arguably" fine in the 1st 3 quarters, but with the game on the line? C'mon man!
Stop with the stuff that Harden isn't a "1st option". Of course he is. Harden isnt a Jerry Stackhouse/Kevin Martin/Steve Francis fool's gold #1 He just has to get better at being that #1 option. Harden had 5 fouls. Actually Harden did that on 2 plays late, but couldnt risk fouling out.
Add tonights game to the list... 4 of 12 +10 turnovers. Thought his shooting wasn't unacceptable but the hero ball at the end (jacking up contested 3s) was totally unacceptable!
People are buying too much into his hype, including Harden, he's probably the most selfish player in the league, even mroe than Melo, when a player has a high turnover game like that, it hurts the team, and when said player isn't being held accountable by his coach or the player himself, and he continues to commit turnovers? thats just playing selfishly. And he make his team mates around him better my ass, if ISOing for 20 seconds off the shot clock than passing to a team mate for a contested 3 is making them better than Brandon Jennings is an all-star. God I hate hype, every broadcaster tries to hype Harden up to be a Lebron James type player, its clear they don't watch his games.
He's the best player on the team, we wouldnt be here without him, he has carried this team all year, including your hero Lin
I don't think its McHale calling ISO plays because he complained about the ball getting sticky at the end in games two and three. A veiled attack on Harden.
I believe it's more on the coach to make the best out of the roster. So far, the so-called Read and React offense forces Harden to do the best he can, namely ISOs. The team needs more set plays!
