Is Harden not appreciated enough by media because of the way he plays?

Media conspiracy is alive and well

 

because media conspiracy. @heypartner beat me to it.

 

Those poll options are tinman-esque in terms of bias and not allowing a different narrative, nice.

 

All of the above.

 

because media conspiracy.

 

Curry not dunking further proof of media conspiracy

 

Can't two ppl vote the same way? Not our fault you didn't give us the conspiracy option.

Maybe that's all of the above in your poll

 

^^^^ Not cool to photshop my dp @Os Trigonum

Reported.

 

I think it is his game and his off court persona. I think the NBA and the media wants to promote a more wholesome family oriented type of player. Being involved with a Kardashian also didn't help.

I love his game but I can see how a fan from another team might not like him. Especially if they don't watch him play nightly.

 

7th "best" player ... according to Erneh & Shaq.

Spoiler

Shaq's Top 25 (before the season started)
25. Dwight Howard
24. Marc Gasol
23. DeAndre Jordan
22. Al Horford
21. John Wall
20. Jimmy Butler
19. Kyle Lowry
18. Draymond Green
17. Chris Paul
16. Anthony Davis
15. Paul George
14. Blake Griffin
13. LaMarcus Aldridge
12. DeMarcus Cousins
11. Carmelo Anthony
10. Damian Lillard
9. Karl-Anthony Towns
8. Kyrie Irving
7. James Harden
6. Klay Thompson

Kenny: Harden not in the Top 5 right now?
Shaq: Anyone can have one good season.

Ernie's Top 25
25. Andre Drummond
24. Giannis Antetokounmpo
23. Carmelo Anthony
22. LaMarcus Aldridge
21. Paul Millsap
20. DeMar DeRozan
19. Paul George
18. Karl-Anthony Towns
17. Draymond Green
16. Marc Gasol
15. DeMarcus Cousins
14. Jimmy Butler
13. DeAndre Jordan
12. Damian Lillard
11. Blake Griffin
10. Kyrie Irving
9. Klay Thompson
8. Chris Paul
7. James Harden
6. Anthony Davis

 

before this thread starts screaming about those tweets .... that is in reference to TNT doing a current review of Shaq and Ernie's pre-season picks.

 

Harden's style of play is a very deliberate and efficient style of play. And that style doesn't always translate to Highlights and VINES. It is just perception. And people look at Westbrook and see how he plays. He plays with "so much force" all the time, that it resonates with audiences. And that builds the narrative.

Westbrooks defense isn't better than Harden's. He just players with more "force" and to most eyes, force = better.

No one cares about Harden's free throws or suckering people into fouling him on the 3pt line. Only Rockets fans care about that because it is efficient.

The efficiency should translate into TEAM wins. And the Rockets are #3 in the conference. Thunder are #7.

 

let's see.... he's very unexplosive, at time seems like he's coasting or playin thru the motion, brick too much, turnover machine, think that's bout it ...

 

He was #2 in MVP voting 2 years ago and is top 2 at least in the MVP race this year.

 

There's been a bunch of media guys who say Harden is their MVP

 

People had no problem worshiping Nash's game without dunks or the traditional flash. Harden's having a hard time shaking his past reputation. His defense has been decent this season, yet people still think he's terrible. Westbrook had a ballhog reputation too and it took years to shake. Media narratives and viral campaigns are hard to forget.

 

Sorry, double post.