[NY's Alan Hahn] Is James Harden an entertaining player?

Not 100% exact. Whereas both players create contact and fouls, Ginobili was much more "theatrical". Lots of pirouettes, lots of falling down.... LOTS and LOTS of flailing.

 

I found this very entertaining...

 

Harden is only fun to watch for people with high bb iq

 

It won’t be until long after he’s retired that people will realize how incredibly gifted Harden is. Even a championship won’t change the narrative. Pigeonholing his game as flailing and jacked up 3 pointers is offensive and lazy. I think the game’s direction of more 3 pointers is less interesting than it used to be, but Harden as an individual is incredibly fun to watch. John Wall is more interesting? Lmao ok.

 

Couldn’t agree more. Westbrook’s highlight package could probably rival any player in league history. But there’s significant time spent on the court that looks like a train running out of control with an ugly jump shot. Harden is so much smoother.

 

For teh faps @Jontro

 

Just googled this fool. 46 years old. Most likely still bitter about the 94 championship.

 

Of course, ask him about late 90's Jordan doing turnaround jumpers in games where nobody broke 100 and he's gonna tell you how exciting it all was and the league will never surpass this level of excitement

 

This coming from a beat writer who supposedly saw the beard put up 53/17/16 Live on the knicks last year. So much undeserved hate for no apparent reason, its ridiculous

 

My favorite is when Russ tries and fails to draw a free throw call when putting up a 3. It ends up as this flat, high velocity monstrosity that caroms straight off the backboard at a 45 degree angle like he's trying to hit the defense in the head.

 

Unfortunately people are more interested in watching the collisons and explosions in F1 than seeing who won the race.

 

sore loser he is can't wait till next season and destroy knicks again and again

 

Who would rather watch Lillard than Harden?

Dumb article is dumb.

 

Tim Duncan wasn’t entertaining. Neither is kashi.

But harden not being entertaining is the dumbest take ever.

 

@Os Trigonum @justtxyank

 

Meh, I get it. Harden's game can be like nails on a chalkboard, especially his Rockets' tenure pre-MDA.

 

what about the nenasty and the allyoops to acapelaaaaa?

 

Entertainment is different for all people... Those with a limited knowledge on a topic are not able to appreciate it as much as someone with a deep knowledge.

This guy is just a surface level viewer, so he appreciates the glaring and most obvious talent. His article should have been focused on how the leading MVP candidate is able to dominate and manipulate a game, given the fact that his athleticism is not among the other elite players. This approach would have given him and his readers a chance to grow in their knowledge of the game.

 

ya... he’s definitely not that entertaining

 

@ME bro