Re: WCQF | (3) Houston Rockets vs Oklahoma City Thunder (6) | HOU 2-0
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 5:13 pm
Patches Perry wrote:BallerTalk wrote:Patches Perry wrote:I can't say Harden is "better with talent" until he matches Westbrook's playoff resume. When Westbrook had Durant, they made finals and 3 WCF. Harden needs to prove himself beyond the 1st round.
Sorry but this comment was so egregious that it just demanded my attention.
Here are the facts.
Durant:
1 NBA Finals
4 WCF
3 Missed Playoffs
Westbrook:
1 NBA Finals
4 WCF
2 Missed Playoffs
Harden:
1 NBA Finals
3 WCF*
0 Missed Playoffs
*Add that Harden is the only one of the 3 to reach the conference finals with no other All-Star on his team.
To suggest that Westbrook has a better playoff resume than Harden is dubious at best and that's before we get into the fact that Westbrook has spent the entirety of his playoff career (until now) as the secondary star to a top 10 player.
LOL - 3 of the 4 appearances (2 WCF & 1 Finals) you have listed for Harden were as a non-starter non-all star literally backing up Westbrook.
I regret posting my original post, because I resorted to the same form of argumentation that I condemn you guys for, where you can't be a great player if you don't play on a great team, but I found your quoted part comical.
You made a questionable comment. I respond with the facts.
Now, instead of accepting the correction and moving on, you come back with more shell game chicanery.
You do realize that half of Westbrook and Durant's conference final appearances and their ONLY Finals appearance came while teamed with Harden, right?
Or are you seriously trying to argue that Harden wasn't a star on that team and an integral part of their success?
Well here are some more facts seem to disagree with your position:
The Thunder were a lottery team with Durant and Westbrook before Harden arrived.
In their first year with Harden they went from lottery to a 50 win team.
In their 2nd season with Harden they went to the WC Finals.
In their 3 year together harden won the Sixth Man of the Year Award and help lead the Thunder to the NBA Finals.
Harden was traded the following summer and the Thunder haven't made it that far since.
Sorry but your efforts to malign Harden's playoff record and role on the Thunder, especially in comparison to Westbrook, are just getting more ridiculous.
Time to move on.