shi-woo wrote:Harden has to be the only dude who consistently comes out, single handedly wins his teams playoff games to keep the series alive, and then gets crushed when his team falters.
Sometimes I forget he scored 40+ twice in that series last year to keep Philly in it against Boston with the way you people act.
Okay, he isn't the best closer, his fans will concede that, but where is Joel, Paul, Kawhi, Kyrie, and PG in these moments? Not an excuse, but this guy has been let down by his costars, who all of you will have higher on your ATG lists, more than any other player i've seen play the game of basketball.
The dude delivers these guys wins they never should have, it would be nice for just one of them to return the favor once in a while
We had some legendary threads on the PC Board about how good Harden was and there are those who believed in Harden and those who didn't. These are the talking points about Harden:
- He plays best downhill...aka with the lead...if you are down, Harden is not the guy you want
- He can be super efficient due to his 3pt shooting and ability to get to the line...in the regular season, he cannot keep it up in a playoff series
- He will not get the same fouls in the playoffs as he gets in the RS which means his consistency is dependent on the refs bailing him out
- His 3pt shooting is also inconsistent...if he hits his first couple then he's fine, but if he misses his first couple, he will go 3-17 FG and 1-10 3PT
- his defense is atrocious...gets caught ball watching and doesn't move his feet, the only thing he can do is defend in the post
- Not a leader...probably fun to hang out with at an exotic club but not going to be the first at practice or last to leave
I'm so tired of the typical......