**OFFICIAL 2019 NBA OFFSEASON THREAD**

[trynafeelmink]

Nah the problem is, for the most part they’re playing teams flat out of better than them.

The Average win total for the teams who’ve eliminated the Rockets since Harden has been there is 62.

I hear you but nobody brings up that Melo was facing Kobe/Duncan yearly when they talk about his playoff losses, Not to mention Harden has had some VERY bad games come playoff time & his efficiency drops off a cliff, it's more than just playing better teams fam.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

No he doesn't. Ceilings adjust. Wiggins is not the same anymore. Jaylen averaged 18 on 39% from 3 in the playoffs at age 21 on a team that made Game 7 of the conference finals. This has been talked about ad nauseam at this point, so you got it.

But the problem is you wasn't just giving your opinion. You said GM's would take Jaylen over Kuz w/o blinking. That ain't true when one is a way better scorer than the other.

 

[sohi 23]

Me:
“AD has been taking 4th quarters off”

Y’all:
“but hardens emails”
“He traveled”
“Blog boyz”
“The Celtics”

Y’all MLGA boys are something else

Me:
“Y’all treat Harden different than others”

Y’all:
“Hahahaha Lakers suck”

I don’t give a **** about Harden. I love Harden. I’m just saying what I see.

 

[addict4sneakers]

I don’t give a **** about Harden. I love Harden

 

[rolaholic]

Quality thread

 

[BIG FISH]

No one denies Harden stinking it up against the spurs, blazers and in the finals.

Last year it was about the better team winning. Correction, the best team ever winning. The margin of error is small against them. BIG FISH non reading self didn’t realize I was saying there is nothing you can do by yourself against them.

I wish Harden would have settled for less step back 3s but he didn’t. But it wasn’t his fault Ryan Anderson got switched onto the gawd steph and that’s all it took

Man i was trolling lol

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

27 consecutive missed 3s isn't that small of a margin

 

[sohi 23]

I do think his perimeter shooting last season was an outlier, though.

Mans are discussing Harden’s last 5 games at length but it’s an issue when I post Brown’s last 3 games

It definitely could be. He’s probably more of a league average 3pt shooter.

Comparing Jaylen and Kuzma only taking this current season into account is just plain stupid though. One guy gets to play with the green light alongside the best player on Earth because he’s by far the next best option, while the other is going to be third fiddle at best and doesn’t get the same consistency in minutes and shots.

When Brown got to play a similar role to Kuzma in last year’s playoffs as the second option, he put up the same numbers as Kuzma currently is but with better 3pt shooting and better defense. This is on top of a full regular season’s worth of good play.

Lmfao. If you let Kuz and BI come up with one of the best coaches in the league + develop on a playoff team in the east (one of the best teams in the league), I bet they would’ve shined too.

But now it’s, “well Kuz and BI play with Bron and Jaylen doesn’t so it’s not fair”

U acting like I hate Harden. That’s not true. He’s one of my favorite players of all time. I don’t have some bone to pick with him.

It’s just funny as **** how y’all slob Harden but kill Russ. This ain’t some laker fan being mad ****. Y’all just selectively like who you like and then act like you don’t.

 

[trynafeelmink]

No one denies Harden stinking it up against the spurs, blazers and in the finals.

Last year it was about the better team winning. Correction, the best team ever winning. The margin of error is small against them. BIG FISH non reading self didn’t realize I was saying there is nothing you can do by yourself against them.

I wish Harden would have settled for less step back 3s but he didn’t. But it wasn’t his fault Ryan Anderson got switched onto the gawd steph and that’s all it took

GS Was the better team but clearly the Margin Wasn't that big if The rockets had double digit leads in both game 6 & 7 & Couldn't close them out. If Harden doesn't shoot 41/24/82 with 7 TPG during the final two games there's a chance that they win. And honestly i'm not even tripping off the efficiency like that, if he was really attacking during the most vital points of the game, but he was either shying away or settling for contested step back threes.

dude played Horrible when his team needed him to play his best & they were UP IN BOTH GAMES. all they needed was a 6 minute stretch of "Magic Harden" & their likely champs, instead he turned into Reggie Jackson.

 

[shotsrangout]

Harden is a better player than Russ though

 

[BIG LEEMELONE]

Harden stans can never be objective . It's never well yea maybe he can improve xyz. It's always concussions, freedom of movement, high value turnovers, post defense, 4 all stars, 62 win average, MJ got fouled a lot too type foolery

That's why I say the rockets are the new clippers. They had all the same excuses. Hype up the team all regular season then when the playoffs come it's well we actually weren't favored to win the series, the other team is more talented, the NBA is hard etc

 

[addict4sneakers]

GS Was the better team but clearly the Margin Wasn't that big if The rockets had double digit leads in both game 6 & 7 & Couldn't close them out. If Harden doesn't shoot 41/24/82 with 7 TPG during the final two games there's a chance that they win. And honestly i'm not even tripping off the efficiency like that, if he was really attacking during the most vital points of the game, but he was either shying away or settling for contested step back threes.

dude played Horrible when his team needed him to play his best & they were UP IN BOTH GAMES. all they needed was a 6 minute stretch of "Magic Harden" & their likely champs, instead he turned into Reggie Jackson.

No such thing as a double digit lead against GSW.

Like I said. Slander away for the SAS series and any of the ones in the past. But the rockets weren’t beating GSW those last two games without a healthy Chris Paul.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Mans are discussing Harden’s last 5 games at length but it’s an issue when I post Brown’s last 3 games



Lmfao. If you let Kuz and BI come up with one of the best coaches in the league + develop on a playoff team in the east (one of the best teams in the league), I bet they would’ve shined too.

But now it’s, “well Kuz and BI play with Bron and Jaylen doesn’t so it’s not fair”



U acting like I hate Harden. That’s not true. He’s one of my favorite players of all time. I don’t have some bone to pick with him.

It’s just funny as **** how y’all slob Harden but kill Russ. This ain’t some laker fan being mad ****. Y’all just selectively like who you like and then act like you don’t.

That "I don’t give a **** about Harden. I love Harden" part had me confused though.

 

[sohi 23]

That "I don’t give a **** about Harden. I love Harden" part had me confused though.

Lol my bad. I think he’s assuming I’m trynna hate on Harden for no reason. I don’t care what anyone thinks about Harden. Me personally, I love Harden’s game. You can prop him or clown him as you please, I don’t care. Just be consistent.

 

[trynafeelmink]

No such thing as a double digit lead against GSW.

Like I said. Slander away for the SAS series and any of the ones in the past. But the rockets weren’t beating GSW those last two games without a healthy Chris Paul.

Again they was up by double digits in the second half both games, One good stretch of Harden playing the ball he's playing now.... and the game is closed out. instead all that efficiency ya'll rave & rant about goes out the window. Ya'll overlook the TO's as if having 7 Turnovers in an elimination game doesn't completely screw your team over.... He has A LOT to do with that loss.

One 6 minute stretch of Elite basketball ends the game, but he used all his juice chasing that award

 

[smedroc]

Only offensive talent better than harden is KD and that’s since the nba started. Y’all gotta stop believing Kobe and Jordan were better offensively than this guy.

 

[Maximus Meridius]

Again they was up by double digits in the second half both games, One good stretch of Harden playing the ball he's playing now.... and the game is closed out. instead all that efficiency ya'll rave & rant about goes out the window. Ya'll overlook the TO's as if having 7 Turnovers in an elimination game doesn't completely screw your team over.... He has A LOT to do with that loss.

One 6 minute stretch of Elite basketball ends the game, but he used all his juice chasing that award

The man tied the turnover record in a elimination game, then came back the next year and broke that record.


He has a track record of this.

 

[shotsrangout]

HEAR ME OUT!!!

Kobe and MJ were better overall players than harden (which is somewhat debatable since Kobe is overrated as **** but I digress) but offensively no one is seeing harden except KD and that’s due to him being a 7 foot extra terrestrial

 

[nick.]

 

[Quincy McCall]

These guys could use either James or Tyler Johnson about right now. Or Olynyk

 

[tatayniDarna]

does harden have a higher TS% than kobe?

 

[freeze]

Bron looks funny...

 

[B Sox]

does harden have a higher TS% than kobe?

Sure does. Not particularly close either.

 

[wavycrocket]

Bron looks funny...

Idk what annoys me more. Him shaving his mustache and not letting it connect.

Or the obviously fake hairline he trying to show off in that pic.



#NotMyGOAT. Will never beeee!

 

[shotsrangout]

Bron looks funny...

Lookin like a bag of lightly salted lays like a snack