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I expected this Harden turn to take until at least they get bounced from the playoffs.
Welcome early surprise
Welcome early surprise
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Yeah it’s definitely not being spotlighted at all
He’s as entertaining as anyone maybe except Ja but it’s different so imo it’s just as
It sucks his team ain’t winning
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The playoffs look like they’re going to be extremely rough for Harden.
As a scorer he’s not converting from any area on the floor particularly well right now.
His volume is entirely dependent on a 70% free throw rate which is his career high BY FAR & something you would struggle to do on 2k
Its comically high, in prime Shaq territory and he was being fouled on purpose
That rate will probably get sliced in half in the playoffs and he will have nothing to fall back on, which is a terrible sign for their non-Embiid lineups which have gotten outplayed in almost every game since the trade
As a scorer he’s not converting from any area on the floor particularly well right now.
His volume is entirely dependent on a 70% free throw rate which is his career high BY FAR & something you would struggle to do on 2k
Its comically high, in prime Shaq territory and he was being fouled on purpose
That rate will probably get sliced in half in the playoffs and he will have nothing to fall back on, which is a terrible sign for their non-Embiid lineups which have gotten outplayed in almost every game since the trade
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Yeah. There’s a handful of other guys having amazing years on much better teams (Giannis, Embiid, Joker, JA, Luka, DDR, etc.). Just doesn’t leave a lot of room for talking much about a guy on a team that’s just the 10th seed and that arguably has been one of bigger disappointments in the league team-wise.
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If Philly was smart They’d try to flip Harden for Beal in the off-season
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I won’t overreact to harden just yet. Funny the parallels between him and Cp3 (who he forced out). Blow a hamstring during a critical series (2018 Cp3, 2021 harden). Come back the next season showing flashes of the glory days while also looking ultra washed. 2019 was tough for Cp3 and I remember he couldn’t even get by Jonas Jerebko in the playoffs.
I hope Philly fans take it easy on him because he’s about to have an ugly playoffs I feel. Harden will be at those same crossroads where cp3 was and everyone said he had the worst contract in basketball. Cp3 chose to go vegan and he’s been an all star ever since playing at a high level. Harden is stubborn but he has to take care of his body now and make some type of drastic change. Those days of rolling into camp overweight and playing into shape should be done.
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I wonder who Philly is going to blame for Doc’s shortcomings in the playoffs this year with no Ben to be the scapegoat.
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If the Wizards were smart they’d ignore that offer
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In a couple weeks he’ll put people on notice
ATL has the 2nd best O in the entire league despite Only having 1 all star and Collins, Hunter, Huerter all missing time / regressing a bit. The premier offensive engine in the league idc
28/10 on 46/38/90 is nuts. 51% on 2’s and like 49% from the midrange. 61% at the rim. No weakness. Scheme proof. We Stan.
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57% of his shots come near the rimThe playoffs look like they’re going to be extremely rough for Harden.
As a scorer he’s not converting from any area on the floor particularly well right now.
His volume is entirely dependent on a 70% free throw rate which is his career high BY FAR & something you would struggle to do on 2k
Its comically high, in prime Shaq territory and he was being fouled on purpose
That rate will probably get sliced in half in the playoffs and he will have nothing to fall back on, which is a terrible sign for their non-Embiid lineups which have gotten outplayed in almost every game since the trade
He's shooting 49% on those attempts
That's forty nine
Forteeee nynneeee
four nine
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they callin james brick ross now
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The playoffs look like they’re going to be extremely rough for Harden.
As a scorer he’s not converting from any area on the floor particularly well right now.
His volume is entirely dependent on a 70% free throw rate which is his career high BY FAR & something you would struggle to do on 2k
Its comically high, in prime Shaq territory and he was being fouled on purpose
That rate will probably get sliced in half in the playoffs and he will have nothing to fall back on, which is a terrible sign for their non-Embiid lineups which have gotten outplayed in almost every game since the trade
It looks this way watching him but I didn’t know it was this bad, jeez.
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No one is having a better Friday than Ben Simmons
The direct deposit for doing little to nothing hit his account, and his former employer is outchea looking foolish
Put yourself first, and the universe will reward you brahs
The direct deposit for doing little to nothing hit his account, and his former employer is outchea looking foolish
Put yourself first, and the universe will reward you brahs
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Should people stop biting on Harden’s pump fakes? 
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You're saying Trae alone is enough to beat Kyrie and KD?
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The non Jim/Embiid lineup should always be Maxey/Tobias/Kork + 2 of Maltese/Danny/Niang. Neither Tobias/Maxey have to worry about deferring to Jim/Embiid and can score and get in a rhythm so when they do check in, they can freeze them out and iso when they have a mismatch instead of waitingThe playoffs look like they’re going to be extremely rough for Harden.
As a scorer he’s not converting from any area on the floor particularly well right now.
His volume is entirely dependent on a 70% free throw rate which is his career high BY FAR & something you would struggle to do on 2k
Its comically high, in prime Shaq territory and he was being fouled on purpose
That rate will probably get sliced in half in the playoffs and he will have nothing to fall back on, which is a terrible sign for their non-Embiid lineups which have gotten outplayed in almost every game since the trade
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I’m saying Brooklyn doesn’t defend and ATL’s the best offense in the league. Recipe for disaster in a one game scenario.
Obv wouldn’t be surprised if Nets were to win in this hypothetical but asking the nets to lock in defensively in a sudden death against that offense is tougher than one would think
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May just need to beat the Hornets and Cavs.
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James Dolan needs to ban Oakley again for those Giannis comments man 
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THEY can’t accept Giannis already leapfrogged him with the FMVPWait until he threatens a certain someone legacy you’ll see a nasty turn
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Speaking of which nets / hawks this weekend too with them both being tied rn 
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