VINO 24 wrote:I’ll be the first to say how much I’ve bashed this guy for the longest time and how he stinks it up in the playoffs. But my lord THE BEARD. WHAT A INSANE PERFORMANCE
Just wait, the PLAYOFF HARDEN will appear any day now
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VINO 24 wrote:I’ll be the first to say how much I’ve bashed this guy for the longest time and how he stinks it up in the playoffs. But my lord THE BEARD. WHAT A INSANE PERFORMANCE
DonaldSanders wrote:pr0wler wrote:DonaldSanders wrote:
Or if they just could play GS without Durant in the playoffs and CP3 healthy... oh wait they did and lost
You mean that one whole game in 2019 series vs the Rockets where KD wasn't healthy? Sick sample size bro
CP3 missed game 6, so did Durant. Same situation.
EmpireFalls wrote:Luka still hasn’t surpassed peak Harden man. He just hasn’t
Johnny Fontane wrote:Think of what he could’ve done without those cheat code warrior teams existing
prove itPapi_swav wrote:EmpireFalls wrote:Luka still hasn’t surpassed peak Harden man. He just hasn’t
yes he has
bovice wrote:would love if someone broke down hardens stats in the playoffs vs regular season and compared it to some of his peers so we get some context of the idea that 'harden stinks in the playoffs'
GuyverX wrote:Harden has been playing the perfect role for the Clippers since day 1. It's a shame Kawhi just cannot stay healthy at the end of the season. It's always been "what" if with him since he put on a Clippers jersey outside of the bubble season.
HotRocks34 wrote:Harden did this in Philly when Embiid was out. He wasn't allowed to do it IMO when Embiid was around.
Tor_Raps wrote:Johnny Fontane wrote:Think of what he could’ve done without those cheat code warrior teams existing
Crazy that people only use Lebrons name who stopped by those cheat code warrior teams but it was always Hardens teams that gave them their hardest challenge.
Amazing considering the talent disparities between the teams and yet its always Harden people like to throw under the bus. Sure he isn't perfect but his teams have far often exceeded expectations when he's been on the court.
EmpireFalls wrote:bovice wrote:would love if someone broke down hardens stats in the playoffs vs regular season and compared it to some of his peers so we get some context of the idea that 'harden stinks in the playoffs'
Harden’s actual playoff stats aren’t that bad broken down into averages. And in some series he's actually been great, full stop, which helps his playoff averages.
But it’s always been about his high profile no-shows in big games. Take Boston last year as the most recent example: 22-6-8 on good efficiency. But he had only 22 points COMBINED in games 6 and 7.
This is a constant throughline in his career.
bovice wrote:EmpireFalls wrote:bovice wrote:would love if someone broke down hardens stats in the playoffs vs regular season and compared it to some of his peers so we get some context of the idea that 'harden stinks in the playoffs'
Harden’s actual playoff stats aren’t that bad broken down into averages. And in some series he's actually been great, full stop, which helps his playoff averages.
But it’s always been about his high profile no-shows in big games. Take Boston last year as the most recent example: 22-6-8 on good efficiency. But he had only 22 points COMBINED in games 6 and 7.
This is a constant throughline in his career.
but he's also showed up in high profile games.
most players have had duds in important games. look at curry in game 7 of the 2016 finals or game 7 vs LAL last year. yeah harden gave up vs the spurs in game 6 a while on the rockets which was a bad look but that team wasn't going anywhere that year anyway. and yeah shooting 20-something % isn't excusable but that's later in his career when he's no longer the primary option. you don't get to a game 7 of WCFs as the best player (vs KD's warriors no-less) and not be a playoff performer. you don't get to a WCF where trevor ariza is ur 2nd best scorer and not be a playoff performer
it's a lazy narrative. there are players that consistently shrink in the playoffs and harden isn't one of them.
Nemesis21 wrote:It is absolutely hilarious hearing people still say Embiid has superstar potential.The guy is one injury away from being Greg Oden. Except Oden manged to play over 100 games in the NBA, I don't think Embiid will play more.
NZB2323 wrote:bovice wrote:EmpireFalls wrote:Harden’s actual playoff stats aren’t that bad broken down into averages. And in some series he's actually been great, full stop, which helps his playoff averages.
But it’s always been about his high profile no-shows in big games. Take Boston last year as the most recent example: 22-6-8 on good efficiency. But he had only 22 points COMBINED in games 6 and 7.
This is a constant throughline in his career.
but he's also showed up in high profile games.
most players have had duds in important games. look at curry in game 7 of the 2016 finals or game 7 vs LAL last year. yeah harden gave up vs the spurs in game 6 a while on the rockets which was a bad look but that team wasn't going anywhere that year anyway. and yeah shooting 20-something % isn't excusable but that's later in his career when he's no longer the primary option. you don't get to a game 7 of WCFs as the best player (vs KD's warriors no-less) and not be a playoff performer. you don't get to a WCF where trevor ariza is ur 2nd best scorer and not be a playoff performer
it's a lazy narrative. there are players that consistently shrink in the playoffs and harden isn't one of them.
Harden has had a lot of them though.
Tonight was his 69th playoff game where he shot under 40%.
He’s guard Karl Malone. He has some big playoff games but ultimately you know he’s going to come up short.
Tinseltown wrote:True Story wrote:KD is the best player in the NBA.
Kevin Durant is a better scorer than Jordan
MJ was never this efficient