The Harden slander needs to stop

[konex]

I'm nowhere near a fan of this guy's game but he played his ass off tonight with Matthews all over him. FOUR guys on the Blazers scored 20 on good %s. Why is he responsible for the loss?

I hate to put it on one person but if you must have a scapegoat, Lin allowed OT and Parsons dumb play gave Portland a cushion

[VIntageNOvel]

agree, actually harden was good tonight

[SpecialQue]

Fvck Harden.

[DMAVS41]

I'm nowhere near a fan of this guy's game but he played his ass off tonight with Matthews all over him. FOUR guys on the Blazers scored 20 on good %s. Why is he responsible for the loss?

I hate to out it on one person but if you must have a scapegoat, Lin allowed OT and Parsons dumb play gave Portland a cushion

Because he might have been responsible for 3 of those Blazers scoring 20 plus points...:confusedshrug:

[Black and White]

Did you watch the game? Did you see how many points he leaked on defense??

[oarabbus]

I'm nowhere near a fan of this guy's game but he played his ass off tonight with Matthews all over him. FOUR guys on the Blazers scored 20 on good %s. Why is he responsible for the loss?

I hate to put it on one person but if you must have a scapegoat, Lin allowed OT and Parsons dumb play gave Portland a cushion


What? Haren got blown by at least a dozen times. He gave up more points than he scored.

[imdaman99]

His body language is disgusting. Dude plays like a quitter when McHale told him to feed Dwight, he didn't run back on D like a big baby. Tired of this guy's attitude. The day he changes that and the day he becomes 100% committed to winning is the day he will become likeable again... till then, fck Harden

[bballnoob1192]

you can't be paid superstar money and not get criticized when you lose. almost every superstar is criticized hard for losing. lebron, kobe, melo, etc. so unless he wants to go back to being a third option on a team then yea.

[Heavincent]

Played his ass off? On offense maybe. Defensively, the Blazers attacked him throughout the game, and it worked perfectly. It's unreal how much of a liability he is on that end of the court, and a lot of it stems from a complete lack of effort. How times did he just let somebody blow by him in transition tonight?

[Bless Mathews]

What? Haren got blown by at least a dozen times. He gave up more points than he scored.
Slayed.

End thread.

Op obviously doesn't know basketball. Highlights only.


:facepalm

[JordanL]

Slander is spoken. In print it's libel.

[KDthunderup]

Played his ass off? On offense maybe. Defensively, the Blazers attacked him throughout the game, and it worked perfectly. It's unreal how much of a liability he is on that end of the court, and a lot of it stems from a complete lack of effort. How times did he just let somebody blow by him in transition tonight?
Its disgusting watching him play defense. Fundamentally he is woeful, his defensive stance is to upright and he never moves his feet well which just allows players to blow past him with no effort.

[konex]

Slander is spoken. In print it's libel.

*slap* :D

[ThePhantomCreep]

Harden was okay today, but he's awful on D (he literally pulled a matador at one point in the 4th), and his shooting percentage in this series is just...Oofah.

[MavsSuperFan]

his Defense sucks
He looks scared in pressure situations.

[ABfor3]

you can't be paid superstar money and not get criticized when you lose. almost every superstar is criticized hard for losing. lebron, kobe, melo, etc. so unless he wants to go back to being a third option on a team then yea.
I can agree with this statement, Harden wanted to have his own team..he wanted to get paid like a superstar so he should play up to expectations. Although a lot of the criticism is quite harsh, some of it is well deserved

[Milbuck]

How many ****ing times do we need to we have to have this discussion? His offense, which was nothing spectacular tonight, wasn't even CLOSE to compensating for his absolutely pathetic defense.

The dude sucks, period.

[SpecialQue]

How many ****ing times do we need to we have to have this discussion? His offense, which was nothing spectacular tonight, wasn't even CLOSE to compensating for his absolutely pathetic defense.

The dude sucks, period.

This motherfvcker right here is speaking nothing but truth.

[Cladyclad]

I just cringe when he always try to poke the ball away. It always almost end up with a easy basket for the other team.

[Duggrr]

How many ****ing times do we need to we have to have this discussion? His offense, which was nothing spectacular tonight, wasn't even CLOSE to compensating for his absolutely pathetic defense.

The dude sucks, period.
Milbuck :bowdown:

[Threethrows]

Defense matters. Harden isn't even a revolving door on defense, dude like a presidential escort to the hoop.

[LakersForlife]

How many ****ing times do we need to we have to have this discussion? His offense, which was nothing spectacular tonight, wasn't even CLOSE to compensating for his absolutely pathetic defense.

The dude sucks, period.


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[Myth]

I'm nowhere near a fan of this guy's game but he played his ass off tonight with Matthews all over him. FOUR guys on the Blazers scored 20 on good %s. Why is he responsible for the loss?

I hate to put it on one person but if you must have a scapegoat, Lin allowed OT and Parsons dumb play gave Portland a cushion

Harden played well on offense today, but Portland abused his shit defense. Blazers went at him intentionally, and Matthews and Batum blew right by him every time they wanted.

[Marlo_Stanfield]

Harden played well on offense today, but Portland abused his shit defense. Blazers went at him intentionally, and Matthews and Batum blew right by him every time they wanted.
yet played 40+ minutes again even tho the offense did just fine without him:facepalm :facepalm

[Dresta]

9/21, 5TO's and shit defense, and this is still by far his best game. How pathetic for a supposed 'star.'

[Bandito]

How many ****ing times do we need to we have to have this discussion? His offense, which was nothing spectacular tonight, wasn't even CLOSE to compensating for his absolutely pathetic defense.

The dude sucks, period.
A dozen more times until Harden apologists aka Rocketa fans understand dude is a liability in everything.

[SCdac]

.39 FG%
.34 three point%
4.5 turnovers per game
3.0 fouls per game
no effort on defense

.35 FG%
.27 three point%
3.8 turnovers per game
4.0 fouls per game
no effort on defense

last seasons and this seasons playoffs, respectively. No slander.

[Yankstar]

9/21, 5TO's and shit defense, and this is still by far his best game. How pathetic for a supposed 'star.'

But... But... Fear the beard? :roll:

Houston just accept Harden was manufactured by the same people who brought you Paul George.

He and Howard will never win you a ring or even a finals appearance :no:

[iBandwagon]

But... But... Fear the beard? :roll:


http://barefootbrian.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/nofear.gif

Blazers attacked him directly. He is the least intimidating player on the Rockets.

[BoutPractice]

His best game of the series so far, and still far from what you would call a great performance.

In any case, konex started this thread so expect Harden to lay a massive egg in game 5, something like 6-24, 6 turnovers with key mistakes down the stretch or just straight up quitting in a blowout.

[ShackEelOKneel]

Slander? :lol

[SpaceJammeR]

fk haren

[Ball So Harden]

This thread :facepalm

[ShackEelOKneel]

Harden is wasting a series that Dwight is beasting in. :facepalm

[Marlo_Stanfield]

.39 FG%
.34 three point%
4.5 turnovers per game
3.0 fouls per game
no effort on defense

.35 FG%
.27 three point%
3.8 turnovers per game
4.0 fouls per game
no effort on defense

last seasons and this seasons playoffs, respectively. No slander.
http://gifrific.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Kevin-Garnett-Reaction-at-2013-Dunk-Contest.gif

[ShackEelOKneel]

.39 FG%
.34 three point%
4.5 turnovers per game
3.0 fouls per game
no effort on defense

.35 FG%
.27 three point%
3.8 turnovers per game
4.0 fouls per game
no effort on defense

last seasons and this seasons playoffs, respectively. No slander.

The worst part about those terrible stats is that they don't show the worst part: His defense.

[Dro]

How many ****ing times do we need to we have to have this discussion? His offense, which was nothing spectacular tonight, wasn't even CLOSE to compensating for his absolutely pathetic defense.

The dude sucks, period.
This, this, mother****ing this...

[Real Men Wear Green]

I'm nowhere near a fan of this guy's game but he played his ass off tonight with Matthews all over him.
He plays hard offensively. And there are a lot of superstars that get their rest on D. But I can't agree that he "played his ass off" when he's taking breaks defensively. There was one fast break late in regulation when he was even called out by one of the announcers for letting someone, might have been Batum, go by him with no resistance on a fast break. Loss isn't all on Harden, just saying that his effort on D is poor. Even the scorers that take it easy on D most of the game turn it up in that situation.

[wally_world]

Lin choked big time from what i watched. Blazers won this game more than the Rockets lost it tho, give them credit.