Imagine thinking someone could average 36+ ppg coming into the year

[LoneyROY7]

And win while doing it.

:eek: :eek: :eek:

https://media.giphy.com/media/3o7btP089a98Xr6AV2/giphy.gif

[elementally morale]

This dude is just a total disgrace to basketball.

I don't even hate him he is so irrelevant. A post-season nobody. A horror to watch.

[Smoke117]

This dude is just a total disgrace to basketball.

I don't even hate him he is so irrelevant. A post-season nobody. A horror to watch.

/thread

[LoneyROY7]

:roll: :roll: :roll:

The tears, they're so tasty.

[And1AllDay]

And win while doing it.

:eek: :eek: :eek:

https://media.giphy.com/media/3o7btP089a98Xr6AV2/giphy.gif

Hes not my favorite player but I have to give him props

[elementally morale]

:roll: :roll: :roll:

The tears, they're so tasty.


Two years ago you said everything under 2 rings would be a disappointment. Remember? I do.

So... how many rings you think Harden will win as the best player on the team?

[And1AllDay]

This dude is just a total disgrace to basketball.

I don't even hate him he is so irrelevant. A post-season nobody. A horror to watch.

Alert: emotional poster

[Proctor]

This dude is just a total disgrace to basketball.

I don't even hate him he is so irrelevant. A post-season nobody. A horror to watch.
:eek: :eek: Wow.

Bingo. :lol :lol :lol

[Spurs m8]

This dude is just a total disgrace to basketball.

I don't even hate him he is so irrelevant. A post-season nobody. A horror to watch.

Cheers bro

I dont even bother commenting on the dude anymore...hes not worth my time

[Spurs m8]

36 points on 100 shots a game is not even impressive in today's league

[Smook A.]

This dude is just a total disgrace to basketball.

I don't even hate him he is so irrelevant. A post-season nobody. A horror to watch.
You can hate the man but you gotta at least respect and give props when they're due. He's easily having one of the best offensive seasons in NBA history and that can't be ignored no matter how much you dislike the guy.

[Smook A.]

Cheers bro

I dont even bother commenting on the dude anymore...hes not worth my time
And what are you doing right now? :oldlol:

[TheCorporation]

You can hate the man but you gotta at least respect and give props when they're due. He's easily having one of the best offensive seasons in NBA history and that can't be ignored no matter how much you dislike the guy.

100%

These are the same idiot Jordan fans that try to disregard LeBron's 2016 anyway they can.

Pa-the-tic

[elementally morale]

You can hate the man but you gotta at least respect and give props when they're due. He's easily having one of the best offensive seasons in NBA history and that can't be ignored no matter how much you dislike the guy.


But I don't hate him. He seems to be a good guy.

I hate the way he plays basketball. It's ugly. Boring. And not even winning when it matters. That's all.

James Harden, the person? Sure, he may be okay. The basketball player? No thanks.

[Smoke117]

As I've said before, what he does in regular season really doesn't mean anything. He has to now do it in the playoffs. He can't and Chris Paul is getting old to carry him like he did vs the Warriors before he got hurt. He will end his career a playoff failure as "the man". He'll probably go join Giannis or something when he's old and washed up and win a few chips as a role player later, though.

On a side note, will he actually shoot better than 30% from 3pt land this playoffs while he's launching the 10+ a game?

[Smook A.]

100%

These are the same idiot Jordan fans that try to disregard LeBron's 2016 anyway they can.

Pa-the-tic
Well first of all no one should be disregarding LeBron's 2016 playoff run. It's one of the best of all time, no doubt.

What I don't understand is why can't people appreciate LeBron/MJ/Kobe at the same time, without having to bring one of them down? I feel like it happens every time there's a debate between them. They're all legends of this sport. There's always going to be comparisons and conversations about who the GOAT is, though.

That's a whole topic for another day.

[Smook A.]

But I don't hate him. He seems to be a good guy.

I hate the way he plays basketball. It's ugly. Boring. And not even winning when it matters. That's all.

James Harden, the person? Sure, he may be okay. The basketball player? No thanks.
Sure, you have the right to hate his style all you want. I'm not gonna judge you on that, but that's not the point though. It's his impact on the team and how well he's been playing throughout the season. He's doing it at a historic level. Aside from the recent Memphis game, his efficiency took a little hit over the past 2 weeks because of some cervical and wrist pain but overall he's been absolutely tremendous this year.

Rockets had a disgusting start to the season. They were 11-14 and the 14th seed at one point. Now they currently have the 5th best record in the league, and it's really all because of Harden stepping up for the team.

[elementally morale]

Sure, you have the right to hate his style all you want. I'm not gonna judge you on that, but that's not the point though. It's his impact on the team and how well he's been playing throughout the season. He's doing it at a historic level. Aside from the recent Memphis game, his efficiency took a little hit over the past 2 weeks because of some cervical and wrist pain but overall he's been absolutely tremendous this year.


Watching the box scores, yeah. An actual game? :facepalm

LeBron ball is really boring. Absolutely underwhelming. But Harden just takes it to a whole other level of boredom.

[Celtics 1825]

Watching the box scores, yeah. An actual game? :facepalm

LeBron ball is really boring. Absolutely underwhelming. But Harden just takes it to a whole other level of boredom.
Harden overall is boring to watch. I won't deny that whatsoever.

However, he's putting up historic numbers and it's translating to wins. So clearly it's working, even though I find it hard to watch.

[elementally morale]

Harden overall is boring to watch. I won't deny that whatsoever.

However, he's putting up historic numbers and it's translating to wins. So clearly it's working, even though I find it hard to watch.


It is working if he is able to win it all. So far he hasn't.

Is his style efficient? It is. It is as is he were to play basketball in MS excel. Advanced percentages are good. Why? Mainly due to FTs. Does he need lots of skill to be able do that? Sure.

Do you want to watch? No.

How many fans or supporters does Harden have that are not fans of the team he plays for? Not many.

[Spurs m8]

Watching the box scores, yeah. An actual game? :facepalm

LeBron ball is really boring. Absolutely underwhelming. But Harden just takes it to a whole other level of boredom.

Exactly...imagine having to watch and support these guys...poor cvnts.

They have to convince themselves so i let them be...deep down they're hating it tho

[Spurs m8]

And what are you doing right now? :oldlol:

Oh you got me m8...what a zinger

:facepalm

[Smook A.]

Oh you got me m8...what a zinger

:facepalm
Aaaaand you continue to comment after claiming that he's not worth your precious time

https://i.ibb.co/sVjbLPH/tenor.gif

:oldlol: Never change, MATE.

[jstern]

It's impressive. I think he's MVP, but the new rules for this season did crippled defense to make the league more high scoring. So that's the one knock.

[TheCorporation]

Oh you got me m8...what a zinger

:facepalm

Hey m8, spoiler alert because I know you're still way behind streaming our games but the Cavaliers come back from down 3-1 in 2016 and win the championship!

[LoneyROY7]

36 points on 100 shots a game is not even impressive in today's league
Harden is currently averaging nearly 3 shot attempts less and just under 1 FTA more than Kobe in his highest scoring year. 36.1 to 35.4.

Harden is currently averaging over 3 attempts less and nearly a FTA less a game than MJ is his highest scoring year. 36.1 to 37.1.

https://media.giphy.com/media/yvAED4sQx6vUNdI3Ip/giphy.gif

It's fun educating people with so little basketball knowledge.

[hold this L]

As I've said before, what he does in regular season really doesn't mean anything. He has to now do it in the playoffs. He can't and Chris Paul is getting old to carry him like he did vs the Warriors before he got hurt. He will end his career a playoff failure as "the man". He'll probably go join Giannis or something when he's old and washed up and win a few chips as a role player later, though.

On a side note, will he actually shoot better than 30% from 3pt land this playoffs while he's launching the 10+ a game?
Harden still has a window, this and next season to win. Not sure why people think it's known automatically. Warriors look like they're on the brink of self destruction this season.

[FKAri]

What I don't understand is why can't people appreciate LeBron/MJ/Kobe at the same time, without having to bring one of them down?
I don't know. People are really pathetic. I bring all 3 of them down.

[dunksby]

I don't like his game, but as long as he is getting results that's what matters when it comes to him and the Rockets.

[Jasper]

While not playing defense

https://media.giphy.com/media/3o7btP089a98Xr6AV2/giphy.gif

[Elosha]

Well first of all no one should be disregarding LeBron's 2016 playoff run. It's one of the best of all time, no doubt.

What I don't understand is why can't people appreciate LeBron/MJ/Kobe at the same time, without having to bring one of them down? I feel like it happens every time there's a debate between them. They're all legends of this sport. There's always going to be comparisons and conversations about who the GOAT is, though.

That's a whole topic for another day.

That's basically how I feel too. :cheers: If more people took this to heart, ISH would have far fewer foolish topics.

[Wally450]

A thread involving James Harden you can expect Proctor and Kawhit m8 to comment. :lol

[Manny98]

43% from the field yikes :oldlol:

[Rudeboy3]

This dude is just a total disgrace to basketball.

I don't even hate him he is so irrelevant. A post-season nobody. A horror to watch.
Ether on the first response, elite poster doing elite poser things :applause:

[ArbitraryWater]

This dude is just a total disgrace to basketball.

I don't even hate him he is so irrelevant. A post-season nobody. A horror to watch.

Haha, I remember last year you said you would own up to your cluelessness if Harden makes the WCF...


Hopeless cause.

[LoneyROY7]

43% from the field yikes :oldlol:

Imagine not being able to round properly. You get legitimately dumber every thread. :oldlol: :oldlol:

[Manny98]

Imagine not being able to round properly. You get legitimately dumber every thread. :oldlol: :oldlol:
43.6 happy now :oldlol:


Still shit regardless

[Smoke117]

I don't like his game, but as long as he is getting results that's what matters when it comes to him and the Rockets.

He's not 25 anymore. He's about to turn 30. Regular season results don't mean anything anymore. It's what he does in the playoffs that matters now and he hasn't done much. I hope his fanboys are happy about all the regular season success I guess.

[Proctor]

Haha, I remember last year you said you would own up to your cluelessness if Harden makes the WCF...


Hopeless cause.
Almost as hopeless as thinking the Rockets had or will ever have a legitimate chance to win the championship...

[And1AllDay]

43.6 happy now :oldlol:


Still shit regardless

Yep!! Lol


Gimme that .6% :mad:

[LoneyROY7]

43.6 happy now :oldlol:


Still shit regardless

61 TS percentage. His raw FG percentage is low only b/c he chucks an inordinate amount of 3s courtesy of Mike D's offense.