Just to put things into Perspective James harden 57 points 17/18 Free throws: Steph curry 48 points 3/3 Free throws: Not hating on harden but come on now.......
And Curry has 3 other all stars on his team so he gets easier shots stop it. Would Curry be able to win with Rivers, Nene, pj Tucker, and Daniel house as his starting line up??
Harden just gets tired. All his choke games are in the last 2 games of a series. CP3 is the most injury prone player ever. Houston will be 1 and done at best.
@@dooomsday6666 rarely is that so. Only the truly great players turn that kind of track record around. He has been sub par his whole career in thge playoffs. Last year against GSW, Spurs year before and at OKC against Bron and co from Miami with a way better team (depth, Durant, Ibaka, Westbrook etc). That team was the most stacked team I have seen lose the finals bar GSW against the Cavs. I'd take that OKC team over Shaq and Kobe's that lost to the Pistons in terms of depth. You need to go back to the 80s Celtics or Lakers to see a better squad that lost in the finals bar GSW.
JD 1 Is it his fault ariza went 0-12 or his teammates couldn't couldn't make shots?? by your logic if Harden choked last year cause he couldn't beat 4 all stars then LeBron choked in game 1 too cause he lost. Plus the refs fucked us in game 7 too
Why is Harden suppose to beat GS by himself, but Lebron can get swept and nobody says anything? No team in the NBA can beat GS, so no 1 player can beat them. Max is ridiculous. What Harden is doing has never been done before, so chances are he won't do it in the playoffs. He's still giving 29 a game in the playoffs, but this is a team sport. He will need help from teammates to beat GS with all of their all stars. Harden is not superman.
Kenyon Guillory nobody says anything about lebron every single analyst never stops talking about him skip bay less calls him a choke and what hardens doing has never been done before near 20 free throws a game and he’s shooting over 30 shots a night
“Why is Harden it suppose to beat Golden State by himself and LeBron can get swept and nobody says anything” LMAO where we you at 7 months ago when The Cavs faced the Warriors in the finals and when they lost like everyone expected Stephen A was talking about LeBron should’ve at least won one game.
The Rockets had a good team last season... Chris Paul and Capela are both better than love and Ariza, Gordon, and Tucker are better than anyone else from that Cavs team... What the hell are you talking about? Harden choked games 6 and 7... 6-25 from 3... Like 24-65 from the field... That nigguh choked... CP3 was the reason they were even leading the Warriors... Once Paul went down, Harden was done... He had no safety blanket and folded...
i disagree. Harden has been doing his part for the team. carrying the load and scoring. Right now cp3 hasnt done much, due to his absence. cp3 is the difference maker that puts rockets as one of the best possible teams to beat GSW. They need him. Hence the amount of pressure SAS is putting on him
So they ignore when Harden goes 1 for 17 from three in a losing effort against Orlando Magic but they report the very next game after ignoring Steph Curry dropping 48 and only shooting 3 free throws lol....ridiculous
@@user-bz9wm6cr4u he's the best player on his team right? that's the level there equal. as of if Dbook led the sun's. and how Russ got the blame for kds choke vs the warriors.
Who would he blame Cp3? Cp3 led the Houston in the WCF last year and I have to blame James Harden because of his fatigue,he gets so weak in the playoffs
That CP3 contract could be one of the worst contracts in the NBA pretty soon. The Rockets are stuck for the next 5 years. They are not going to the finals these next 5 years. Last year was their chance.
Maybe if you expect to win it all in the next couple seasons then sure but to be consistent as a franchise there's nothing wrong with the contract and it makes sense business wise.
And last year, the first year they had him, they had their best run in a while. Dumbass. You don’t realize how much of a god Cp3 is. The tragedy of his life is injury just like drose. Although unlike drose, Cp3 has one of the highest basketball iqs of all time along with, in my opinion, having the absolute greatest handles of all time. They said Cp3 was great against GSW here. Bullshit. He was amazing and led them to the 3-2 lead. No one but John Stockton or fucking Jason Kidd could have completed that pass to Ariza in game 4 to tie the game in Oakland. Cp totally grabbed dat $160 mil bag ahaha. I’m so happy for him
I agree with SAS. But that doesn't absolve Harden from blame if he continues to underperform when it counts in the playoffs. CP3 used to be my favorite PG in the league. But not only has he proven to be unreliable in the playoffs in recent years due to all these injuries, he goes and signs that huge extension making the Rockets unable to keep key players. Get your money bro, but if I were him I would've made sure the team stayed intact. I still firmly believe the Rockets win the GS series if CP3 doesn't get injured. He looked like a superstar out there and it felt like he finally emerged. But that fuckin hamstring continues to betray him.
I'm genuinely worried about the effort that Harden is being required to expend this season. For perspective, it's NOT EVEN THE ALL-STAR BREAK YET and he is being required to literally put in herculean efforts night after night. I don't know if he can physically hold up, but I hope he can.
James Harden is great but with what he’s been doing and the way he’s been playing he needs Chris Paul back now. Harden is going to be exhausted come playoff time due to the load he’s been carrying since Chris Paul got injured.
He wasn't good in GAME 7, but the rest of the series he was good. He wasnt as good as in the reg season, but he is clearly improving in the playoffs. Playoff season before the last he was terrible, then pretty good. This playoff season I believe he will show up
Remind me who the Rockets have beat in the playoffs since Harden got traded to HOU? SAS on that weed Rockets won't even get past GS, LA, SA, OKC GS GS, D Toni never beat Pop, LB > Harden, HOU vs OKC 50/50 Okc should beat Hou in a 7gm series
@@shafiabbasi340 Utah over achieved teams now about DM this season that's why they not in the Top3 Rockets over achieved the year Harden & D12, JS got exposed by GS over achieved last year had a cakewalk to the WCF they won't get past GS, SA, LA or OKC
S Spurs you probably said that last year about okc. If there’s one person I don’t trust in the playoffs it’s westbrick. Harden can take Westbrook all day with or without Chris Paul
Harden shot 39% from the field and 25% from 3 in the playoffs . I think he is the MVP right now but playing 39 minutes a game , he will run out of gas in the playoffs. As a Westbrook stan , 1 man show teams don’t work in the playoffs
he can average 100 points in the playoffs. it wont matter when in series deciding games he falls apart. you can beat a team 3 times by 100 points and lose the next 4 by 1 it wont matter.
@@altinistoggamingtv8054 MJ certainly was not a one-man show. He had Phil Jackson, Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, Dennis Rodman and Steve Kerr help him win. The Bulls were overall the best team by some margin in their time. Not a one-man show.
@@greylepoard i'm talking about when you need him where does the ball go i crunch time in michael jordan's hands then he is a one man show not scottie pippen not steve kerr not rodman
I like how Max ALWAYS like to bring up the fact that Golden State Warriors only won by single, but refuses to bring up the fact THEY WERE DOWN DOUBLE DIGITS at halftime and till mid 4th quarter.
@@cheerioss-9121 Dude Harden is the one with the assists, who sets up every attack. His defense is his only weakness and if you watch some Rockets games this year, you'll see very soon that he's defending pretty well.
ThatLifeMotivation Curry is the better facilitator by far, regardless of what the numbers say. He’s a lot more impactful than harden too.the only thing Harden has over curry is being a pure scorer.
@@htownrockets7084 They were there not because of Harden, but because of Chris Paul who was extraordinary those series, if he was that great he would have carried his team to the Finals after Paul got injured,
*CP3 is the reason they even made it that far last year... Harden was choking and CP3 Literally bailed him out multiple times. The moment he got hurt Harden was nowhere to be seen. I don't even think they can beat the lakers in all honesty. Harden has never played against playoff bron. Bron shows up in the playoffs whereas Harden doesn't. And this is coming from a LeBron hater. If Harden starts choking LeBron is gonna eat him alive literally.*
Rivers was a great pick up for Houston. Obviously they will need Capela back. Other than that, they can win the West, but we saw how overmatched they were against Milwaukee.
Eugene Delacruz nobody said that all he had to do was what max said make three or 4/17 threes like how do you do that bad when you only need one game to close it out
@@saxonelyaman9212 "he had two games to close it. Not a coincidence that they didn't win a game without cp3" i thought you just denied saying harden shouldve beat GS by himself? and now this? do you even know you're contradicting yourself? 1/17 wasnt even relevant. y'all said regular season games dont matter but when he shoot 1/17 in one regular season y'all acted like it's Game 7 in the finals.
If you’re out with an injury that isn’t test Max. He is gonna be rusty , an INJURY is keeping him from playing. That’s not “rest”...you’re healing a injury that can be hurt again , especially being out so long , it’s not something small.
Lol I can swear when Lebron puts up superman numbers he still gets the blame. We don't hear "what more can he do" from Stephen A, we hear "Lebron Lost again". James Harden is an MVP and looking like he will win it again therefore he shall show up during the playoffs and lead the way and if he Houston doesn't win that's on him regardless of GSW firepower if we're being consistent since we do it to everybody else. Don't pick and choose + CP3's money didn't prevent nothing, cut someone else or pay luxury tax and he showed up last year before he got injured, Harden not so much.
Lol Max didn't know for sure if CP3 was killing it in the playoffs, the man was on fire and hitting tough 3s and doing crazy 1vs1 moves and always has the great passes.. James Harden ain't no scrub in the playoffs, but offcourse its harder to play against GSW than the Atlanta Hawks!
Incorrect. If someone [is] to take most of the blame, then the person would have to be Mike D'Antoni. He is in charge of who plays and who sits. He instructs guys to run plays. He oversees the assistant coaches, and they give defensive assignments. Given the performances by Paul, Harden, House Jr., Tucker, Capela, Rivers, Gordon, Green, Nene, Knight, Ennis, Clark Jr. and Chriss, the talent is there. This roster could change. Match-ups are key in the playoffs, and the right guys need to be played at the right time.
In the playoffs execution is magnified for everyone, not just Harden. Even if Harden averaged 50 throughout the playoffs, the big three in GS average what, 80? Most playoff games come down to the wire when you have 2 really good teams. That's when the clutch gene gets amplified and Durant has this over Harden in spades in playoffs.
I agree with both. I'll add this, CP3 needs to be more defensive minded when he returns. Let Harden play his Iso it's great generating fouls cause it will make Golden state change lineups n bench key players. However, what CP3 needs to do, Is contain Stepj curry. Shot selection is why they lost them games. It wasnt that they just missed many were bad shots.
Just a couple of questions 1. How many flops were faked? 2. How many travel calls weren’t called? 3. How many free throws were involved? 4. Was This was a regular season game? 5. How many shots were attempted?
They gota limit CP3 minutes when he comes if they want him to be good in the playoffs. The bench along with harden should get them to that playoffs anyways
Hurt or not they need Cp3 to win he is one of the few people to control tempo, get high quality looks for his self and the team and stays consistent(when he’s on the court).That’s what the rockets need because Harden does everything but that.
I like how Max ALWAYS like to bring up the fact that Golden State Warriors only won by single, but refuses to bring up the fact THEY WERE DOWN DOUBLE DIGITS at halftime and till mid 4th quarter.
Harden may have been 2-13 from 3 but he was also 10-16 from 2 with 11 points in the fourth quarter. Dubs were constantly double teaming him since cp3 was out and he managed to keep his team fighting until the very end he didn’t choke game 7 the odds were just stacked up against him
I unequivocally agree! When some players knows what it takes to win it all, Wade comes to mind in Miami when LBJ and Bosh were there, Paul dropped the ball ;) $$$ and loss vital players. Granted though, it was the GM that had the final say. And look, not mad @ CP3, but Rockets had a window of opportunity to be WCF champs. Not so now. Just my opinion though.
6:10 Stephen A Smith 100% right about that. If Chris Paul wants max money I should have max expectations for you as a Player by performance and availability.
CP3 is the only reason why a team never gets a title is the same thought I had about Carmelo. I don’t know why but it’s been over ten years since I’ve been saying this to others and until now I’m still right.
I hate how people discredit Chris Paul. Cp3 is my favourite player and the fact that people don't see that he provides much more is shocking. Besides elite scoring, passing and defense from a point guard, he elevates other teammates games and provides leadership and IQ as well.
@@morgan2552t Okay, but injuries and other factors got in the way of finals appearances. Especially since every player on the Clippers and the coaching staff besides CP3 had a bad attitude
Yeah you can say Harden went 2-13 from 3, but just image if Ariza didn't go 0-9 from 3 and other guys hit shots too. It's a TEAM effort. A good share of those 3s that they missed were good shots that you would hope GSW would give you in a game 7.
Just appreciate this mans greatness . Holy fuck . It’s a privilege to see great players play . Dude doesn’t get in trouble, he’s a good guy , and JUST HOOPS!!!!!! Why do people hate ballers for ? He exposed the NBA on their broken ass rules . Not his fault no one can hold him . I can tell none of y’all are either gamers or ballers lol.
Everyone talking about harden farming points from free throws. But they don’t understand how valuable that is. Not only are you getting easy points, but you put defenders in foul trouble. And you also create space because defenders now have to defend you differently. Imagine being able to get steph or KD in foul trouble. That in itself is valuable.
Agree with SAS. CP3 just re-upped for max money.... he damn well better be back after the all star break and for the playoffs. No one’s giving you $40M/yr to sit on the bench.
Harden is great during the regular season, but last year he showed a bit of toughness in the playoffs, but he still need to prove he can win a ring or two
I know Stephen A. has been covering the NBA for a while now and it still baffles me how emotionally he gets caught up. Who else on the rockets is going to score right now but him? Rivers? Nene? Green? Tucker? They are a better team when Harden is the sole focal point, but they are not a championship team.
Man I just haaaattteee how my guy Cp3 got hurt so close to winning a championship last year. I believe it was a foregone conclusion they wouldve beat the Warriors and inevitably the Cavs but man that injury was tragic.
he just said Harden is a choker in the offseason and their chances of a championship are over after ariza was traded... now he rooting for them to win it all lmao
Just to put things into Perspective James harden 57 points 17/18 Free throws:
Steph curry 48 points 3/3 Free throws:
Not hating on harden but come on now.......
Watch the match bruv ,stop seeing the stats u would know that he deserves those free throw
Wish we could count the travels lmao
Chief Twittera nigga watch the game he was legitimately getting fouled
Chief Twittera 😂😂
And Curry has 3 other all stars on his team so he gets easier shots stop it. Would Curry be able to win with Rivers, Nene, pj Tucker, and Daniel house as his starting line up??
They both gone fold in the playoffs.
One gone get hurt, the other gone choke
George Bran nah he chokes
They took the warriors to 7 games how is that folding?
100% agree couldn’t have said it any better
Harden just gets tired. All his choke games are in the last 2 games of a series. CP3 is the most injury prone player ever. Houston will be 1 and done at best.
Show Out every year bro
these guys literally repeat the same thing about rockets ever time they debate this
Ignacio Tsai it's fuckery
Fax
If "every year" means this year and last year then you are correct but anything beyond that then you are dumb
@@warrickjames7527 haha I think you are dumb since I never said "every year"
@@IggyPiggy23 every time already contains every year... lol
I’ll blame harden because he always goes into his shell in the post season
The past means absolutely nothing in the NBA
@@dooomsday6666 rarely is that so. Only the truly great players turn that kind of track record around. He has been sub par his whole career in thge playoffs. Last year against GSW, Spurs year before and at OKC against Bron and co from Miami with a way better team (depth, Durant, Ibaka, Westbrook etc). That team was the most stacked team I have seen lose the finals bar GSW against the Cavs. I'd take that OKC team over Shaq and Kobe's that lost to the Pistons in terms of depth. You need to go back to the 80s Celtics or Lakers to see a better squad that lost in the finals bar GSW.
Exactomundo
Harden is just simply afraid of the big moment.
I think you just runs out of steam. He needs to safe energy for the playoffs.
He's right Cp3 is making 40 million so he gotta step up and produce like he did last year and show that he was worth the money
Htown Rockets Chris Paul showed up and then got injured but harden couldn’t show up and get his team over the line in game 7.
JD 1 Is it his fault ariza went 0-12 or his teammates couldn't couldn't make shots?? by your logic if Harden choked last year cause he couldn't beat 4 all stars then LeBron choked in game 1 too cause he lost. Plus the refs fucked us in game 7 too
Htown Rockets Harden does this every year, what’s your excuse for his choke job against the spurs two years ago?
King Boi I live in Houston you fucking dumbass
@@htownrockets7084 no but it is his fault for going 2-13 from deep.
Why is Harden suppose to beat GS by himself, but Lebron can get swept and nobody says anything? No team in the NBA can beat GS, so no 1 player can beat them. Max is ridiculous. What Harden is doing has never been done before, so chances are he won't do it in the playoffs. He's still giving 29 a game in the playoffs, but this is a team sport. He will need help from teammates to beat GS with all of their all stars. Harden is not superman.
Kenyon Guillory nobody says anything about lebron every single analyst never stops talking about him skip bay less calls him a choke and what hardens doing has never been done before near 20 free throws a game and he’s shooting over 30 shots a night
“Why is Harden it suppose to beat Golden State by himself and LeBron can get swept and nobody says anything” LMAO where we you at 7 months ago when The Cavs faced the Warriors in the finals and when they lost like everyone expected Stephen A was talking about LeBron should’ve at least won one game.
The Rockets had a good team last season... Chris Paul and Capela are both better than love and Ariza, Gordon, and Tucker are better than anyone else from that Cavs team... What the hell are you talking about? Harden choked games 6 and 7... 6-25 from 3... Like 24-65 from the field... That nigguh choked... CP3 was the reason they were even leading the Warriors... Once Paul went down, Harden was done... He had no safety blanket and folded...
@@hotrockhudson at least LeBron play well Harden played like shit
@@bigty390 Check Harden's stats the only player with better stats last post season was Lebron.
CP3 carried em in WCF last year
Meryl Streep’s side nigga IG @chloesaxon
But he was also the reason the lost. And last season harden didn’t bring them down like cp3 is doing rn
No he didnt
Cp averaged 19 on 40% it was a collective team effort specifically defensively
You smoking
The pressure is in James Harden and Chris Paul equally. They're both great players who need a ring and I'm sure they feel the same way.
Stephen a is a harden fan boy. If he chokes in the playoffs he will make another excuse for harden.
As he should. I don't need to tell you that THIS BROTHER CAN BALL!!!!!
Harden always chokes when it matters.
i disagree. Harden has been doing his part for the team. carrying the load and scoring. Right now cp3 hasnt done much, due to his absence. cp3 is the difference maker that puts rockets as one of the best possible teams to beat GSW. They need him. Hence the amount of pressure SAS is putting on him
If he doesn't have another star player then it's understandable.when has he had a star player besides playing in okc
@@markysng You have a point. CP3 is able the break down the defense and he kills Curry when matched up with him.
I don't blame CP3 for not winning a title but I do blame him for taking 2 much money in the past offseason.
Why? CP3 is getting older and is hurt more often, he’s not the same. At the end of the day it’s all about Harden, he’s the MVP and franchise superstar
Who ur expecting to beat 2 mvps and 5 allstars
Harden has to beat 4 all stars but not Lebron.
Sarim Ahmad I honestly don’t know why we paid him that much we lost valuable assets because of his big ass contract.
So they ignore when Harden goes 1 for 17 from three in a losing effort against Orlando Magic but they report the very next game after ignoring Steph Curry dropping 48 and only shooting 3 free throws lol....ridiculous
He had a bad game, like a lot of other players have all the time but since it's harden having the bad game we should crucify him right?
@@user-bz9wm6cr4u yes
Abel G Shit, they’d crucify Bron, why not do the same to him?
@@therevival9505 so ig harden and LeBron are on the same level.
@@user-bz9wm6cr4u he's the best player on his team right? that's the level there equal. as of if Dbook led the sun's. and how Russ got the blame for kds choke vs the warriors.
Who would he blame Cp3? Cp3 led the Houston in the WCF last year and I have to blame James Harden because of his fatigue,he gets so weak in the playoffs
That CP3 contract could be one of the worst contracts in the NBA pretty soon. The Rockets are stuck for the next 5 years. They are not going to the finals these next 5 years. Last year was their chance.
Arshdeep Singh you never know, if KD leaves the warriors. Everything can change
I already view it as the worst. they're gonna have to pay him 40 mil when he's 37 and he could barely stay on the court now
Maybe if you expect to win it all in the next couple seasons then sure but to be consistent as a franchise there's nothing wrong with the contract and it makes sense business wise.
Don't blame Paul if someone was stupid enough to give him that kind of money. It was probably the worst contract in the NBA the day he signed it.
And last year, the first year they had him, they had their best run in a while. Dumbass. You don’t realize how much of a god Cp3 is. The tragedy of his life is injury just like drose. Although unlike drose, Cp3 has one of the highest basketball iqs of all time along with, in my opinion, having the absolute greatest handles of all time. They said Cp3 was great against GSW here. Bullshit. He was amazing and led them to the 3-2 lead. No one but John Stockton or fucking Jason Kidd could have completed that pass to Ariza in game 4 to tie the game in Oakland. Cp totally grabbed dat $160 mil bag ahaha. I’m so happy for him
I really wanna see Chris Paul win a championship
Too bad, never happening. CPussy3.
ZeroPrime fuck up lil boy
I agree with SAS. But that doesn't absolve Harden from blame if he continues to underperform when it counts in the playoffs. CP3 used to be my favorite PG in the league. But not only has he proven to be unreliable in the playoffs in recent years due to all these injuries, he goes and signs that huge extension making the Rockets unable to keep key players. Get your money bro, but if I were him I would've made sure the team stayed intact. I still firmly believe the Rockets win the GS series if CP3 doesn't get injured. He looked like a superstar out there and it felt like he finally emerged. But that fuckin hamstring continues to betray him.
I'm genuinely worried about the effort that Harden is being required to expend this season. For perspective, it's NOT EVEN THE ALL-STAR BREAK YET and he is being required to literally put in herculean efforts night after night. I don't know if he can physically hold up, but I hope he can.
James Harden is great but with what he’s been doing and the way he’s been playing he needs Chris Paul back now. Harden is going to be exhausted come playoff time due to the load he’s been carrying since Chris Paul got injured.
Remind me what Harden did in the playoffs last year...?
He wasn't good in GAME 7, but the rest of the series he was good. He wasnt as good as in the reg season, but he is clearly improving in the playoffs. Playoff season before the last he was terrible, then pretty good. This playoff season I believe he will show up
Remind me who the Rockets have beat in the playoffs since Harden got traded to HOU?
SAS on that weed Rockets won't even get past GS, LA, SA, OKC
GS GS, D Toni never beat Pop, LB > Harden, HOU vs OKC 50/50 Okc should beat Hou in a 7gm series
@@sspurs5343 rockets got past Utah who was hot last year, and were one game away (cp3 injured game 7) against the warriors to get into the finals
@@shafiabbasi340 Utah over achieved teams now about DM this season that's why they not in the Top3
Rockets over achieved the year Harden & D12, JS got exposed by GS over achieved last year had a cakewalk to the WCF they won't get past GS, SA, LA or OKC
S Spurs you probably said that last year about okc. If there’s one person I don’t trust in the playoffs it’s westbrick. Harden can take Westbrook all day with or without Chris Paul
These lil first takes be clutch ash on RUclips tbh👌🏾
Harden shot 39% from the field and 25% from 3 in the playoffs . I think he is the MVP right now but playing 39 minutes a game , he will run out of gas in the playoffs. As a Westbrook stan , 1 man show teams don’t work in the playoffs
Unless you're michael jordan
he can average 100 points in the playoffs. it wont matter when in series deciding games he falls apart. you can beat a team 3 times by 100 points and lose the next 4 by 1 it wont matter.
@@altinistoggamingtv8054 MJ certainly was not a one-man show. He had Phil Jackson, Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, Dennis Rodman and Steve Kerr help him win. The Bulls were overall the best team by some margin in their time. Not a one-man show.
@@greylepoard i'm talking about when you need him where does the ball go i crunch time in michael jordan's hands then he is a one man show not scottie pippen not steve kerr not rodman
Finally a good segment and not a bunch of old talking points from years ago
If Harden get's injured Houston are done and at the rate he's playing at he's bound to have some problems unless he takes rest
When will max stop telling the story of the rockets like he was the only one watching the playoffs last year
I like how Max ALWAYS like to bring up the fact that Golden State Warriors only won by single, but refuses to bring up the fact THEY WERE DOWN DOUBLE DIGITS at halftime and till mid 4th quarter.
He scored 32 in game 7? Come on he's great, but Curry and KD are also monsters! Keep hating!
ThatLifeMotivation 4 allstar>james harden game 7
ThatLifeMotivation You’re acting like points tell the whole story
@@cheerioss-9121 Dude Harden is the one with the assists, who sets up every attack. His defense is his only weakness and if you watch some Rockets games this year, you'll see very soon that he's defending pretty well.
ThatLifeMotivation Curry is the better facilitator by far, regardless of what the numbers say. He’s a lot more impactful than harden too.the only thing Harden has over curry is being a pure scorer.
The music was cued perfectly
Harden shoulda forfeited his MVP last year for his playoff performance
For taking the warriors to 7 while LeBron got swept?? u sound dumb
Well RWB too because he let a then rookie beat beat him and he had PG13 and melo so snatch both mvps from them clowns
Htown Rockets their team was crazy yet they would’ve lost in 5 if iggy never went down
The season MVP is not a playoff award..
@@htownrockets7084 They were there not because of Harden, but because of Chris Paul who was extraordinary those series, if he was that great he would have carried his team to the Finals after Paul got injured,
*CP3 is the reason they even made it that far last year... Harden was choking and CP3 Literally bailed him out multiple times. The moment he got hurt Harden was nowhere to be seen. I don't even think they can beat the lakers in all honesty. Harden has never played against playoff bron. Bron shows up in the playoffs whereas Harden doesn't. And this is coming from a LeBron hater. If Harden starts choking LeBron is gonna eat him alive literally.*
Harden played him in the finals
Harden was tired in the playoffs.
What Lakers? They are not even in playoffs
@@rudy1999 there still 8th seed and lbj is out. they'll go back up to 4 when he comes back lol.
@@rawtez253 westbrook. harden and kd wasn't as good back then because all 3 of them were ball dominant
These two are acting like they aren’t gonna have to play half the western-conference all stars to even make it to the finals.
As I was scrolling, i thought that was a hair on my screen :)
Rivers was a great pick up for Houston. Obviously they will need Capela back. Other than that, they can win the West, but we saw how overmatched they were against Milwaukee.
What happened to James harden last year in WCF once cp went out cmon harden needs to prove himself
Saxon Elyaman so he supposed to beat golden state by himself? Stop it, lebron can’t even do it.
Eugene Delacruz nobody said that all he had to do was what max said make three or 4/17 threes like how do you do that bad when you only need one game to close it out
Saxon Elyaman is it his fault Ariza shot 0-12??
Htown Rockets no it's HIS fault he shot 1/17 AND he had two games to close it. Not a coincidence that they didn't win a game without cp3
@@saxonelyaman9212 "he had two games to close it. Not a coincidence that they didn't win a game without cp3" i thought you just denied saying harden shouldve beat GS by himself? and now this? do you even know you're contradicting yourself?
1/17 wasnt even relevant. y'all said regular season games dont matter but when he shoot 1/17 in one regular season y'all acted like it's Game 7 in the finals.
If you’re out with an injury that isn’t test Max. He is gonna be rusty , an INJURY is keeping him from playing. That’s not “rest”...you’re healing a injury that can be hurt again , especially being out so long , it’s not something small.
Fs1> First take
@4:37 SAS got that hotline bling
harden > kd
curry > harden
take curry out of gsw, harden finna blast gsw alone
Harden not better than kd
Take kd harden would blast them still or take draymond out
Neither of those Finals MVP virgins are on KD’s level
@@DonkeyKong5479 haha, curry was cooking kd before he was in gsw, same with harden
Please upload the video about AB going the the niners
As you should because they never really needed him. He don't do shit & when he there they still don't win. He NEVER wins anything
Lol I can swear when Lebron puts up superman numbers he still gets the blame. We don't hear "what more can he do" from Stephen A, we hear "Lebron Lost again". James Harden is an MVP and looking like he will win it again therefore he shall show up during the playoffs and lead the way and if he Houston doesn't win that's on him regardless of GSW firepower if we're being consistent since we do it to everybody else. Don't pick and choose + CP3's money didn't prevent nothing, cut someone else or pay luxury tax and he showed up last year before he got injured, Harden not so much.
LMAOOO they not even making it past WCF bro relax
Eric Gordon has been hurt also. 3 of the big 4 is out and they still winning
Im a Harden fan but come on Stephen A, who produced more in the playoffs last year? Harden or CP3?
Lol Max didn't know for sure if CP3 was killing it in the playoffs, the man was on fire and hitting tough 3s and doing crazy 1vs1 moves and always has the great passes.. James Harden ain't no scrub in the playoffs, but offcourse its harder to play against GSW than the Atlanta Hawks!
Harden my dude but I gotta see him in the playoffs
Thank youuuu Harden elevated to that status of we dont care what you do in Regular season what will you do come Playoffs
Incorrect. If someone [is] to take most of the blame, then the person would have to be Mike D'Antoni. He is in charge of who plays and who sits. He instructs guys to run plays. He oversees the assistant coaches, and they give defensive assignments.
Given the performances by Paul, Harden, House Jr., Tucker, Capela, Rivers, Gordon, Green, Nene, Knight, Ennis, Clark Jr. and Chriss, the talent is there. This roster could change. Match-ups are key in the playoffs, and the right guys need to be played at the right time.
honestly i feel like the thunder are 10x better than the rockets this year.
nikeairjordanfly We beat them on Christmas without Cp3 so how are they better?
Westbrick
nikeairjordanfly Defensively yes
@@htownrockets7084 . You act like OKC didn't beat the rockets by 18 without Westbrook first! Lol
In the playoffs execution is magnified for everyone, not just Harden. Even if Harden averaged 50 throughout the playoffs, the big three in GS average what, 80? Most playoff games come down to the wire when you have 2 really good teams. That's when the clutch gene gets amplified and Durant has this over Harden in spades in playoffs.
The rockets need to get themselves Javale. Perfect backup for Capella and can play right away to fill in for him
I agree with both. I'll add this, CP3 needs to be more defensive minded when he returns. Let Harden play his Iso it's great generating fouls cause it will make Golden state change lineups n bench key players. However, what CP3 needs to do, Is contain Stepj curry. Shot selection is why they lost them games. It wasnt that they just missed many were bad shots.
I remember 3 years ago espn use to diss harden now they praise him. If you got a dream keep pushing, one day they’ll admire you’re greatness
Just a couple of questions
1. How many flops were faked?
2. How many travel calls weren’t called?
3. How many free throws were involved?
4. Was This was a regular season game?
5. How many shots were attempted?
Haters gonna hate. I respect Harden and I don't even like him.
How is it one day they say a player is gonna b worse coming off an injury and the next they say it’s gonna make them better bc they can rest ?
Quincy Bc Cp3 is getting old and he's declining so he needs rest
Cp3 and harden were amazing last year
I really dislike non two-way players. But when you score like 40 and average that many assists and rebounds, I don't think defense matters anymore.
Why is there no podcast today? (Jan 15 2019?)
They gota limit CP3 minutes when he comes if they want him to be good in the playoffs. The bench along with harden should get them to that playoffs anyways
Hurt or not they need Cp3 to win he is one of the few people to control tempo, get high quality looks for his self and the team and stays consistent(when he’s on the court).That’s what the rockets need because Harden does everything but that.
I like how Max ALWAYS like to bring up the fact that Golden State Warriors only won by single, but refuses to bring up the fact THEY WERE DOWN DOUBLE DIGITS at halftime and till mid 4th quarter.
"it's not that simple" yet it's still the premise of my argument
Harden may have been 2-13 from 3 but he was also 10-16 from 2 with 11 points in the fourth quarter. Dubs were constantly double teaming him since cp3 was out and he managed to keep his team fighting until the very end he didn’t choke game 7 the odds were just stacked up against him
I unequivocally agree! When some players knows what it takes to win it all, Wade comes to mind in Miami when LBJ and Bosh were there, Paul dropped the ball ;) $$$ and loss vital players. Granted though, it was the GM that had the final say. And look, not mad @ CP3, but Rockets had a window of opportunity to be WCF champs. Not so now. Just my opinion though.
Im so tired of hearing about Trevor Ariza, hes a good roll player but everyone acts like hes Robert Horry, Ray Allen, Iguodala, ect...
Jonas Hill I agree. They act like Ariza averaged 20 ppg.
This is on Darryl Morey for blowing up the rotation after last year
6:10 Stephen A Smith 100% right about that. If Chris Paul wants max money I should have max expectations for you as a Player by performance and availability.
CP3 back for the playoffs is crucial.
CP3 is the only reason why a team never gets a title is the same thought I had about Carmelo. I don’t know why but it’s been over ten years since I’ve been saying this to others and until now I’m still right.
Yep... He's ball stopper
I hate how people discredit Chris Paul. Cp3 is my favourite player and the fact that people don't see that he provides much more is shocking. Besides elite scoring, passing and defense from a point guard, he elevates other teammates games and provides leadership and IQ as well.
But he's never been to an conference finals until last year... And he's had the teams to do it.
@@morgan2552t Okay, but injuries and other factors got in the way of finals appearances. Especially since every player on the Clippers and the coaching staff besides CP3 had a bad attitude
4:40 thought I got a notification never been so happu
At least Harden doesn't get hurt every playoffs
Cp3 is the perfect scapegoat for Harden
Regurgitate. The man's a breathing dictionary
“You think this is sustainable for one player?”
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They always forget Eric Gordon, who's averaging 16pts. He ain't scrub.
Steven A is right, even with a Harden they need a secondary ball handler
So that it he's off a night they could sustain. That's just the way it is
Yeah you can say Harden went 2-13 from 3, but just image if Ariza didn't go 0-9 from 3 and other guys hit shots too. It's a TEAM effort. A good share of those 3s that they missed were good shots that you would hope GSW would give you in a game 7.
No pressure on CP because the team traded or let go of their other players such as Trevor A.
I am not big with words but what James is doing is unprecedented
Harden on his Kobe shit
Did they forget Boogie is coming back? 😂😂
I moved to okc in 2012 for work. Watch game 4 thunder vs mavs. Harden destroyed the mavs. How okc let him walk and be traded is beyond me.
Yeah Chris Paul gotta do better. And Harden gotta put up these type of numbers in the post season.
Just appreciate this mans greatness . Holy fuck . It’s a privilege to see great players play . Dude doesn’t get in trouble, he’s a good guy , and JUST HOOPS!!!!!! Why do people hate ballers for ? He exposed the NBA on their broken ass rules . Not his fault no one can hold him . I can tell none of y’all are either gamers or ballers lol.
I thought Stephen A said the Lakers were destined for the WCF? Lol
Wait five minutes and it's the Warriors... But the fact is a healthy Raptors, or the Bucks, would beat anyone in the West right now.
Everyone talking about harden farming points from free throws. But they don’t understand how valuable that is. Not only are you getting easy points, but you put defenders in foul trouble. And you also create space because defenders now have to defend you differently. Imagine being able to get steph or KD in foul trouble. That in itself is valuable.
4:38 did yall hear his phone😂
I’m with Max. Harden never shows up. Paul does but is always injured when it matters.
Max you right
Agree with SAS. CP3 just re-upped for max money.... he damn well better be back after the all star break and for the playoffs. No one’s giving you $40M/yr to sit on the bench.
If this...If that ...Maybe this ..Maybe that. With that said everyone is right & everyone is wrong. 😎
Harden is great during the regular season, but last year he showed a bit of toughness in the playoffs, but he still need to prove he can win a ring or two
As long as KD and Steph play together, they gonna win.
I know Stephen A. has been covering the NBA for a while now and it still baffles me how emotionally he gets caught up. Who else on the rockets is going to score right now but him? Rivers? Nene? Green? Tucker? They are a better team when Harden is the sole focal point, but they are not a championship team.
Stephen telling facts. 2nd MVP
Dude, Molly is absolutely right. James Harden cant sustain this forever.
Just a reminder Ariza made 7/35 from 3 during last year's WCF
James Harden is balling. It's just that simple. He's virtually unstoppable in isolation and he doesn't miss from the free throw line.
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I agree with Max on this one
Man I just haaaattteee how my guy Cp3 got hurt so close to winning a championship last year. I believe it was a foregone conclusion they wouldve beat the Warriors and inevitably the Cavs but man that injury was tragic.
he just said Harden is a choker in the offseason and their chances of a championship are over after ariza was traded... now he rooting for them to win it all lmao
I’m not gonna blame the supporting cast if Harden failed to carry this team in the western conference. It’s on Cp3 and Mike D’Antonni.