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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Sccit on April 18, 2014, 09:32:15 AM
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Here Are 11 Minutes of James Harden Playing Terrible, Awful Defense
By Dan Carson , Featured Columnist Apr 18, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/v/wVYJULACcao#t=262
Stand to the right. Stand to the left. Slap an arm now, ya’ll.
Thus goes the “James Harden Shuffle,” a defensive dance featuring minimal movement and maximal ball watching.
If you’re unfamiliar with the Harden Shuffle, YouTube user How U (h/t John Ferensen of NextImpulseSports.com) has created a lengthy instructional video breaking down the ins and outs of the Houston Rockets star while he slow waltzes about the hardwood.
Facing no shortage of material, How U managed to compile more than 11 minutes of Harden playing the kind of defense that would make a matador blush.
It’s a dance for all occasions, featuring moves such as the “Wraparound Slap-Around.”
(http://i.imgur.com/tLWuG9w.png?1?1443)
If his man moves outside the paint, Harden lets him go. He’s not about to make the hike out to the perimeter. That’s for suckers. His guy doesn’t have the ball, and you can’t score without the ball. That’s just basketball.
Unfortunately, Harden’s dance moves might be holding him back.
Indeed, an elite player with all the offensive skills in the world can still be his team’s worst enemy, especially when things get physical in the playoffs.
The Rockets face off against the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 1 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals on Sunday. Houston won three of four of their games against Portland this season but could be in for trouble if Harden brings his dancing shoes.
Keep an eye out for Harden’s signature wrap-around and his equally futile “Stand and Stare” technique. His opponents know his moves and will be looking to take full advantage in this critical stage.
Don’t be surprised if Harden throws out a shoulder trying to wrap up Damian Lillard.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2033788-heres-11-minutes-of-james-harden-playing-terrible-awful-defense
lmao
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Terrible - the NBA really became a JOKE these days...
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Saw this on DeadSpin earlier. Ridiculous.
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He's so bad off the ball it's sad. Good thing he's so good offensively to make up for it.
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He's so bad off the ball it's sad. Good thing he's so good offensively to make up for it.
that shit dont fly in the playoffs
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that 11 min video of james harden playing no D is cringe worth, should be retitled Why Houston Won't Win a Title, though
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He's so bad off the ball it's sad. Good thing he's so good offensively to make up for it.
haha no. you cant win shit only playing half a game. wtf kind of mentality is that?? thats loser shit, you play 100% to win. thats not dedication, thats being lazy. no wonder houston's opponents avg 122 pts on 43% shooting. DEFENSE wins championships. the blazers shouldve watched this video and used it as a scouting report. harden likes to keep his eye on the ball handler, that could give anyone an easy wide open look on a backdoor cut, easy 2 or a possibility howard fouls the cutting man trying to block and gets into foul trouble. its a recipe for disaster.
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he does make SOME good defensive plays. obviously not enough to outset the bad ones but his offense is too elite for that to matter on a team with other dope defenders (Howard, Beverly)
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i dont believe in the beverley hype. he'll be back to being a no-name in a season or 2. he's not a liability on offense and can easily be taken out of a game. completely overrated. why was lillard allowed to score 30 pts?
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Beverly is a pesky SOB horrible offensively obviously
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i dont believe in the beverley hype. he'll be back to being a no-name in a season or 2. he's not a liability on offense and can easily be taken out of a game. completely overrated. why was lillard allowed to score 30 pts?
Lillard is an elite player. That's like saying Tony Allen isn't a good defender because KD gets his. Beverley is a great defensive player. Solid offensively. Couldn't run a team though. That's why Harden dominates the ball & Bev plays his role.
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He's so bad off the ball it's sad. Good thing he's so good offensively to make up for it.
haha no. you cant win shit only playing half a game. wtf kind of mentality is that?? thats loser shit, you play 100% to win. thats not dedication, thats being lazy. no wonder houston's opponents avg 122 pts on 43% shooting. DEFENSE wins championships. the blazers shouldve watched this video and used it as a scouting report. harden likes to keep his eye on the ball handler, that could give anyone an easy wide open look on a backdoor cut, easy 2 or a possibility howard fouls the cutting man trying to block and gets into foul trouble. its a recipe for disaster.
LOL REAL FUCKIN SPIT
CITIZEN-Y, HOWS UR FAKE-SUPERSTAR TEAM FAIRING THESE PLAYOFFS? I MISSED THE GAME TONIGHT, JUST TRYNA FIND OUT WHO WON??
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i dont believe in the beverley hype. he'll be back to being a no-name in a season or 2. he's not a liability on offense and can easily be taken out of a game. completely overrated. why was lillard allowed to score 30 pts?
Lillard is an elite player. That's like saying Tony Allen isn't a good defender because KD gets his. Beverley is a great defensive player. Solid offensively. Couldn't run a team though. That's why Harden dominates the ball & Bev plays his role.
AND HARDEN, A VOLUME SHOOTER/BALL-STOPPING CHUCKER, DOMINATING THE BALL IS NOT A RECIPE FOR CONTENTION.......HE NEEDS TO GO BACK TO BEIN A 6TH MAN IF HE EVER WANTS 2 WIN ANYTHING. THE ONLY PLAYER MORE OVERRATED THAN HARDEN IS DWIGHT. LMAO....LIKE I SAID IN THE BEGINNING, THIS TEAM WILL BE STUCK IN MEDIOCRITY FOREVER.
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i dont believe in the beverley hype. he'll be back to being a no-name in a season or 2. he's not a liability on offense and can easily be taken out of a game. completely overrated. why was lillard allowed to score 30 pts?
Lillard is an elite player. That's like saying Tony Allen isn't a good defender because KD gets his. Beverley is a great defensive player. Solid offensively. Couldn't run a team though. That's why Harden dominates the ball & Bev plays his role.
AND HARDEN, A VOLUME SHOOTER/BALL-STOPPING CHUCKER, DOMINATING THE BALL IS NOT A RECIPE FOR CONTENTION.......HE NEEDS TO GO BACK TO BEIN A 6TH MAN IF HE EVER WANTS 2 WIN ANYTHING. THE ONLY PLAYER MORE OVERRATED THAN HARDEN IS DWIGHT. LMAO....LIKE I SAID IN THE BEGINNING, THIS TEAM WILL BE STUCK IN MEDIOCRITY FOREVER.
What the fuck, he's not a ball stopper. You're analysis is so bad all the time.
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hmmmm i feel like i mightve been right about harden and the rockets being pretenders
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i dont believe in the beverley hype. he'll be back to being a no-name in a season or 2. he's not a liability on offense and can easily be taken out of a game. completely overrated. why was lillard allowed to score 30 pts?
Lillard is an elite player. That's like saying Tony Allen isn't a good defender because KD gets his. Beverley is a great defensive player. Solid offensively. Couldn't run a team though. That's why Harden dominates the ball & Bev plays his role.
AND HARDEN, A VOLUME SHOOTER/BALL-STOPPING CHUCKER, DOMINATING THE BALL IS NOT A RECIPE FOR CONTENTION.......HE NEEDS TO GO BACK TO BEIN A 6TH MAN IF HE EVER WANTS 2 WIN ANYTHING. THE ONLY PLAYER MORE OVERRATED THAN HARDEN IS DWIGHT. LMAO....LIKE I SAID IN THE BEGINNING, THIS TEAM WILL BE STUCK IN MEDIOCRITY FOREVER.
What the fuck, he's not a ball stopper. You're analysis is so bad all the time.
LMFAO@ACTING LIKE JAMES HARDEN ISN'T KNOWN AS A BALL-STOPPER AND BLACK HOLE ON OFFENSE, AS IF IT'S SOMETHIN I JUST PULLED OUT OF MY ASS...GOLDEN
James Harden is the new Carmelo Anthony
February, 10, 2014
Feb 10 2:35 PM ET
Abbott By Henry Abbott
ESPN.com
Archive
James Harden is an incredibly talented scorer, but David Thorpe says that comes with a lot of ball-stopping, and some questionable decisions.
http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/65914/james-harden-is-the-new-carmelo-anthony
FUCKIN BASKETBALL RETARD
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what's the lakers playoff win total at?
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HOLD UP, LEMME CHECK....IT LOOKS LIKE THE EXACT NUMBER IS
BETTER THAN THE CELTICS
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0 is the same as 0
meanwhile the Rockets have a future while the Lakers will rot in the lottery while Kobe takes up so much of the salary cap :D
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0 is the same as 0
meanwhile the Rockets have a future while the Lakers will rot in the lottery while Kobe takes up so much of the salary cap :D
Yes because Kobe and his two year deal is going to cripple our future so much.
And Lakers ROT in lottery? Are you kidding me? The rebuild process will take at most two years before they're contending in the play-offs again, despite playing in the Western Conference. Its the fucking Lakers. We don't go through shitty droughts like the Celtics (and pretty much every other non-Laker team) go through. We actually know how to construct and execute plans.
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Dr. Buss is gone like G funk is gone. Get with the times. Kobe is not worth 1/3 his salary at his age coming off all these injuries. Good luck finding someone who wants to play with him.
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0 is the same as 0
meanwhile the Rockets have a future while the Lakers will rot in the lottery while Kobe takes up so much of the salary cap :D
THE ROCKETS FUTURE IS BEIN STUCK IN MEDIOCRITY .. GUARANTEED WE WIN A TITLE BEFORE HOUSTON OR BOSTON