Aloha,
James Harden has proven again that he is not in anyway a big time player. He shrank yet again in the playoffs. 4 for 9 and 11 points. And just 2 shots in the entire second half. One can have a bad shooting game and not score but it’s criminal not to at least take the shots when your season is on the line. The stupid thing is someone will pay him a lot of money. He is up for an extension this summer. Will the 76ers max him out? If they do they are doomed.
By the way, please, please, please no Doc Rivers Lakers. His coaching was as dismal as Hardens game.
You are absolutely right, Michael. I can’t believe what I saw in James Harden’s performance. I actually saw his regression coming in slow motion even before the playoffs started. But to fall back to earth in this fast and ugly manner is beyond my imagination. In many ways he looks slow, out of shape, and uninterested. Now to talk about a max deal? There is no way I would give him that.
Embid needs help in a big way before he fades away into the sunset. Harden certainly can no longer be the one to count on that role and time and tide waits for no man if you are the Sixers. Who knows, Morey may get him a max deal as they are buddies.
As for Doc Rivers, he just needs to retire. There doesn’t seem to be enough gas left in his tank after all these years of failures at playoff levels. I wouldn’t want him to coach the Lakers either. Hope I am not the only one with that opinion.
Yep!
Other than enjoying some great basketball, we have to look for little blessings while we wait for next year like Harden imploding again in the playoffs and the Celtics blowing the series at home.
And I don’t understand the fascination with Doc Rivers as the potential Lakers coach. If we’re going to have a bias in favor of former Lakers, we should also have a bias against anything that smells of Celtics.
Fortunately the 76ers announced that Doc will be back next year. That’s a relief. Lol
Great news, Michael. I could take almost anybody but Doc. Still think Lakers will end up with Quin but we’ll see. Kurt might be biggest worry right now. 😎
Agreed. Doc is washed up and needs to either straight retire or take some time away and get some R&R with the fam.
Kurt hasn’t interviewed has he? Lord help us if he does because that’s the moment we can write off next season quicker than an accountant in March.
Celtics ain’t out yet…not going to celebrate early in the Sweet household, lol. Still, I don’t enjoy ‘misery loves company’ moments all that much. Would rather the team I like be playing to win rather than me rooting for teams I don’t like to lose.
Meanwhile, the Celts ain’t even giving us a 2nd thought. Doubt they even see us as rivals at this point. I mean…we’ve gotten outta the 1st round one time in the past decade.
James over Westbrook? I’d still go to battle with Russ. Two seasons ago I might have said differently…maybe…but I’ve never seen the dude play well when the moment demands it of him. He shrinks quicker than a Shrinky Dink in the oven. D-Mo unlikely to abandon his “basketball Jesus” (his words, not mine) so I don’t see them trading him when he opts in. Ain’t no “if” about that one. James needs to have extra dollars for the club he’s rehabbing his hamstring at.
This is what Presti said earlier before the playoffs,
“Kevin Durant is a basketball god, James Harden’s a basketball genius and Russell Westbrook’s a basketball warrior,” said Presti.