James Harden fell asleep on an inbounds play, Wesley Johnson made him pay

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There are broken condoms with better defense than James Harden.

I know there are Rockets fan who love him but ya'll really need to chill because we can make this a 5 page thread filled with gifs and YouTube videos of this dude having the defensive prowess of an AIDS patient's immune system.

We get it...he can score and has a beard. The dude plays TERRIBLE D. Period.

Got damn nikka, calm down :mjcry:
 

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Basically. We don't get threads every time LeBron does something like this:


True. But we've seen LeBron make numerous plays and put in consistent effort on defense since at least 2009(yall got me out here defending Bron :scust:).

It's very difficult to play consistent defense when you shoulder the offensive load that Harden does however, he's looked at as a superstar so he's going to held to a pretty high standard on that end.

Fortunately for guys like Steph and Westbrook, PGs aren't necessarily looked to for lockdown defense and the ability to make the important play of defense. Harden is at a position where there is a legacy of pretty good two way players. Even guys like Reggie and Ray Allen played pretty consistent defense even though they might not have been very good at it.
 

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Basically. We don't get threads every time LeBron does something like this:


I forgot about him. They have done it to him a couple times too lately. But I see guys getting caught sleeping on cuts and backdoor plays a few times per game and it never gets mentioned. Darren Collison had an awful one and left Clarkson open for a wide open 3 and ESPN said nothing. The average fan has no idea how to judge defense, they just go by what ESPN or other media outlets spoonfeed them.
 

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There are broken condoms with better defense than James Harden.

I know there are Rockets fan who love him but ya'll really need to chill because we can make this a 5 page thread filled with gifs and YouTube videos of this dude having the defensive prowess of an AIDS patient's immune system.

We get it...he can score and has a beard. The dude plays TERRIBLE D. Period.


 

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I forgot about him. They have done it to him a couple times too lately. But I see guys getting caught sleeping on cuts and backdoor plays a few times per game and it never gets mentioned. Darren Collison had an awful one and left Clarkson open for a wide open 3 and ESPN said nothing. The average fan has no idea how to judge defense, they just go by what ESPN or other media outlets spoonfeed them.

James harden does that on a regular basis and is known for his atrocious defense though. That's why he gets called out for it, add to the fact that he's under a microscope because he's the leader in Houston. So of course he's gonna get called out more than any other player.
 
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