D-mo's post game was palpably worse compared to the last season. If D-mo was as good as you suggest, then the coach would have played him more. Plain and simple. Also, Portland has much more talent than Houston, especially offensively. It doesn't matter what some analysts said before the season, that's the reality.
If you claim basketball is a team sport, then why is only Harden being held accountable for the Rockets struggles? Why is Lillard being solely credited for Portland's unexpected rise to the 4 seed? Complete contradiction. There are clear, tangible reasons why Portland had a better season than Houston and you named exactly zero of them.
More relevant to the discussion than the Harden hate rhetoric: - CJ McCollum would get us more wins than Brewer, Terry, Thornton - Ed Davis would get us more wins than TJones, DMo, Smith, Beasley - #PlayoffAminu would get us more wins than #PlayoffAriza - Mason Plumlee would get us more wins than Dwight - Terry Stotts would be able to coach the team into a few more wins than Bickerstaff And by the way? Portland isn't even significantly better than the Rockets. In fact, the last time they played (@ Portland): http://espn.go.com/nba/recap?id=400828746
You mean Lillard doesn't shove his hand up Plumlee's ass and reconfigure his organs to increase their talent? That's what I thought but thanks for clearing it up. A leader sets the example, embodies the culture of the team, in Portland's case it was everyone having a voice to speak up, empowering them, as a result they can push themselves to work harder and get better, and buy into the team concept. So everyone leads on this team, but it starts with Lillard and Stotts. That's what his teammates say, not me, I don't know wtf is happening, but what they say is consistent with what's on the court. For the Rockets, whatever, they're just assets compiled together according to the GM. I guess JET and Bev were the leaders, and they tried their best.
So were the Rockets last year more than just assets compiled together? Was Harden a better leader than Lillard last year? Were the Rockets better than the Blazers last year at everyone having a voice to speak up and being empowered? Did they work harder and better and bought into the team concept better? After all, Harden's team went to the WCF while the Blazers (with Aldridge) lost in the 1st round.
So basically: "I look like an idiot---hence everybody else is a weirdo." Are you projecting? You do realize that the only reason I threw a 1-liner at you was because you spent an insane amount of time trying to dupe people with a block of text, when it was clear you were just wasting your time thinking you were being clever. Even now, checking back 8 hrs later I'm seeing blocks of crap I probably won't glance at knowing your posting history. Fan boys like you need to get a life, but even if you don't its hilarious for the rest of us to see you thinking the same about others. Don't fail us uuugaa wooga
Not sure if posted, but the dood is so much more likable than Harden. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mM527yJ3K8
haha, if Harden was on the Blazers, Mccollum would be a backup playing 15 mins a night, and Blazers would probably miss the playoffs, but Harden's gonna get his, dont worry.
What a joke. Great leaders can come in the form of a coach, but ideally it comes in the form of a Coach + Top player. Like Kerr-Green, Pop-TD, Spo-Lebron, Carlise-Dirk, Jackson-Kobe.... All those guys put in unreal comittment/leadership/intangibles the years they won it all. Harden isn't on that level yet. We won't win a chip until Harden figures it out, or we bring someone in to lead us. Anyone that says intangibles are meaningless has probably never collaborated on anything in their lives.
Yes, because if your best player isn't putting in the effort, why should you? IF your manager at work isn't working hard, why should you?
Harden regressed big time this year.....and doesn't look like he is willing to improve his game or take the next step which is shame cause he could be so much better. Lillard is better this season just for carrying his no star team to the 2 nd round of the playoffs.
It's funny how every single data I find suggests Harden had a better year than Lillard. According to PVI (Player Value Index), which measure a player's overall impact and contribution Harden ranks 5th in the league whereas Lillard comes at 10th overall. http://www.chron.com/sports/rockets...ay-be-surprised-to-learn-value-of-7390869.php
There is not a single objective measure to say Lillard is better than Harden on either end of the court. Not one.
yeah except this isn't what this thread about at all, this thread is about Lillard being better than Harden because he is arbitrarily a better motivator. Intangibles means nothing with coaching and talent, if you don't know this you have never followed competitive sports. Coaching and systems are way more important than individual player being "great leaders" Where were Kobe's leadership and intangibles without Shaq and Gasol, oh that's right, 8th seed every year and never getting out of the first round.
Yeah role player are just mindless drones that have no responsibility of their own actions, I mean Brewer goes 0-30 from three point land because of Harden's leadership right
