SMDH at this article...

I don't care about what some place called msn sports has to say.

The Rockets-OKC series was the highest rated series in the 1st round, and that was with Harden drawing 9 shooting fouls from beyond the arc and averaging 15 free throws a game.

The Rockets-SA series was the most anticipated series of the 2nd round.

msn sports can kiss my ass

 

because media conspiracy

 

That article isn't just about Harden. Harden is singled out in the first part as the most notable player that represents the kind of problem the write is trying to point out. I really don't like him using the word "flopping." It's not really about flopping. It's about intentionally drawing fouls. Flopping is cheating the refs by pretending a foul that is not there. What Harden and some others do is real foul, but the foul is INTENTIONALLY CREATED by the offensive player.

I have said it elsewhere. Long before Harden became a Rockets, I had hated this kind of offensive moves. In the right spirit of basketball, offensive moves are supposed to elude defensive impacts, not create them. Fouls are supposed to be called when the defender forced contact while the offensive player tries to elude him. Creating fouls is just ugly basketball designed to score from the FT line rather than putting the ball in the basket in the flow of the game.

In the past, it's the likes of Dwyane Wade who jumped into the defender to create contact in a way that is a true foul yet the defender could not have avoided. Then it was Kobe's kicking a leg out to create contact while shooting. And then Durant and others capitalized with the rip-through move. Now players are even smarter than that. I hope the league is going to do something about it. Even though a change will probably limit Harden's game for a while. But he's good enough to adjust and still be the same great offensive player he is. They did away the rip-through and Durant is still a fantastic offensive player. Why do Rockets fans so defensive whenever the media criticize some aspect of Harden's game? That article even agree with CF'ers on GS's moving screen. You should rejoice rather than whine.

 

exactly. People don't want to see five All-Stars on one team dominating the rest of the league. Curry and Thompson particularly are boring players to watch. Curry can be fun at times when he gets hot but for the most part he is not.

people want to see you guys like Kobe, Harden, McGrady, Jordan, Hakeem, iverson, even shaq and yao. they want to see players dominate their opponents and dance around them and abuse them. They don't want to see a guy run around five screens to jack up a three like the Warriors do. they don't want to see 23 seconds of passing like the Spurs do. thats boring. They want stars to take over games. they want shoot outs.

why do you think harden versus Westbrook was the number one watched matchup?

 

Is that an article? I only see two paragraphs.

 

You have to advance the pictures. Every pic is tied to a couple of paragraphs. I was confused at first too.

 

not giving them clicks.

but i suspect beard's beard may have something to do with the hate.

 

I see. Well, that's too much effort for what's probably not a very interesting article anyhow.