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Yeah he's a great player but it's so hard to watch when he starts doing that stuff. and at least twice the Warriors got a layup because he fell down shooting and wasn't able to get back.

There was one where they set a moving screen on Barnes, bumped him and as he reached out his right hand, Harden just like a cobra ducked his hand under the right arm raised up and flailed and they gave him 3 FT's. One warriors announcer said that's unreal it's so bad, Jim Barnett said it's why kerr tells the guys to have discipline, if you get close to him he's going to flop or flail, don't reach, hands straight up.

Where it bothers me is if he's that good and that adept at drawing contact, couldn't he be even a decent defender if he actually tried at that end? he's not Westbrook but he's not exactly a terrible athlete, he just doesn't exert the effort on that end.
Neither Westbrook or Harden put any effort into defending...most of the time it's comical when you watch them on the defensive end. And you can't really blame Harden for his flailing tactics...as much as I hate seeing it...it works, and he doesn't get fined by the league ever, so that tells me it's more of an issue with the league than it is with Harden.
 

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Wow. Rose should consider retiring...he just cannot stay healthy...ever. Those knees are made of glass.


I think to a certain degree he has no pain threshold. A side from blowing his knee out, the other injuries are ones that many players have and play through. Meniscus tears are so common and I bet a decent percentage of NBA players have them and just play through. He is beyond weak mentally, so I think that play a lot into it.
 

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I agree. It's a good opportunity for Archie. I'm going to put this on his latest thread to keep it updated.
 

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