Rockets coverage has always been bad, but what gives here? [DISGUSTING]

That's the general consensus of Harden and the Rockets outside of CF.

 

i'm not so sure the shade was intended, b/c this same author penned a very complimentary article on harden just a couple weeks prior:

https://sports.yahoo.com/lebron-james-james-harden-playing-another-set-rules-151509461.html


That’s certainly the case with Harden. He leads the league in drives, at 19.7 per game, but he only gets 3.5 of his 13.5 driving points from the free-throw line. The rest are because of his uncanny strength and finishing ability, a feather’s touch and, recently, an ability to scare his defenders into submission with the threat of the whistle. (Remember when the Lakers defended him with their arms behind their backs?) He also leads the league in points from pull-up jumpers, one of the toughest shots in the game. The Ringer’s Zach Kram put it best: Eliminate free throws, and Harden would still lead the NBA in scoring. Harden’s ability to get to the line doesn’t make his game gimmicky. He utilizes the game’s most effective gimmick better than anyone else because he can still beat you every other way.

 

This is the same reason why people hate republicans. The news makes people think that we’re evil, horrible people. Media has a lot of power.

 

The media in the NBA is not driving the narrative. It’s just got lazy people who jump to the most accessible takes when it comes to our team. The haterade crowd on Reddit and NBA twitter are the real culprits. Mass men who have no capability for independent thought and operate on an almost cult-like level in their ability to ignore their eyes and spin things in the most pejorative way regarding Harden and the Rockets.

In that way, they resemble Trump fans rather than liberals.

 

ESPN on a regular basis is clearly driving the narrative against Harden. This last week alone it's been open season to hate on Harden. "Harden doesn't play defense like Giannis. Harden's style of play isn't popular to other players. Harden only cares about his 30 pt streak. Harden chokes when it matters, etc etc." That is all coming from the mainstream news media, not just some random dudes spouting off their opinion on reddit. They're also increasing bias against Harden by holding players like Paul George up to the MVP spotlight for his 47 pt triple double, even though Harden has had multiple 40 + triple doubles this season already. Tear him down with one hand, and build up his opposition with the other.

 

Right, but I wasn’t talking about “trump fans” I was talking about republicans. Media makes people think that’s the same thing.

 

Harden and CP3 need to use their brands to promote the Rockets

 

Controversy gets clicks, that's why media outlets always beat the dead horse on both extremes of the argument. Greatest ever or hollow stats is the perfect way to bring all Rockets fans to one side and non-Rocket fans to the other, and have them engage with each other and share the content online.

Don't take it personally, but you got played.

 

It's more sustainable with a healthy and functioning Capela than without him.

 

Out of 17 people he was chosen

 

If you’re “disgusted” by this mostly complimentary and entirely accurate article then you live an incredibly sheltered and insecure life.

 

People are so offended that neutral fans don't enjoy Harden's style of play.

Do you want to force them to enjoy it or something?

 

Team just has a bad image. From Morey playing 4D chess with players to the style of the offense. Players here get branded and it's become sort of bad boy Pistons without the hardware.

If Les was still owner he would have made a big name splash to offset the negativity.

 

Talk is cheap. The only thing that matters is the end result .No matter what happens the end result I'd 30 teams trying to win the Championship. Money injuries, only final outcome is in the history books.Right now Rockets are a 5 seed. After season is over, Morey and Tilman will be seen by what the results show. If Rockets continue like they are headed, apathy will set in and Houston fans will watch the Texans and Astros. Even the Dynamo and Houston Cougars. Which is a much cheaper ticket. I live in Northern, their football team won the ultimate rewards. They won the National Championship. Out of all the 6a teams in America they won. With 20 dollars you see a sport that is pure, not like the stained Rockets.

 

Spell check sucks. I live in North Shore. Home of the Mustangs.

 

I agree with this to an extent. I was a writer for my college newspaper, and a lot of my classmates ended up going into journalism professionally. At least for the ones I worked with at Duke, they all ascribe to a high degree of journalistic ethics and do their best to present the facts impartially. Maybe the biggest problem is that there no longer is a conservative party represented by the two options you are given. One party has maintained its stance of grandiose spending plans in the hopes of maintaining social safety nets which are only a fraction as effective as they are made to be. Where the other party has also adopted grandiose spending plans, that are really deceptions placed on the American people, of how their wealth will be funneled away from the middle class into the pockets of their buddies in the top 0.1%.

Contrast this to the mainstream media in both politics and sports which is increasingly moving away from print journalism towards the tabloidy 24hrs new cycle with "pundits" bloviating about things they don't know about. Hence the total ignorance surrounding what Harden and the Rockets are all about.

 

I'm more pissed off that neutral fans and haters can regurgitate false sht on Harden to convert more haters. Honestly that video about Harden not playing defense will b the stench he will never get off.