Dirk also beat the first iteration of the Heatles and was the clear lead dog on a team of vets which added to his championship, but Harden would for sure change the narrative where all his past accomplishments with the Rockets would be seen in a different light. hope he does it and comes back here to do it again
Harden is stamped if he wins a title, especially if he plays well the haters would have to move on to somebody else not even sure who would be the next media villain that they attack for not winning a title after Harden shuts everybody up no one gives Dame any expectations Ja isn’t viewed as championship or bust Boston mafia protects Tatum Maybe Jokic?
The Celtics had brown and White face guarding harden at the same freaking time. A double team face guarding . I mean that’s the ultimate respect. His playmaking and ability to find his teammates is extraordinarily impressive
they allow Boston to be a lot more aggressive on defense…every time Tatum drives the lane it’s a foul u can’t even be in the vicinity of Marcus Smart…flopping is his 1 elite attribute he flops on rebounds…he flops when trying to navigate screens…he flops on shot attempts…he flops to draw charges this man flopped his way to DPOY it’s ridiculous
When all said and done, Tobias Harris would b considered one lucky dude if they win it all. Man is getting paid superstar money to b carried by the likes or Harden, embiid and Maxey. 40 mil to average 16 pts in playoffs.
forgot about Luka…him for sure they give Dame a pass…this man averaged 18 ppg in a 1st round sweep to the Pelicans and it was crickets…he basically has zero expectations they almost treat him like he’s Bradley Beal
He's done a good job of setting the narrative. First he slaughtered us with that dagger, then he stayed the course with Portland even when it was clear they were going nowhere. Media loves sh** like that
they put him in top 10 lists or just outside the top 10, but give him nowhere near the expectations that come with being a player of that caliber they hold the likes of Paul George more accountable than Lillard they killed Melo for wanting to stay in NY…his narrative was that he didn’t care about winning, only about money and comfort…not Dame tho
Media was rooting for the Nets to upset just like they did the Raptors last year. We’re locking their chops when Embiid went down.
0 expectations from Butler. Everything he does is great no matter if he wins or loses. Luka is next in line for the hate train.
Butler doesn’t have championship or bust expectations so I didn’t include him if someone like Luka or Jokic never wins a title, it’s an utter failure for them, and if they ever played bad in a playoff series, they would catch a lot of heat…I don’t think Butler is viewed like that
