‘James, why do you make me do this?’ - Max blames Harden for Rockets’ loss to Warriors | First Take
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 พ.ค. 2019
- Max Kellerman regrettably breaks down how James Harden failed the Houston Rockets against the Golden State Warriors in the 2019 Western Conference semifinals.
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Molly: What is 2 + 2 ?
Max: The answer is 4
Stephen A: You have a valid point, but that's not the issue..
🤣🤣
Lol happens every time
"Well first of all, you're wrong, and let me tell you why. "
LMAO
@@thekingbradable lol he says this even when Max is clearly right about the shit he be saying
Everyone: Curry isn't clutch.
Curry: Hold my rings.
Can’t say hold my finals mvps
@Name Here they gotta find flaws somehow otherwise they cant sleep fully well every night
Where does this come from, this "Curry isn't clutch". I swear I never see or hear fans say that. I'm a rockets fan, but I honestly knew it was over during the last 2 minutes, and we were up by 2 or 3 at that point. His resolve is unmatched. GSW fans just like to make up hate at this point.
@@simplyluis6548 Exactly its just a fluke saying curry ain't clutch lol.
@@simplyluis6548 that's because they chocked against Cleveland in 2016 finals when they were up 3-1 and he had terrible performances
You know whose to blame? CP3....for kicking Curry off the court.
They ain't ready for that convo tho!
L
im2hastyle CP3: you can’t practice now! Steph: ok, I’ll just use the first half to warm up!
ALL these media guys were prepared for a warriors rockets game 7, they stay disrespecting Curry Klay Dray and Iggy
Steph Curry continue never shows up in the playoffs
win or die games Oklahoma Game 7 2016 36-5-8 lesser version than himself
Rockets Game 7 2018 27-9-10 lesser version than himself dropping clutch 3s at 3rd quarter (yes 3rd quarter can already be clutch if it's game 7 and score ties)
Rockets Game 6 2019 33points in 2nd half lesser version than himself
I mean yes KD won FMVP in 4-0 and 4-1 series, but you know what, if it comes to game 7 he will pass the ball, not shoot, and he will pass to Steph
Facts
@Mugen he just defended steph curry how is he hating
Curry not clutch after winning a series after kd went out at home and on the road he got 3chips 2 are back 2back going for a 3peat 2mvp 1st ever unanimously owns damn near any record that has to do with shooting smfh are yall serious is hate that strong that there's an unreasonable level you want him to be at that you dnt expect from yo fav players he finna have more rings than lebron in half the time think about that
Anyone who says curry isn’t clutch is just retarded at this point. Dude showed up while handicapped and didn’t make excuses bout it. Just got the job done
"Wait until game 8 we beating the Warriors"
- Houston Rockets
"first round exit again"
Choklahoma City
You can't talk shi#. You can't make it out of the first round.
Isn’t J.R. smith still waiting for that?
Stfu up sheep ass, bandwagon , uneducated, Neanderthal...
Back to you
Back to me
I’m on a horse
Did max just drop a jay z and nas reference 😂😂
Sometimes hes blackness comes out
He always drops rap references.
Chandler Seeley
Trying to be cool for SAS, but Smith not even cool lol.
Max was a rapper bro
@@cntfoolmebuddy you must be new to the show.
Stephen Curry is who to blame for rockets.
😂😂😂😂
Without klay with his scoring and defense. Curry would have 0 rings
@@fbiduty9919 Klay definitely a great player. But I honestly believe they still can win a championship without him. Without KD? I can see it, but would be much harder.
The Baby Faced Assassin
@@simplyluis6548 No way. Had the Warriors traded Klay Thompson for Kevin Love in 2014, they would have no championships this century.
No KD
Curry 0 Points in the 1st Half
No Boogie Cousins
Home Court
Rockets Overrated
Or maybe Curry is underrated.
@Noob7Gaming So your telling me that the Rockets can't do more than the "star-less" clippers? And haven't they been complaining that they woudl've won last cause of the cp3 issue? Stop it with the excuses, they choked under pressure and they're overrated thats it.
Curry 0 pts in 1st half, drops 33 in 2nd half
Lol the excuses will never stop. They’ll just get worse Samwel Tan
@@samweltan3353 overrated, yet they have been the ONLY team to go toe 2 toe with the gsw in recent years. Stupid ass bandwagoners
I think D'antoni's rotations are to blame.
And Chris Paul in general.
Capela needs to play better too
K K Harden and CP3 stepped up in that game I think everyone else needed to step up
Of course. Never blaming harden. I bet you’re a rockets fan. It’s always CP3 or d’antoni.
It almost seems if you can't shoot 3s you can't play for Dantoni or the Rockets. They ain't going to win with every 3 out of 4 shots being 3 point shots.
@@attatara5364 the way they shoot 3s someone like Ibaka or Brooke Lopez would be a better fit for them than Capela
Not a Harden fan in the slightest but going off Friday Capela and those other scrubs on the bench and D’antoni are to blame.
I would say capela, cp3 are the ones who needed to improve, harder for cp3 due to his age. I dont think gordon, harden, tucker or rivers played poorly. House can improve, green and shumpert also needed to play better
DaQuan harden was not in his bag lol, down the stretch the guy made so many mistakes.
So true, capela has been terrible and cp3 only had one good game.
Like you said those guys (with the exception of PJ) are at fault. However you can't exonerate Harden. There were two superstars on the court in the 4th. One SEVERELY outplayed the other. Harden being the outplayed one is gonna get a large part of the blame because we were looking at the Steph Harden, head2head
Facts bro. Everyone overlooking the fact that the GSW Bench stepped up big and put in 33pts to the Rockets 17. Stars and starters can only do so much in that situation.
Steph curry: You could not live with your own failure.. where did that bring you?
Teezy all that for a second round exit
“Back to me”
@Noob7Gaming A sweep huhhhhhhh... Warriors will never ever sweep the Rockets idiot...You expected a sweep speak for yourself fucker
Dont forget Durant carried his ass the whole series
@@ccrachidthemanwithaplan1368 next year when warriors acquire Anthony Davis they will tear Harden a new ass and sweep the lights out of that flopper
We all knew Steph was going to come up big. Just took a half to see it
ATL 1 I knew Livingston could and he had to. I was only hoping looney would come up big grabbing boards!! He got some points though which was huge no doubt
Just took a game to the rockets gave this game away. Curry didnt do crap towards the end like he should but the game should have been out of reach by then. That's on the Rockets
@@BM-du4xo You cant be talking about game 6
@@BM-du4xo He scored 25 points in the fourth quarter!
"Went from top 10 to not mentioned at all"
-Jay Z (Nas diss)
WOOOOOOOW 😆😅😂
the entire team's carelessness was to blame. it's like no one on the rockets knew how to box out, you can't let Kevon looney play a career game on your home court in an elimination game
Edward Cui nigga it was capela fought bru we all know that 🤦♀️
Hhaha true man
Capela didn’t do a damn thing🤦🏾♂️
Not a damn thing
But he didn't do shit the entire season
Maybe harden and paul should try and feed him then
Not only that but it seemed like he warriors wanted it more. I knew the game was over when Steph had 0 points and it was tied at first half.
Clinton Stewart you right harden to good for the rockets 🤦♀️
Rockets: “Ah shit, here we go again”
Jay_ 12 I see the San Andreas meme niggaz have arrived 😂😂😂
AQUAPHREESH193 I had to bro 😂
Bruh😂
Rolling Height Warriors country.
I ain’t represent the rockets in over 5 years, but the Warriors don’t give a shit.
Steve Kerr....OMG KD is down what do we do??? Steph Curry.....We go back to being the 73 win team we were before he arrived.
imagine how good draymond must be feeling right about meow.
"told you we didnt need your ass......bitch."
Chris Paul goes down last year, GSW wins games 6 & 7
This year KD goes down GSW wins in 6 games. C'Mon son Houston is a wrap, GSW killed LeBron cavalier career and James Harden Houston career. Funny they won't admit Steph curry has been one of the most dominant in this era, keep overlooking him 👀
No finals MVPs tho... He's never the best player on the court when it matters most tho 😂😂😂
@@rexwest3125 yes true, but bro even to go to the finals 2wice without KD and in one of those seasons go 73-9 not to mention his size comparison to all these other superstars and when KD was on OKC to come back down 3-1 in the. Series, still super Impressive.
You gassing hard af. They didn't end Lebrons nothing. Age, him wanting a large market team, and his team splitting ended that. Oh and the Warriors grabbing KFD cause a 73-9 team wasn't enough. If anything the Warriors just doing what we all knew they would. Rockets had no real chance.
Oh and go back to sleep with that Curry underrated over 2 games. He never there when the teams are almost even and it's all on the line. He damn sure not winning ever as an underdog. Greatest shooter. Never had a chance to be the GOAT or top 5 ever. Sorry
Regardless of whatever, to win two league MVP and 1 finals alone solidifies him.
3:02-3:08 is all you need.
Stephen A.'s answer to Max always so diplomatic "Well i don't think you are wrong... but you are not right" lol
Woulda beat them without curry, clay, dray, iggy, kerr and a game 8
Stephen A being so hypocritical. My man literally said last week that golden state have no chance without KD
Josiah Abraham In a 7 game series they would’ve lost
Gsw needs durant in nba finals . I think they should rested him during wcf . They will pass portland without kd
Stephan A said it perfectly, Harden put up similar stats to what he was doing int he regular season. GS in the playoffs are just too good for Houston, they're too well coached. You're not going to beat them with a one man army because if Harden has an off night they lose, whereas GS have enough ballers for off nights.
I don't think Harden deserves the blame. Capela on the other hand
...
it's the GM daryl morrey, Capela, no cap space
We pay him all this money. For no reason.
Harden deserves some of the blame... Come on now
Capela is only as good as Harden and CP3 makes him
@@haunt7121 it's daryl morey's fault the rockets GM
*You ain't Steph Curry*
PERIOD! 😎
I remember when Kobe on a interview this year sometime that the style of play Houston runs wont win you a championship which is hero ball and this is coming from one of the greatest scorers in NBA history, so until Houston can find another system to run that involves the team a bit more I'm officially ruling them out as being a threat to the warriors or any other that plays as a collected group to win a championship
Kobe knows the game, hero ball style worked in the past but the game has changed, warriors know how to play in today's style
Mike W Hero ball works when you pick your spots carefully. Kobe didn’t play hero ball the entire game, but when it was necessary he would. I specifically remember in Game 5 of the 2010 Finals, when the rest of the team was laying eggs, Kobe turned it on and at least kept them in the game. Regardless of the fact that they lost, that was when hero ball was needed. If they couldn’t win, then he’d at least make sure it wasn’t easy. If he had simply let the team roll over and take a beating on the road and fall down 3-2, there’s no telling if they’d had the ability to win the next two and win the 2010 Championship.
@@Smallvillefreak yup... yup..
I would take it even a step further in the analysis, and say that the hero/isolation play is compounded by the fact that Houston doesn't even do that particular aspect that well. Look at all of the games in this series, and note how many times Harden brings the ball up the court and passes the mid-court line with 17 seconds on the shot clock. Now, sure he beat the 8 second count, but he leaves his team with only 17 second left to execute in the half court. At that point, he dribbles without a purpose, not even crossing the hash mark in the half court, doesn't make a pass to a teammate, and doesn't make an aggressive move of any type until well under 10 seconds. That leaves Harden with maybe one pass to make, and when that teammate receives the ball, he's under pressure of the shot clock since he received the ball with maybe 4 seconds left on the shot clock. Their style of play leaves for no margin of error, and in the playoffs when the opposing team knows your offensive plays as well as you do, very little room to improvise and get a GOOD SHOT up. And Harden himself he drives the ball to the basket (which he should have done with 13 seconds on the shot clock, but usually waits until 7 seconds), or he does that ridiculous step back 3 point shot which is a horrible low percentage shot, especially against a playoff caliber team that is prepared for it, and you see the final result. That is why they continue to lose to a team like Golden State, and they'll never amount to anything until they change their style of play.
true, it is a team game.
I was in shock every time Nene stepped on the court
Exactly
Manny Manhattan Music I forgot he was still in the league
LMAO 😂 mike d'antoni ain't shit
Cause Capela wasn't playing well
I don’t understand why faried wasn’t played
It wasn’t even harden fault curry just went off😭😭
Jerm ThyGoat he didn’t show up
King Sumrall200 “if cp3 was healthy last year we wouldve won” - Rockets fans LMAOOO
I feel bad for Chris Paul. The warriors been his crypnotyte for the later part of his career
Kief cp3 is also the last person in the west to beat the warriors if i recall correctly. When he was on the clipps
@@fredrickwilliams7741 harden had 35 and 11 that game tho
GS system is unappreciated! That’s why that’s my squad since 2013
Bandwagon
So you’re a bandwagon lol
In other words, *BANDWAGON*.
Bandwagon bro you gotta be liking them since the 08’ monta Ellis days
@@LukasP143 2013 isn’t bandwagon? 2 seasons before first title?
All them 50 point triple doubles, records ‘scoring without being assisted’ 60 point games to lose in the 2nd round. You hate to see it.
wesley4rbes but harden didn’t choke not once in that series so you might wanna delete that dumbass comment you posted if you were smart you would know that capela was the reason why they loss to gs
King Sumrall200 nah bro... if you’re the supposedly MVP you better show up and he didn’t no cap.. I’ve always said he don’t got it in him to win.. to focused on himself and getting those pussy foul calls.. so you delete your dumbass comment and go watch the whole season over again and root for the “supposed MVP”
No hate on harden.. Idc if he goes 1/100 fg but if that 1 fg matters it should be him.. I miss the old harden when he doesnt fish for fouls rather just be aggressive..
To the greatest team in nba history .....
@@kingsumrall2006 bruh did you not watch game 1,2,5 and 6 he choked all 4 of those games away he was forced out of bounds by steph in game 1, went missing in the 4th in game 2, had a chance to excute the warriors when KD went down game 5 but steph took over the 4th, game 6 Curry 0 first half points but scored 33 in the 2nd half wit a 23 pt 4th quarter while harden had 4 turnovers missed a wide open 3 and bricked 5 free throws in the 4th
Wait until game 8 (victory)
I got my Houston sneakers from here: www.shomah.com
"Everywhere you look... individuals who were prepared." Priceless
*Harden has been consistent!! 28+ ppg, CP3 is the problem are u sleep Max??*
Literally showed up for 2 games and never looked like a veteran, we gotta remember this is still the deepest he has been in the postseason at 34!!
No. Capela is the problem. Cp3 balled out when it mattered. Capela and Mike dan are too blame.
@@fbiduty9919 Cp3 should've ballled the whole series not 1 or 2 games
@Chidi U The problem is the rockets or harden in particular can never play his best game when needed most. its always him being severely out played or bone head mistakes. At this point hes just not that guy
Didn't age well he is currently better than harden by far at 37
Harden shouldn’t be blamed, CP3 and Capela should be blamed though. If I’m the Rockets I would be trying my very best to trade CP3 for anything in return, CP3 can’t put up mediocre numbers while making 40 million smh
In the legendary words of Stephen A Smith, and I quote:
"Give him away for free, trade him for a bag of chips for crying out loud. Trade him for a bag of cheese doodles. I got the cheese doodles RIGHT HERE, I got the wise one's RIGHT HERE, and frankly that would be a bargain, 'cause he's not even worth that".
Nobody in their mind would trade for CP3,he is playing worse than most Stars in their 2nd year in d NBA
@King Slinky dont blame CP3 for the game 6 loss, he prolly played his best game in 2019 playoffs at game 6 and they lost cause of shitty capela and harden TO
Lol Chris Paul is not to blame he can't even play his position or style
@sergio exactly bro like if he cud run da offense like he did onda clippers niggas wud see how good he is bruh
Can somebody please show this whole conversation? I gotta hear max!
blame Chris Paul and Clint Capela, Harden is putting up 35 while getting double teamed the entire series not much more he can do
Yeah but 35 is less than he averaged in the regular season
Tyy no. he had 4 t.o during 4th q, and missed 5 f.t, missed wide open 3, not clutch but choked 😂
Chris Paul balled out. Stop blaming him. Blame your franchise player that religiously chokes in big games
@@eldio2124 by the time he balled out. The series was already over. Where was he the first 4 games 👌
Steph got triple and double teamed the whole game and ended up with 33 points in the 2nd half. Difference in superstar. Not to mention the Draymond and Steph pick n roll was shitting on their defense in the 4th along with that bench production. Difference in effort and coaching. Bottom line is that Harden takes the stain because he got severely outplayed when it mattered most. 4 TOs in 4th.
Steve Kerr learned from the greatest players. He has brought all those tricks to Golden State. Bottom line. Kerr is genius.
Classic quote: " I don't think you're lying, I just think you're misinformed." Stephen A...Is the greatest!
Max always comes through
D'Antoni's system presents many many options to the facilitator of the offense, and we saw Steve Nash take advantage of that with the Suns. It was a much more free flowing offense with lots of off the ball movement. In other words, the primary ball handler gets to choose which options he takes, and James Harden always takes the same option, which is himself. He doesn't run the offense to its potential, other than maximizing his own counting numbers. I hope when he said he "figured out something," he means he figured out which options he needs to take and that he needs to vary which options he chooses.
Yep that's true
KD be like "You could not live with your own failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me"
hahahahha underrated comment ever
KD should be gamora LOL he got sacrificed by Curry aka Thanos LOL
LOL
KD is going to get all the infinity stones
kd sucks
Imagine playing great and still getting blamed
For real. Imagine if the Rockets actually had won this series, almost no one in the media would blame Curry, but since it's Harden, they just love to load the blame onto him.
Max picks and chooses when to use numbers.
Without Harden Rockets would have not win a single game in this series
Juls Bulls ty, it seems like noyone takes into account that if harden didn’t do what he did in reg season they don’t even make the playoffs
Most teams without their best player and no bench would win any games so what's your point?
@@jhtown9844 yeah he did what he had to for a few games. But some of those games where he was going for 30 points it was a blowout and he was still in the game until the last second trying to even continue the streak. Yes he did what he had to do to keep their heads above water
@@jhtown9844 he did it in okc too no diff
@@SolaceMcfly lol foreal this guy missing the point
Capela has ZERO post moves. Tf are they paying him for?
CP3 is not suitable for D’antoni system at this age.
Harden is an absolute genius in getting calls for fouls. He should be slashing way more. Harden needs to work with Kobe or Kyrie this offseason to work on the tough jump shots.
Eric Gordon just stay in shape.
KreyzAim 😂😂 harden makes way more tuff jump shots than kyrie don’t you mean kyrie need to work with harden cus after what I. Seen kyrie needs sum help
Just about all of harden shots are tough shots
Why not just blame the warriors for being too damn good!
Top 3 Max Kellerman rant tbh
I’ve been waiting for this year for a year
let's not forget capella got outplayed by looney
To busy looking for that foul . Fouls nowhere to be found 😵
WELL SAID STEVEN A.
Max ending statement was gold lol
"Did father time catch up with you or did Mike D'Antoni catch up with you?"
Savage line. Loved it.
You can hate golden State all you want but you have to give them credit, they just play great basketball
The funny thing is, this Warriors team plays like that, a TEAM. OKC its all about Russ, Houston is solely onto Harden, but Golden State assembled a TEAM! If more NBA Teams realized “Lets build a TEAM instead of relying on one guy.” Every team wants the win now philosophy but dont realize that its all the right pieces. The teams that dominate and become dynasties are the teams that are built like a team. Lose that team aspect, you’re nothing. The NBA is the slowest sport to seemingly catch onto this, since nearly every other league (NFL, NHL, MLB, etc.) all rely on the TEAM principal, Basketball is more individual based, sure, but imagine having tons of young talent working as a team and not just deferring the ball to one or two people.
Both made Valid points. I agree. And I am a Rockets fan.
Skip, Shannon, Max, and Stephen A all agreed. That pretty much makes it fact.
Stephen A.: You ain't Steph Curry. You ain't Steph Curry. THAT'S what we saw. 😂😂
I see dudes talking about Clint Capela is the reason they lost. If the Houston Rockets are depending on Capela's production for a win that's a bigger problem!
Glorified lobman.
I mean.. he’s a 100 million dollar man who was put up big number
Duh they wanted his production
Who the fuck else gonna do something
Just like iggy hittin 5 threes ...
Nigga getting payed , they needed him you’re crazy
In a 5 point game it would fucking help
Even though Shaun Livingston hasn’t played like his old self, I still consider him an underrated player in the NBA 🏀🏀🏀😀
It's both the coach and James Harden. Period
Harden needs to enroll in the Kobe System and develop that mamba mentality
Agreed! He doesn't have that killer instinct.
Kobe one of the goats but maybe he should keep that mentality to himself lol
Ex(Kyrie and Tatum)
@@Grizzle2894 Kobe also worked with Kawhi and Giannis so of you're gonna blame him for players shortcomings then on the flip side you have to credit him when players are successful.
Play some damn All-Defensive Team and demand the ball in the 4th quarter!!
Cant develop that killers are born not bred
I’ve been waiting for these mofo’s for 2 days
That thumbnail tho...is literally the title caption 💀💀💀💀
I was absolutely waiting for someone to say Dantoni!! 👏🏽👏🏽 thank you! He is completely to blame. He should’ve kept the ball in cp3’s hands and or if he wants it in harden’s make offensive and defensive adjustments. PERIOD
Kellerman: “If the Rockets continue to make shots, they will beat the Warriors in game 9 on the road and follow it up with a championship.”
One thing i never understood is why james harden is the only superstrar in the league required to win a ring every year or he sucks and is constantly bashed for not being able to beat the warriors who everybody calls one of the greatest teams of all time of with a 34 year old costar and an alley oop catcher/defender as a 3rd option. When jordan was winning every year nobody blames players for not being able to beat jordan.
that's what i'm saying!
I mean Rockets and their fans were talking shit the entire season so they should've delivered.
Yes they did... who told you that?? Till this very day ALL the players that loss to Mike get tease about not having no rings wtf
Only? Lol
They are literally saying Russell is not a HOF until he wins a ring, I don't want to hear excuses now for this man or the organization.
The channel that actually does research Gaming put the blame on chris paul capela or dantoni. james harden executed
When the going get's tough,the tough get going.
Blame the system and whoever created it
More like blame the refs for not doing they job lol
More like the refs for not doing the job lol
ESPN putting real work into their thumbnails
What the hell? Steven A just said on Thursday the Warriors had no chance to beat the Rockets without KD. Now the rockets will never beat the Warriors style of basketball? These guys are trash
These guys are just here to say some shit and get ratings
damn... Max with the mic drop at the very end lol that was a really solid point
This guy mastered the skill of "who is to blame thing" .
How can you blame harden for the loss when CP3 was trash too
cp showed up in that game, harden froze.
Mourinho The bus driver capela is to blame if he played good they would’ve won he let looney outplay him
Mourinho The bus driver They’re both getting the blame equally
Game 5 Harden was shooting 62% and only shot 1 time in the 4th... that’s the series
Who left Klay Thompson wide open when he made that 3 to make it 110-104?
Max's argument: If Harden can hit every shot and beat Golden State by himself then D'Antoni's system works. It's not the coach's fault.
Orion Foresee faxxxxx
Hatden doesn't come thru when it matters most
@@str8duval but he wouldnt have to always be in that position if dantoni puts together a system that takes some of the load off of him
@@nick2gateway581 the coach definitely deserves some blame. i think he should be fried. i just wish Harden could come up big just once when it matters most
@@str8duval for sure. But I wouldn't say he chocked or disappeared this year, he just got outplayed in crucial moments by steph.
Watchin max go off makes me miss him on first take….
0:59
"Next possession. Takes the 3, you know he's not gonna hit it."
Damn Max 😂
Houston Rockets 2019 NBA Regular Season Champions!!!
🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
1026 in a alternate universe the might be
Lmfao!!!!
As soon as Stephen a said we gonna talk about mike dantoni I pressed pause came to the comment section wrote this and cut ✌️
Harden was the best player in the NBA this season. You can't blame him for being unable to carry the rockets against a superpower Warriors team. They lost the series with an 8 point total deficit. Blaming Harden for this close of a lose is like blaming Lebron for getting 4-0ed in the finals last year. It's absolutely ridiculous. Coming from a Warriors fan btw.
Obey the Shark STOP u are a Rockets fan
Max: I didn't want to do this
Inner Max: teeheehee I have been waiting for this.
Still no Kenneth Faried?! Fire D Antonni!
My point exactly
He's trash now
Don’t tell me this Rockets team is better than 2016-17 Cavaliers. And that team got rekt by these Warriors. So what’s the fuss about. This Warriors team is really good and rockets are unfortunate to assemble this team in this era.
Warriors were better plus kd was hungry then. And that Cavs team was also better. That's the year the whole playoffs got swept on both sides... Outside of one game because Bron was sick and a buzz beater by Avery game 3 vs Celtic's.
not "these warriors" that squad had KD (*in this game these warriors DID... NOT... HAVE... K FUCKING D!!!)....
@@HomieDoMore bron was sick? Lol naw he was trying to make it seem like his team wasn't that good so he could come into the finals an even bigger underdog Bron just cares about himself and the narrative.
vegeta vs akuma L
Just shows you how great LeBron is, i believe hes the only one who gives the warriors problems. Give that man the proper ammunition to compete with them and he’ll get the job done 9 times out of 10. First finals with both Love and Kyrie healthy, he got the job done. KD ruined a great rivalry.
It’s the system and Capela. To beat the warriors you need to slow the game down by getting to the post and going for two. Getting hustle rebounds off two point scoring. And include a mid range game plan. Capela needs to be more dominant in the post with rebounding and post scoring. He’s too tall not to have that skill set. The rockets did a lot of post play possessions in game 3 despite shooting 50 3s. The 3 ball should only be used to capitalize a lead or if it’s the only play because the shot clock is almost at zero. If they’re up 10 let it fly . If not slow the game down by scoring in the paint and drawing fouls. The warriors had no real rim protection which is where the warriors missed the opportunity to capitalize
That post game is deadly. . No energy use except when u make ur moves.
Steph Curry continue never shows up in the playoffs
win or die games Oklahoma Game 7 2016 36-5-8 lesser version than himself
Rockets Game 7 2018 27-9-10 lesser version than himself dropping clutch 3s at 3rd quarter (yes 3rd quarter can already be clutch if it's game 7 and score ties)
Rockets Game 6 2019 33points in 2nd half lesser version than himself
I mean yes KD won FMVP in 4-0 and 4-1 series, but you know what, if it comes to game 7 he will pass the ball, not shoot, and he will pass to Steph
0:30 to your bodyguard's "Ochi Wali" verse better than yours.
Max always got bars🤦🏾♂️🔥
We have the key to beating every team.. we just have to be clutch at the end of the game. Stay aggressive.
SAS is right. Harden is part of it, but D'Antoni is an even bigger part of the problem.
The team is built around one guy, so the defense will be built around one guy
D'Antoni's system doesn't had mid-range shots, taking a great two, instead of a tough 3
D'Antoni is not a leader, or a great coach. He is a systems manager. A foreman who cannot lead you to a title
Nah, D'Antoni's system has all of those options, we saw it in Phoenix. It's just Harden chooses to not take any of the possible options. The coach puts a system in place that presents all kinds of options depending on what the facilitator chooses. Harden always chooses the same option, which is himself.
@@back2back379 Wrong, or else they would use those options. They've played over 00 games this season. In how many games are they taking good mid-range shots over 3s? Oh.....D'Antoni's system is take 3s first and second, and only take a two if you are forced to. That won't beat the best teams in basketball. that's why this D'Antoni's fault. the best teams know your flaws in your system and exploit them. That's what the warriors did to D'Antoni. He was outcoached.
@@InvestBetter. they don't use those options because Harden chooses not to. The options are there, as I said, because we saw them in Phoenix. Why is it that Phoenix was consistently at the top of the league in team assists/game, but Houston is bottom of the league despite having the same head coach for both teams? Because of HOW the offense is run, which all begins with the primary ball handler. Not to mention, Houston is at the bottom of the league in team passes/game.
@@back2back379 Then again, that's coaching. You can't have it both ways. When they win, D'Antoni and Harden get credit, but when they lose only Harden gets the blame. You're saying he can't coach Harden? Based on what? Harden played this way for years. The facts don't back you up, unless D'Antoni isn't a coach at all, he's a system manager, like I said.
@@InvestBetter. Yes, Harden's been playing this way for years because it's the only way he knows how to play. Yes, D'Antoni allows Harden to run his system in this way and yes, D'Antoni can't stop Harden from running his system the way he wants to, just like no one's been able to stop Westbrook from running excessive Isolations and pick and rolls and taking too many shots. The superstars usually have excessive power and control of franchises, while coaches can be fired at any given time, so they're forced to acquiesce to the superstars. Only 3 coaches in the league currently would be able to control that: Popovich, Carlisle, and Spoelstra.
Harden is a choker. The sooner rockets fans realise it, the better
yep
Slick Ric but he didn’t choke
THANK YOU!!
35 points on over 39 percent from 3 on 15 attempts is not choking
What do you think bout this: what if Ky and CP3 traded places?
Ky is ball dominant so he fits in the Rocket’s system and with another star on the floor he can close. Ky can be a spot-up 3 pt shooter when Harden’s handling the rock and vice versa cuz they both good shooters.
Rockets need a cold-blooded closer, and as long as Harden keeps the game close Ky can take it over late.
Celtics needed a veteran leader who can facilitate the offense. A pass-first pg, and one of the best leaders in basketball currently in CP3 would’ve done wonders for the development of Tatum Brown and Rozier.
Ainge isnt dumb enough to take CP3’s horrid contract but in a hypothetical scenario dont this move makes basketball sense
Beau Choi that’s scary
zai green deadass i think that team can dethrone these warriors
I watched the game (6) on Friday. Harden was amazing. Steph Curry was UNBELIEVABLE. Warriors played better defense. No one to blame. Best team won..that said had Rockets won Harden would certainly got the credit too.
Max is never allowed to bring uplast season game 7 ever again. The rockets proved the warriors would've won with CP3 healthy.
We not going to discuss the trash man aka Clint Capela? My man had 6 points one night. He was getting locked down by Draymond and Bogut. Bogut won’t even be in the league next year! 🤣
100% GARABAGE! I noticed it too
😂😂 right we need to trade him
That Express x Olivia Culpo track suit on Molly tho 😍🔥
These guys make a great couple
I didn't think cp3 or harden are to blame for the lose the warriors are just better
Deb King naw dis was all capela fault
King Sumrall200 your telling me capela is leading this team? 😂😂😂😂
Fire Mike and get Harden more help.
LoL How much help does Harden even need? More excuses.
@@runrafarunthebestintheworld More help than trash Chris Paul
Max said don't look at the numbers 😲
Kerr said it: the problem with iso hero ball and only running pick-and-rolls is that the other 3/4 guys stagnate and don't get going. And they blame the bench for being scrubs.