Stephen A. Smith, Adrian Wojnarowski, Michael Wilbon and Jalen Rose join Mike Greenberg on NBA Courtside to talk about what it will take for the Philadelphia 76ers to win a title this year.
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They say the same thing about James Harden every year, at this point in his career he is who he is 🤷🏾♂️
Yall say that every year and it never happens lmao
Harden at his peak is the 3rd best 2 “I’ve” ever seen…better than D Wade
More depth. They are basically saying for Sixers to win with Doc as coach you need all nba team atleast 1-9 and then solid bench behind them.
James harden playoff stats: 23 ppg 6.2asg 5.5 reb
Choke Sixers
Harden has alway put up good numbers in the playoffs. His problem in the playoffs has been his inconsistency in big playoff games. For every great performance he backs it up with a dud performance. You can't count on a huge playoff performance in the much have win games. He's good in games 1 and 2 in most series, but games 3 and 4 are a different story.
is mike wilbom serious?!?!? so he doesn't expect James harden to do more in the playoffs? you're supposed to expected more from your best player(s) come playoff time. instead he's going to put the pressure on Tyrese maxey—who is already doing/playing way better than most expected. mike wilbom is already trying to give harden a pass (like he's gotten the last 7-8 years) and the playoffs haven't even started yet.
4:59:12 Let’s simply take a minute to appreciate how much time and passion she put into this vids?
It is great, and I consider they deserve much more than that
Sixers were 12-12 at one point. Now they're 46-22. That's a 34-10 run (best in NBA and a 65 win pace). That's incredible, they're title challengers and similar to how the Celtics heated up in the 2nd half of the season last year
Harden is a ghost in post season . That’s what he is man
Nobody talks about Harden having asthma! It makes sense that he gets tired later in the post season, he’s usually always great in the first round.
Jalen that man average more than you in the playoffs get that hate out your heart 😂😂😂😂
The casual Harden disrespect and false narratives this panel does is disgusting
Yup, Harden does have some bad games in the playoffs but he has far more good games than bad. In fact he has many 30+ points and 40+points games in the playoffs but these guys make it appear Harden is always bad in the play offs. As far as I know, even Lebron and Steph have bad play-off games but they make it appear that Harden is the only superstar who have bad games in the playoffs. Also, at Houston, Harden is the only big threat in that team so naturally, during playoffs the other teams plan for him..They double team and sometimes triple team him. They plan to get the ball out of Harden's hands so for Harden to even score more than 20 points most of the time speaks of how great Harden is but of course, these guys just stick with their narrative that Harden does not perform in the play offs. Yes, Harden has no championship ring yet BUT do these people forgot that the reason why Harden has no ring until now is because when he is in Houston, Harden kept facing the Dynasty that is the Golden state warriors with Steph, Klay, Draymond and later with Durant???
Do these guys forgot that Harden's Houston took one of the greatest team in the history of the NBA with Steph, Klay, Dray and Durant to seven games and even led for most of the time and could have won if not for Chris Paul's hamstring injury???
In his stint at Brooklyn, Harden did not perform well because of his hamstring injury but they just ignore that and say Harden again did not perform in that playoff game.
These guys are pure Harden haters, especially Jalen!
Sixers have a really big chance to win chip. Even if bos and bucks are there. They played both teams a very close games in a match. Even harden is only making 20 points but the assist is superb..then maxey gives energetic, aggressive Splash shots. While embiid is getting his thing.offense and defensive. It's a big chance for a chip.
It's My only observation every time harden guard Giannis. Giannis not making a bucket..maybe most of all not noticing it.😂😂 Try to look👀
Harden is the reason I wouldn't give Joel MVP award. He's amazing this year.
Thats the tough thing about harden and embiid is playoffs choking is there game the door is open either they gone deliver or gracefully fail again
Blaming harden is lazy Tobias has been trash for years now & it’s worse this year
Jalen Rose is a Philly and Harden hater!!!!
But but but the sixers give up too much for Harden
Ay where Kendrick Perkins go? Who's gonna let us know that it's racist that Harden, A BLACK MAN, has to show his worth in the postseason….
It's crazy how they have expectations for a non all star this year but certain MVPs get a pass. 🤦🏿♂️
Phili Tobias Harris has to step up honestly not maxey he’s supposed to be the 3rd guy I assume he’s the 3rd highest payed guy on the team
I’m mad people keep forgetting that Tobias Harris is on that team
Epic Meltdown = singlehandedly going till game 7 against the Dubs with KD
We all know that’s not gonna happen…James Harden shrinks in the playoffs 💯 Embiid after the second round of playoffs 😭😭😭😭
Ok so harden been on four teams now, Jalen rose states harden had some epic melt downs postseason, I bet no one can give me 3 terrible post season games harden has that wasn’t on the rockets! Media tryna paint this picture on harden like he wasn’t going against the 73-9 warriors then the warriors when they added kd
They hating talking bout all that bs Ina past why don’t they talk about what we did to Milwaukee?or Denver or every other top team in the nba like ts annoying they disrespecting.
Stephen A he said that already
Expecting James 'Shrinkage' Harden to raise his play in the playoffs is a tough bet.
This is exactly what Dame Lilliard was talking about lol