“Rings don’t matter to me… When I go to the park, I see a little kid playing like Harden. I don’t really see little kids playing like D. Wade” – Jeff Teague
“Rings don’t matter to me… When I go to the park, I see a little kid playing like Harden. I don’t really see little kids playing like D. Wade” – Jeff Teague
If those kids could dunk like Wade they’d play like Wade.
Petite-Slayer
Because the little Kid wasn’t alive when Wade played…
Skinnecott
absolutely no one plays like harden. iso step back 3s and foul baiting? is he watching kids play 1 on 1? with refs?
Weak-Boysenberry3807
So the little kids from park are flopping extra hard?
chickenripp
I’ve literally Never seen anyone play like harden in a pickup game. Is the definition of play like harden just that they have a step back in their bag? that’s the only definition I can think of that is wide enough to fit
elimanninglightspeed
Kids started shooting free throws in pickup now?
Dangerous_Toe_5482
No one plays like Westbrook, Ja, Drose, Lebron, or Giannis either lol. These kids cant play like 99.9th percentile athletes but they can steal a step back. If anything they play the most like Curry now and he has 4 rings. No denying Harden has had a huge impact with or without a ring tho
woollybobcat
Bro when I wqs coming up everyone was playing like wade including me. Doing nasty euros creating contact and finishing with the blind left hand of muscle memory. The fake spin middy. The behind the back to break a double team. I still play that way but only got about one good game in me till my knee feels like it’s a million pounds
AccomplishedBake8351
Tbh I don’t think most people at the park are nba caliber.
younghplus
Probably because D Wade was one of the most athletic guards of all time so prolly gonna be hard for kids to play like him
Kay-Knox
All the kids I see at the park play like 10 year olds. Hard to tell from 300 yards away.
giggity2
Harden doing more things average people can do. Wade was so athletic no one gonna be dunking on Varejao, playing super aggressive defense, and going for dribble dribble mid range jumpers. Maybe Wade’s game wasn’t well defined. It was extremely well rounded especially before the 3s came raining.
Able_Bother3163
the fact people genuinely believe harden was just step back 3s and foul baiting is so sad. greatest size up game in history and master of pnr just gets forgotten
_Nolofinwe_
Jeff Teague is a known dummy
That’s because a lot of kids are chunky and out of shape like Harden, Jeff and 0001% can fly like Dwyane Wade
MrVociferous
So he sees out of shape kids jacking up threes, sulking when they don’t get the ball, not playing defense, and then blaming everyone else but themselves when they get run off the court? Sounds about right for the park experience.
jxden24
love seeing the ppl in this thread cry about it
kdottdot
This guy is a moron.
Stillintherapy
Great. So he sees a park full of foul-baiting ankle biters
Shogun_The_Collector
Back in my day I would play like Antoine Walker. 2/15 on threes, but every 3 would get the shimmy celebration.
useroftheinternet95
Must be some fat little kids
2_7_offsuit
Kids at the park being menaces , falling backwards at the three point line and then shooting free throws
Chickensandcoke
My friends and I all tried to play like Wade when we were younger lol
electricHats75
That’s because D Wade retired years ago. Say this in 2012. People couldn’t take normal lay ups with out a euro step. Harden included
loupr738
Wtf is Wade catching strays? You got sooooo many other people to talk about. Wade was an amazing player that made basketball fun to watch, after OKC Harden, not so much
cult0cage
Little kids today missed his prime. I absolutely shouted “D-Wade!” while shooting turn around mid range jumpers and getting and-1s in high school – Teague is hating lol
wwJones
You don’t have to tell us rings don’t matter to you Jeff. We know.
KKamm_
You don’t see kids playing like MJ today either. Is MJ worse than James Harden?
gheudh
Exactly kids don’t play like Bill Russell, how could you say he’s better than harden ?
LittleTension8765
Playing by 2’s and 1’s is the worst thing possible for a mid-range guy. Pickup is all about chucking 3’s at a ~30% clip since you’ll get mauled going for a layup and the best case is they actually agree on a foul and you check back up
PsychoWarper
I mean its alot easier for a kid to practice a step back and euro step then dunking on MFs.
D Wade was an insane athlete who could absolutely yam on people nearly a foot taller then him, very few people can do that.
flappypancaker
Dumbest shit I’ve seen on r/nba in a while and that’s saying something
neo9027581673
What a bullshit comment lmao
Ganonthegoat
Obviously player with very distinct moves that are easily mimicked is gonna have more kids playing like him. I don’t even know how one goes about playing like D Wade
Sirliftalot35
I’ve seen more people on the playground copy Harden’s game then the skyhook.
Harden > Kareem confirmed.
I’ve seen mor people on the playground copy Harden’s game than just grab every single rebound and dunk on everyone.
Harden > Wilt and Harden > Shaq confirmed.
JKaro
This dumb as hell
“When I go to the park, I see a little kid playing like Allen Iverson.. I don’t really see kids playing like Shaq or Giannis”
TheTurtleShepard
You’re telling me little kids aren’t modeling their game after someone who’s best seasons were probably years before they were even born
shieldagentoz
“Rings don’t matter to me”. Welp I wouldn’t wanna play with your ass if that’s the case.
ReignMan616
At the park, Jeff Teague sees little kids shoot 2-11 in elimination games when the opposing team is missing their best player.
pineapple_pants
Kids are flopping and crying for free throws at the park now? Fuck.
BocaOG
Playing fat and lazy is no way to teach young hoopers.
SwordSaintDunks
Wade couldn’t shoot… Obviously little kids aren’t able to play above the rim the way Wade did in his prime (offensively and defensively).
Jrobalmighty
You know who no one is trying to play like? Jeff Teague
JustForKicks16
He sees kids flopping at the park??
BuffaloBrain884
Wade has the most dunks in NBA history for a guard. Of course kids aren’t playing like him.
TSR3K
Yet another L for this guy lmao
smokinginthetub
I’m always surprised when pro ballers have shit takes on ball
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This might be the dumbest take ever lol
If those kids could dunk like Wade they’d play like Wade.
Because the little Kid wasn’t alive when Wade played…
absolutely no one plays like harden. iso step back 3s and foul baiting? is he watching kids play 1 on 1? with refs?
So the little kids from park are flopping extra hard?
I’ve literally Never seen anyone play like harden in a pickup game. Is the definition of play like harden just that they have a step back in their bag? that’s the only definition I can think of that is wide enough to fit
Kids started shooting free throws in pickup now?
No one plays like Westbrook, Ja, Drose, Lebron, or Giannis either lol. These kids cant play like 99.9th percentile athletes but they can steal a step back. If anything they play the most like Curry now and he has 4 rings. No denying Harden has had a huge impact with or without a ring tho
Bro when I wqs coming up everyone was playing like wade including me. Doing nasty euros creating contact and finishing with the blind left hand of muscle memory. The fake spin middy. The behind the back to break a double team. I still play that way but only got about one good game in me till my knee feels like it’s a million pounds
Tbh I don’t think most people at the park are nba caliber.
Probably because D Wade was one of the most athletic guards of all time so prolly gonna be hard for kids to play like him
All the kids I see at the park play like 10 year olds. Hard to tell from 300 yards away.
Harden doing more things average people can do. Wade was so athletic no one gonna be dunking on Varejao, playing super aggressive defense, and going for dribble dribble mid range jumpers. Maybe Wade’s game wasn’t well defined. It was extremely well rounded especially before the 3s came raining.
the fact people genuinely believe harden was just step back 3s and foul baiting is so sad. greatest size up game in history and master of pnr just gets forgotten
Jeff Teague is a known dummy
That’s because a lot of kids are chunky and out of shape like Harden, Jeff and 0001% can fly like Dwyane Wade
So he sees out of shape kids jacking up threes, sulking when they don’t get the ball, not playing defense, and then blaming everyone else but themselves when they get run off the court? Sounds about right for the park experience.
love seeing the ppl in this thread cry about it
This guy is a moron.
Great. So he sees a park full of foul-baiting ankle biters
Back in my day I would play like Antoine Walker. 2/15 on threes, but every 3 would get the shimmy celebration.
Must be some fat little kids
Kids at the park being menaces , falling backwards at the three point line and then shooting free throws
My friends and I all tried to play like Wade when we were younger lol
That’s because D Wade retired years ago. Say this in 2012. People couldn’t take normal lay ups with out a euro step. Harden included
Wtf is Wade catching strays? You got sooooo many other people to talk about. Wade was an amazing player that made basketball fun to watch, after OKC Harden, not so much
Little kids today missed his prime. I absolutely shouted “D-Wade!” while shooting turn around mid range jumpers and getting and-1s in high school – Teague is hating lol
You don’t have to tell us rings don’t matter to you Jeff. We know.
You don’t see kids playing like MJ today either. Is MJ worse than James Harden?
Exactly kids don’t play like Bill Russell, how could you say he’s better than harden ?
Playing by 2’s and 1’s is the worst thing possible for a mid-range guy. Pickup is all about chucking 3’s at a ~30% clip since you’ll get mauled going for a layup and the best case is they actually agree on a foul and you check back up
I mean its alot easier for a kid to practice a step back and euro step then dunking on MFs.
D Wade was an insane athlete who could absolutely yam on people nearly a foot taller then him, very few people can do that.
Dumbest shit I’ve seen on r/nba in a while and that’s saying something
What a bullshit comment lmao
Obviously player with very distinct moves that are easily mimicked is gonna have more kids playing like him. I don’t even know how one goes about playing like D Wade
I’ve seen more people on the playground copy Harden’s game then the skyhook.
Harden > Kareem confirmed.
I’ve seen mor people on the playground copy Harden’s game than just grab every single rebound and dunk on everyone.
Harden > Wilt and Harden > Shaq confirmed.
This dumb as hell
“When I go to the park, I see a little kid playing like Allen Iverson.. I don’t really see kids playing like Shaq or Giannis”
You’re telling me little kids aren’t modeling their game after someone who’s best seasons were probably years before they were even born
“Rings don’t matter to me”. Welp I wouldn’t wanna play with your ass if that’s the case.
At the park, Jeff Teague sees little kids shoot 2-11 in elimination games when the opposing team is missing their best player.
Kids are flopping and crying for free throws at the park now? Fuck.
Playing fat and lazy is no way to teach young hoopers.
Wade couldn’t shoot… Obviously little kids aren’t able to play above the rim the way Wade did in his prime (offensively and defensively).
You know who no one is trying to play like? Jeff Teague
He sees kids flopping at the park??
Wade has the most dunks in NBA history for a guard. Of course kids aren’t playing like him.
Yet another L for this guy lmao
I’m always surprised when pro ballers have shit takes on ball