Originally posted by TheSixthRing:
Originally posted by ninersrule4:
It's hilarious to me the level of hate the national media and casual fans have for harden and the love for Luka. Luka has modeled his game after Harden. He has said so on many occasions. I wonder what the one giant difference between Harden and Luka is... Harden has been putting up historic numbers for seasons now yet people still hate.
If Harden was either a family man like Steph or white it would be a completely different tune. The disrespect from the media and the casual fan is crazy.
Both are underwhelming on defense so there's that.
Harden has been a decent defender since the 2016 season. He has put a ton of focus and effort into that. He isn't a defensive liability like he once was. But if you listen to the talking heads he still is one of the worst defenders in the league. It's like they are stuck watching videos of him from 12-15.
[ Edited by ninersrule4 on Aug 9, 2020 at 10:21 PM ]