Quote (DeRozan @ Apr 13 2022 03:38pm)
Would you honestly argue there hasn't been 20 players that have played better than Harden?
This year
Well if you were curious, The Ringer posted an updated player rankings list towards the end of this season a few weeks ago.
https://www.theringer.com/nba/2022/3/9/22967447/nba-top-25-players-2021-22-seasonHarden #18
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18. James Harden
Team: 76ers (40-24) | Position: Guard | 2021: 8
22.7 points, 7.9 rebounds, 10.4 assists, 0.6 blocks, 49.8 eFG%, 2.7 net rating, 49 GP
Mann: Because of his half-hearted attention to conditioning or his at times unwatchable, grift-tastic gaming of the rule book, we’ve all given Harden demerits in the past couple of years. But we know full well that he’s still on the short list of the best basketball players in the world. ESPN wouldn’t have done everything short of putting Woj in an Apache helicopter to track his every move at the trade deadline last month if he weren’t.
Not every great artist is going to be great all the time—for some, there will be ups and downs, there will be some friction, some preference on working conditions, some suboptimal behavior. That often leaves leadership waiting around and gambling on the likelihood that they’ll turn it on when it really matters.
Side note: Tatum still not top 10 lmao.
This post was edited by Sixers on Apr 13 2022 01:50pm