Literally, Harden just Used his Own LEFT Arm to Pull Chris Paul's Arm INTO his (Harden's) Body, Then Jumped, OVERREACTED, Threw Up a Hail Mary & Successfully DREW a Foul on Paul... REED:Laugh102:
It's a SHAME, Honestly.... James Harden is an EXCELLENT Ballhandler and a GOOD Shooter...He's Also Got a Herky-Jerky Rhythm that Makes it Virtually Impossible to Stay in Front of him, 1-On-1... Nonetheless, Dude is Blatantly RELIANT on the Refs...His ENTIRE Game is Predicated on MANIPULATING Refs Into Calling Something...All the While, Harden's Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay Tooooooooooooooo TALENTED to Constantly Look for/Expect Refs to BAIL Him Out, yet he Does JUST That... Just Play Basketball, Dude... REED:wack:
Went to sleep, woke up to check the scores and found out a murder had occurred yesterday in Staples Center.
Austin Rivers Plays w/an EDGE, a Degree of NASTINESS that REED Likes... In his Brief Run as a Clipper, Rivers has Already Faaaaaaaaaaaaaar Exceeded Anything he'd Done as a Pelican... REED:hammert:
He's figured out a way to get foul calls without taking the same beating most guys take driving the lane. Say what you will about Blake Griffin, but he get hammered nearly every time he flies towards the basket. Harden ejects the ball out of there and bails out of the play as soon as he gets touched. This also helps explain his high turnover rate, because sometimes he does this and doesn't actually get the call. Unfortunately for us, Harden is such a good free throw shooter, he'd rather get the free throws then actually finish up at the basket.
REED's VERY Interested in Seeing what Wins Out Tonight; Golden State's OFFENSE or Memphis' DEFENSE???... REEDopcorn:
If Harden was @ the TAIL END of his Career, REED Wouldn't Even Harp on the Shit... FADED Veterans Need EVERY Advantage they Can Get...If they Can CONvince the Refs Into Giving them an Extra 8-10 FT Attempts, Here and There, Whatever...But Harden's Fucking 25...Just ENTERING his Prime, Sooooo Again, just Play BASKETBALL, Dude... There's DISHONESTY in Manipulating the Refs Into Calling Bullshit Fouls...It JUNKS UP the Game...Not as Bad as Flopping or Hack-a-Shaq'ing, but the Sport Would Still Be Better Off w/Out It...Anytime 1 Guy's in the 15-20 FT Range &/or has Shot More FT's than the Opposing Team, that's a Fucking PROBLEM... REED:shit #2:
Pierce took the Hawks' soul, ate it, digested it and shat it over their chests. 3 Players on him, cold as fuck.
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im surprised. i figured golden state would have too much fire power for memphis but if they get stuck in these grind it out games its a problem. they need hot shooting to win but that is not how titles are won. i just figured memphis offense was too stagnant to matchup. if golden state is able to keep games close they should be able to win just based on a small hot shooting stretch of 5 minutes where they take over. hasnt happened. too bad if they end up losing because them vs the winner of the next series and in the finals is high entertainment. memphis chicago will be a boring grind of a finals
It's like Charles Barkley Says, "Jump Shooting Teams Don't Win in the Playoffs"...It's Why REED Said he "Didn't TRUST" Golden State (or Atlanta), Months Ago... Some would Say the Spurs Did Just That in Last Year's Playoffs, but the THREAT of Duncan and Diaw in the Post, Along with Parker PENETRATING, Created Wide Open Jumpers for the Spurs...That's NOT Happening for Golden State...ZBo & Gasol are Dominating the Paint on Both Ends and the Perimeter Defense of Conley and Tony Allen is Giving the Splash Brothers FITS... Klay Thompson Hasn't Played Well Since Game 1 & Steph Curry HASN'T Resembled his MVP Self Since Receiving the Trophy...Their SEASON is On the Line in Game 4... REED:jaw:
I'll be disappointed if Golden State doesn't advance. They're a fun team to watch. Gotta appreciate Memphis's defense though. I haven't seen all the games, but it's been great watching Tony Allen fly around harassing as many Warriors on defense as possible. Not a big fan of Gasol. Another over-dramatic flopper. Seen him out of position on rebounds too many times and act like somebody shot him in the back with very little or no contact made.
Except BILLUPS, Hamilton and Wallace could shoot the ball from the arc much better than anyone they got aside from conley
BALLSY Ass Shot, Considering How POORLY Bron had Played, Up to that Point... But that's What THE Best Player in the League is Supposed to Do... REED:bravo:
