Tag: James Harden

  • The Best of the James Harden Memes

    [imagebrowser ID=90] How can one of the leading scorers in the NBA be actually harmful to his own team? James Harden is a unique case, but after many have been noticing the weird project the Houston Rockets are running, surrounding Harden with talent that includes Jeremy Lin and Dwight Howard and Kevin McHale preferring to […]

  • Houston Rockets – James Harden Thriving While Jeremy Lin & Dwight Howard Suffer

    Houston Rockets – James Harden Thriving While Jeremy Lin & Dwight Howard Suffer

    One of the worst things NBA franchises can do is put the welfare and success of one player, lets call him James Harden, over the success of the entire team that shall be named the Houston Rockets, as players like Jeremy Lin and Dwight Howard represent the direction that should be taken.

  • Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Still Waiting for James Harden to Change

    In what was another clear demonstration of what Kevin McHale thinks is the ‘right kind of basketball’ he left Jeremy Lin on the bench for the entire fourth quarter, letting James Harden run wild without anyone interrupting or “threatening” his dominance. It was just about enough for a 102-100 win over the New York Knicks, but isn’t going to be the way this team wins or anything or takes another step forward.

  • Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Watches James Harden & Kevin McHale Losing a Game

    Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Watches James Harden & Kevin McHale Losing a Game

    There’s really no reason the Houston Rockets should be losing at home to the Sacramento Kings. However, when Jeremy Lin gets ignored in the fourth quarter by the tandem of James Harden and Kevin McHale, deciding to win the game with the selfish style of hero ball, there’s no wonder the end result is 110-106 for the visitors, while Dwight Howard tries to understand when will someone start helping him on defense.

  • Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin & James Harden Were Running on Empty

    Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin & James Harden Were Running on Empty

    Unlike other losses this season, the 117-86 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder wan’t about James Harden hogging the ball, Jeremy Lin not being involved enough or the Houston Rockets being an awful defensive team and often not a smart one on offense, courtesy of their quite conservative head coach, Kevin McHale. Well, maybe it does have something to do with defense, but more than anything it comes down to one thing: Fatigue.

  • Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin & James Harden Finish What Dwight Howard Started

    Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin & James Harden Finish What Dwight Howard Started

    For quite some time, it seemed like the big man duel between Dwight Howard and Anthony Davis was going to decide the outcome of the game between the Houston Rockets and the New Orleans Pelicans. However, Jeremy Lin seemed to be saving his best for the fourth quarter, and with quite a lot of help from James Harden pulled their team away for the victory.

  • Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Starting to Rub Off on James Harden

    Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Starting to Rub Off on James Harden

    The Houston Rockets seem to be learning something new about themselves every day. Their latest lesson? It’s possible for James Harden to play like a team player and do well individually at the same time, maybe taking a page or two from the Jeremy Lin book, which obviously benefited the team in a 100-92 win.

  • NBA on Christmas – Shoes of the Stars

    Besides putting some marquee names together in one long day of NBA basketball, the league and the stars are out there to make a fashion statement. While everyone agrees the t-shirts were an awful idea, some of the new and special shoe designs introduced by LeBron James and others were quite eye catching as well.

  • Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin as he Should be While James Harden Rules Late

    Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin as he Should be While James Harden Rules Late

    The Houston Rockets played like a team that can win an NBA title as they won on the road against the San Antonio Spurs for a second time in a row. James Harden put on a show late, Chandler Parsons was great early on, but it was also quite pleasing to see Jeremy Lin, for most of the game, playing like an actual point guard and getting the kind of minutes he should be.

  • Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin With a Chance to Star Without James Harden

    Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin With a Chance to Star Without James Harden

    Injuries to the team’s best guards have really shortened the backcourt rotation for the Houston Rockets, but Jeremy Lin is going to be back on the floor before James Harden and Patrick Beverley, giving him a chance to show just how good the team can be playing his style of basketball.