James Harden is good, there is no denying that. Ask 100 people and 99 will tell you that Harden is the best Shooting Guard in the league. However, the NBA may not view Harden as the star we think he is. Yes, he gets All-star nods, yes, he gets to the free throw line A LOT, but there is one thing about his game that makes me think his star status is not quite there yet, at least in the eyes of the NBA.
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Corey Brewer, Lance Stephenson, P.J Tucker, Mario Chalmers and James Harden. Doesn't one seem to stick out to you? These 5 players are the only 5 players who have been assessed a full on flopping violation. In fact these 5 players all have 2 violations. Now, don’t get me wrong, these guys flop, especially Harden. Harden flails, Harden falls and Harden definitely flops. But does he do it any more than Lebron James, Chris Paul or Dwayne Wade. NO FRIGGIN WAY.
One of Harden’s Flops
Lebron Flops twice on one play.
Dwayne Wade being Dwayne Wade
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Thank G-d Chris Paul has a good insurance agent because he almost dies on every play.
Here are some videos of players who were assessed warnings.
DJ Augustin got a warning on this play. No question in my mind he was not trying to fool any official he was just fading and his momentum carried him in the air. It was definately not worse than any of the above plays.
Yes Tucker Flops, but clearly LBJ pushes him.
So there you have it. 8 flops and only 3 penalties.
Lebron James, Chris Paul, Dwayne Wade and Paul George all flop, but they don’t even have a warning issued by the NBA. James Harden has 2 “flops.” Now, again, I'm not arguing that Harden doesn't flop. I am however arguing that the NBA needs to be more consistent. Harden is a big star like the other players I mentioned, he should be treated that way. So either stop calling him for flops, or do what I actually want you to do and start calling flops on other star players.
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