Phenomenal figures, tenth NBA scorer all time, unstoppable attacker but zero titles won. Due to the merit (or fault) of others, of course, but also…
It causes discussion, it divides. Just like Melo Anthony, the champion he just surpassed to become the tenth best scorer ever in NBA history. James Harden is like this: with him or against him, there is no middle ground. The individual numbers are phenomenal, but the career trophies remain zero. And unlike past champions who at least came close to winning the Larry O’Brien Trophy, such as John Stockton and Karl Malone, he didn’t even come close. Just once in the Finals and he wasn’t even a starter, sixth man for Oklahoma City who lost to the Miami of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. What went wrong and was missing at Barba: just bad luck or is there more to it? Why does he start religious basketball wars and isn’t he put on the level of basketball greats? What could have become but wasn’t?
