The Clippers Already Regret The James Harden Trade...

The LA Clippers are now winless through their first 4 games with Harden, including a loss at home to the Grizzlies. #basketball #commentary #nba

[@quo5048]

The Clippers didn’t even need James Harden, staying healthy was the only question about this team .

[@sac1211]

Harden didnt need the clippers he was better off with the sixers when his vaule was actually appreciated. Clippers are a poverty franchise and were gonna fall off eventually with or without harden joining them

[@TK-nc3ou]

​@@sac1211😅😅

[@GTNover]

They had to do something. They were healthy in 2020 and lost to the Nuggets before they had Aaron Gordon.

[@Querymonger]

@@GTNover there's no dawgs on the clippers. Except Russ but that's not enough

[@dumitrunancu1082]

Clippers would have been Champs in 2021 if kawhi was healthy

[@johnsonjohnson2633]

Harden meant to get traded to the LA strippers not the LA clippers

[@kris-8484]

thats a good one 😂

[@sac1211]

You sound like a jealous person because all your women love black men more

[@peskypesky]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@jordan0183]

booo 🍅🍅

[@23ofSeptember]

Yup, or the LA clappers (cuz they get the clap from strippers with STDs)

[@randomgamer2369]

As a sixers fan all I can do is smile and laugh 😂😂😂

[@Scythe3D]

That might change in the playoffs😂

[@edwardsdaniel5691]

​@@Scythe3Dclipper fan huh?

[@sac1211]

Smile and laugh for what? Yall lost a top 3 all time shooting guard just for maxey and embiid. But we all know come playoff time embiid will choke as usual 😂

[@AWGEplaza]

​@@sac1211he's not playing like a top 3 player right now & the clippers looking like they wont even make the play in🤣

[@havoc_storm2339]

@@sac1211Top three is definitely pushing it he’s not better than D wade Jordan or Kobe

[@MrOctober44]

Just because they're 0-4 since the trade, have lost to the Nets and now the Grizzlies, the team is a -67 when Harden is on the floor, their four top players are all free agents, and they don't have any picks for a decade why would you worry/panic?

[@stevonwhite8933]

Had me in the first half ngl😂

[@CahlilWesson]

Top comment

[@murphybrown1366]

Lol

[@rcnordo4366]

What’s funny is that people who defended this trade and giving up all the picks said “if worst comes to worst the Clippers can let them all walk and open up cap space” uh, the top two free agents next summer then would be… Kawhi and PG13

[@madisonross1128]

So the harden trade is not only kill the clippers this year but the next 5?

[@jeffreyvalentyn6815]

As a Clippers fan I tried to get behind this trade and ignore everyone else saying this was a bad idea… I will never again be this stupid

[@captainsimp8864]

No offense but I questioned everyone's IQ when they said the clippers need harden

[@vincentpaulvirtudazo665]

This would have been an unstoppable team in 2018

[@PacisJusticia]

I just don't understand why they'd spend all their capital on harden when they could have upgraded at the 5.

[@slowmojo9355]

​@@PacisJusticiai don't think the Clippers owner understand basketball at all, he might be a billionaire but when it comes to basketball he don't have a clue. What a waste of money for this Bonehead player they got.

[@Hemingway-dq4fx]

@@vincentpaulvirtudazo665 Don't worry, Harden was quitting and choking in the playoffs back then, too.

[@djhasta5031]

The rebirth of the 2014 - 2018 Nets. It only goes downhill from here.

[@BLGClipsx]

This is why people shouldn’t overreact especially with only 4 played. Homie only cared about views now he looks like a fool

[@PopePlatinumBeats]

Maxey Just Dropped 50 on the Pacers... Sixers win 8 in a ROW

[@AMGTT]

The bench Westbrook in the 4th when he was playing better than harden the whole game is crazy

[@user-oc5qq3xq5y]

They’re in play off shape, taking L’s and James Harden diminishing performance…historically accurate

[@CorePathway]

Dude is going to the Hall of Fame for all the wrong reasons: Most teams wrecked by a single player.

[@igotclampsonhof6288]

Harden gonna celebrate this loss in the clubs tonight

[@sac1211]

Do yall come at white polticians who be at strip clubs and having shady parties with other men and women the same ya'll do for harden?

[@gentlemann2458]

​@sac1211 what? 🤨

[@martianmurray]

@@sac1211we don’t talk politics here, this is a basketball channel. Take that irrelevant noise somewhere else.

[@corning1]

He’s already there bro lol

[@Dr.HowieFeltersnatch]

@@sac1211 Do you come at black politicians who go to strip clubs the way you go at white politicians who go to strip clubs?

[@cyrus2546]

You were wrong. Next time give a team 20+ games yo gel before you declare them dead.

[@MRCSANY]

I was confused by this trade the second it hit the news. The Clippers didnt need Harden, they were decent on their own, but I guess they wanted to learn the hard way that another star =/= better team automatically, rather than learn from the mistakes of literally every failed superteam before them. If their opportunity with PG and Kawhi wasn't wasted before this trade, it's certainly wasted now. I'm convinced now more than ever that the Clippers curse is real.

[@23ofSeptember]

Steve Balmer must have been really motivated to get James "Box Office" Harden. Thats how these guys think. They just think "Oh, he a star player, lets get hm!"

[@Carefreeblues]

But new stadium? Mahh???

[@blocc316]

​@@23ofSeptemberon top of that , when Harden wanted to come back to Houston, he said he wanted another scoring title, which why I'm glad we didn't get him

[@jamesnicholson6016]

They should have learned that the hard way with russ! I love russ but we didn't need him. We needed somebody with monster passing

[@griffinfrench]

I guess us DOOM fans also follow NBA :)

[@Mount_Currie]

This dude is such a hot take artist. Doesn't critically think or look at ball, just simply goes with popular narratives on reddit. Offers no insight or analysis of the game. Who watches this dude or looks for this dudes takes for real?

[@ddd9916]

Facts, i loves how he tries to speak so matter of fact about these subjects and then he ends up dead wrong lol. This guy is the quintessential KZbinr for the casuals who barely watch ball.

[@Coreyy12]

Is Harden going out like late career Allen Iverson? He still thinks he is THE system, every time he leaves a team it’s never his fault, and you see just about every team he leaves is either better off chemistry wise, or just flat out better after he’s gone. Me personally, I thought the Clippers fucked themselves simply cuz they didn’t *NEED* him like he needed, or at least overly openly, wanted them. You see theack of wing defense and depth, and Russ and PG look like their play has gotten worse since Harden cuz he just does not fit with this team like people want him to

[@codybischoff1010]

Nah at least AI wasn’t THIS obnoxious this late in his career

[@sac1211]

Mo Williams, Vernon Maxwell, Andre Miller, Elgin Baylor, Caris Levert, Walt Wesley, Terrence Ross, Willie Burton. This is just a quick list of random low tier players that have scored 50 points in their career once. I showed this to let yall know that even trash players like Maxey can go off randomly but it doesn't make him better than real stars like Harden.

[@Coreyy12]

@@sac1211 okay? Well one, Maxey ain’t trash. Two, yes Maxey isn’t better than Harden all time, but he’s definitely been a better fit and meshing better with Embiid NOW than Harden

[@ry_an.]

@@sac1211give me some of that heroine you’re smoking

[@zooski1516]

@@sac1211are you ok?

[@blang1336]

as a philly fan, i have to thank the clippers so much. they took our liability away and gave us arguably one of the best benches in the league atm. honestly, just thank you.

[@user-iq2hy4ug4y]

Philly still won’t win shit

[@Anon-qp3kt]

@@user-iq2hy4ug4ydoesn’t matter, they have less headaches now

[@HumorlessBox2]

How's the 5th seed...

[@jtizzle124]

Pitying the 4th seeded Clippers as a play in team is peak Philadelphia sports fan delusion

[@woltzwurld6760]

As a Sixers fan, thank you LAC, not too much goes the Sixers way these days.

[@nasiramaru7513]

Ikr, we needed this one.

[@johndotcue]

Bro with Maxey going off, this was a miracle trade for us lol

[@makempay8710]

Facts....we finally get a athletic wing in Kelly Oubre only for him to get hit by a car smh. But yeah, Clippers helped us out wit depth n getting that choker named Harden out of here

[@HumorlessBox2]

..... 😂

[@jtizzle124]

This trade certainly didn’t either 😭

[@afroturtle989]

Harden is a team killer. He’s a great player but he can’t win. He also sells his wine at gas stations.

[@drevil2675]

Russel Westbrook is a better player than Harden at this moment 😂.

[@gobot581]

Depends on how you look at it. Russ game worked well with the previous team especially when Kahwi was out Russ and those big shooting wings is a recipe for him to look better. Saying all that if offering the same compensation no team in the league would trade for Russ over Harden as big of a headache as Harden is and making way more than Russ he's still a piece who was just the second guy on a contender. Most NBA teams wouldnt pick Russ up at the minimum.

[@lordofentropy]

"We have Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, and Russ Westbrick, what do we need to get over the hump?" - Clippers "How about a past his prime iso-ball player that plays zero-actually negative-defense, who mopes around when the ball isn't in his hands, is mostly interested hitting the Yak at the club, and will likely demand a trade after this season for reasons?" - Clippers "That sounds perfect, I know just the guy!" - Clippers

[@Robert-uo5cq]

🤣🤣

[@Ibrakadabra-vf6bd]

They saw an assist leader and a highly efficent guard. But i think you are right that all 4 of them need to have the ball too much to make it it work with all 4 on the floor

[@Hemingway-dq4fx]

@@Ibrakadabra-vf6bd Yeah, he was an assist leader by passing to Embiid every night. He also had an elite catch and shooter in Maxey. Not too hard to collect assists on such a team. Ben Simmons collected assists, too. Maxey is averaging over 7 assists a game at the moment. What you're discovering is that Harden's season last year was mostly the result of who he played with rather than him being elite himself. He's pretty much a negative on the basketball court if he's not getting to the line. Slow, can't play defense, and streaky as all out. You're not winning anything with him in your starting backcourt. At best, he's a bench player, but his ego would never allow him to accept such a role. Good luck with him. You're going to need it.

[@RenzaissanceTV]

This dude really say westbrick, just shows how much he thinks of russ on a daily, bruh that aint his name

[@Ibrakadabra-vf6bd]

@@Hemingway-dq4fx with this logic he should be even better because he has pg an kawhi to pass to. Zubac has very good pnr stats too. His problem is his mentality. Not enough training because of the situation at philly. So right now he is a negative pmayer on the court. I hope you meant this and not in general...

[@isaiahgalvan5045]

Harden looks more and more like late stage AI

[@georgepaulthagoat5311]

Harden to the clippers is looking worse than russ to the Lakers right about now

[@bamiseogundipe]

Honestly Westbrook has been playing a lot better than harden so far it’ll be interesting how they play it out man

[@vudujl83]

Clippers front office decided to “get smart” and trade for a guy no one wanted…talk about a brilliant maneuver

[@CorePathway]

I can’t believe what they gave up for Harden. Who was the competition? Who else wanted him? The Clippers were competing with a team from China best I can figure. “We’ll take him off yer hands, best offer. Oh, here’s a $20 gift card to Starbucks to sweeten the deal.”

[@blacknetsmed]

Now you got dumbasses proclaiming that this is a "superteam" while in the same breath saying "nobody wanted Harden, & that it was a mistake"

[@aaronghunter]

This was such a bad trade for the Clippers from the outset, Westbrook fits much better and is more flexible, despite being a notoriously inflexible player.

[@jacobdonikowski2452]

westbrook looks so good as a clipper man

[@blocc316]

I can see Russ having problems with Harden again

[@HumorlessBox2]

😂

[@envy1372]

I knew this trade was a mistake before it even happened. James harden is just a terrible fit with this team. Westbrook was literally the perfect point guard for this team. Played good defense, grabbed boards, pushed the pace, didn’t dribble too much. Now they have James harden literally ruining the fast paced, Kawhi / PG focused offense that made them good in the first place. What a mistake.

[@conorwatchvidz]

That’s why Harden should just go to the bench and work his system with the bench unit instead

[@armandoestrada5224]

"I AM THE SYSTEM!" -James Harden

[@zooski1516]

James harden been exposed for years. Rule change took 10-15 free throws away from harden years ago. That was the only time he was top tier.

[@stevonwhite8933]

People don’t wanna hear it.

[@matthewgillespie290]

That's just a straight up lie lol. Harden's play declined because of injuries and he just got worse not because he can't get free throws. They made the rule change for the start of the 2021-22 season. Harden's free throws that year went up from the previous year despite averaging less shots per game. In 2022 he averaged .53 free throws per field goal attempt while in his 2019 season where he averaged 36 ppg he averaged .45 free throws per field goal attempt. The NBA also made a rule change at the end of the 2017 season because of Harden and he still went on to win an mvp and 3 scoring titles.

[@edwardellis3038]

I disagree. Westbrook is a better fit in the starting lineup because he can impact the game without needing the ball or scoring. He increases their pace and will give better effort defensively and will hustle for loose balls and do the little things. Harden can play Harden ball with the second unit where he can dominate the ball with Powell Bones etc.

[@southsidedon9037]

Its not even close! Harden stalls the offense and doesn't play defense! They need to get out and run with russ starting!

[@hugomorency8700]

Totally agreed. As of right now Westbrook does way more things of value than Harden.

[@conorwatchvidz]

I agree

[@Kagemusha08]

This sounds like a good idea but will Harden agree to a demotion without throwing a fit? Dude wanted to go to the Rockets when they were one of the worst teams in the league so he could be the focal point again (and go to his favorite clubs).

[@hugomorency8700]

@@Kagemusha08 harden will be in China next year if he does do that. Flippers forever losers tho can't really complain

[@DarkBrown-gn9bs]

Hey, Harden. Mad Max put in a 50 piece. He couldn't have done with you on the team.

[@vortex5flash279]

Damn I know my grizzlies are very bad but disgraceful to lose to them.

[@quentinfaison2826]

The grizzlies shouldn't even be bad.. what the hell is going on in Memphis??

[@TheGreatestJediOfAllTime]

@@quentinfaison2826injuries to two key players and a Ja suspension.

[@corning1]

Even the grizzlies have standards and aren’t losing to the Strippers. Harden making it rain as we speak.

[@mattr2626]

​@@quentinfaison2826it's not hard to tell. Ja and Steven Adams being out is a huge blow

[@abrahamsanchez8784]

@@mattr2626pretty sure Xavier Tillman is out too so they have to have Biyombo start 😭. Grizzlies are good but they just aren’t healthy or unsuspended

[@DayShawnrShow]

Harden, to be honest. Killed their momentum. Hell, even PJ played with more haste, lol. Clippers defense is starting to turn to dookie juice, too.

[@TheHuskyK9]

Dookie juice 💀💀

[@huntermach7356]

Their defense turned severely bad Clippers before Harden trade: 5th in ORTG (offensive rating) 4TH in DRTG (defensive rating) 3rd in NETRTG (net rating) Clippers after Harden trade: 25th in ORTG 28th in DRTG 27th in NETRTG

[@corning1]

“I am the system” at the start 😂. I’m also 0-4. 😂

[@rob.j.g]

Septic system

[@prophetofchud3387]

Immediately aged like milk

[@FullChub]

lmao next time keep your mouth shut. You owe an apology to Harden and the Clippers.

[@makempay8710]

James Harden said he is a system. That "system" involves him dribbling and teammates watching. Its a style of ball that will not win a chip in this league. Kobe said as much how many years ago n it still rings true

[@matthewgillespie290]

Taking what Kobe said out of context. He said a team can't win with one player dominating the ball meaning a heliocentric offense where one man is the only one scoring and creating offense doesn't work. He then went on to say that once Chris Paul gets back healthy the Rockets have a chance to win. His point was basically that Harden can't win by himself as no player in history can win by themselves. He wasn't saying Harden is incapable of winning.

[@PricefieldPunk]

Id be so pissed if i were Westbrook. The team was good before and now Harden is making Russ not fit in the potential system Harden has created

[@sigida2000]

He meant to say “I am the cistern”

[@whobitmyname]

James Harden has become the Ben Simmons of the James Harden-Ben Simmons trade.

[@rcnordo4366]

They lost at home to a 1-8 Grizzlies team that didn’t have Ja Morant, Steven Adams, Brandon Clarke, Xavier Tillman, Zhaire Williams, Derrick Rose and Jake LaRavia. That’s two starters and 7 rotation players and a basically full strength Clippers team lost to an injury ravaged Grizzlies team in a game that Desmond Bane and JJJ shot a combined 33% from the floor. That’s inexcusable.

[@blocc316]

Best comment outlook

[@ian7064]

How long until Harden demands another trade and somehow gets his wish for the 4th time

[@golfrelax9795]

It's not when but WHO WANTS HARDEN?

[@enciwang9990]

As a clippers fan I’m gonna kms

[@ThomasWillett1]

I'm a Clippers fan and have been very skeptical about this trade. Nothing's shaken my doubt. This may be the most in-character self-sabotage the team's pulled since some of them during The Bubble year decided to just go to a strip club and eat wings rather than actually try to play while having Paul George call it a "building year."

[@brettrossi034]

Sounds about right 😅 nothing better than strip clubs and wings to prepare for a basketball game right? They had their minds on the prize

[@23ofSeptember]

Well if they want to continue "building" they hired the right guy.

[@LeadHandMedia]

This may end up like Nets Paul Pierce Big 4

[@estalineking]

They did as an insurance policy for kawhi and PG When they inevitably get injured

[@blandman4084]

​@@estalinekingexactly

[@blakethomas3001]

The Clippers just can't catch a break

[@PKAPE004]

There has never been a break to catch for the Nail Clippers. This team is cursed. The only thing to break the spell is to move to Mars.

[@bna441]

This was 100% self inflicted!

[@Robert-uo5cq]

lol catch a break, they create their own crap every year.

[@subzerofromny735]

James Harden is the CM Punk of basketball. Overrated, insinuates drama, blames his employers for his fuck ups, causes problems with every team he plays for, has a hall of fame worthy career and accolades that he thinks is not enough, always wanting more than he’s worth, underperforms when it matters most and expects everyone to cater to him

[@stevonwhite8933]

Damn, that’s a good analogy. Another phrase would be compared to Wrestlemania/Finals: “Always the bridesmaid, never the bride”

[@c.k-da-kxnghere]

I almost always agree or am convinced by rusty. This is one of the few times I disagree. James needs to come off the bench. You want your best shot makers next to russ. He's not a good jump shooter. You want him to be able to create shots for guys who are going to hit those shots the most and keep russ from being doubled. James should run the bench unit

[@MikeTheNBAGuy]

Rusty is a professional Sixers hater but even he is gonna have to make a video on how great they've been soon

[@stevonwhite8933]

The Sixers Organization hates themselves every playoffs…

[@penssuck6453]

@@stevonwhite8933 At least the Sixers will be in the playoffs this year.

[@stevonwhite8933]

@@penssuck6453 I’m not a clippers fan, bro.

[@penssuck6453]

@@stevonwhite8933 How is that relevant?

[@stevonwhite8933]

@@penssuck6453 Than why comment at me?

[@mdotbeedot]

THANK YOU CLIPPERS FOR HELPING US CLEAR THE WAY FOR MAXEY SEASON!!! WE LOVE YOU!! Love, Philly.

[@trentondennis3125]

It’s a good thing that he went to this franchise, and that the Sixers heavily won the trade Joel Embiid wants to win a championship and now he has a really good shot. No more drama in Philadelphia. Once Harden’s done with the clippers and his contract expires, he’s out.

[@antjack6192]

Lol Philly not making it out the 2nd round with or without harden

[@user-ge8wp1rs3v]

@@antjack6192 And you think Clippers will LOL. Clippers aint even gonna make it out of the first round

[@Hemingway-dq4fx]

@@antjack6192 Maybe, but if this version of Maxey is for real, he's literally the top point guard in the east. An elite big and an elite wing--this would be the first time the Sixers have had that since the days of Doc and Moses. And there's one thing that the NBA has proven, a team with an elite big and wing tend to win stuff.

[@TriquetraDs]

​@@Hemingway-dq4fxhasn't the sixers always flamed out when it mattered most embidd just stinks in the playoffs harden actually put 40 point games to win them games

[@Aneeshtherave]

@@TriquetraDshe also played like a** in the other games.

[@RenzaissanceTV]

Cant regret want we didnt want, I’m more pissed more than anything, I never seen 1 clipper fan happy to trade for James

[@marceloasensiofilho3833]

Russel Westbrook is also quite selfish and a guy who needs the ball to be effective in any way but he is currently a better choice for the Clippers than Harden

[@CahlilWesson]

Yea… Hes really the right choice bc hes not looking for his own shots anymore, he rebounds and puts effort on d which is what they need in the starting lineup.

[@marceloasensiofilho3833]

@@CahlilWesson I agree. Russ ended up much more humble after his whole Lakers ordeal and now seems to simply want to win a ring instead of still believing himself to be a top 10 player in the league

[@RenzaissanceTV]

@@marceloasensiofilho3833 russ is top 10 player if wanted to, thats not his role with the clippers

[@michaelkeitof4666]

Tbf russ really isn’t selfish no more and he fully bought into the clippers role before they got harden

[@conorwatchvidz]

Westbrook definitely doesn’t play selfish anymore, and he also plays way better off the ball than Harden

[@tribalypredisposed]

They literally went from a legit maybe contender, if healthy, to bottom of the League with one trade.

[@jtizzle124]

Feel stupid for saying this after 4 games yet?

[@lamontwaters510]

You can't really send Russ to the bench because really he's playing better than Harden. It would actually make more sense to bench Harden but they can't do that either. It's a no win situation. Crazy as it sounds they might miss the playoffs.

[@murphybrown1366]

They will miss the playoffs

[@matthewgillespie290]

Over reaction to the first 5 games

[@mituscustoms7796]

Sixers haven’t lost since Harden left and clippers haven’t won since he arrived.

[@thelegendoof8744]

Hey can we get an update on this video clown?

[@TheHuskyK9]

As soon as the trade happened, the Clippers immediately got worse. Remember when they lost to the injured Lakers despite being fully-healthy before Harden’s debut? So technically they are 0-5 after the trade. This is the Westbrook situation with the 2021-22 Lakers all over again.

[@kenne1x]

They were looking so good before trading for Harden too lmao. Biggest problem is, Harden still thinks he's in his prime years. He doesn't understand he's not the 36 PPG scorer he used to be

[@kaitotatsuya]

For a guy named Harden ...he's actually the Softest player in the NBA

[@pranavmanie1479]

hey Rusty, you might want to update this video :)

[@ryanendoh8750]

🤔 Looks like they're figuring it out. They are interchanging Harden and Westbrook and everyone is ensuring the ball moves. You're take makes some sense, but I think you've seriously underestimated their willingness to move the ball and quicken the pace. I find Harden quarterbacking the ball to the other end adds to pace. He also defends those types of passes well. The egos are also not suffering as mich as eveyone anticipated because Westbrook is shining off the bench as well as everyone else in their respective roles. It's working. As they win, they buy in more and more.

[@goergeblah6678]

Good vid rusty, I gotta let you know as a clippers fan tho that Zubac has been bad this year seemingly out of nowhere. Guy is getting out rebounded constantly by opposing centers

[@Funkjunk3250]

First off Bones needs to be starting over both Russ and James. He makes the team go!

[@jaymaynard1357]

Nah rusty You usually be speaking facts but Ain’t no way harden should be starting over russ. Paul kawhi and Russ was the third best offense and defense before the trade and Russ still has explosiveness and give effort. Which was getting mvp level of play from pg and kawhi. Also the bench has man and bones two not shooter and effort guys. I think those guys would fit harden better due to him just walking half the time leading to bad offense and his driving ability isn’t good plus his effort on defense is poor at least they make up for his lack of effort and be play finisher. He might be the better player but his fit is horrible

[@chinortega3]

New background is sick bro

[@JigsawBell-rx9yb]

There is a little hiccup in the system.

[@efeercelik5811]

update?

[@madeofnapalm]

Oh my, who could have seen this coming?! 🤣🤣

[@makedredd299]

I’ve been fat and I’ve been skinny. But one thing I can always tell you, is that the Clippers have always sucked. - Charles Barkley

[@elijahhardaway2756]

Harden should come off the bench

[@kjthomas4553]

No Westbrook

[@michaelkeitof4666]

Look at Paul George his comments. You can obviously tell this guy did not want harden

[@VictoriesAtTheMarathon]

Injuries aside, I had the Clippers winning this year. They were meshing well with Russ, but the moment Mr.MustyBeard came I knew it was over. I literally said “Why the fuck would you ruin your season?” Hopefully, they can win a chip despite the Harden/Clippers curse. Btw Harden bumass should be benched, not Russ.

[@derekg49]

When's the follow up video on the giannis & dame pick and roll / march to the title please?

[@Deeplycloseted435]

The problem for James Harden, is that wherever he goes, there he is.

[@Davivd2]

James Harden is a system. Like my septic system.

[@sarceusalvarez]

Ask the producer to pipe this into the Clippers locker room so I can talk to you James. I hope you’re taking notes. I’m telling you in advance, you’re welcome, for the wisdom I’m about to spew. Because listen, I get on my knees every night and pray for someone to believe in me like Daryl Morey believed in you. You wanted a certain coach, they brought in Mike D’Antoni. You wanted to play a certain style, they played it. You wanted Dwight Howard, they brought him in and got rid of him when you were tired of him. You wanted Chris Paul, they brought him in and got rid of him when you were tired of him. They brought in your old friend Russell Westbrook. You want to go to Vegas on off days? They looked away. You wanted the team to stay over so you could go out at night, they changed the schedule-and it didn’t work. And you know what, you said I’m gonna break up with my wooby, not good enough. I see the bright lights of New York. I want to go there. My old pal Kevin Durant. It’s gonna work, the big three-and all after one year you wanted out. You realized, “oh my gosh! I took this guy for granted, the guy that believed in me. I want back with Daryl Morey.” They traded Ben Simmons for you-how did they pull that off? And you know what? You went there, and you got a partner who got the MVP. He won the MVP, and what did you say afterwards? You said, “they didn’t hand me the reigns.” You’re the point guard! You were holding the reigns! And what did you do when you had the reigns? You scored 9 points in Game 7 against Boston, you blew a 3-2 series lead. So they fired their coach, not good enough. You broke up with the guy that believed in you again, you said “the bright lights of LA! That’s where I want to go! Let’s see if that works.” Listen James, have you ever had those friends who had bad roommates? Over and over they complained about their bad roommates: “this guy’s terrible,” “the bad roommate here,” they never thought to be self aware enough that THEY’RE the bad roommate! They’re the problem! Hey James, YOU’RE the PROBLEM! If this doesn’t work this year, in this system, with this team, then you’re gonna go and point fingers at everybody else and then you’re gonna go back home and you’re gonna start swiping right for another team, and there’s not gonna be anyone left. Because James, you’re not the beard, you’re not the system, you’re the problem

[@SomeChink]

*mic drop*

[@alxx292]

7:51 Marcus Morris and defense in 2023 man wtf

[@winstonmiu]

Can Harden just be OKC 6th man Harden? Him playing with the 2nd unit would allow him to dribble the air out of the ball. Let Russ be the one who sets up Kawhi and PG.

[@hueyseale4253]

Dude is washed!

[@kjthomas4553]

He’s just out of shape

[@MofoJackson1]

I love it that the Clippers picked up Harden - this will tank their entire season

[@gooseallie4417]

When I said I wanted the clippers to make a drastic change with trades for the future this is not what I wanted

[@NasaLifer]

So let me get this straight you want to bench westbrook who has success with this team from last year and this year so harden can can hold the ball which shown to be terrible for this team lol

[@lacoleccionperfecto]

Being a clipper isnt really about winning games, it’s about not winning games and acting like you are.

[@mscottlawrence2037]

Nobody's happier that this sixers fan right here 😅

[@MrBendylaw]

Well, he is the system. He told you so.

[@DigitaIJustice]

I was so hopeful. PG started the season so well

[@stephenbrock1231]

Maxey put up a 50 bomb on the same night, i am high on everything

[@WheatySweets]

I can't believe a team with James Harden and Westbrook isn't working.

[@braddillon8795]

yah we haven't see that one before.

[@jayrolopez]

I love this song!!! 😂

[@itsmejustin0215]

I think the best thing for Harden is to be a part of the bench, have him play along side Powell, Mann, Bones. That will be a deadly 2nd unit. Russ, PG, and Kawhi already has a groove going on, you can insert Tucker in the starting lineup or have someone like Mann, or a young forward player like Diabate to start with those 3 + Zubac. They need to figure this out while they are still on the 1st half of their schedule, because that 2nd half is so heavy

[@NallePu83]

And look at 76ers without Harden!

[@HyBy]

Holy shit! You pronounced Zubac correctly! 🤯

[@timometsanoja9666]

In the west this season, there is no early. You lose a couple of games in a row and you ain't making the playoffs.

[@bronzeandsteel3344]

The age of iso-ball bullshit is over. I don't know what the fuck Balmer was thinking with this.

[@nailzconnely1490]

damn this dude making a lot of sense 👍

[@showtimenick824]

4:35 It's hard for anyone who's not a spot up shooter or pick and roll big man to play in a heliocentric system. One guy having the ball for such a long time kills rhythm. You ever play in even a pickup game where one guy just dominates the ball and only passes as a last resort? It's hard to develop rhythm like that.

[@oli551000]

Why do you not make deep dives anymore😢 Imo that's when you're at your best and it's THE thing that you have that other NBA youtubers don't💪🏿💪🏿

[@joshhutchins6747]

Cautionary tale, don't trade literally all your decent role players to chase a guy that doesn't play above average defense

[@AK-forty-seven]

Any updates about this trade now? Lol

[@thelegendoof8744]

Lmao fax people were talking too soon. Goes to show how hated harden really is lol

[@sbeaber]

Hey. He said I am -a- system. ;)

[@dametwalker5977]

They gave the Sixers a deeper team, assets, and an unleashed Mad Max😁