NBA Stars Falling Off: Harden, Bridges, Green and George

Are there any players that you're looking at and you're like, man, what happened to that guy? He was pretty good last year. There are a couple that I could say that. I mean, there are some that have been, you know, on a little bit of decline, but all of a sudden at the start of this season, I know, again, we're only roughly 10 games into the season, so we can't jump to drastic conclusions yet, but they have kind of turned into a shell of who they were. First guy is James Harden. Because James Harden, now he had a great game tonight. He had a great game tonight, but excluding tonight, all of a sudden, one of your top scorers of all time, the guy that you just paid yet again for another big contract, he's averaging 15 points a game for the Cavs. And call me crazy, but I don't think 15 points a game from the guy that you're hoping to be your number two scorer is going to lead to wins. So he is definitely one that is like, oh, you are falling from grace very, very quickly. Second guy I have on my list would be Mikal Bridges. The NBA's Iron Man. That's true. Guy who does not miss games. And the Knicks are still been fine. But also Mikal Bridges. While not an elite scorer, you know, he's usually mid-range, like anywhere from, get you 14, maybe up to 20 points a game, depending on the night. He's averaging six points a game. And currently, he is playing, like, right around half the game. I have his minutes, 25 minutes a game, which is way below his normal average in minutes per game. So I don't know what's going on with Mikael Bridges, but he's not... Being able to produce in that scheme of things that the Knicks have had this recent success with. And my last one that I would say would be, bro, what happened to Jalen Green? Wasn't Jalen Green supposed to be like, good? Wasn't he supposed to be? A guy to help lead Houston. Well, he was supposed to be a good scorer, though. Right, right. Well, he was supposed to be a good scorer to help lead Houston, and then they're like, oh, we're going to give up on him, send him to Phoenix. Oh, well, now he could be a good one-two punch with Devin Booker. Okay, great. He's averaging less than 12 points a game right now, and Phoenix is a complete lab stop. The best player on Phoenix has been Dylan Brooks. Until they play the Clippers, Josh. When they play the Clippers. Then they look like the Harlem Globetrotters. Yeah, Jalen Green obviously went off against him. But yeah, those are the three that have really stuck out to me. John? The Jalen Green one is the one. Because Mikal Bridges, I'd never expect him to do anything until it's time for him to do something. That's where I'm at with the Knicks. I think the Knicks are in a situation where they've won the championship. They know that they're going to get everybody's best shot in Madison Square Garden. Or anytime people see a Knicks jersey, they're going to get their best shot. And so I don't necessarily look at them as a... Statistically, across the board, I don't look at what they're doing. I look at whether they win or lose. That's with the Knicks. That's anybody on the Knicks. That's OG Anunoby. That's Jalen Brunson. That's Mikael Bridges. That's Josh Hart. I don't look at their box score. I look at whether the Knicks won or not. But I think that might be my own personal evaluation of the Knicks. Jalen Green has always sucked. This is not a long conversation. Jalen Green can score on a bad team because I say this to people all the time. Every person who makes the NBA can score 20 points a game with the right amount of shots. I'm talking about Hugo Chavez from the Celtics. He can give you 20 if you give him enough shots. Shut up. Roddy James can get you 20 points a game in the NBA if you give him the proper amount of shot attempts. I don't know about that. Let's not go that far, John. But this is the point I'm trying to prove to y'all. I guarantee you he can get 20 points a game with the right amount of shots. I will disagree. Because he is a good player, but unless, if you put him in a box where he only has to be one particular way, nah, he can't score like that. But every player in the NBA can score if given the opportunity. Because again, Tim Parker tell you, he had 20 points in the G League game. But that's not my point. My point is this. Jalen Green is the type of player who can score on a bad team. Zach LaVine is a perfect example of someone who can get very rich scoring points on bad teams. So I wouldn't necessarily say Jalen Green fell off. Jalen Green ran into a grown man in Ime Udoka who wanted to coach him for real. Who wanted him to be great. And he responded by not doing what he was asked to do and ended up on the Phoenix Suns playing with Devin Booker, a guy who we all know can score points, but he ain't great. The person who I will tell you who will be a fall-off all-star is Paul George. He'll be an all-star? This isn't a, no, no, no, a fall-off all-star. So he's going to decline? Oh, listen, listen when I tell you. Oh, steroid Pete? Maybe. . All right, I'm going to, I'm dying on this hill, okay? . . Steroid P, I'm going to give you, what is it? By February, steroid P will be useless.