The Philadelphia 76ers were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs last night and James Harden did not score a single point and only had two shot attempts in the second half. Dan details the Sixers personnel missteps in the past few years that have led to another early exit. He warns them not throw good money after bad by retaining Hardenâs services since he has become unreliable and has never enjoyed any real success in the playoffs. After all, he scored as many points in the second half as the man he was traded for, Ben Simmons.
Dan Patrick: âI canât go onto the floor with a guy that Iâm spending that kind of money on and Iâm just not sure what Iâm getting when I go onto the floor. Like, Kyrie (Irving) I know when he gets on the floor what Iâm getting. The question is will he be on the floor? Harden gets on the floor and, I donât (know), is he going to give you 32 or he going to give you 12? And Iâm not sure. And Iâm watching last night, and it used to be you would always know James had it, James was going to force it, and he was going to get you in foul trouble, he was going to shoot free-throws, he was going to knock down threes, but this is different in the playoffs. So, you compound that with a guy that youâre not quite sure what youâre getting, and then you put this lack of success in the playoffs, and then you end up with an egg last night. He scored as many points in the second half as Ben Simmons did.â