James Harden says he's the best basketball player alive

[JohnFreeman]

What is he supposed to say?

He's wrong as f[COLOR="Black"]u[/COLOR]ck and smells like shit, but good on him for being confident in himself. Hopefully this translates to him not wetting the bed in the playoffs again.

[Smook A.]

[YouGotServed]

Pretty boy swag.

[strifed169]

How can he say this when he is the NBA's worst defender who gets lit up for 50 pionts by the likes of Brewer, Blake, Riddick, Burke and shot 30% in the past 2 playoffs, so bad.

[gasolina]

People are overly down on him right now...he's still a very good player bordering top 10

He may be top ten but he deserves all the hate he's getting. He absolutely ****ed it up when it matters the most. This is the same reason Dirk gets major props, because he showed up when it mattered (except 2006)

[UK2K]

Good.

I want my best player to think he's the best player in the world.

He said he's not even close to his max potential later in the article. That's what I like to read. Now he's gotta back it up, but if he gets any better from last season he will have an argument for top 3 in the league.

[chocolatethunder]

What is he supposed to say?

He's wrong as f[COLOR="Black"]u[/COLOR]ck and smells like shit, but good on him for being confident in himself. Hopefully this translates to him not wetting the bed in the playoffs again.

I don't get this line of thinking. He's not being confident, he's being delusional. A better answer would have been, " I'd have to say, it's Lebron but I think that I'm one of the best and I'm going to keep working as hard as I can until I'm considered the best by my peers." That's the answer a confident, objective player would give. But no, in this league you have every player from Nick Young to James Harden saying that they're the best. It's ridiculous. He's so far from the best it's pathetic.

[BigBoss]

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edit: *** ISH. Dunno why these images won't load.

[DaSeba5]

I don't see the problem. He should be confident in himself.

[inclinerator]

bbc?

[Hamtaro CP3KDKG]

Not even top 25

[G-train]

I'm sure even he doesn't truly believe that. He has nothing to show for it. He's just copping out.

He would definitely believe that. As would anyone in the top 20-25 actual best players.

[UK2K]

Offensively he is probably a top 5 player.

Lebron, Durant, Curry, Melo, Harden in no particular order.

If, in his third season as a starter, he can even slightly improve his FG %, and gets serious about his defense, the sky is the limit. He already averages 6 boards and 5 assists, outstanding for a SG.

[Fudge]

Dude said he's the best all-around player in the NBA.

I'm done.

[StephHamann]

[QUOTE=JohnMax]From Scoop Jackson of ESPN.com:

Scoop: Bottom line, you are on this team and a lot of players aren