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Grade James Harden's 1st Round Performance

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by cheke64, Apr 25, 2019.

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Grade James Harden's overall performance against the Jazz.

  1. A

    37 vote(s)
    10.4%
  2. B

    198 vote(s)
    55.8%
  3. c

    104 vote(s)
    29.3%
  4. D

    16 vote(s)
    4.5%
  1. dmoneybangbang

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    B-

    His defense was underrated and solid throughout the series. Offensively, he's a an elite offensive player who will try and put a square peg through a round hole in the playoffs too often. Love the guy but stubbornly trying to hit floaters above Gobert was maddening, especially when the refs are letting the contact.
     
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  2. Deuce

    Deuce Context & Nuance

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    Below is the Giannis strategy.

     
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    I believe this will expose him and the bucks as you get to the much better teams later in the playoffs. Boston is a team that will definitely employ this. this is kind of where you miss Smart though, who we all know loves these kinds of plays
     
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    Deuce Context & Nuance

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    Yeah, I fully expect the better teams to focus on that. And if they get by Boston we have Toronto and Kyle "take charges" Lowry just waiting.
     
  5. YOLO

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    edited above, but this is probably the series boston feels the absence of smart.
     
  6. durvasa

    durvasa Contributing Member

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    That list is endless. This gimmicky defense works because Harden has eschewed the midrange game — it’s tailor made for the extremes of his offense arsenal. This defense would never be employed against Jordan, are you kidding?
     
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    Jordan never shot 40% from 3
     
  8. smoothie_king

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    Harden eclipsing Kobe for most free throw attempts in a series probably. LOL.

    Idk. Somebody need to grade far"weed" performance compared to House.
     
  9. Kevooooo

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    Excellent in games 1 and 2. Mediocre to poor at times by his standards in games 3-5.
     

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