While I agree Harden should post up more, I saw who this video was made by and I refuse to click on that ****
Harden mid range shot was so money 4 or 5 years ago I wish he would incorporate that back into his game
Well, then you are missing a Cuttino Mobley cameo appearance. Cat could be in title of the thread,,,he has a lot to say in it. @Reeko -- for more clicks consider editing... "[BBALLBREAKDOWN] Harden Post Ups ft. Cuttino Mobley"
Wasn't the turn around step back jumper in the lane the move that got Harden his first player's MVP? If Harden put all his skills together in one season, he would be unstoppable.
THIS! I would love to see Harden add more post ups to his game. He's got the strength and sturdy build for it, plus with his ability to draw fouls, he would feast on the low post.
Cuttino there. . .. I'm there!! I like the idea of More Harden Post Ups. . . .esp with Westbrook Rocket River
Coach Nick is a hater. Weird for a guy who likes to teach the game yet hates Harden for using the rules to his advantage? It's almost as strange as some of the 'rockets fans' on here that can't stand Harden for some reason. I'm all for Harden posting up and Westbrook and anyone who can go down there and be effective (Rivers and EGo come to mind).
Normally, I would say that nah, post ups are inefficient. But you know what, I think there might be something to this. When games get tight or when teams are forcing Harden right like the Jazz or Bucks, itd be cool to have this in his bag. I remember Lebron was doing a ton of post ups 2 years ago and it was great for him ...but then again maybe he just made an absurd amount of shots.
Don’t get me started Cuttino Mobley. I started a thread last year on the matter of Rockets posting up by using Melo. https://stats.nba.com/players/playtype-post-up/ (found on page 3) Player (18/19).............poss..............freq..............ppp...........FG%................NBA percentile Harden.........................0.3................0.9%...........1.21..........64.7%.......................94.6 (Melo did it better) Melo.............................2.2...............15.7%..........1.41..........78.9%........................98.0 Just not the Rockets way.........or shall I say not D’Antoni’s way
I do remember Harden converting his post-ups at a very high rate for that season or two in which he used it more. I hadn't seen the stepback used in the post before and Harden was nailing it consistently. However, I do wonder if Nick's analysis is correct, in stating that it'd help him reserve energy. I feel like battling for post position could be tiring for some, especially if other teams start to scheme around it and put bigger, stronger players on him to battle down there. But then again, maybe that'll just set up his iso game on the perimeter. Shrugs. Decent idea. Overall, I do think Nick and Cuttino's point is true: Guards these days are much more skilled and thus able to post up with more efficiency than the league's bigs.
