[Non ESPN]Harden has his flaws because of this system

Dribble, pass, jack up a shot.

I don't mind the Harden iso's much at all, Gordon/Paul either as long as someone is attacking the rim with regularity, it's the other stuff where there's no creativity and minimal ball movement that frustrates me.

 

I think Harden can't carry it all on his shoulders - you need a side kick, and CP3 was his. Sad

 

Against a team full of All Stars?

Well, that's shocking.

 

Guy has been hitting 3's all year long. It's easy to 2nd guess but the man brought us here. I don't blame him for taking the 3's.

I think the comparisons to Hakeem are silly too. They don't even play the same position by a stretch. I bet you thought that Hakeem would have loved to play with Harden and vice versa

 

No patience either, no extra pass.

 

It will be interesting to see if the Rockets double down on their offensive style next year, or if they try to mix up more off ball stuff and more mid range shots.

 

James shoots a lot of contested 3's. Idk why he doesn't mix it up by taking a few 15-18 ft jumpers. Who cares if the three is a more efficient shot. It's just unrealistic to ask someone to play locked in defense and then shoot contested step back 3's against one of the best teams of all time.

 

They need 1 more really good wing who is the younger better version of Ariza. And they have, have to fix the PF spot, however they choose to do it.

 

His game has always been ref dependent because of his reading the rules.

People telling him to compromise because the system is jacked is probably why he still does what he does.

It's probably a reason why he gets better every year... To prove them wrong and win in his terms

 

Agreed as hard as Ariza plays he's just not the guy. Need someone in his role who can either play make or get his own shot.

 

The Rockets have to mix it up by getting some easy baskets and then kick out for threes. You cant just shoot threes cold all the time and expect to sustain it that way. I think they should still shoot the 3 50 times but how they get those 3's need to improve a bit

 

He's been jacking it up since 2012

 

it's not the harden threes that are the problem. he shoots around 35% from three on average and draws a decent number of fouls, so his threes are the equivalent of a ~55% two, not even chris paul the midrange GOAT averages that.

the problem is guys like trevor ariza and gerald green chucking contested threes early in the possession instead of working for a better shot