Baby Beard

He's probably a 45% spot up 3pt shooter

 

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"Scores a lot of points, but doesn't shoot very much."

"Harden steps in and... is fouled."

Pretty much sums up his entire game.

 

I don't need to see this video to know that James getting an off ball down screen from Dwight with Lawson choosing between Dwight rolling for an alley oop, Harden with space off of a screen, or taking his own man to the hoop is going to be hell on opposing defenses.

One other thing to note here - Lawson is a top 20 guy at getting to the line too meaning teams are going to get waaaayyyy into the penalty early and often. That could equate to a few extra free throw shots a game which if James or Lawson is taking them, could be a nice boost to their point differential.

 

loved that video,throughout that video i just imagined harden playing off-the-ball with lawson running point for us. Harden playing off-the-ball more would increase his fg percentage and add about 3 more points to his scoring average..

what a talent

 

Who is that guy? All I saw was some random dude with a small beard.

 

It cannot be denied that Harden will do well in any role. But will his impact be maximize with Lawson having the ball more?

Even with Westbrick and Durant, Harden is the main ball handler whenever he is on court.

 

Harden did well with Team USA. He will thrive with a good point guard

 

He's dominated the ball out of necessity whenever he's been in a Rockets uniform. There's not as much necessity now.

 

Thxs for the video, nice find. He still plays a very similar game. I keep expecting him to throw his hands up showing everyone he's still cookin.

 

Not sure about that one... He got a lot of ball handling duties with Westbrook on the bench, but Durant and Westbrook were still top dogs. He did have that playoff series against the defending champ Mavs where he was just in the zone, and so OKC wisely (not often you can say that about OKC) just kept feeding him the offensive duties.


As for this video... Looks like he's lost a step since then.. Micro??

 

Try to grow a full beard when you are 17 or 18.....

 

Don't think he has lost a step. He is just using his energy more effectively. Even when he got to the Rockets 3yrs ago (has it already been 3 years!?) he was balls to the wall which seemed unsustainable so had to adjust to top dog minutes and usage.

 

I did

 

In the halfcourt set I still see Harden dominating the ball. It's 1st and secondary break where Lawson will shine. And the Harden I remember in college used to post up deep and go to work. He reminded me of an old man scoring off wisdom and footwork from the post at a dusty rec center.

 

In 2014, I don't remember Harden playing off ball that much. I remember Harden was the primary ball handler and the only guy who could create a shot for his unit out there. Guys like AD and Farried benefited from it especially. Just an observation really...

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6-3wiEXpCs

beard trash talker haha

 

well the starters were Kyrie, Steph, James, Faried, and Davis. Even in that lineup James was asked to create pretty often because he is a top 5 most dangerous player in the pick n roll. Steph obviously helped in creating offense and Kyrie could get his shot anytime.