Well through 5 games he is currently on pace for the #3 best Win Share season of all time. Better than any of Jordan's seasons and after Kareem's and Wilt's best individual seasons.
50% 2pt FG% (Career High) 39% 3pt FG% (Career High) Off Rting 132 (Jordan's highest was 125) 35 PER (Jordan's highest was 32) 66% TS (Jordan's highest was 61%) Off Rb% 4.5% (Career High) Def Rb% 17.7% (Career High) Ttl Rb% 11.2% (Career High) Asst % 60.6% (Magic highest 49%, Stockton 57%, Nash 53%) Win Share / 48 .338 (Jordan's highest was .321) O +/ - +15.7 (Jordan's highest was +9.8) Base +/- +13.7 (Jordans highest was +12.6) Offensively speaking, what you have witnessed in the past five games is superior to what a hypothetical hybrid player of a peak Jordan scorer and peak Magic facilitator would produce. I hope that you recognize and appreciate that Clutchfans.
Very positive. Needs to find balance in the 4th quarters and keep the team involved in the 4th offensively in close games not just go iso and keep turnover down.
Fantastic. His turnovers are down. He's playing good defense. He's played far less ISO ball this year, Which is important. He now has the ability to use an offensive system to score instead of ad libbing. He can still do so when needed, but doesn't have to rely on his own creativity as much. Shocked at how well we are playing on offense so quickly. Definitely expected it to take till December for guys to click. James Harden has been nothing short of fantastic.
Your perception is incorrect. Last season Harden ISO'd on 24.2% of his possessions. This year he is running ISO 24.3% of the time. Basically he's ISOing the same amount (actually slightly more). The difference this year is the floor is spread so his job is easier. He's not having to go 1 on 3 to score in the paint. Regardless of how much posters here hate Anderson, his defender has to go out on him at the arc. That PF was usually sitting in or near the lane most of last season. That's a big difference.
