Been a reoccurring issue throughout the season. Don't remember this really being a problem in the past. Is this in his head, or is he just more tired because of our pace of play?
What does this even mean? How do you judge the level of concern for this? This is one game. The level of concern should be focused on our team, how we can better manage the fast pace we usually come out of the gate with, protecting the ball, and having a backup plan in case the threes aren't dropping.
I was at the game last night and can say that I think, in this particular instance, he was iced by the review. The refs took so much time reviewing whether or not it was a blocking foul on David Lee that Harden got thrown off of his rhythm. Nobody around me could figure out what they were reviewing (aside from Spurs fans yelling "His feet were set!" when he was clearly still sliding over).
Not not sure what it is. I brought up this same point back in January and folks said it was my imagination http://bbs.clutchfans.net/index.php?threads/the-layup-getting-to-the-rim.279916/
This has happened several times this season. I don't have the time to do a bunch of research just something I've noticed.
Not really. Kawhi missed free throws down the stretch in that Spurs win at Toyota Center a few months ago. And he's a 90% foul shooter. It happens. I do wish Harden was better at technical foul shots. Not sure why he misses so many of those. Maybe he's a better shooter at the foul line after drawing contact.
It's a concern. You would hope that your best player would shoot free throws at a better percentage in the final minutes of a tight game. It's a concern.
http://www.nbaminer.com/clutch-time-stats/ Not sure the credibility of this website but this has his clutch ft percentage as 79.6% a 6% decrease from his average
No. His TURNOVERS are the biggest concern. I can understand mistakes made while being aggressive. But Harden's turnovers are him walking up the court throwing the ball to nobody within 10ft of the damn ball. These turnovers are momentum changers and change the whole course of the game within seconds. Until he stops doing these lazy azz turnovers we'll never be a true contender
Yeah, that's what needs to stop. The unforced errors. Off a turnover or a missed shot, I can understand if you wanna try the touchdown pass if someone's open. But far too often off of a made shot, he carelessly throws the ball 50 feet downcourt to a teammate surrounded by defenders. These aren't even 50/50 plays. They're easily picked off and usually lead to scores at the other end. Why D'Antoni hasn't pulled him aside and told him to cut it out is beyond me. And I don't wanna hear that it's because he's trying to speed up the game. Cuz Harden routinely walks the ball up and barely makes it past midcourt before getting an 8 second violation.
