I love Jordan he’s the goat. But I think harden can/could get the mid range jumper anytime he’s wants. All he has to do is that back to the basket spin move hop step and boom it’s money. If he shot 10 of those a game he would make half of them he’s that good. And while mj had the hops and agility harden has him beat in strength and ball handling so it goes both ways. Theirs 5 guys that would be HOF alltime frets in any era. Harden Lebron Kd Embiid Giannis. Curry in on the fense because of his size. All the guys I mentioned above are freaks die their positions. Harden is the biggest 2 guard ever and has the best handle. Jordan is Jordan Kd is a 7 fooor SG Embiid would have just been a dominant center. And G is just a freak with his hight strength and passing. He’s a great player just something the league has never seen.
Harden is now the first player in NBA history to average at least 35 points and 7 assists in a season. The closest that any player has coming to 35 and 7 was Wilt Chamberlain at 36.9 points and 5 assists a game. Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Rick Barry all averaged under five assists their respective 35+ PPG season. The Beard is also crushing Jordan’s points per 100 possessions at a rate of 48.3 points to Jordan’s 46.4 points. *Whispers* And doing it at two fewer attempts per game.
Fair enough, but Harden hasn’t had the supporting cast that Kobe did when he won. Could you imagine all the Harden to Shaq lobs?
Really. Harden starts to wear down in that game 6 against San Antonio? Dump it into Shaq and let him wreak havoc in the paint for a while.
Harden also has pretty much matched up against a stacked Warriors team in the playoffs for the past 4 years.
Replace Kobe with a handful of players and the Lakers still 3-peat (maybe more, considering Kobe pushed Shaq away)? Tracy, Lebron, Wade, Vince Carter, Nash, Kidd, Pierce, etc. I'd say yes.
robert horry 7 rings anyone deluded into thinking that harden isnt better than Kobe(and its not even close!) deserves to live in his delusion
