For people crying about the obvious. (James Harden speaks on his defense)

blah blah blah

He doesn't try, so i don't wanna hear his crap about learning.

 

I don't know about talent-wise, either, he gets blown by a lot, but if he'd just stop giving up after getting screened once it would help out tremendously. You can hide a crappy but willing defender, you can't play 4 on 5.

 

The problem people have is that he was saying this at the start of the offseason and then throughout the coarse of the 2013-2014 at having to improve his defence.

We all hope the best for james as he determines how far this team goes but to a lot of us, talk only means so much now when concerning harden talking about his defence

 

he has the physical tools to be at LEAST a decent defender. Strong as hell, big wingspan.

he's right though. he doesn't focus on defense.

 

Theres absolutely nothing he can say this offseason that I will care about in a positive way, we've heard all this before from him.

He doesn't try, it's one thing to lack talent, or even have poor fundamentals, but when somebody simply doesn't give an honest effort, yes it pisses me off. I thought he would step up when the games mattered, but not even the playoffs could drag some defensive intensity from him.

 

Bruce Bowen is gonna work with Harden? Is this true?

 

Yo, what are we doing awake at this time.

 

I dunno...you can learn and improve offense. But for defense, you just gotta have that instinct.

 

played 1st grade against usyd and was so tired, slept at like 9pm HAHA

 

i can't comprehend how players are lazy on one end and not on the other. i just don't understand how that's mentally possible. How do you unconsciously just divide the two and give opposing efforts? It's really mind boggling to me how he just doesn't even try..

 

He is lazy on the offensive end too but his talent distracts from the fact that if he isn't handling the ball he just stands there.

I don't believe we will see him improve much defensively until a coach holds him accountable and presents consequences for his lack of defense. Not an assistant coach, a head coach that will bench his ass.

 

How about learning to try?

 

yeah, that's true...but by watching his defense i'd think he was just a three point chucker on offense, and although he's that too, he at least makes the extra effort to take it to the rim.

I guess he spent/spends too much time playing pick up ball.

 

Meh. I rather see it.

 

These guys are made of flesh and bone. It's not like a design flaw.