Is James Harden the laziest player in the NBA when he doesn't have a ball in his hand?

No, he's right, those metrics do exist and have been posted here before.

 

You don't win games by wasting energy running.

You win games by conserving energy, spacing the floor, and LEADING THE LEAGUE IN SCORING!!!

Dude legit should have been the MVP again last year.

And quit with the fat shaming. Harden is not fat. He didn't come into the season out of shape. He's had a couple bad shooting games. That wasn't the case in the preseason and it won't be the case through out this season.

 

They plays in question are where he stands near half court (if he makes it past) not when he's at the top of the key

 

You're not from Houston.

 

Harden is not a curler, he never has been and he never will be. He doesn't need speed / angles / complex screens to create space for himself, like Curry/Miller/Kmart/Rip. Those are fundamentally different types of players and the comparison is stupid. If those players could create space like Harden, they wouldn't do what they do.

And I didn't say anything about expending energy per game, that is some made up goal post moving garbage narrative you are trying to create.

Well yea except, when Harden iso's he is the only person moving, other than a few steps by open shooters / dunkers. He also drives more than anyone in the game and takes contact more than anyone else in the game. So in addition to the lion share of the possessions where he is literally doing everything, relentlessly driving, eating up contact, getting hacked, you also now want him to run around screens for no reason.

You are wrong. Recognize your bias, own the hater label, and get over it.

 

Harden led the league in drives to the basket last year, and averaged at least 33% more such drives than all but 8 players. Harden drove to the rim just under 20% of the times he had the ball, whereas Steph Curry drove less than 8%. Sure, Steph expends a lot of energy running around screens when he doesn't have the ball, but by your way of thinking, he's lazy as hell when it comes to attacking the rim.

Harden obviously doesn't move much without the ball (on offense, of course), but he moves more with the ball than most players. Your critique that he "runs almost the least amount per game" is a flawed way of looking at it, based on your desire to see him move more when the ball is in someone else's hands.

 

fify. kinda how it works out in {cough} other forums

 

Harden delivers so much, but because there's one thing you disagree with.. you throw it all in the garbage. You're so full of **** man. It's like you eat a beautiful meal at a restaurant, it only costs 100 bucks, you have a lovely time, everything is perfect but because you don't like how the waiter placed your water glass back on the table the 2nd time he refilled it, you only want to tip the waiter a dollar.

You're being an ass. That's all. Doesn't matter how loud you beat the drum. You're still acting like a garbage fan.

Relax.. don't forget to have fun. No need to self induce a heart attack over this.

 

When you praise, you put in a little praise. When you criticize, you take a little thing and make a great big fuss over it.

Give. It. Up.

 

this. garbage fan wants kevin martin, jeremy lamb, and his idol jeremy lin back.

 

You called him overweight in just about every post you made in this thread.

 

curious who's your ideal superstar to lead the rockets this year with same roster, coach, and GM?