Not saying for any particular case, but when someone holds the ball and ISo till shot clock is run out, then on then the only other pro-active things left to do is on defense. And then how long will you want to sustain it before u kinda tune out? It happens. That's why getting everyone involved in offense can be considered a defensive strategy. You always hear players and coaches about this.
-He doesn't make great decisions a good amount of time. -He relies on foul calls way too damn much. -Goes jump-shot happy instead of attacking the basket. -Horrid defender I hope he could develop into a player like Brandon Roy (Smart decision maker, mediocre defender, overall a beast of a player). Roy if healthy right now would be a better player then him.
Has Harden forgot how to finish around the rim well? I remember the first half of the season how great he was finishing high difficulty lay ups, but now it seems like he forgot how to finish well because all he cares about is getting the foul called. Has Harden become so used to receiving calls that he just forgot how to finish. It seems like 80% of the time he attempts a fg just to receive a foul call.
I hate how you don't speak to me when you're eating cheesecake. I hate how you don't cut your beard. I hate how you roll up your sleeves of your blazer? you're not miami vice! I hate when you don't drive and dribble your way into a 30 ft shot. I hate how you're the last the last on defense. I hate when you get blocked. I hate you so much I just roll my eyes I hate how marcus thornton crossed you over like you didn't try. I hate that you weren't on the rockets sooner. But most of all I hate that I don't hate you. I LOOOOVE YOU, JAMES. (crying out of crontrol.) :exits thread:
Harden is 23 years old this is his first year being the number one option on a team that hasn't seen the playoffs in three years. He's still growing so let him grow up. Without him this team wouldn't even be relevant to even be talked about right now. So instead of pointing things out about the only superstar player we have it would make more since to point out who we are going to get in here to help this guy out consistently.
I'm not sure if you're being serious but Synergy can't even categorize the possessions without error much less reliably rank a player defensively. Steve Novak is ranked 96th overall and Asik is ranked 276th overall. Kyrie Irving and Paul George have the same ranking. Eye test is what works unless Morey wants to hand us his more advanced stats, which wouldn't be some simple ranking off how much ppp you allow.
pls dont insult Harden it's ok to criticise him but to insult that's another story.. i like him and criticise him but i dont insult him...didnt they taught you that at harward?:grin: perhaps in a way its theri fault also but i cant blame them cause they used to and expect not to get ball and plays no to be called for them specificaly or only rarely...
so its only natural and expected they become passive...just like the rest of the lakers got passive because of iso-kobe... and when they play a game without him and they lose(of course cause it needs games and games of active involvment to get in shape and get used to active involvment instead of being passive) then kobe worshippers say:' didnt we told you they dont know how to play and kobe must do his iso and volume shooting?'
Wow, what a great comeback. So you are not as dumb as I thought. *clap* *clap* *clap* LOL. So what has he done in Feb 2012 to troll here? Are you saying that he registered in Feb 2012 with a master plan to troll. But then he had to delay his trolling master plan because of some unforeseen reasons that he had to wait a whole year before he started trolling? The OP is an idiot. Blaming the loss on Harden is idiotic. No question about it. But saying that he is a LOF who had registered 4 months before Lin became a Rocket and then started his trolling one year after is just asinine. You has seriously problem between your ears. Medical help is what you badly need now.
- Oh yeah he never passes the ball right? - He always dribbles out the clock and we never get off a shot until the end of the clock right? - No way any team dumb enough to play Harden would ever be 1st in the league in pace because all Harden does is dribble out the shot clock right? Your an idiot and you know nothing about basketball.