Let's be honest, Harden is a regular season performer mostly ......what is Udoka? A coach that gets the most out of the regular season and some playoff games.......he doesn't need Harden.
Sometimes, moving forward means knowing when to let go of the past. I'll always appreciate everything James Harden did for Houston. He gave us some incredible years. But I think that chapter's closed and I would not bring him back.
If it's a binary choice between Fred and James, I'm taking Fred. James would be the far better player in the regular season, but I trust Fred way more in the playoffs. Even when he has crappy shooting games(which is often), he still hustles, runs the offense, and (usually) picks his spots to try to score.