Many great European guards never found their place in NBA because of poor defense. Harden is worse. He is a bad defender, plus he doesn't even try to defend. And when he's **** on offense - a lot this season - dude doesn't belong in the NBA. No defense and no offense, how else can you describe him?
10 games in, and evidently we all hate James Harden? Clutch"fans" being Clutchfans 45. 54. 56. <---- Last three seasons win totals with James Harden 42. 43. 34 <---- The three seasons prior to getting Harden Can always count on you guys for a good laugh. #KneeJerkCity
I guess Harden signed his $200 million dollar Adidas contract and decided to rest easy. His effort on both sides of the ball has been very poor.
Harden was great last year and solid defensively. Something is clearly wrong with him this year, he is quitting and blatantly not giving effort defensively, and being lazy offensively.
I'm watching. I've watched many seasons....and I've seen worse teams. They will get it turned around, there's too much talent there not to. It's not always easy to add pieces to a team, it is what it is. It's especially tough integrating a new PG onto a team whose offensive philosophy is to play off one player. He will find his role, I mean, even Josh Smith did.
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Look at that lovely motion on offense. Not as nice as when Adelman was here but much better than what we have now. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--james-harden-seizing-opportunity-to-lead-rockets-04461209.html [rquoter]When Harden walked into practice for the first time a week earlier, he introduced himself to teammates with a strong dose of that daily Oklahoma City culture: Tuck in your shirts, fellas, and let's get to work. ... "That's what we learned to do in Oklahoma City, and that's what we'll know to do here with such a young team," Aldrich said. "James led us in Oklahoma City, too. You'd be out of position, and he'd be vocal to get you in the right spot. He was there early working and he stayed late working. That's what guys will see here too." [/rquoter] Get your mind right James, and let's get this season going! Put in some work and let's play solid team defense.