Harden has truly mastered the pnr to the extent that Stockton or Nash. Look at how easily he's setting up this guys. Such a talented passer too he can lay it softly right on the target or throw bullets with a casual flick of the wrist. One of the most cerebral players in the NBA love his game!
Houston was so lucky to have him. They wasted him with sub par finishers. He should have been point guard with a 6’7 shooting guard and 6’9 wings. Centers who could shoot 3s. Instead they only had one bf at a time, no substitute, no starting caliber power forward. Shooting guards playing the 3 4 and 5 smh
Houston spent all its money on point guards to take the ball out of Hardens hands when they should have spent that money on finishers and guys who could protect the rim, shoot, catch lobs. We never went after an Ariza replacement and there was no one on the squad 6’8-6’10. That’s mvp height and houston couldn’t defend it at all
3:23 that’s the smartest shit I’ve ever seen. One simple fake turnaround, and the whole space in the paint is drastically different. Unbelievable speed of decision. Totally Harden. Harden is simply the cleverest player in the NBA. People criticize him for taking advantages of the loopholes in the rulebook. That’s cause he’s the only one capable of finding them and actually getting around them with his technique and finesse.
Dunno. But with the kind of shooter that Houston has, Westbrook would probably average 3 or 4 more assists with Houston. I mean Oladipo is the next best player on the OKC roster, OLADIPO. My best guess is that Houston would still win 50 games with Westbrook.
Biggus Dickus idk about the just in the fact that if u look at the tape westbrook and harden just assist completely different. westbrook assist on more easier open passes all though multiple time can make the difficult pass but harden is constantly challenged with some of the most difficult passes everyone in the NBA knws the options after a screen play is set up and with them knowing that and trying to stop the flow from happening he still gets the pass off its crazy how accurate he is
Harden just has way better vision and he is more patient in the pick and roll than Westbrook. Harden is the more talented offensive player, Westbrook the better athlete.
Oladipo is definitely not the second best player on that team. Adams, Kanter and even Roberson are more important pieces than Oladipo. Roberson is horrible on offense, but can be a game-changer on defense. Adams is the only rim-protector they have who sets real good screens and boxes everyone out for Westbrook to wallop all those rebounds and push the pace. Kanter is one of the most technically gifted post scorers in the league, can rebound and has pretty good hands (He is a sieve on defense though). That team is not as bad as many want to believe. They have some talent in other aspects of the game, but not a lot of knock-down shooters.
This doesn't really impress me. Being a Wizards fan I watch John Wall completely destroy teams with PnR. I think John is the best PnR creator in the league, even without a consistent jumper. The most impressive thing is how much he's improved.
i love wall's game and i think he's very underrated but i'm just not super biased (btw i am a rockets fan but for example i think westbrook is better than harden but not the mvp)
Dameatis Smalls Wall is definitely the better passer. There's really little to debate. Harden is an elite scorer who has naturally passing ability but hadn't shown it all that much because of ISO heavy the offense was organized around him before this year and people just assumed he got his assist numbers because of having the ball all the time. Don't worry though, I got a few Wall/Wizards' videos in the works.
He can pass, shoot, drive, and draw fouls ... Harden is the ultimate offensive machine in the NBA!
He's the goat
Bob cousy has made all these passes
Harden has truly mastered the pnr to the extent that Stockton or Nash. Look at how easily he's setting up this guys. Such a talented passer too he can lay it softly right on the target or throw bullets with a casual flick of the wrist. One of the most cerebral players in the NBA love his game!
Definitely a better passer than Westbrook and Curry. It is clear watching Harden and those other guys pass the ball that all assists are not equal.
You damn right. People often overlook his hall of fame tier passing, he is probably one of the top 2 passers in the league with chris paul.
A SUPREME MASTERCLASS in pocket passing, one of the best videos on the subject online. A true genius at work. Thanks for the video.
Houston was so lucky to have him. They wasted him with sub par finishers. He should have been point guard with a 6’7 shooting guard and 6’9 wings. Centers who could shoot 3s. Instead they only had one bf at a time, no substitute, no starting caliber power forward. Shooting guards playing the 3 4 and 5 smh
Houston spent all its money on point guards to take the ball out of Hardens hands when they should have spent that money on finishers and guys who could protect the rim, shoot, catch lobs. We never went after an Ariza replacement and there was no one on the squad 6’8-6’10. That’s mvp height and houston couldn’t defend it at all
Exactlyyyyyyy man it's like they don't want harden to be OP cuz he would run thru the league like it was nothing. He's the greatest of all time
3:23 that’s the smartest shit I’ve ever seen. One simple fake turnaround, and the whole space in the paint is drastically different. Unbelievable speed of decision. Totally Harden.
Harden is simply the cleverest player in the NBA. People criticize him for taking advantages of the loopholes in the rulebook. That’s cause he’s the only one capable of finding them and actually getting around them with his technique and finesse.
This dude is still an underrated passer in my book
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@@purpsmoke4203 that’s a first lol usually it’s the opposite
@@Simon_Sez he has the most assists in NBA this season averaging a lil more then 11. 16 assist just yesterday dudes amazing
@@purpsmoke4203 yeah he’s really incredible
the one makes others better, i think u r MVP
Wow that Harden KD pnr will be deadly!
It's amazing how just last season Harden was called a ball hogger who doesn't pass the ball, and how no one likes to play with him.
MVP
He's definitely a point this season
Pick and Roll Maestro HOF
Dimer HOF
Flashy Passer GOLD
deep range deadeye HOF
limitless range GOLD
ankle breaker HOF
difficult shots HOF
posterizer GOLD
I think he does incorporate a lot of CP3's game while playing point guard
Goat 🐐
Any chance of doing an iso type video TMac, Paul Pierce, Joe Johnson...
They get half their points from these plays alone
Good pass
can you make a kawhi leonard defense video?
So crafty
I swear Capela only catches lobs. Lol.
StuntinOnEm so do deandre
Jaaaaamessssss haaaaaardeeeen
james harden defensive dynamo?
If you switched Harden & Westbrook what would be the outcome for each team?
Dunno. But with the kind of shooter that Houston has, Westbrook would probably average 3 or 4 more assists with Houston. I mean Oladipo is the next best player on the OKC roster, OLADIPO.
My best guess is that Houston would still win 50 games with Westbrook.
Biggus Dickus idk about the just in the fact that if u look at the tape westbrook and harden just assist completely different. westbrook assist on more easier open passes all though multiple time can make the difficult pass but harden is constantly challenged with some of the most difficult passes everyone in the NBA knws the options after a screen play is set up and with them knowing that and trying to stop the flow from happening he still gets the pass off its crazy how accurate he is
Harden just has way better vision and he is more patient in the pick and roll than Westbrook. Harden is the more talented offensive player, Westbrook the better athlete.
Oladipo is definitely not the second best player on that team. Adams, Kanter and even Roberson are more important pieces than Oladipo.
Roberson is horrible on offense, but can be a game-changer on defense. Adams is the only rim-protector they have who sets real good screens and boxes everyone out for Westbrook to wallop all those rebounds and push the pace.
Kanter is one of the most technically gifted post scorers in the league, can rebound and has pretty good hands (He is a sieve on defense though). That team is not as bad as many want to believe. They have some talent in other aspects of the game, but not a lot of knock-down shooters.
pls to make draymond green video
draymon red suxk
MVP bar none
And one
harden＞russ
This doesn't really impress me. Being a Wizards fan I watch John Wall completely destroy teams with PnR. I think John is the best PnR creator in the league, even without a consistent jumper.
The most impressive thing is how much he's improved.
i know you're wizard fan but c'mon look at it from an unbiased opinion harden is clearly better
Daryl Morey a better passer than John Wall? No, that's false.
i love wall's game and i think he's very underrated but i'm just not super biased (btw i am a rockets fan but for example i think westbrook is better than harden but not the mvp)
Dameatis Smalls Wall is definitely the better passer. There's really little to debate.
Harden is an elite scorer who has naturally passing ability but hadn't shown it all that much because of ISO heavy the offense was organized around him before this year and people just assumed he got his assist numbers because of having the ball all the time.
Don't worry though, I got a few Wall/Wizards' videos in the works.
Sorry but he is not Mvp! Because there is Russ Westbrook