A game down, Deng Ge with a near-perfect debut hit all the doubters' faces, all the injustices encountered by Harden this season were all cathartic after the victory, compared to Harden's data, Xiao Feng is actually more optimistic about Harden's other performances in philadelphia, in fact, you can see Harden's change from a game, he will not wrap all the responsibilities, he will only choose to shoot at the critical time, compared with the previous Harden who cut 30 points at every turn, the current Harden progress is more obvious, It can even be said that even without the data of averaging 30+ per game, Harden has a greater role in the team, and harden is evolving himself as he ages.
I believe that many fans have the same doubts as Xiao Feng, why is the Nets like that, after coming to Philadelphia, Harden suddenly took off? Today, Xiao Feng will talk to you about why Harden has made such progress.
The first is the change in the mentality of playing. In fact, careful fans will find that in fact, the way Harden plays has not changed much, he habitually takes the initiative to connect teammates to score, so that everyone participates in the offense, but the two teams present two completely different forms, the Nets period harden assists are not bad, but the mistakes are not bad, after coming to Philadelphia, Harden's spirit is different, and the assists sent are more efficient.
The Nets lost, the team put more responsibility on Harden, but Philadelphia's attitude towards Harden is diametrically opposite, everyone is holding that kind of learning attitude to interact with Harden, even if it is the leader Embiid will not be stingy with his praise, Philadelphia from top to bottom let Harden feel "love", playing under such conditions, how can Harden not be happy? Although the Nets lineup is strong, they are more like a cold scoring machine, and it is only natural that Harden is unhappy playing in such an environment.
The second is that Philadelphia's protection of Harden is beyond the Reach of the Nets. Everyone knows what kind of player Harden is, the super two-powered guard describes Harden as having no sense of violation, but Harden also has a weakness, that is, his own bad defense, the Nets can't find a defensive player who wipes Harden's ass, but The Philadelphia team has, The Sable Maxi in the starting lineup, plus Green in the bench, you can see from the personnel arrangement that Rivers attaches great importance to Harden, not only gives Harden great freedom, but also fully protects him. What is a good coach is to cover up the weaknesses of the player to the greatest extent, and from this point of view, Rivers is far superior to Nash. After winning the game, everyone is praising Harden, even if his score is not the most, even if his shots are not the most, but Harden's contribution to the team is obvious to all, and now this Philadelphia team and Harden can actually complement each other, have defense, have height, but lack of Harden's "chef".
The end result is that there is not much ball battle. There is nothing wrong with Harden being the organizational core of the team during the Nets period, but Durant and Irving are also arrogant guys, and even have a natural sense of superiority in front of Harden, if you play well, when Harden does not perform well, a lot of responsibility will be pushed to Harden, to put it bluntly, it is a lack of trust. But the Philadelphia team is different, from head coach Rivers to leader Embiid are praising Harden's performance, in Xiao Feng's view this is an extremely smart approach, face is given, so that Harden has received great respect, even if the proportion of the ball is not so much, Harden still feels the attention, this is the biggest difference. To put it bluntly, Harden is a player with strong self-esteem, but he is not good at expressing his views, every dissatisfaction will only be expressed by the performance on the field, Harden himself is wronged, and will not say too much, but Harden is happy, the data can prove everything.
Of course, this is just the beginning, the Timberwolves are not too strong opponents, the test that belongs to the Philadelphia team still needs time to verify, do you think Embiid and Harden have a great chance of rushing to the championship this season? Welcome to leave a message.