Before Harden did not join the 76ers, to be honest, Embiid's ability to lead the team is not bad, after Harden joined, I don't know if everyone has a feeling, that is, the current 76ers play who is five or five open situation, and even sometimes feel that when the ball was in the hands of Embiid alone, it was like this, with Harden joining, sometimes the 76ers are not even very good at playing, why is this situation?
Today's 76ers home game against the Raptors, from leading by 16 points to being reversed by the Raptors, in fact, from the overall performance, both teams played well, why will the 76ers eventually be reversed by the Raptors? In fact, a big reason appears in Harden, if it were not for Harden's consecutive mistakes in the fourth quarter, there may not be a chance for the Raptors to equalize the score, if it were not for Harden's mistakes in the last minute, the 76ers might still have a chance to win the game. Although there are not so many ifs, Xiao Feng feels that the core of the 76ers' tactics is actually Harden. Why doesn't this 76ers seem to be playing too well? Let's analyze it with you.
First of all, the lineup did not form a tacit understanding, on the surface, Harden's joining made the 76ers lineup have been improved, but don't forget that Harden's joining is conditional, the departure of Curry and Drummond has greatly affected the depth of the 76ers' lineup, even if Harden is very strong, but Harden has only played 11 games after all, and is not too familiar with the 76ers lineup, just like today's game, Harden has continuous passing errors, not that Harden's passing ability is not good, It is that Harden and his teammates have not yet formed a tacit understanding.
Then, after a few games, Harden's old mistakes were committed, in fact, we all know what kind of ability Harden has, but Harden sometimes loves to be lazy, after the end of the last game, Embiid hopes that Harden will maintain the impact, but Harden habitually likes to pass, of course, Harden's passing is actually not too much of a problem, but when the team needs Harden to continue to attack, Harden himself can not change his identity, in fact, Harden should stand up in a certain period of time to take the initiative to take responsibility, He should not put all his hopes on the role players, of course, this is also Harden's old problem, not so much that Harden likes to pass, it is better to say that Harden is too lazy, in fact, this is why many fans do not like Harden.
Finally, Harden's concerns are too much, why Harden is strong in the Rockets period, that is because Harden is the absolute tactical core of the Rockets, no one can shake Harden's status, with Harden joining the Nets, Harden's positioning is slowly changing, he is no longer the core of the team, but Harden's way of playing is doomed to the positioning of his core, the failure of the Nets is actually an established fact, and now Harden joins the 76ers, in fact, he is still experiencing the same thing, Sometimes we can see a hint of hesitation in Harden's style of play, Harden knows that this is Embiid's team, Harden is eager to integrate into the team, but this has backfired.
Overall, the 76ers have the strength to win the championship, they are also contenders for the championship, but as far as the current situation is concerned, the team still has a big deficiency, whether it is Harden or Embiid's key ball ability is not optimistic about the fans, the two have not yet developed a set of suitable playing styles, the regular season is nearing the end, leaving them with little time.
In fact, sometimes when the 76ers are in good offensive form, more often than not, Harden's performance is more outstanding, every time Harden is in the doldrums, the team's offense will be inferior, not that Embiid is not strong, but that Harden is the core of the offense, in fact, this also allows the opponent to find the weakness of the 76ers, Harden is the biggest breakthrough.