Unconsciously, the NBA regular season has entered the final stage, the rankings of Eastern and Western teams are unpredictable, and even many teams have begun to pick playoff opponents for themselves. However, for the 76ers, their run-in is far from the expected goal, after experiencing the sweet period of the early season, Harden finally returned to his former state, Embiid is very anxious, Rivers is more anxious, it seems that only Harden is still in the world of self.
Unconsciously, Harden has played 12 games for the 76ers, and these 12 games are divided into two stages, the first four games can be seen as a stage, at that time Harden was really fierce, the average per game can get 26 points, the shooting rate is more than 60%, leading the opponents who played the 76ers did not fight back, but in the subsequent 8 games, Harden although still got 20+ data, but the efficiency is much worse, the two shooting rates are 35.6% and 25.5%, respectively, In Xiao Feng's view, Harden obviously has the strength of a superstar, but his attitude is not enough, which is the most infuriating place, summed up in a word "lazy". Can't help but say, Harden, what's wrong with this?
First of all, we must talk about Harden's defense, all along, Harden is not a defensive player, in the past in the Rockets, Harden is strong, it is because Harden has a group of defensive players around him, can help Harden wipe his ass, but when Harden left, his weakness is infinitely magnified, we do not doubt Harden's offensive ability, but the state he presents on the defensive end is indeed questionable. Coupled with the problem of leg injuries last season, Harden's starting speed and layup efficiency are greatly reduced, and the offensive end cannot be opened, which means that Harden's pulling force is decreasing, and after being disturbed by negative emotions, Harden's defensive attitude is difficult to maintain the balance on the court.
Then, Harden played too emotionally, and even sometimes, Xiao Feng felt that this was a matter of attitude, if Harden could find the feel on the offensive end, Harden's low-post defense was still very good, but if Harden could not find the feel, his defense was like walking, such a defense was easy to be counterattacked by the opponent, in fact, from the experience of the Nets and Rockets, it also verified this, Harden's efficiency is very low when he is unhappy, but if he is happy, Harden is still the person we are familiar with.
Finally, Harden's positioning, Harden has always been unable to find his own positioning, in fact, in the past two years, Harden's playing style is changing, just like Rivers said, Harden likes to switch to the assist mode, we are not saying that Harden has any mistakes in this way of playing, but this is indeed the most physically saving way of playing, if Harden tandem team can let the team win, this is also justified, but when the teammates feel bad, Harden can not switch out of his own offensive mode, which is embarrassing, so to say, Harden's playing style is increasingly unacceptable to fans, and eventually becomes a thorn in the side of others. Perhaps we can understand that Harden wants to try to adapt to the team, but if he can't play efficiently, why should he drive his teammates, in fact, Harden himself has entered a misunderstanding, not knowing that only strength will win respect.
In fact, it is still summed up in one word, that is, lazy, he has strength, which is a well-known thing, but the state he presents on the field is really difficult to call a leader. Embiid has said that Harden must stand up and play more aggressively, and we know that this can make the 76ers go further, and we can even say that we never deny Harden's determination to win the championship, but with such an attitude to the game, Harden has no chance.
From Howard, Paul, Westbrook to Durant, Harden's helpers have not been few, but they have basically ended in failure, and perhaps he should really look for problems from himself. Today's topic is here, the above views are only Xiao Feng's personal views, please forgive me for the deficiencies.