We can see how the level of Harden in the past is, he once played an average of 38 points on the offensive end, and he maintained a prolific score with unparalleled skills such as face-to-basket singles, retreat three-pointers, and fouls, forcing opponents to have an "embarrassing scene" of left rear defense in order to prevent him from using his stunts. When a star is able to change the way his opponent defends, that's enough to show his great dominance on the offensive end, and obviously Harden was the case during the Rockets era. But it turns out that a person's strength is still unable to win the championship, and someone else must stand up and share the pressure. As a result, Harden chose to leave the Rockets for his first career title.
But harden, who came to the Nets, seems to have lost the insoluble offense of the past and showed a declining competitive state. In the 20-21 season, he also suffered a second-degree thigh strain, and to know that Harden is known as an iron man in the league, how can he suffer an injury? In addition to Nash's irrational use of people, this is actually related to Harden himself. The Pelicans' leading core Zion, as the leader of the 2019 champion, is because of overeating, indiscipline led to a surge in weight, and then suffered an injury in training. Unreasonable weight, it is easy to be injured in training or competition, after all, the thighs can not withstand the pressure.
At that time, Harden came to the Blue Net to be able to play more easily, and with teammates Durant and Irving sharing, he did not have to bear so much offensive pressure. However, because of the abnormality of the two men's appearance, Harden became the main backbone of the team, and finally had to endure the crazy package from the opponent, and he was also overwhelmed. Then left the Nets and came to the 76ers to work with the emperor, the reason at that time was that the team did not approve of Harden's way of playing, and the big brother Durant did not have any attitude or speech on this matter, and seemed to acquiesce to Harden's departure.
So what exactly is the truth about Harden leaving the Nets? Is it because of Owen's part-time status? ESPN mentioned the inside story of the feud between Harden and Kevin Durant in a report analyzing how the Nets went from a team that originally aimed for a championship to a team that had to play qualifiers to make it to the playoffs. It is mentioned that the discord between the two brothers has occurred as early as last year, and Harden's out-of-shape body shape when he attended the training camp is the cause of this contradiction, and Durant believes that most of the reason is that the beard did not control his body shape, followed by the injury of the hamstring.
It's clear that Harden's indiscretion has led to a physical deformation, which has seriously affected his breakthrough speed on the offensive end. After the start of the new season, the league changed the standard scale of foul blowing, and harden's offensive end at that time was seriously affected, showing a cliff-like decline. We all thought that it was the result of the referee not blowing the penalty, but we also found that when he broke through, it was difficult to get rid of the entanglement of the defender, so many times he could only shoot three points and rush, and it was impossible to change the opponent's defensive formation and drive the attack of his teammates.
Durant is a superstar who is not very good at handling interpersonal relationships, and his mind is only on basketball, so Harden's indiscipline will cause his small dissatisfaction, and Durant will naturally not say a word when he leaves. But after coming to the 76ers, Harden did play MVP-level performances in his first few games, but then it seemed to be beaten back to the original form, giving More Performance opportunities to Maxi. You know, most of his assists come from the result of the opponent's bag clip and the goal after the breakthrough, and now that there are not too many unsolvable breakthroughs, how can he drive the team's attack?
Near the playoffs, although the 76ers have already won a playoff spot, they have to face a powerful Raptors team. Once Harden has no way to play MVP-level performance, then Philadelphia's offensive pressure will become greater, and the Raptors can also use their strong athletic ability to play a defensive counterattack, when Harden's championship dream will become a moon in the water mirror. However, the little fairy is still willing to believe that Harden can adjust back, provided that he must decisively attack the basket in order to make the opponent not to be underestimated.