When more than half of the "experts" were optimistic about the Nets winning the championship, there was a jubilation. But I never expected that a team full of stars would end up in such a hasty end, some people attributed the reason to Nash, some people thought it was Irving, and some people thought it was Harden's departure, especially when the big score was 0-2 behind, this call was even higher.
In the eyes of 76ers fans, it is impossible to empathize, but feels that it is a kind of "ridicule", James Harden in 5 playoff games, did not show the color of superstar, during the 3 consecutive wins, averaging 18.3 points, 10 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 3 turnovers, the overall shooting rate of 41%, three-point shooting rate of 46.7%. It doesn't seem like there's much of a problem, but it's okay to say "mixed". During the two-game losing streak, he averaged 18.5 points, 8 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 4.5 turnovers, shooting 32.1% and 28.6% from three-point range.
What is this? Is the original form revealed? In fact, it is playing normally. It is often said that Kobe Bryant is the "Iron King", but in comparison, Kobe Bryant's efficiency is not bad, we can look at kobe bryant and Harden career playoff data comparison, Kobe almost fully crushed, the shooting rate Kobe bryant with 44.8% to beat Harden's 42.6%. Meanwhile, in that era, Bryant's playoff playoff time has reached 39.3 minutes, and Harden is now indistinguishable.
Of course, some fans will say that Kobe Bryant is focused on scoring, and Harden also has to take care of the organization, which is true, but Kobe Bryant also has to invest a lot of energy on the defensive end. In the final analysis, Harden's biggest problem is that there is indeed a "rigidity" in the way of play, which can attack with the ball and become one of the best organizers, but it is undoubtedly a "big package" and requires the ball in hand.
The only drawback of this style of play is that it is a special test of personal ability and personal physical strength, you are either like Kobe Bryant, proficient in various moves, you can dismantle the defense in different ways, or like LeBron James, super physical fitness, support you from the beginning to the end of the vitality.
Looking back at Harden again, in his best years of career, using a variety of foul -hitting "strategies", he has eaten a lot of "dividends", plus a move to retreat three points, eat all over the sky. It can be said that it is worthy of the description of "scoring like probing the bag", but in this context, although Harden continues to develop "smart" skills, some conventional technical links and physical aspects have not paid too much attention, resulting in him not only can not get close to Kobe, and LeBron James is also completely unrelated.
Therefore, in the same playing time, in the solidification of playing style, in the case of physical support after the rise in age (don't forget, he is also about to turn 33), Harden can bring performance, indeed, can only be like this now. Forgot to say a little, due to some changes in the rules of punishment, Harden's ability to make free throws is also completely limited, and the retreat step is very much in need of physical support, coupled with the targeted defense at the playoff level, the data is difficult to avoid, and it begins to become "ordinary".
In the end, in a word, Harden did what he could do, but everyone's expectations were too high. Words of the family, interested in chatting, look forward to seeing in the comment area.