is james harden the GOAT worst defender for a max contract

[swagga]

I really can't come up with anything worse than him. Sincerely. Some dudes were not gifted athletically but they still tried to keep with their man at least (steve nash) .. lol harden tbh :roll:

[Le Shaqtus]

Not only that but his offensive style doesn't work in the playoffs so he's worthless on both ends of the floor.

[Milbuck]

Not only that but his offensive style doesn't work in the playoffs so he's worthless on both ends of the floor.
Pretty much this.

We all know the defense...

http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/195qjulk0epqpgif/ku-xlarge.gif

But the media hyped cold-blooded killer on offense...in the playoffs?

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5opMCgS5P5Q/U1Sr0AZXUoI/AAAAAAAAFaU/HFvYz3nr8wY/s1600/4.gif

:roll:

[dubeta]

Yes but on a per dollar basis last years Kobe was worse

$30 mil for middle school level defense :facepalm

[SCdac]

guy just seems lazy :facepalm

https://vine.co/v/OBHezeZFUTE

[KobesFinger]

Came in to say current Kobe and Amar'e but are they worse than Harden?

[Le Shaqtus]

Came in to say current Kobe and Amar'e but are they worse than Harden?

I'd take hobbled Kobe any day of the week.

[GrapeApe]

It's become cliche to call him a bad defender. In reality he's average or slightly below average. His main problem is offensively. What I mean by that is he's a second option caliber player but he needs to be a first option / primary ball handler to be effective. That's part of the reason he was such a good sixth man because his style of play worked well with the second unit.

[Le Shaqtus]

It's become cliche to call him a bad defender. In reality he's average or slightly below average. His main problem is offensively. What I mean by that is he's a second option caliber player but he needs to be a first option / primary ball handler to be effective. That's part of the reason he was such a good sixth man because his style of play worked well with the second unit.

It's not a cliche, he's awful dude.

[Haymaker]

Dude is useless. Morey is a moron for giving this guy so much money just to overpay another useless Center and lose in the first round.

[SCdac]

If James Harden's defense is average, league in general has some improving to do. From everything I've seen, he could be an average defender but his lack of giving a shit makes him well below average. Yes defense takes effort whether you're the "superstar" or 9th man in the rotation

[rule1223]

It's become cliche to call him a bad defender. In reality he's average or slightly below average. His main problem is offensively. What I mean by that is he's a second option caliber player but he needs to be a first option / primary ball handler to be effective. That's part of the reason he was such a good sixth man because his style of play worked well with the second unit.
LMAO if that was the average defender scores in the nba would be in the 200s... harden is literally one of the top 10 worst defenders in the league

[MrC1991]

Some of the fans in the front row do more work on defense than Harden since they actually wave their arms and scream at the opposing teams player shooting the ball. lol