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Brooklyn
Re: Didn't Durant make James Harden worse?
In Harden's last year in OKC, he shot 49 percent from the field with a 66 TS percentage.
He hasn't come close to touching those numbers in Houston.
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NBA All-star
Re: Didn't Durant make James Harden worse?
Originally Posted by Purch
I won't lie, I find it really weird that you would compare a situation where Bosh's production got worse every year, to a situation where Harden's production increased every year in OKC
I won't lie, I find it really weird that you would compare a situation where Harden came into the league as a rookie and developed every year to a situation where Bosh went from 1st option to 3rd.
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Poop
Re: Didn't Durant make James Harden worse?
Originally Posted by Nash
I won't lie, I find it really weird that you would compare a situation where Harden came into the league as a rookie and developed every year to a situation where Bosh went from 1st option to 3rd.
But I wasn't the one comparing them. Op was. So I don't really understand what you're getting at
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Dunking on everybody in the park
Re: Didn't Durant make James Harden worse?
Originally Posted by LoneyROY7
In Harden's last year in OKC, he shot 49 percent from the field with a 66 TS percentage.
He hasn't come close to touching those numbers in Houston.
That's because he is a chucker now without better player keep him in check. With out free throws dude is a 5/15 type bricky ball hog every so often.
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Re: Didn't Durant make James Harden worse?
Originally Posted by Purch
But I wasn't the one comparing them. Op was. So I don't really understand what you're getting at
Did i ever say the word 'Bosh'?
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Davis Bandwagon
Re: Didn't Durant make James Harden worse?
No.
Durant and Westbrook were 1 and 2 and got most of the touches/shots. Harden still got to play his game, just in a smaller role off the pine, as well as taking some down-the-stretch pressure off Durant/WB.
LeBron/Wade and Bosh on the other hand, required one of the three to really change the way they played to make the team work. Obviously Bosh was chosen for that, as he was the lesser player of the 3. Now that LeBron is gone and Wade's knees are nearly imploding, Bosh is able to be the focal point of Miami's offense. He can play his game now without having to change it to fit the team. The Bosh we see now is the real Bosh, instead of the jump shooting, screen setting decoy designed to pull attention away from LeBron/Wade we saw in the Big 3 era. I'd much rather LeBron play his game and Bosh step back than vice versa, as LeBron was and is clearly the superior player.
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Re: Didn't Durant make James Harden worse?
yes. durant made harden come off the bench.
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Re: Didn't Durant make James Harden worse?
Originally Posted by LoneyROY7
In Harden's last year in OKC, he shot 49 percent from the field with a 66 TS percentage.
He hasn't come close to touching those numbers in Houston.
Nah bro, Harden is way better now. Just look at his two playoff series so far in Houston.
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NBA Legend and Hall of Famer
Re: Didn't Durant make James Harden worse?
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Blame Hoffman
Re: Didn't Durant make James Harden worse?
Originally Posted by Fudge
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Brooklyn
Re: Didn't Durant make James Harden worse?
Originally Posted by Fudge
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Re: Didn't Durant make James Harden worse?
Originally Posted by dubeta
When playing with Durant, Harden was a 16 ppg scorer
Just 4 months later Harden drops 40+ in his debut for Houston, and goes on to average 26 a night and became a legit MVP candidate
Why couldn't he flourish under Durant?
And you wonder why after 40 years working at Mcdonalds you still haven't made manager yet....stop using your phone and burnin the food mang!
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Red Nation
Re: Didn't Durant make James Harden worse?
Originally Posted by pnyozzzoo
That's because he is a chucker now without better player keep him in check. With out free throws dude is a 5/15 type bricky ball hog every so often.
Harden was being guarded by Avery Bradley that night. He doesn't usually shoot that bad. Without free throws, the guy can easily average something like 18 ppg. Last season he averaged 25.4 ppg overall. If he didn't shoot a single free throw that season, his average would've been 17.5 ppg.
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