Why does James Harden shoot so poorly in the playoffs?
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What does that say about Kobe
Kobe's RS to PS FG % is virtually the same
Goatpoacher
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So is Lebron's :AA:
And Lebron's playoff FG% and Scoring is higher than Kobe's. So are his regular season stats :AA:
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1. No its not
2. Kobe can score from anywhere on high volume above league efficiency, Lebron can't, thus his higher FG % is unimpressive.
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Kobe can score more :AA: ?
Even though he scores a "significant" amount less than Lebron? In the regular season and in the playoffs :AA:
You sure Kobe scores at a higher efficiency than Lebron from everywhere on the court :AA:
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Boys done woke up the beast
duckbutta
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Some of y'all are JUST as bad as the cacs in the media y'all complain about when it comes to creating narratives and regurgitating others opinions
How is he suffering from not getting bailed out by the refs when he's missing open jumpers, layups and getting ripped by Matthews in the open court? How can he not hit mid range shots when he's been doing it all year?
How about we call a spade a spade and admit that he along with many of the other players are shook and overwhelmed right now. Why is he shooting so bad??? because he's shook and confused. The Rockets run a read and react offense and run no plays. Lemme repeat that for the slow folks the Rockets LITERALLY run no plays outside of certain situations. The offense is a free flowing offense that relies on the players to make correct decisions on the fly and create for others on the fly. It's similar to soccer in that the players create offense. In saying that if you're under stress and don't have the experience and/or composure to continue to make correct decisions then the offense will suffer. Harden is off mentally and is making boneheaded mistake after mistake whether it be holding onto the ball too long and milking the clock, taking terrible shots early in the shot clock even though he's struggling, taking 28 shots and becoming a chucker, trying to take Matthews one on one because he's embarrassed on the other end, and so on.
Nikkas really in here tryna say he's struggling because he isn't getting calls lmao. True basketball experts here...
He ran a "read and react" offense for 82 games, why all of a sudden can he not run it now
...is 82 games not enough to get it down patHow can he be shook? He was in the playoffs last year
...He was in the nba finals the year before that ...Portland is not even a good defensive team
How come the less free throws he shoot the lower his field goal percentage is
He had games in the regular season making 20 or more freethrows and not even making 5 total shots
How come he don't have any games were he make 20 or more shots without shooting 5 free throws
over james harden last 3 playoff series he is averaging 22 points on 37 percent shooting....and his offense has been ten times better than his defense 
be so stupid that you actually believe that james fukking harden was at any point in time better than kobe and wade, brehs
be so stupid that you actually believe that james fukking harden was at any point in time better than kobe and wade, brehs
Because Wesley Matthews.
Really though, I think the game is just physical enough to make him uncomfortable. He always seems to be baiting for a foul, and taking ill advised 3's instead of finding the best man to take the shot. Bad things happen when you force shots, especially when you force them while you have a hot hand on the floor.
he looked like sh*t in each of his last 3 series. even when they played the lakers he was unimpressive when he wasn't being guarded by steve blake
but yeah wes is giving him problems
Touche' i edited the shyt outta that post tho. The Wes thing was half a joke, but his defensive style is extremely aggressive. He has a good mentality about the playoffs tho, and he plans to use all his energy to give Harden the biz on offense and defense. I knew Harden was a joke when he was letting Wes score on him in the paint 4 times in a row. Harden wasnt even trying.
His last 3 playoff series have been horrible and its becoming impossible to defend him especially with him being determined to not break a sweat on defense. BUT...this team does not run an offense. PnR with Dwight, PnR with Lin, PnR with Parsons and Dwight post. Those last second shots are an example of terrible coaching. McHale can't draw up a play to get some movement going? No picks? Harden isn't creating like he was in OKC either. When he drives it looks like it's specifically with the goal to shoot or be fouled. Lin is the only player I see driving and trying to create but he's so OC that it tends to hurt the team more than help.
They are stuck with 2 big guys who don't have range then 3 guards who are jacking 3's or hoping to get fouled. I think coaching has a decent amount to do with Harden pressing but the shot selection and dribbling down the clock at the top of the key with Batum or Matthews guarding you is not going to lead to anything good.
He's hurting the team but seeing how the team is run, McHale has no idea what to do unless his guards are shooting the lights out.
They are stuck with 2 big guys who don't have range then 3 guards who are jacking 3's or hoping to get fouled. I think coaching has a decent amount to do with Harden pressing but the shot selection and dribbling down the clock at the top of the key with Batum or Matthews guarding you is not going to lead to anything good.
He's hurting the team but seeing how the team is run, McHale has no idea what to do unless his guards are shooting the lights out.
