Didn't Durant make James Harden worse?

[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.

[Nash]

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.

[Purch]

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

[pnyozzzoo]

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.

[dubeta]

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'?

[Demitri98]

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.

[f0und]

yes. durant made harden come off the bench.

[russwest0]

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.

[Fudge]

[Lateralus]

[LoneyROY7]

[20Four]

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!

[Smook A.]

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.