Harden has mastered the art of SOCIAL DISTANCING before the coronavirus ever happened

@JohnWick-lh9gn

4 жыл бұрын

Especially on defense..😁

@Themikelawry

4 жыл бұрын

@@JohnWick-lh9gn I guess you're a sheep that just runs with internet narratives instead of looking at the stats huh

@dr4gonbornnn

4 жыл бұрын

@@JohnWick-lh9gn Nah he's good on post defense

@kakouhai7162

4 жыл бұрын

Makes sense dont it

@sleazyeezy9452

4 жыл бұрын

Mike Lawry take a joke kid lol

imagine getting paid to count Harden's dribbles throughout the whole season

@danshazam8511

4 жыл бұрын

@@kamren5764 that's not even a word but okay

@hanley8756

4 жыл бұрын

@@danshazam8511 What'd he say?

@danshazam8511

4 жыл бұрын

@@hanley8756 wish I remembered but he deleted it already.

@michaelangelowe_

4 жыл бұрын

That's what Second Spectrum's machine learning is for. A machine will do it for you when it recognizes a dribble.

@jasonhuang1940

4 жыл бұрын

I'd imagine they can write a program for it

If the Rockets are so analytics heavy why on earth did they pick up Westbrook?

@conesinker_4209

3 жыл бұрын

Because he's supposed to be good he just needs to stop shooting so much because he's actually brick

@hEaDShoT2934

3 жыл бұрын

Analytics actually really like Westbrook, look at net-creation. Stars like Westbrook, Curry, Dragic, and prime Ginobili had RIDICULOUS advanced stats.

@maulerXX

3 жыл бұрын

It was a desperation move. Despite their analytics, they could never break through.

@hEaDShoT2934

3 жыл бұрын

@@maulerXX If they kept Chris Paul like we talking no ego's here, they would've won in 2019

@chocomint8261

3 жыл бұрын

Ballin Basketball Nah tbh as a Warriors fan, Houston deserved the win in 2018

Seen the tittle and went straight to the comment section .

@justinp85

4 жыл бұрын

Let me save time and summarize for you. 1. harden travels...yawn 2. don't care, no championships did i miss anything else? haters, please respond.

@dexterramos1826

4 жыл бұрын

@@justinp85 haters says harden too thicc

@jeffreyyoungblood7438

4 жыл бұрын

@@justinp85 they also call him a ball hog and flopper.

@adamhenry6793

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

@zekehurdler2172

4 жыл бұрын

That’s how I am every video lol 😂

5:21 He also changed his shoes in a blink of a eye. AMAZING.

@armaannatt7931

4 жыл бұрын

Jota David Ojeda lmaoooo

@mattkim2235

3 жыл бұрын

James Harden step back 3 pointer is the most reliable move you can make easy buckets

@mse8772

3 жыл бұрын

@@mattkim2235 easiest way to choke out of the playoffs too

I agree, despite being underrated and bashed sometimes, he created a move that other pros are trying to imitate. Harden's step-back and before he launches it is like watching a dance, so smooth, so flawless... Love it.. :)

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So basically Harden always has his 2K takeover meter full 🤷🏿‍♂️

@danieldonavan9622

4 жыл бұрын

Yeet I'm a rockets fan so it's ok

@sOuPaMaN93

4 жыл бұрын

That shot creator takeover

@macraem4172

4 жыл бұрын

But it runs out in the pay offs 🤣

@4kc2

4 жыл бұрын

Mason p a y o f f

@roihemed5632

4 жыл бұрын

@@4kc2 PaYoFf

That one on KD is crazy when he breaks it down

@damnrightt

4 жыл бұрын

he traveled he lift his right foot

@ehi_ij

2 жыл бұрын

@@philippemigueldossantos6794 to be fair the refs don’t call a lot of things

The Paul George silhouette though😭😭

@T.H.E.O.R.Y.

4 жыл бұрын

@Igbo Thunder See at 1st I thought it was CP3 bc of the forehead and then I thought PG13? Had to come to the comments to see if anyone else thought the same.

@AlohaAv

4 жыл бұрын

@@T.H.E.O.R.Y. ,F😢

@jebinm4706

3 жыл бұрын

cus he gets the most game winners dropped on him

@user-zf4fo1sw7i

3 жыл бұрын

sorry about them

Another reason why his step back is so deadly is because of his foul drawing tendencies. The defender has to run forward to have any chance of contesting his shot, which leads to a higher chance of a foul when he tries to draw contact and flop...

@smoosev89

Жыл бұрын

why is that another reason when it's covered in the video?

@Johenz

Жыл бұрын

He also steps forward to throw defenders off

@kingkungu

10 ай бұрын

Another reason is that it's technically a travel violation but they never call it

Best ESPN basketball host EVER! So professionally engaging and articulate. Hope to see more of your individual player breakdowns.

I loved the incongruity when the voice-over said something like, "his right foot hasn't moved a bit," and the video showed a close up of his right foot hopping slightly into the air in beautiful ultra-slow-mo. Well done!

Great video ESPN! Hope you guys can make similar videos such as this for the rest of the NBA!

James Harden step back 3 pointer is the most reliable move you can make easy buckets

@JolteOnWisconsin

4 жыл бұрын

TOASTED Giannis dunk*

@jonathanavice8052

4 жыл бұрын

Most reliable during the first 82 games afterwards it did not work

@cuncunz14

4 жыл бұрын

*easy free throw

@wisechoice8

4 жыл бұрын

Harden's step back 3 pointer is reliable. Except Harden isn't reliable when it matters

@larrybird6860

4 жыл бұрын

King Savage You thought

Y’all troll him a lot, but can’t deny he’s world class and one of the best.

Totally Awesome, great footage!!!

He may never win a championship but he is an offensive genuis.

@thoughtsabout2631

4 жыл бұрын

At getting away with travels

@everydaffodil5344

4 жыл бұрын

HUNTER TAYLOR he saw a flaw in the way refs call things and takes advantage. Not his fault really.

@emanuelortega819

4 жыл бұрын

That play style will never win a championship 🤷🏽‍♂️ go crazy on the Regular season and suck at the postseason

@chaitanyadivate4551

4 жыл бұрын

Not may, will

@Bmoreflow

4 жыл бұрын

HUNTER TAYLOR not even a travel learn basketball

Loving these analysis thanks

"69 stepbacks" Me: Nice

@dennisstewart2712

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@geraldespinosa7888

4 жыл бұрын

*noice

@colonelsanders7727

4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@iworkatthebank8070

4 жыл бұрын

Bruh ur immature

@yodaoneforme5852

4 жыл бұрын

nice

Harden's stepback has been my favorite move for 4 years. Loved his stepback since when it used to be even cooler and more finesse-y.

"Creating new moves" oh that explains his double step back.

@rs3950

4 жыл бұрын

0:42

@PR1NCETD0T

4 жыл бұрын

He dribbled on what looked like a step back without the ball and then did the step back afterwards. I guess since he does it so quick it looks like a travel 🤷‍♂️.

@rs3950

4 жыл бұрын

You can clearly see it's a travel if you play it back at slower speed.

@velocity4761

4 жыл бұрын

Yup sometimes he takes 1 or 2 extra steps

@jacuzzisuites6337

4 жыл бұрын

@@PR1NCETD0T he took 4 steps there, idk what you talking about

Very informative. Thanks!

Kareem's Skyhook, Jordan's fadeaway, Curry's deep three, Dirk's mid-range fadeaway....

@bricefleckenstein9666

3 жыл бұрын

Larry's "I'm gonna get the ball right here and shoot it" - and not only do so in the face of the defender, but HIT the shot after that advance warning.

It’s like one of the most efficient shots in history. I remember seeing that accounting for fouls drawn, his true shooting percentage on three point attempts was like 68%, mirroring/eclipsing guys like MJ Shaq and Kareem, you name it. That is silly

@Thanosdidtherighthing

4 жыл бұрын

Xander Sanders It’s a great isolation move but I wouldn’t go that far lol.

@govols2214

4 жыл бұрын

Diego Velazquez I literally just stated a fact

@govols2214

4 жыл бұрын

The efficiency of that shot is higher than the total efficiency of some of the greatest scorers of all time, that’s all that I was trying to say

@trainerrob1622

4 жыл бұрын

@@govols2214 Total fouls drawn, fouls drawn on all 3 point attempts or fouls drawn while attempting a step back 3? That matters. Also lets understand that Cassell, Billups and Pierce used the move almost exclusively to create open looks in a different era and the only difference between what they are doing and what Harden is doing is the rules of the era they played in and the style of play. The step back shots that they were shooting were higher difficulty then what Harden is shooting because they played in a era where the defender could still make and initiate body contact. You had to use the inside leg almost exclusively as it served at you mechanism to stop but also along with your inside arm, shoulder and hip your catapult. It was the basketball version of stiff arming a defender. We used to say keep a guy on your hip if you were the offensive player. If he was on your hip you could always bump him off his spot, step back, or side step and get an easy mid range look. Harden has simply adjusted to the rules of the era in which you no longer need to bump a guy off his spot, teams now having analytics departments telling players to only shoot 3´s or layups and coaches accepting it because their bosses have bought in. Just like in the NFL we are seeing inflated passing numbers that´s a direct result of rules changes. What James is doing is a direct result of rule changes. Most important are the rule changes not his step back.

@wallstreetzoomer

4 жыл бұрын

Trainer Rob ok

3:12 *Harden! Step back 3! BANG!!*

I'ma fan of this series; keep it up

Great video!! :-)

I try to practice this in the gym but I can’t bring myself to take 3 steps.

@ValerianTheBarbarian

4 жыл бұрын

🤣

@bitwhys5917

4 жыл бұрын

that's your first problem, you're supposed to be taking 5 steps. Go back to the gym, pick up your dribble and start walking back like you forgot something, you got this.

@cjzanders5430

4 жыл бұрын

Bit Whys - 😭- I will walk in the footsteps of Haden and rewrite the rules. I will make the game of basketball easier for everyone. This is groundbreaking. This is history!

@marcusbiller867

4 жыл бұрын

0:44 even in this single clip they used a travel step back...

@JS-nd1po

4 жыл бұрын

Harden does travel a lot, well at least by what was always considered traveling in NBA. But today’s nba they seem to be way more lenient on it.

If harden learned how to move without the ball...

@K-Viz

4 жыл бұрын

He'd be the best SG since Jordan.

@LOR.e_xplores

4 жыл бұрын

It takes a lot of energy to dribble and crossover. He won't have energy to play defense and do all that.

@wowmawc

4 жыл бұрын

@@LOR.e_xplores Even an old man in Igoudala can do it in GSW, And you don't have to dribble that much when you can move without the ball. He'd be like Klay sometimes, catch and shoot.

@ItsyaboyChei

4 жыл бұрын

Bruh he use to always do that in OKC He just took over as a ball handler now so he doesn't play off the ball

@linkeny8694

4 жыл бұрын

@@K-Viz so kobe doesnt exist??

i don't know why I'm addicted to these videos.

I also use my dribbling,hesi's,jabs,and other moves to get my defender leaning. Like he said before,even the slightest lean from my defender is an advantage for me

No disrespect to Harden, cause he’s an amazing scorer, but 19.8 ISO’s per game isn’t gonna win him a championship. IMO, if he keeps this up, his step backs are all he’s going to be remembered for.

@cdai216

4 жыл бұрын

EJ Dela Cruz what are you talking about. The team that beat them is GSW. Idk how you can say it doesn’t work when he won 65 games in the west with no all stars on his team. He averaged 35/5/5/2 against GSW in the playoffs.

@leant6679

4 жыл бұрын

C Dai I don’t get how people call him a choker for losing to golden state acting as if any other team has even come close to beating them

@htownrockets7084

4 жыл бұрын

Should of won 1 in 2018 if cp3 didn't get hurt

@deafboricua21

4 жыл бұрын

Not only that but MoreyBall won’t help Rockets win the title

@ejness

4 жыл бұрын

C Dai I see the numbers you’re providing and it’s very impressive. Yes, the team that beat them was Golden State. That being said, Houston built a team specifically around Harden and then specifically to beat Golden State and they still lost. If I remember correctly, GSW eliminated them last season at the end of the series without Durant so can you explain that? Hero (ISO) ball doesn’t work. Jordan figured that out, Kobe figured that out, and it’s also why LBJ and GSW has had so much success. It’s also why KD and Russ didn’t win one together. But like I said, it’s just my opinion.

Harden is always just a hop, followed by a skip, and then a jump away from an open shot. Most efficient cheat of all time.

@hughobrien2440

4 жыл бұрын

a cheat?

@ionesito

4 жыл бұрын

Hugh O'Brien yeah, travelling

@XENOX-777

3 жыл бұрын

@@ionesito How is that even a travel? He bounces the ball while doing the first step back, then he slightly catches it with one hand but only really gathers it as he grabs it with his second hand and steps at the same time. So that's a gather step. Then he takes another step back, that's the first step. Next he lands on his right foot, establishing that at his pivot foot as it's his last step. Then lastly, he shoots the ball. As long as his right foot doesn't come off the floor and touch it again or move somewhere else he is fine to put his left foot anywhere he wants to. It's like if some is going in for a lay up. They do a gather step, two steps and then they can stop and do something similar to a dream shake if they want.

@Attaattt456

3 жыл бұрын

@@ionesito not a travel

@bricefleckenstein9666

3 жыл бұрын

@@XENOX-777 About half the time, even WITH the changes to travelling by the NBA over the last 10-15 years, Hardin STILL manages to travel. And they only get those "2 steps" if they then SHOOT or PASS. I blame Manu and the "Eurostep".

Great Vid.. Thanks!!! Thanks Harden Too ;)))

One of the most satisfying moves to watch

Harden is going to have an incredible year

Harden is the best! I love this guy! He is amazing!!!

He does it the best..step back move. Nice detailed coverage

Good video

Not only did he demoralize defender, but also the eyes of the referee, several times he escape the violation of Travel. What a Genius duded 😅

Not gonna lie, you can tell he works on his craft. Impressive as it is. I don't see a chip being won if he has to dribble 500 times. Prove me wrong Beard.

He will be remembered about his comments about HK protest forever too.

just like sports science! Amazing detail.

I read James Harden 3 steps back. And I was like, well ok at least it´s now official.

Not only he has the best step backs in the NBA but most of the time it goes in and its amazing.

Under appreciated

@jonathanavice8052

4 жыл бұрын

Overated

@reyesmartinez512

4 жыл бұрын

He always chokes in the playoffs. There is Kawhi, there is Gianni's, there is Stephen Curry, there is LeBron James and then there are the chokers like Westbrick and Harden.

There needs to be a KZread channel based around breakdowns like these

It is a thorough synopsis of "what not to do" on winning a NBA championship.

@bigchungus2121

4 жыл бұрын

His step back isn't the reason they didn't win, it's part of the reason they ever had a chance.

@haitungying7808

4 жыл бұрын

Winning games in the regular season get you in the playoff. Winning games in the playoff get you the championship.

@justinp85

4 жыл бұрын

@@haitungying7808 I guess you forgot about the Golden State Warriors...you know..that team that has like 17 all stars...or something like that..who by the way the Rockets took to game 7 in the WCF 2 years ago and was 1 quarter away from going to the NBA finals. Last year harden set historic numbers carrying the rockets on his back while half the team was injured. But continue hating on him and spewing out ridiculous statements.

@haitungying7808

4 жыл бұрын

His regular season map stats are fools gold. Do get them in the playoff. Suppose his fans could hang on that as a chance to win the championship. Personally, I much prefer actually winning than a chance of winning.

@haitungying7808

4 жыл бұрын

Rocket fans cannot have it both ways. Rockets system is to have Harden as the one man show, offensively of course, and have him beat the 17 all star dubs. It is their designed scheme. So when they got beat, their designed scheme got beat. Not just one year, but 3 yrs. Apparently, Houston still thinks do-or-die with Harden ISO will work eventually. Btw, with KD down and Thompson down the last 2 games, Houston actually got beat by 15.5 all stars, not 17. When Curry scored 40pts in the second half to beat Houston, none of his 40pts were iso. It was motion basketball. Motion ball beat iso ball. Dubs beat Rockets. It is all about the system, not about players.

6:19 "thank you"

Creativity Skill and Genius

This is insane!

There are lots of travels by Harden not called by the refs. At 0:44, he took 4 steps back, at 0:54 3steps back and at 6:10 3 steps back but still not called for travel. Slow it down to .25x and you could see it clearly.

@braxtongunn2089

2 жыл бұрын

zero step, look it up casual

Bruh anyone else see Kobe’s travel on harden at 2:35

@sunrayyourmom

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah lol whoops

@user71285

4 жыл бұрын

A rare sighting. Kobe's one of the most fundamental basketball players and utilizes that pivot foot with skill and finesse.

@matthew1954

4 жыл бұрын

Woahh

Man, Mark Price on the Cleveland Cavs did the step-back three-pointer in the '80s and '90s!!

This dude is something else.

His signature shot is a travel 75% of the time. The praise he gets is beyond me.

@jazzyfayejj

4 жыл бұрын

Belak I swear

@JuanCarlos-xj6pj

4 жыл бұрын

😂😂 you don't know about the gather step huh?

Eurostep and now step-back 🔥 but I'm just sad he ain't using the "cooking" move no more

So empressive

would love to see an analysis of how many step back jumpers are actually travels

I don't like that he flops a lot but gotta respect his skills

I love the step-back shots.

@deafboricua21

4 жыл бұрын

I love fade-away jumpshots

been a while since I've played competitive ball but that example against KD where the pivot foot is picked up then put back down used to be called traveling.

Can You Make More Videos like this? And do one on fast-break offence please?

His signature move is the freethrow

The double step back is unstoppable 😂

3:48 This move tho 🔥

Unguardable 🔥

Maybe the Jazz were really onto something last season during the playoffs guarding Harden from behind and forcing him to drive towards Rudy.

James Hardens most signature move is the playoff flame out

@Coolness18304

4 жыл бұрын

Real words are being spoken up there

@Coolness18304

4 жыл бұрын

And now he has a buddy on his team that's going to do the exact same thing he's doing LOL they can flame out together

@yungchris93

4 жыл бұрын

Man averaged 35 against the Warriors last year he can’t do it on his own

@zionthedon7745

4 жыл бұрын

@@yungchris93 and he had 3 bad turnovers in the 4th quarter of game 6 in his own house when steph was clowning them. This year harden might average 35 in the first round attempting 28 shots a game and the rockets lose the first round. But yall will still be like "hE aVeRAgeD tHiRtY FiVe tHo"

@Kizamusic

4 жыл бұрын

@@zionthedon7745 PREACH!!

Next to unguardable. Even a solid defender who knows it's coming like George Hill @5:45 , Harden just pushes off to create space, and he'll never get called for that offensive foul

Please do another for his euro step.

4:20 carrying the ball

@cjzanders5430

4 жыл бұрын

akult isgod - definitely .

nba refs: we're going to review traveling calls harden: ight ima head out ✌

@RotondoWiffleBall

4 жыл бұрын

LeeTravius Mckay isn’t it werid the step back ones in this video arent travels tho? Exactly 99% of his stepbacks aren’t the double one

@MrSPIDEY21

4 жыл бұрын

B Ro the double one IS NOT A TRAVEL

@RotondoWiffleBall

4 жыл бұрын

MrSPIDEY21 I know they aren’t but everyone complains how it’s a “travel” but he does that one barely

0:39 *nice*

What a move james!!!

I see the PG13 sneak diss at 5:22

@jeffreyyoungblood7438

4 жыл бұрын

Too small too be Paul George

@sundigest1121

4 жыл бұрын

@@jeffreyyoungblood7438 bro it is PG13 it's just not up to scale

The step back travel 👌🏼

I would make him go left cause most time he’s stepping back to his right it’s the same shot so make him have to step back to his left that means the ball is pocketed in the left hand first then he would also have to swirl (sway) his shot. See he’s lefty so make him step back on the dominate hand most people step back to the off hand so that the shooting hand is free to shoot and ready to go. Wish I could show it better than I explain. It’s all about being comfortable Make him uncomfortable by having his feet side by side. He keeps one foot forward (the left foot) so that he can step back and pull up right into a comfortable shot. Make that foot switch the other way or side by side and then he mostly like won’t shoot or he will miss. All his steps are usually made from a left foot forward setback to the right. I play a lot of basketball we did experiments on good shooters about this same thing. It works but we aren’t James harden either Just my opinion but it worked on really good shooters and I think if a good defender knows this it would throw harden off.

It’s a big difference between a 2 step back shot and 4 step back shots, and there’s a slight chance that people will miss noticing it. I’ve seen Curry doing it too.

James Harden has indeed revolutionized the game of basketball. He invented the "no-call stepback travel." It's horrendous.

@shenghan9385

3 жыл бұрын

Completely agreed. It made basketball unwatchable

@XENOX-777

3 жыл бұрын

How is that even a travel? He bounces the ball while doing the first step back, then he slightly catches it with one hand but only really gathers it as he grabs it with his second hand and steps at the same time. So that's a gather step. Then he takes another step back, that's the first step. Next he lands on his right foot, establishing that at his pivot foot as it's his last step. Then lastly, he shoots the ball. As long as his right foot doesn't come off the floor and touch it again or move somewhere else he is fine to put his left foot anywhere he wants to. It's like if some is going in for a lay up. They do a gather step, two steps and then they can stop and do something similar to a dream shake if they want.

@IgnorancEnArrogance

3 жыл бұрын

@@XENOX-777 The gather step that Harden abuses was a new thing added in the past year or two to help people like Harden out. Just because he's following the new rule doesn't mean it's a good rule that should have been added.

@XENOX-777

3 жыл бұрын

@@IgnorancEnArrogance The gather step was added to clarify what traveling actually was while they were handling the ball.

The Spurs and Warriors were mentioned in the video and in the last 5 playoffs, the Rockets were eliminated by either of them. I wonder what they have in common.

@LordCaltricBlue

4 жыл бұрын

Hof coaches ?

NICE

His step back package is elite.

Yeah he started that move and it’s become very important but Harden became too dependent on it. It almost became the only thing he would do. He started shooting that so much to where he led the league in misses by a landslide. In the playoffs he would shoot it so much to where it became obvious he would shoot to draw a foul rather than actually making it. I might sound like a hater but he did that shot so much to where it became a liability to him. That and the fact that he was a premadonna and wouldn’t allow Chris Paul to do his job as PG and demanded the ball be in his hands all the time.

@jh134mvp8

2 ай бұрын

Yes i agree. Him and his coaches fucked up being so insanely ball dominant all those years. It was too predictable in the playoffs when a team can really scheme to stop him and not worry too much about everyone else

Love him or hate him, he's one of the best offensive player we ever witnessed.

@reyesmartinez512

4 жыл бұрын

But chokes in the playoffs.

@ranfmarco8922

4 жыл бұрын

Dude averaged more than 11 free throws per game lol

@hansmina3752

4 жыл бұрын

@@reyesmartinez512 to be fair, some all stars can't even consistently make it to the playoffs. Harden just can't beat the Warriors dynasty but who knows, maybe this year.

@hansmina3752

4 жыл бұрын

He still need to make those freethrows, those are not actually "free" he still works for those points

@calebaizen6260

4 жыл бұрын

@@hansmina3752 yeah he woks for it by flopping

Anyone else notice that the silhouette guarding Harden is of Paul George? 😂

Greatest move of all time.

@solomon7544

4 жыл бұрын

Sky hook

The NBA really needs to fix this - hero ball in the early '00's was fun because it allowed the 'heroes' to attack in a multitude of ways. This is not only bending the travel rules, but the foul calls as well, all to service a single shot in the name of a 'higher scoring' league. This is artificially increasing the scoring, while simultaneously decreasing the entertainment factor (who likes watching Harden shoot 20 free throws a game?). Allow hand-checking, zone defenses and call flops on guys like Harden and Curry, while the pace of play would definitely slow down, these players could then battle through and -prove- themselves on the caliber of players like McGrady, Bryant, Wade, Iverson etc. Right now, while the accuracy is astonishing, the play looks weak and the rules of the game look like they are innefective - the interior game is non-existent, which is all a shame.

Nice

So icy ❄️ 🥶

Hardens step back is travelling, period.

Every stepback travelling.

@XENOX-777

3 жыл бұрын

How is that even a travel? He bounces the ball while doing the first step back, then he slightly catches it with one hand but only really gathers it as he grabs it with his second hand and steps at the same time. So that's a gather step. Then he takes another step back, that's the first step. Next he lands on his right foot, establishing that at his pivot foot as it's his last step. Then lastly, he shoots the ball. As long as his right foot doesn't come off the floor and touch it again or move somewhere else he is fine to put his left foot anywhere he wants to. It's like if some is going in for a lay up. They do a gather step, two steps and then they can stop and do something similar to a dream shake if they want.

Someone needed to edit in Dragonball Z punching sound effects for that Harden Dribbling segment between *3:28* to *3:38* because that....NEEDED TO BE THERE!!!!!

This is why the NBA needs to bring back hand checking. Obviously they wont because it will hurt scoring, but defenders are now powerless against stuff like this.

Can I get the stat on how many double step backs harden takes?

Harden flopping is his greatest achievement cuz it works anytime he uses it and im being real

@ortoa3558

4 жыл бұрын

It’s not a flop if there is contact or if his landing is obstructed, it’s the defenders fault for being careless

James Harden and Steph Curry changed the NBA 🤯 69 step back 3s in 13-14 season to 600 step back 3s in 18-19

man i miss those days

his flop is the most reliable scoring move...