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re: Harden had a 5 step travel on a 3 pt attempt...and was awarded with a trip to the line
Posted on 12/18/18 at 3:11 pm to hoopsgalore
Posted on 12/18/18 at 3:11 pm to hoopsgalore
His IQ is just off the charts," says Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni. A couple of seasons ago, Harden got so proficient at drawing fouls as he rose to launch three-pointers—what Harden describes as "trying to create an advantage," and what opposing fans and rival players describe as "bullshite calls"—that the league changed the rules to permit such incidental (or in Harden's case, super intentional) contact. D'Antoni just sees this as evidence of his genius. "Anytime they try to change the rules, or put new rules in, for one person," he says, "it means you're pretty well ahead of the game."
Harden isn't that tall, he doesn't jump very high, and he isn't crazy fast. But there is one very particular, newly quantifiable skill at which he is the best in the NBA: deceleration. P3, an athletic-performance firm based in Santa Barbara, California, actually studied this, and that was its conclusion. At a moment when everyone in the league is trying to go faster, Harden is the best at slowing down. "No—stopping," he clarifies. "That's why it's so hard to guard me—because I'm able to get you off-balance, use my body, then stop on a dime and still get my shot. That's tough, you know?"
There’s also a WSJ article out there. But you gotta sign in to read it.
Harden isn't that tall, he doesn't jump very high, and he isn't crazy fast. But there is one very particular, newly quantifiable skill at which he is the best in the NBA: deceleration. P3, an athletic-performance firm based in Santa Barbara, California, actually studied this, and that was its conclusion. At a moment when everyone in the league is trying to go faster, Harden is the best at slowing down. "No—stopping," he clarifies. "That's why it's so hard to guard me—because I'm able to get you off-balance, use my body, then stop on a dime and still get my shot. That's tough, you know?"
There’s also a WSJ article out there. But you gotta sign in to read it.
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