If James Harden Does THIS, The Rockets Could Win The Title

[@rainpatch4358]

Modern NBA: Guards posting up & Centers shooting threes

[@metalsadman]

Pretty much lol.

[@arnasgudaitis3951]

Lol

[@arnasgudaitis3951]

😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@FrankiePacino]

Pistons use to do it with Billups and Sheed

[@Minimal444]

More like everyone shooting 3s.

[@kujuto6878]

BBALLBREAKDOWN has one of the greatest ad transitions of all time

[@bballbreakdown]

🏀🏀🏀 🙏🙏🙏

[@MrE_]

@@bballbreakdown GOAT!!

[@Loyal2law]

It's so good, I watch the ads.

[@bingy9350]

I think Russell could be that post up guy

[@boomboominroom]

Gets me every time 😭

[@the_og_me_216]

Just watched a 3 min ad for ya, your welcome

[@John-gz5mz]

You're*

[@MrE_]

Was it the sunglasses ad for men?

[@VickHushpuppy215]

Mr.E that’s the one I got 😂😂😂

[@TaloHed12]

Admit it, coach winking at you was lovely

[@PrismUbik]

you dont need to do that bro just watch 15 seconds he gets paid the same

[@Bapa_nada]

Maybe just post up behind 3pt line? Mix of old and new basketball.

[@bballbreakdown]

Oh wow.

[@SilkyLew]

That's fucking retarded

[@skyj2172]

Ummm.....sure.

[@anthonycelestin3559]

He does post up a lot on the 3 point line, when he post up there he gets in a triple threat position and does a jab step to get the defender guessing if hes going to the basket or shooting a stepback 3

[@MrB177y]

Lmao imagine posting up then step back 3 😂

[@joonaskaiv1644]

Who else thought that coach was gonna talk about them one-legged threes

[@xClunky]

In the playoffs this might be a useful tool for them especially when Harden starts to look gassed. Could give them a few easy points instead of going 1/27.

[@NewEraaG]

1/27 😂😭

[@josephweller7016]

and he will get gassed after seeing that boxing video

[@makarios2482]

Habits are built during the season tho

[@Werder-zw7hu]

0/27 though

[@lavarball1429]

The main question here is will Mike D’Antoni actually let anyone shoot a shot from the midrange?

[@BurritoKingdom]

He does. Amar'e was all mid range jumpers and pick&rolls. The question is if Daryl Morey would allow it

[@nicholasruben496]

It’s hardens team not Dantoni nobody cares what dantoni wants it’s all about harden. They’d fire dantoni before they bench harden.

[@pokebrother2330]

Mr Ball how are you ?

[@Likerios22244]

U obviously wasn't paying attention to da video 😭😭

[@phxander]

@@nicholasruben496 No one likes Dantoni here in Houston but we celebrate harden like a god

[@russianarji]

I don't think this will work for Houston and here's why: -Stephen A. Smith

[@AWEhardy]

I ain't gonna lie I thought you were gonna give a valid explaintion

[@killed5079]

Lol

[@BenVVMMXXIII]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@metalsadman]

Max will have a say on this comes playoff harden mode lol.

[@VArsovski10]

Whah (instead of why) Rest is on spot 😂

[@danapink2503]

please god make james harden watch this

[@BenVVMMXXIII]

I'm pretty sure he knows. He is an underrated genius

[@CorySands]

Please God let me win the lotto

[@11dubs30]

@@BenVVMMXXIII whoah whoah whoooooah. You can just throw the G word around.

[@kevincrasher]

please god make James harden ignore this (tryna give the league a chance)

[@wazzup233]

@@CorySands yeah you could win it unless if you're the owner of New York Knicks. 😂

[@JenHoe0524]

Guards posting up? You mean MJ and Kobe? Not a new idea, and we have seen how great a player they were.

[@ShareefusMaximus]

Everyone posts up in "The Triple Post Offense" AKA the triangle.

[@richardanthony7855]

Imagine him doing the double stepback from the post... omg

[@lokihve6591]

it becomes a 3pt

[@deenugent473]

With or without dribbling? 🤣😂

[@nabilghafar9150]

Jordan (and Kobe) had done this a long time ago.

[@cain7925]

Yes it was Jordan bread and butter offense.

[@lvvisions3677]

Facts kobe mastered it

[@majormarketing6552]

Kobe never was as efficient as jordan

[@willhooke]

Yes I agree, and what I am thinking is, how is more ISO ball from Harden, regardless of how it is done, going to get the Rockets past GSW, and now the Lakers + Clippers? I think D'Antoni Ball worked better with Nash to Amar'e, etc. rather than Harden ISOing. I know today's Rockets are better than the 00s Suns, but I think people get my point.... 1 man cannot beat a team. Jordan couldn't beat the Pistons on his own.

[@MCFrutek]

@@lvvisions3677 U mad bro.. Jordan is the all time best post guard player.. second is Kawhi.

[@c.jarmstrong3111]

If the Rockets want to win the championship, Harden needs to chill the hell out during the regular season and save some energy for the playoffs. The real issue with Harden is that he runs out of energy after the second playoff round

[@darrylwallace2428]

Officiating also plays a key. He doesn’t always get the benefit of the doubt from the officials in the playoffs like he does in the regular season

[@fabolousninenine30]

How can these super athletes run out of energy in this era ? You ever saw Jordan or Kobe getting tired in the playoffs ?

[@raytheshadowmonarch]

@@fabolousninenine30 every shot 10 threes..that shit is tiring

[@fabolousninenine30]

Raymond Marks Excuses over excuses. My question is still not answered. Why are these so called modern super athletes tired after the 2nd round ?

[@HIkariTenchi]

Fabolous NineNine that’s because they relied on the post a lot more, burning less energy. All that dribbling Harden does into a step back three is exhausting. If he would post, Coach Nick suggests, he would save a lot of energy.

[@DigitalHalo]

I don't know coach Steph Curry posting up does not sound like a smart idea. This does seem like a better idea for thick guards like Harden Lowry and Westbrook.

[@litesout0_o639]

Wall

[@teenoneofyabusiness1424]

Thick lmfao

[@TheEletronicFunky]

Harden and Steph have dew similarities but harden can post up steph a baby

[@allenmk138]

Exactly. Steph is a better shooter than Harden, so you would rather have him shooting 3s or easy layups and he can occasionally post up on pgs. Klay would be a better suggestion, but he's better as a catch and shoot player.

[@jamienguyen6603]

lowry LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL weak ass LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL bum LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

[@vinceallenmeneses5883]

Low post, turn around to the baseline with one dribble then step back. That's really difficult to guard.

[@KingDayDayDay00]

Yeah but MDA's dumb ass doesnt praise mid range game

[@genericname7020]

@@KingDayDayDay00 and the GM. Darrell Morey.

[@ponypower8]

MJ and Kobe won so many games (and championships, too) with that low post turmaround shot.

[@nahor88]

Cuttino is absolutely right about defending the post. I have a new buddy I play one-on-one with. I'm a good outside shooter, but he likes to post up. We're about the same height. The first couple games I destroy him by stroking 3s. The last couple he starts posting me up on every possession, and with no shot clock, can just keep leaning on me and wearing my legs down. Once that happens, my outside shots stop falling, and I don't have the energy to drive to the bucket.

[@carsonweiler9413]

Very interesting idea. I think Harden would be really good posting up because he is one of the strongest players for his size in the league. Would be interesting to see it in practice to see if it is only a good idea in theory.

[@ArmoredFighter1]

Sure let the ball dominant guard have the ball in his hands for even more time while the rest of the team has to stand in the corners and do nothing and then get back to defense. Posting up requires a lot of energy and Harden is already playing 37 minutes per game, sometimes BBALLBREAKDOWN just throws completely random shit and you eat it all up.

[@EndOfTheDemocrats]

beautiful video, subscribed. i have been saying this about harden for years.. 3:47 was beautiful

[@YounGala]

Thank you BBALLBREAKDOWN to inspire me to keep making nba videos and one of my favorite nba channel to watch and hope I can be big as you one day🙏

[@bballbreakdown]

🏀🏀🏀 🙏🙏🙏

[@Metdav07770]

I'd say westbrook posts up, capela behind him, house and Eric Gordon in on of the corner and james in the center arch

[@nathan164]

1:13 anyone else just notice how he kinda look like uncle Drew👀

[@gunnipeters5419]

Defending? (just to make the joke before everyone else does)

[@nbaallday5643]

i was gonna said that but still great joke lol

[@team8hunnid592]

Günni Peters shit not funny he defends now dumbass

[@gunnipeters5419]

@@team8hunnid592 Bro I know. I just made the joke. Everyone knows he's defending since last season

[@joshrodriguez214]

2 steals a game doesn’t play defense nice

[@MetroLee]

Amazing content. Of course numbers from the post positions are low. You can walk into any gym in America and see kids doing crazy dribbling drills or step back half court 3-point shots, but you will NEVER walk into any gym and see any player getting up 500 makes in hook shots and drop step. Not ever. Just imagine.

[@metalsadman]

Some players do, i see kawhi on their practice drills doing post up turn around/fade away shots.

[@arnasgudaitis3951]

@@metalsadman kawhi with hes big ass good on post

[@biggykahuna1600]

If he does this he could become the greatest offensive player of all time

[@anthonycelestin3559]

Really? Elaborate

[@KF1349]

Isn't this what Jordan did? It seems particularly true in the 2nd of the 3-peats.

[@cain7925]

Yep that move is the bread and butter of Jordan.

[@ponypower8]

MJ and Kobe won so many games (and championships, too) with that low post turmaround shot.

[@gremcilia_immermurin]

Come on, Coach, you're above these kinds of titles.

[@rossbentley3000]

Brilliant ad transitions, again and again. I got way too used to the Seat Geek ones, so this one took me wayyy of guard lol

[@slowmanj7]

he's right harden have the enough strength to post up this can help him score more if he isn't hitting his threes he can do this to score more and find is open teammates more importantly now cause this season they get swept by the lakers at 4-1 i know he doesn't hitting his three's as always so hope next season he does this

[@govols2214]

James Harden PLAYOFF Stats through 10 seasons(on 3 less minutes per game): 22.9 PTS | 5.4 REB | 5.6 AST | 1.8 STL | 49.2eFG% 22.3 PER | 29.1 USG% | 0.169 win shares/48, | 8.7 VORP Kobe playoff stats through 10 seasons: 22.9 PTS | 4.9 REB | 4.5 AST | 1.3 STL | 46.6 eFG% 20.5 PER | 29.2 USG% | 0.139 win shares/48, | 6.7 VORP Draw your own conclusions, but I thought these stats were interesting. Really contradicted the narrative gap these two players receive

[@brunocaboclo7973]

Xander Sanders Different eras, Kobe played in the least efficient most defensive era in NBA history. Also, Kobe was an elite defender as well.

[@govols2214]

Bruno Caboclo except even when you look at TS% relative to league average Harden is way more efficient

[@amplitudehertz17]

​@@govols2214 I think what he means is that in Kobe's era, something like 55% TS is considered efficient, whilst in the current era, a player should be above, say, 59% TS to be called efficient.

[@brunocaboclo7973]

Xander Sanders That's still not fair, Kobe and Harden should be compared to other ball dominant player when it comes to efficiency and not league average. Many of the ball dominant players in Kobe's era shot worse or around the same.

[@anthonycelestin3559]

F*** ESPN rankings Harden is the best player

[@Crnicelad]

Thank you coach for the amazing ads you put out, it doesn't even bother me that I have to watch the rest of the video to see them! Keep doing the great work!

[@anonmousse]

@7:00, it's funny how back in Red Auerbach's days as a coach he mentioned that "Back in the day, all the little guys were the leading pivot men", and the circle is back.

[@mattdeluccia153]

I’m glad you brought this up. Litterally all of James Harden’s offensive skills translate into post offense: Strength, footwork, ability to draw contact, change of direction speed, ability shoot while moving in different directions, passing, etc. He could be an even more deadly offensive weapon if he committed to working on his footwork in the post.

[@kingsoindabuildin8036]

“As you can see I don’t miss much “ 🤣😂😂 lmao love this guy

[@johnmarku3658]

kobe did this when he was still around abusing guards in the lowpost with his impecable footwork

[@gurubivolaru5114]

That's right, but you are comparing a player who posted a good part of his career and exercised his moves and footwork for this with a player who prefers long range and driving. Also adding the fact that Kobe had a great defensive game and was pushing his limits every game. I don't see that from a lot of players today. Most of them are comfortable getting triple doubles and going home after the first playoff round, that's not a winner mindset.

[@mirakekkle9476]

Mereu Lorin-Alexandru lmao what? Harden doesn’t do midrange cause his coach hates it. Harden needs to watch this damn video and he’ll win the damn chip ex

[@NY101jah]

Yup, Kobe, MJ, Wade

[@kakhagvelesiani8364]

@@gurubivolaru5114 Michael Jordan also prefered driving to the basket during his first years in the NBA. Which is why Jordan was in his prime during 1989 - 1993. He finally developed great post game, amazing footwork, all-time great midrange shot and still had unbelievable athleticism which allowed him to drive to the basket anytime he wanted. Not to mention, that Jordan was a great defender at the same time.

[@allisknu11]

Cutino is correct. Guarding someone who posts up a lot is exhausting. It really takes out your legs. This is just smart basketball. If you have a big man (the 5) that can shoot 3s like Brook Lopez, you can pull away bigs from the paint and have your point guard post up and shoot.

[@ctaylor2805]

Yes he should! Ive been thinking this! He already has a good step back off of his elbow, like the one he did on iggy in 2015. He needs to use his midrange more, and if he develops a fadeaway than that would be even better. He also needs to speed up the amount of dribbles he makes(which means fewer) and at very least when hes at the top of the key move alittle bit more so the defense doesnt think your gonna dribble in one spot and lull defenders to sleep. That's what got im trapped in the GS series.

[@anthonynorman7545]

Mobley is such a great bball mind. I love the talks with him.

[@josephadrianloja8983]

I didn't expect that ad from that time. Nice one coach

[@40441gogo]

“Guards should be the ones posting up now” that’s a Hot Take coach 🔥

[@metalsadman]

Coz post ups usually goes into 1v1, imo for good shooters this style is viable.

[@ouonouanwilfried-desire7758]

Jordan and Kobe strongly disagree

[@daveysweigard]

Your videos are brilliant and so is your kicks game Coach. Two-way star over here!

[@mattvalin1958]

You've really mastered clickbait-y titles. The only thing that could've made this better would be a 'Doctors hate him'

[@johnnyboy3410]

listen you wanker he didnt say MJ or Kobe didnt do this he said this If James Harden Does THIS, The Rockets Could Win The Title how is this any clickbait you little shit fucking idiot know what clickbait is then come talking

[@seph9980]

Harden, this offseason, be like: "imma surprise them with my post moves", and then sees this be like: "Blimey!!".

[@darkkthief1626]

so they gotta make WB a spot up 3 pt shooter like what they did to melo now?

[@muhammadsyahnan8488]

Westbrook gonna hit transition bucket and probably get some drive to the basket

[@iHasCaek]

or, imagine westbrook posting up on other guards....

[@joelpowell6126]

I love your ads during the videos very creative !!!

[@TheElectronicsMan100]

Very interesting take. I think one place we definitely see this theory utilized is in Golden State as D'lo has the size passing and shot creating to destroy smaller guards in the post. Not too mention I think Kerr is actually creative enough to try it.

[@serenadesilhout]

Wade was been posting up players and he's been more efficient in his prime than Harden. If Harden adds a legitimate post game, the Rockets would be a whole lot more dangerous.

[@gurubivolaru5114]

I remember Carmelo Anthony did the same thing for most of his career and his playing profile somehow matches Harden's: great offensive skills & awful defense. It didn't work for Anrthony, I don't think it will work for Harden.

[@serenadesilhout]

@@gurubivolaru5114 Melo just never passed the ball well. As soon as he got the ball it stuck there, similar to Harden. Wade had more seasons he could have averaged 30 ppg but he's a willing passer and willing to sacrifice stats. Plus his defense was miles better than both of theirs.

[@Hieiman]

@@serenadesilhout Terrible take... Harden has always been a willing passer and he's a way better playmaker than Carmelo or Wade.

[@Hieiman]

@@gurubivolaru5114 Carmelo's game is almost nothing like Harden's... Lol

[@DarkNight123]

serenadesilhout don’t be stupid. Harden literally led the league in assists dummy

[@Aggrandize.__]

meanwhile Kobe routinely did this with a mix of 3's...

[@genesisjison8401]

Good thoughts buddy, thanks for the info!!!!

[@BigWiz15]

7:19 Booker using the signature Kobe fadeaway from a triple team, with 15 secs on the clock, having 3 teammates wide open...that is the true definition of mamba mentality

[@ily9565]

my god i love this idea! imma try doin that in my pickup games too

[@ronramirez0531]

i think it will work for a small ball team like the rockets.

[@Climb_Mountains]

The reason why Harden is so hard to guard when he isos at the three point is because he has the Step back three in his bag. Defenders have to play for both the drive and the step back three. For most guys you dont have to press up as much because its a step back three, most maybe make like 30%, but Harden can legitimately make close 40% of those if not closed out on. If he posts up inside, the defender (usually the best team defender) doesn't have to worry as much about the step back as much since he knows Harden is more so trying to get inside to score or draw FTs. A step back 2 at 40% is something defense can live with from Harden. T That's why Harden is always starting from the 3 pt line. Its just straight up more efficient, and you know how much the Rockets love those.

[@Swifty450]

Coach Nick is so slick at sliding these ads in his videos that I just have to watch the whole ad XD

[@bballbreakdown]

How about copping some earbuds from Raycon while you’re at it? 😇🏀

[@Swifty450]

@@bballbreakdown you know I have to now 😭😭😭

[@Q115115]

Hi, I work for the Rockets front office and brought this video to the attention of the GMs, we will try this in the first 5 games of the upcoming season.

[@Akatsuki365]

Coach Nick with the shot boiiiiii

[@mariopetrovic4670]

I will send this to Daryl Morey, it might help if yall do it, better chance he see it and show it to james lol

[@GoliathGTX]

People keep saying post game is dead, it's just that no one tries to think about using them in the modern game. I always believe that a good post player getting a double team and a pass to outside is deadly. Not too different from slashing and pass to three points in efficiency if done well.

[@ramzarugliabeoulve]

I'm so happy seeing one of my favorite shooters, Cuttino Mobley again. Thank you, Coach Nick.

[@bballbreakdown]

🏀🏀🏀 🙏👌🙏

[@michaelmachado3249]

BBALLBREAKDOWN woow great work!!

[@erennazir646]

That ad transition was so nice that I actually might have to buy them shits

[@casualfandestroyer2503]

I know Amare Stoudemire is a big but he was EXTREMELY succesful in the mid-post, elbow area so why wouldnt he allow harden?

[@gamepro1239]

Gotta wanna post up harden like being flashy and flopping he posed to been doing this From day one in houston he STRONG AS HELL

[@davidwon7269]

Shaun Livingston is the king of the midrange post-up, he was insanely efficient, and I’m sure Harden can emulate that with his handles and step back

[@Spenwrath-]

Another great video by coach nick!

[@ethemerdogan1855]

This would be great, many times in crunch time, Harden’s legs simply doesn’t have the power to hit stepbacks. So now he can take the majority of them in the 4th. Sounds great

[@RobShelley84]

An interesting and bold idea. I think come playoffs it could help when the game slows down and scoring becomes harder. Harden could perhaps use this as a way of getting a few simple buckets or more wide-open shots for teammates. But I still want to see how efficient Harden could be from the post. Not entirely sold.

[@aja3longhorn375]

Problem is this team is not the same one that has had snipers like Anderson, Ariza, and Paul for 3 point shooting in the past. Westbrook being a starter diminishes most of the value created from Harden posting up.

[@f0rtyy815]

while thats true in a way, posting up doesnt need to generate alot of 3s. theres shooters, and cutters. hitting ur cutters with a quick pick and pop can easily lead to defensive errors. lets say harden is on left block. give russ offball screen to baseline on the right wing and i forgot the rockets roster but a stretch big off-ball screen into a pop 3. harden has 2 options along with creating for himself. russ can pop back out other side if the cut is ineffective and the guy on top can cut right side. russ can make his open shots so thats a simple play thats rlly effective. if everyone stands while harden posts, well then thats the problem right there.

[@aja3longhorn375]

​@@f0rtyy815 I see what you are saying but trust me I know this team. Cutting in the lane is not a strong suit of the personnel by offensive design. The only shooter who can get a look off quick from a screen with relative efficiency is Eric Gordon. Tucker is limited to corner which is not ideal for posting up. Green is inefficient and Danuel House must be WIDE OPEN to hit a 3. Russ has issues even on wide open shots. It's probably relatively good points per possession but I just don't think it is as effective as pick and roll with Capela.

[@f0rtyy815]

@@aja3longhorn375 well ik the rockets have to change much more than their roster. coach daantoni needs to change his system as well as the players need more offball movement etc. im not a rockets fan so maybe u know more but for me, i do see the potential definitely. if they get 1 good shooter, preferably a stretch big, they can hurt alot of teams imo. definitely an all in move tho. it either works great, or its back to harden iso with less spacing.

[@clproductions7609]

I think you're the only youtuber who's sponsor was a good one and made me buy it

[@bballbreakdown]

Awesome!!

[@Sayedelamin]

Absolutely agree with this. A good shot is a good shot... and a step back out of the post up is the definition of unstoppable. #takethatforefficiency

[@mistourasal]

this is gold- good stuff coach

[@bballbreakdown]

Thanks so much!

[@shlidgn90]

It’s funny they are talking about guards posting up. Klay Thompson started doing this during last years playoffs.

[@andyofzz]

harden be like “hmm interesting, let me try that post up thing, but...from the 3 point line, post up 3s”

[@alansmith888]

Great breakdown but this is nothing new. There was this guy called Michael Jordan who used to post up ALOT, especially as he got older and less explosive. It allowed him to continue to be a legendary scorer despite diminishing athleticism into his mid 30's.

[@differentname6904]

alansmith888 who said it was new it’s new for James harden

[@savelichalex]

That background music on ad, just like I'b better hurry up to buy them :D

[@gideoncheung8731]

BBALLBREAKDOWN ads are amazing. Normally you'd try to stay away from ads, and click that little 'SKIP AD' button once it pops up, but I genuinely love listening to dem creative fun ads

[@Jared7873]

I got Cake web browser ad.

[@moustaphamoussabouh9985]

That ad placement is fucking world class hahahaha

[@MeesterSun]

True. We never had a 4 out 1 in offense with the guard as the postup. Closest was Miami Heat in 2012-14 but Bron played power forward a lot. I don't think this would work when Harden is sharing the floor with Westbrook and Capela with their lack of court spacing but maybe when PJ Tucker is playing the smallball center, House at the 4, Gerald Green at 3 and Eric Gordon at 2 this would work.

[@Thanosdidtherighthing]

MeesterSun It’s probably be more beneficial if Westbrook did most of the posting up but westbrook doesn’t have to become an elite shooter for harden to post up lol. He can be an off ball cutter and slasher like Dwyane wade

[@MeesterSun]

​@@Thanosdidtherighthing Agreed on Westbrook postup. He did a lot of those in 2015. But this video was about Harden doing it.

[@ProsunMondol]

"If James Harden Does THIS, The Rockets Could Win The Title" This is really just not having to run into the KD Warriors, the greatest accumulation of NBA talent we've ever seen. The Rockets could easily be back-to-back champions were it not for the Warriors.

[@michaelanderson4280]

Do u think kd is still on the warrios u dumb fuck

[@macabrx]

Thank you! I been wanting guards to post up more. I’m a huge Kobe fan so you best believe I work on my post moves n imma pg

[@bballbreakdown]

Nice!

[@rockie8254]

Half a century ago, people dreamt of flying cars and living on Mars...but little did they know that the real REVOLUTION of man is for Guards to post up and Centres to shoot 3s.....( I am a post up guard all my life, people think I am crazy.....until they see me skyhook it in....)

[@ja4309]

This might actually work. The only problem is whether or not D Antoni will allow it because this can absolutely help their offense and not be that predictable

[@Drado220]

Lol you're a natural for Ads coach 🤣🤣

[@gameplaymemoriesYT]

0:30 i watched this on 0.25x speed... Either left or right the gathered step, he traveled. If you consider his left foot as a gathered step you, you count that as 0-1-2-3-4 but if you consider his right foot as gathered step thats 0-1-2-3.

[@turtleanddad4563]

Jordan Durant Kobe they all were elite in the post the fadeaway over either shoulder. Durant is especially good. It also gets teammates open shots and cuts for layups when defense turns their head or doubles. He has all the floaters and shots with diff footwork so he would be fun to watch in the mid range post. Pick and roll spread is great but being predictable makes it tough in playoffs. If I was that great I would want the ball all the time and go 1v1 and show off skills but you have to let others touch it more it makes them better on both ends. And really if they are gonna win title harden and Westbrook will both have to care about defense and give multiple efforts on defense and not have bad body language towards teammates when they or someone gets beat instead they need to just cover for them and take someone scoring as everyone’s fault. And they can’t focus on the refs or get into 1v1 battles that take focus off the game plan.

[@KingDayDayDay00]

Someone should tell this to MDA over and over again

[@Re4ch]

Maybe posting up isn´t as effective because we now know how to defend it? It´s now almost a muscle memory to double the post from the weak side, which was rarely done in the past. We also didn´t invite new post moves for a long time and maybe bigs know how to defend them better today. Posting up Harden could work for a quarter of a season but I´d think defenses would catch up pretty quickly.

[@iveayu]

well you dont see alot of guard posting up because they dont have the strength to do it. Getting good position in the post take alot of work too. Is there even proof that you save energy?

[@WammyGiveaway]

Jordan and Kobe played in the post and won titles this way. If Harden plays more in the post, then it's a certainty the Rockets will win it all. Jordan, Kobe and Harden are all guards - normally, posting is done through your bigs, Shaq, Duncan, Olajuwon (I may be missing some players/Hall Of Famers here, but you get the idea). I came up with this saying based on my observations of the past: "point guard driven teams always lose in the playoffs, you must go through your bigs who can play in the post. That's why it's called the *post-season*." I always dismissed guards because of their height and how the big man troubles the paint, but during the Warriors dynasty, we saw things a little different. Their runs were predicated on ball movement, spacing, pacing and 3-pointers. If post play is still a big deal, I would like to know the numbers behind post plays in playoffs. Is it volume, efficiency, guarding the post, or drawing fouls for free throws using the post. More importantly, from what position, the guards or the bigs. I would love to see you break down the importance of post play in the playoffs, Nick.

[@wazzup233]

Nice video & analysis you got Coach Nick. I hope you should become the new head coach of Gilas Pilipinas & use your videos as an instrument on how the Filipino basketball players should become a very competitive & world class players, not amateurs or softies. 😉 P.S. Please make an analysis on the final match between Spain vs. Argentina on the recent 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

[@bballbreakdown]

Salamat!!

[@MrE_]

Ben Simmons and Westbrook could probably post up like this and be successful. But I couldn't see shooters like curry and Harden post up

[@officialdannyv5073]

Mr.E Harden is bigger and stronger than most guards he’s built for it but he has to add it to his game

[@ogbmt]

This is basically essential for Harden to use, because the shots will be easier for him to make at times when he is already tired. If he misses 2 or 3 three pointers in a row, he can just go down low and get easy buckets or easy 3s for his teammates. I think if he were to work on his post game just a little bit, then the perception of Harden disappearing in the playoffs would quickly change.

[@nightstallion8120]

I hate the fact that the rockets play style now just doesn't have the mid range and long 2s part of their game It takes out a big part for options and threats to opposing defenses. I'd love to see your suggestion be added to the rockets' bag of tricks and plays

[@arnasgudaitis3951]

So rockets coach and players stupid?? Realy bro

[@nightstallion8120]

@@arnasgudaitis3951 I'm not saying that at all. I'm so far from saying that.

[@nightstallion8120]

@@arnasgudaitis3951 I know they analyze a lot of data but as they say numbers do not tell the whole story. For sure tho, they'll try something new with the moves they've made are planning to do this season.

[@lonewolfvideobball]

Morey: Posting up? Midrange? Whoooahhh!! Not happening, we're beyond that! D'Antoni: Yeah yeah, posting up sucks! you hear me Kobe and Melo? Harden: Don't need all of that. I already have two most unstoppable moves in all of regular season!

[@Typerist]

its a good idea, but we all know he will iso 23 seconds and chuck up 3 pointers before the shot clock expire. Maybe an experiment with the post up can add more points of attack for harden

[@triggeredtrey]

Big brain moment by Cuttino and coach

[@danielcatapang1234]

coach nick speaks so well

[@shoroku1101]

Jordan, Kobe and Dwyane wade all feasted with elite post games. Lebron added a post game in Miami and jumped to a top 3 player all time. History shows James harden should do this like yesterday

[@anonmousse]

Anybody else get the feeling that D'antoni is watching this going. "Well ain't that right?"

[@dawdlersupreme8387]

"As you can see I don't miss much and the big reason is I'm wearing Raycon earbuds.." *I am so buying theeese... LMFAO

[@bballbreakdown]

Make it happen!! 🏀😀🤣

[@BenVVMMXXIII]

2:29 swear I thought I saw a driblle

[@acheeblessyou]

interesting idea. i do wonder if harden is tall enough to see / pass over taller defenders. compare to Jokic, for instance, who is able to pass out of post ups to anywhere on the court.

[@MurrayGrevious]

Love this video. Question for you. Should we as a basketball community re-describe the point guard position? How many teams point guards are primarily scoring with a wing actually initiating the offense? LeBron is going to be the primary ball handler, Draymond, Jokic, etc...