James Harden - Superb Separation (Iso King) 17/18 Part 1

[@flashymerty8118]

His step back is legendary his separation is one of the greatest ever ISO King

[@ItachiUchiha-ck6hi]

His step back is a travel

[@jaehitemup2348]

Cass&JJ Parks yea he takes two steps with one foot an then the third step with the other foot

[@paulchang9229]

Jae HitEmUp23 lol, how is that travel, go slow-mo and check the timing when he pick up the ball

[@jaehitemup2348]

Paul張元柏 not all are travels but he gets away with it easily look at 9:15 an slow it down that’s 4 steps, three if you don’t count the first

[@paulchang9229]

Jae HitEmUp23 how? He pick up the ball when he got his left foot down, and end up with landing on both feet after he push off his left foot. How was that 4 step?

[@sunchaotmac]

harden just super smart. he simply just outsmarts most people in NBA.

[@MrAlexthegreat24]

Exactly. He the goat

[@dopemango4653]

he has no iq

[@teteskone41]

@@dopemango4653 Who needs IQ when you have such a talent?

[@lolipopi503]

Yes but his teammates choke him.

[@itskp7884]

tim w exactly he outsmarts his opponents when he see he can get a foul he does when he’s getting triple teamed he can get open

[@foi9841]

the between the legs dribbling is so mesmerizing its like hypnosis, no wonder why he is able to get so much separation in his step backs and drives

[@sabahbubbler]

Separation? May as well call it a divorce coz it's over

[@strollas]

LMAFOOO

[@kazimodo9415]

Nice comment😁

[@LuhSanchezz]

Fuck you

[@col7004]

Luh Sanchez woahhhh chilllll

[@sabahbubbler]

@Phukk Yoo Phukk Yoo is certainly creative huh

[@yunan9610]

He got superb separation on the defensive side, too

[@saucyca1821]

mf clicked on this video just to hate😂

[@kuyo86]

😂😂😂

[@moneyjustcomestome9]

There has never been another player like James harden.

[@eltorogillz1608]

harden highlights are the most beautiful to watch but 1 day I watched a full game and saw him put up 20 3's. usually that's supposed to be an entire team but he did it by himself and only scored like 5 but no doubt his dribbling and separation is one of a kind

[@charlesljones2454]

It's just a matter of if he's on or off. Nobody can stop him. And he makes it look so freaking easy.

[@elloello4484]

That’s the cleanest Shots Shooting I’ve ever seen! Way 2 Go Harding! Reinventing the Fade-away Jumper with a Side-Step or a Step Back. Clever

[@danhuang3760]

For me, he is the ONE that truly makes basketball so much fun to watch. For me, he, James Harden, is the best.

[@SurfMastery-kz6je]

crazy, I. remember playing one one one against this dude for fun when he was still at Artesia at open gyms. He was the goofiest silliest guy, always had you out of breath from laughing

[@loop9423]

Sure

[@troliskimosko]

Anonymous bullshit

[@mico5536]

treelo_the_first jealous...

[@SurfMastery-kz6je]

@@troliskimosko by the way,I played d1 ball on scholarship, so ive played against a lot of nba players, entire teams, even kobe during a college visit. so 1v1 w/ harden, especially when i was still in middle school isnt that crazy, we lived in the same county.. just felt like sharing.

[@TheGuy-u7f]

Okay flight

[@ciaran9815]

Good to see Harden practicing social distancing

[@richardmajor25]

Harden's hesitations are lethal.

[@layloweli1900]

His step back and spacing got me dead laughing 💀😭

[@mosesplaying5781]

There is a patan to harden's step back, as he is sizing up the defender he wants them to give him a direction and then which ever direction they give him is wea the step back will be

[@BasketballSociety_]

Harden did a lot for his legacy in these years.

[@kuyo86]

Not enoug, but a lot nonetheless

[@stormyweraf7923]

It annoys me how so casual he is about taking ankles, meanwhile I’m struggling for air and airballing the damn thing

[@cameroncruz7939]

Harden's ISO game is what Melo's needed to evolve into for him to stay relevant in the modern NBA.

[@StudytheGame]

miss this Harden Rockets

[@dreadykobain6817]

Hardin has the strongest left leg n da world with all dat double step backing lmao

[@ryugarai2668]

0:39 Too much sauce!

[@thabisolehasa5191]

too much bro!

[@robbiehackman8811]

Great video Evin

[@itsOGP]

Harden’s just to good great defense by Jeff Green thou @1:57 - 2:05

[@hbtrenchkidd823]

James harden been social distancing before the virus

[@quyuzhou]

Harden not only chatting with double step backs. He also chatting with full step before dribbling. Left foot out, right foot up, then dribble....

[@ren12275]

Awesome clip 🖐⭐️

[@camw3382]

Everyone who’s in love and highly impressed with Harden’s game will without doubt say they know basketball... Just like every coach or organization will say they know basketball.... Why do you think some organizations win more than others? Some analyze what actually wins games.... Some can’t look past a score.....

[@afrosamurai64]

Lol i have a game in a few hours and a vid on my fav player pops up thx a lot we almost have the same shot i left a like👍🏾

[@nicolasmayer3607]

The thing about his step back is you know he’s gonna do it but you can do anything about it

[@joeybing7591]

the king of step back

[@ImMikeyIRock9]

RIP Wesley Johnson 🙏🏾

[@ıŋTM]

@julian bosi L

[@tonysnowtexas8906]

@julian bosi LL

[@chillgod6269]

@julian bosi LLLL

[@eskettityeet4795]

@julian bosi LLLLL

[@romeomg4120]

@julian bosi LLLLLL

[@usotsuki1710]

Harden takes step back before jumping to bed.

[@Ranveer-Geet]

It's an educational video about social distancing.

[@RyuuseiBlizzard]

Damn he missed that last one.. I was about to go brazy

[@RyuuseiBlizzard]

Nima Elyasi lol you tried to be funny, 0 likes tho

[@ovosteph3244]

@Nima Elyasi dude was just saying his opinion bruh

[@thakey651]

Leave him alone he just wants to use terms he knows nothing about

[@LuhSanchezz]

Crazy*

[@SonTran-hr3mg]

3:57 James Step sideway Caster : James STEPBACK

[@daegqn]

Harden just studied his defense’s position and sees how willing they are/ how aggressive they are, then uses that info to his advantage and kills them

[@underrated7725]

Harden is a bad man but he travels sometimes on his stepback. Lol Im not hating. Yall see it too

[@denzelgohh]

a gather step does not result in travelling

[@paulchang9229]

Yeah, true, but only sometimes. When he miscount the timing he gather the ball

[@xDreMack]

@Gerry Buckets it might be more than that. Harden has it timed very well.

[@lancehandy6648]

@@paulchang9229 yeah they misstep on dunks too. Plenty people take 3, 4 or more steps on a layup or dunk

[@mr5039]

Brought to you by the travel channel 😂

[@bocca_lupo]

Thanks you are the best !

[@QUAN81880]

You just gave us a montage of the single play in Houston's playbook. Ladies and gentlemen, the Houston Rockets offense.

[@thedarkknight9153]

Except, you know, when Chris Paul runs the offense or Harden gets one of his 8 assists, or when Harden drives to the lane.

[@alvinlee1697]

Anthony DePaola You can still get assists off isolations... if you beat your man, someone has to rotate for help, meaning someone’s wide open. And a ton of his iso’s come off PnR, meaning a roll man is there to get an assist off of

[@Rín-wín]

Such ignorance

[@kdummy08]

If that's the case then that's more of a testament to how great harden is

[@dysflexxia8204]

Ladies and gentleman, how the rockets went to the conference finals

[@danthemancan231]

James Harden is the G.O.A.T. of Traveling and oh lay defense and the prince of Ball Hogging... (Kobe is the King of Ball Hogging)

[@drell7669]

The fear in a big mans heart on an island with Harden. SMH they helpless literally

[@tahquillmoore4299]

James Harden is a created player

[@domq08]

Is it me or can he not shoot a regulation jump shot? Even when wide open in the mid range after blowing by a defender, he always pauses, retreats back, gathers his footing and opts for a step back despite unopposed. Not that I'm criticising, cause it obviously works real well for him.

[@thedarkknight9153]

3>2

[@notacasualbballfan3122]

Dominique Raval rockeys system and coaches don’t like mid range shots.

[@domq08]

NotAcasual BBallfan True, but as in 3:25, where he's clearly wide open for a mid range J, he still opts for a mid range step back despite no defender within vicinity to block his shot I just wonder whether it's a case of him just being so used to shooting a step back regardless of circumstance Again, not criticising him of course because it's so damn effective for him lol

[@notacasualbballfan3122]

Dominique Raval maybe he feels better shooting on the move rather then open. He does shoot a lot of contested shots

[@xavierslim]

Master your craft. What’s the point of being good at many things when clearly being GREAT at a few things can find you a million dollars and being deemed unstoppable? To answer: no I don’t think he can shoot a regulation jump shot

[@devvv4616]

Harden's shoes gotta have the best traction out of all the players lol. At this point, his stepback should be along the same level as Kareem's skyhook. Everybody knows he's gonna do it, but nobody can stop it consistently. Something this video doesn't show tho is how good Harden is at blowing by someone. That's why those stepbacks are so effective cos he can just as easily blow by someone instead of stepping back so they bite

[@shunguloy1012]

MY GOATTTT

[@7_k265]

Man I loved young Houston harden

[@gpxjimmy]

Is he old now? He's just 31or 32 now

[@tangyace5019]

He repeats the dribble move between the left legs circling over and over creating little separation for him to crossover and drive or step back

[@TheMan00007]

Damn. And to think Harden, Westbrook, and KD were in the same team a few years back.

[@spaceghost319]

3:37 Curry break dance 😂

[@leebron514]

Some of those defenders was all on him and he still hit nothing but net

[@texasag6297]

ALL TRAVELS BELOW. RENAME THIS VIDEO AS NBA REFEREES FOR DUMMIES. 0:18 1:19 2:05 3:58 4:00 4:14 4:19 4:27 4:37 4:47 5:04 5:13 5:35 5:43 5:52 6:01 6:08 6:14 6:20 6:28 6:35 6:43 6:53 7:01 7:10 7:23 7:50 8:01 8:12 8:29 8:34 my favorite 8:53 9:15 9:33

[@JeremiDziedzic]

This why we draft wesley Johnson at pick 2

[@ivorian_king33]

Lmfao

[@mariorcanazza2267]

King of traveling violations.

[@daboymcren3883]

no questions for being the mvp...go!!go!! rockets!!!!! james harden, the best player for us here in the philippines!!!!!!hooohhhhhh, fight houson rockets|!!!!!

[@valentinojoey]

He literally ended wesley johnson’s career w that. I haven’t seen the man play since 😂

[@Airay552]

Could somebody please post a 1920x1080 version of the thumbnail for this vid? Damn that is hilarious and impressive

[@abdulkadirevirgen]

Harden style ✌🏻✌🏻

[@castleleasau1968]

So on the second step back after he broke his ankle he does a step back and then another step back to get in 3-point range. If you pay attention to the step backs where he does it one step back he's adjusting both feet before he shoots. It's traveling at it's peak, he's talented but still traveling.

[@jalo3087]

he was harder to guard when his shooting mid range... what happened to him now... always shooting only 3s?

[@qwertyqwertyu9345]

respect for the beard

[@petermaroney3625]

I don't understand how this push off with the forearm into the defender is not an offensive foul.

[@willieleehm]

if Harden was drafted in 84, your goat wouldn't be your goat.

[@ThanosDidTheRightThing]

Harden was drafted as a bench player behind Westbrook …. Definitely not better than MJ lolZ

[@gpxjimmy]

man has the most suspicious stepback before the league changed rules

[@Robvdk69]

The okc coaches should be kicking themselves. They had harden Westbrook Durant ibaka and didn't win a title.

[@shiiibaaahh3993]

D BEST Step back Player

[@360ottis]

Harden only shoots on the left , he only goes left .

[@kamauchaplin290]

That's what left handed people tend to do

[@1muldrew2005]

watching 9 minutes of James Harden, how many times did he dribble the ball through his right leg?

[@LiangHuBBB]

best step back ever

[@DeathByOstrich]

Marv Albert: "Harden, Just 6 for 20, but he has 29 pts...." bout sums it up for James H.

[@franciscopizarro5424]

Death By Ostrich you do know he shoots around 45% for his career ; that’s the same as Kobe

[@Zeppelin9113]

James crosses wesley James:..... you Good? Wesley: ye.. James: saiiiikkkkkkk Wesley: :(

[@johncarlosacramento780]

Compilation for cutters please

[@jasonwaznak5825]

It's easy to be an ISO king when your main weapon is travelling 70 to 90% of the time!😝

[@jhonrabara2952]

There was no separation with Manu. The defender was still at the zone

[@viniciuskaue188]

Mano o coração dele só pode ser de gelo, pq tem mta frieza na hora de definir as jogadas kkkk

[@MoonshineJellieTV]

They said his stepback is about the timing. His already holding the ball most of his stepback.

[@shhmoovepenta9962]

Moonshine J3LLi3 Wrong that’s why you sit on the couch and used to warm the bench

[@Michaelmaggimee]

I have never seen two man screen help before a player. Or i never noticed.

[@broccolifan6971]

iso king would never get champion although Harden makes it very good looking. When you play iso, other team players aren't doing nothing. So the iso shots gotta make it or getting all blames. So often you can see Harden travels all the time. "travel" king. slow down the play at 4:08.

[@josephmotta4710]

Broccoli Fan not a travel. Look up the “zero step rule”

[@SunnyDarkoShow]

Spectacular

[@abspicy121]

James Harden should have been in Uncle Drew

[@ovosteph3244]

Uncle Drew's great granddad 😂He already has an old person beard

[@abspicy121]

@@ovosteph3244 true

[@CESTERWORLD]

Let's not get ahead of yourself / kyrie is a fool too /

[@CESTERWORLD]

Hey that's on me / I got ahead of myself/ you said in / my fault /

[@RetroKid]

The rest of the guys are only there just in case Harden accidentally picks up his dribble early and needs a reset...like human save points.

[@sadekjn]

2:27 travel

[@justanaveragehuman3557]

@rishi balachandran dont waste your time on people like this they dont know basketball or play basketball

[@freemeyesoul5111]

He travels more than nomads

[@MrAlexthegreat24]

Greatest of all time

[@christopherpaul2938]

that style only wins games not championships

[@ClumsyYT]

why does toyota center looks so damn empty?

[@SenseiAnimeGames]

0:17 - 0:25 *D I S R E S P E C T but R E S P E C T*

[@winlandtrece]

I watched this in super slow-mo, and most of the step back are three steps process. The first step is not off the dribble which we can considered a zero step or the gathered step. Why can’t NBA ref just review all Harden moves in super slow-mo?

[@julioviloria3289]

0:35 he still travels after breaking someone's ankles lmao

[@lalmuanpuia2330]

damn! he's unguardable..........

[@Yan0112]

Harden's step back look like piano

[@shamiester]

There is so much traveling. He is moving his pivot foot like going to the market.

[@edraghifarri]

gatherstep

[@DavidBoy333]

Great player. Phenomenal ISO skills but this doesn’t win u a championship like Kobe said since it’s easy defense. When u put the best defenders on him for 7 straight games he’ll be exhausted while the rest of the team is standing there waiting for his ISO game.

[@peace_ful_eyes]

David Chiu 💯 i love his iso game but at the end of the day he is human

[@cjmcdouble5141]

David Chiu he single handed took gsw to game 7 and 6 and in both they had no awnser for him he averaged near 35 vs them in the playoffs he was the closest thing to taking down golden state and it’s not that he did not get enough help or he chocked golden state was just to good and he gave all he had plain and simple

[@sixtyhertzzz3479]

Watching harden's step backs because of steph curry's step back was called for travel 😂

[@shhmoovepenta9962]

Rey Villafurte curry traveled harden doesn’t.

[@channeljohnnyYT]

4th best shooting guard ever

[@awardssteaming4304]

Soooo....the 2nd play he took 2 steps then he paused. Ref shouldve called traveling.

[@KING1987-M]

Definitely traveled

[@quyuzhou]

Double step backs clearly.

[@dmayo5623]

Zero step

[@georgemarampeas5964]

@@dmayo5623 No bro..Even if he had synchronized his zero step correctly,he wasn't allowed to pause before shooting.He should make the shot immediately after the 2nd step!! Its travelling without any question

[@Ryan-yu5kt]

@@georgemarampeas5964 That is nowhere in the rulebook LMAO. You are allowed to shoot, pass, or stop after taking your 2 steps.

[@keanestrada6702]

Derozan plss

[@manonanisland5650]

Harden on that park sh*t ! !

[@claireglory]

0:48 what a disorganized team. take a look at how far his teammates are from the ring. no one is waiting below. its either they are idiots or they trust harden that he would not miss.

[@xDreMack]

It's an iso play in a 2 for 1 situation so everyone clears out. In todays NBA only one player goes for the offensive rebound(PJ) everyone else is supposed to get back on defense.

[@qingliu1305]

I did the harden step and broke someone's ankles