He might just get his 3rd Western Conference Player of the Week of the season if he has another great game tomorrow.
For all his perceived faults, some warranted, we really are lucky to have Harden. He's a generational talent that doesn't have off court issues and busts his ass for the team and the city. I'll take him as our superstar warts and all. Worthy candidate to be up there with the Dream
Huh? Harden has plenty of of course issues if you listen to some people! However if you listen to others, he’s just living his life to the fullest. Count me as the latter
I don't count going out to clubs in your mid 20s as off court issues. He doesn't go to jail or out doing bad ****. He's just doin his part in funding some college tuition for the local ladies is all
We are blessed The rockets have the luxury of saying the have had a top 5 all time center and shooting guard play for there franchise. Now we just need the shooting guard to win b2b championships. I really think this dude Harden is going to bring a championship within the next 3 years. I think he is the chosen one to break the divinci code that is the Golden state warriors. I love watching James Harden play basketball. He is the best player in the NBA at the moment and it's not even close. All they hype I been giving this guy has finally come true he's on another level and it will be a year or two till anyone come close imo. This is james year.
I've been watching the Rockets since 93. Harden is 2nd only to Dream without question. Drexler, Barkley, Pippen, Francis, Tmac, Yao, Ellie, Thorpe, Cassell, Horry, Maxwell, and Smith aren't even close (while on Rockets). He is a truly special talent and we should all appreciate it right now while it's happening. Don't take it for granted people. In 20 years you will look back on this time period with pride and be grateful that you were there and got to witness it live. Some people are bitter and they will regret that attitude later. Don't be one of them. Realize greatness while it's here, right now. Harden is one of the best players you will see in your lifetime and he's on your team!
Harden recently moved past Jerry West, Kobe, and Yao to reach 22nd all time in PER https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/per_career.html Chris Paul is getting close to Wilt for 5th all time as well They're 4th and 5th all time in Offensive Box +/- https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/obpm_career.html And 3rd(CP3) and 11th(Harden) in all time WS/48 https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/ws_per_48_career.html
Myth: Harden's game doesn't work in the playoffs. Reality: Harden's 27/7/5 playoff avg in Houston has only been done in the REGULAR SEASON 22 times (20 Non-Harden) https://www.basketball-reference.co...3stat=ast_per_g&c3comp=gt&c3val=7&order_by=ws Code: Crit Tota Shoo Rk Player Season Age Tm Lg PTS TRB AST WS G GS MP FG FGA 2P 2PA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 2P% 3P% eFG% FT% TS% 1 Oscar Robertson 1963-64 25 CIN NBA 31.4 9.9 11.0 20.6 79 3559 840 1740 840 1740 800 938 783 868 280 2480 .483 .483 .483 .853 .576 2 LeBron James 2008-09 24 CLE NBA 28.4 7.6 7.2 20.3 81 81 3054 789 1613 657 1229 132 384 594 762 106 507 613 587 137 93 241 139 2304 .489 .535 .344 .530 .780 .591 3 Michael Jordan 1988-89 25 CHI NBA 32.5 8.0 8.0 19.8 81 81 3255 966 1795 939 1697 27 98 674 793 149 503 652 650 234 65 290 247 2633 .538 .553 .276 .546 .850 .614 4 LeBron James 2009-10 25 CLE NBA 29.7 7.3 8.6 18.5 76 76 2966 768 1528 639 1141 129 387 593 773 71 483 554 651 125 77 261 119 2258 .503 .560 .333 .545 .767 .604 5 Oscar Robertson 1966-67 28 CIN NBA 30.5 6.2 10.7 17.4 79 3468 838 1699 838 1699 736 843 486 845 226 2412 .493 .493 .493 .873 .583 6 Oscar Robertson 1964-65 26 CIN NBA 30.4 9.0 11.5 17.0 75 3421 807 1681 807 1681 665 793 674 861 205 2279 .480 .480 .480 .839 .561 7 Oscar Robertson 1965-66 27 CIN NBA 31.3 7.7 11.1 16.9 76 3493 818 1723 818 1723 742 881 586 847 227 2378 .475 .475 .475 .842 .563 8 Oscar Robertson 1962-63 24 CIN NBA 28.3 10.4 9.5 16.8 80 3521 825 1593 825 1593 614 758 835 758 293 2264 .518 .518 .518 .810 .588 9 Oscar Robertson 1961-62 23 CIN NBA 30.8 12.5 11.4 15.6 79 3503 866 1810 866 1810 700 872 985 899 258 2432 .478 .478 .478 .803 .554 10 Larry Bird 1986-87 30 BOS NBA 28.1 9.2 7.6 15.2 74 73 3005 786 1497 696 1272 90 225 414 455 124 558 682 566 135 70 240 185 2076 .525 .547 .400 .555 .910 .612 11 LeBron James 2007-08 23 CLE NBA 30.0 7.9 7.2 15.2 75 74 3027 794 1642 681 1283 113 359 549 771 133 459 592 539 138 81 255 165 2250 .484 .531 .315 .518 .712 .568 12 James Harden 2016-17 27 HOU NBA 29.1 8.1 11.2 15.0 81 81 2947 674 1533 412 777 262 756 746 881 95 564 659 907 121 38 464 215 2356 .440 .530 .347 .525 .847 .613 13 Dwyane Wade 2008-09 27 MIA NBA 30.2 5.0 7.5 14.7 79 79 3048 854 1739 766 1461 88 278 590 771 89 309 398 589 173 106 272 178 2386 .491 .524 .317 .516 .765 .574 14 LeBron James 2004-05 20 CLE NBA 27.2 7.4 7.2 14.3 80 80 3388 795 1684 687 1376 108 308 477 636 111 477 588 577 177 52 262 146 2175 .472 .499 .351 .504 .750 .554 15 James Harden 2015-16 26 HOU NBA 29.0 6.1 7.5 13.3 82 82 3125 710 1617 474 960 236 657 720 837 63 438 501 612 139 51 374 229 2376 .439 .494 .359 .512 .860 .598 16 Oscar Robertson 1960-61 22 CIN NBA 30.5 10.1 9.7 13.2 71 3032 756 1600 756 1600 653 794 716 690 219 2165 .473 .473 .473 .822 .555 17 Russell Westbrook 2016-17 28 OKC NBA 31.6 10.7 10.4 13.1 81 81 2802 824 1941 624 1358 200 583 710 840 137 727 864 840 132 31 438 190 2558 .425 .459 .343 .476 .845 .554 18 John Havlicek 1970-71 30 BOS NBA 28.9 9.0 7.5 12.5 81 3678 892 1982 892 1982 554 677 730 607 200 2338 .450 .450 .450 .818 .513 19 John Havlicek 1971-72 31 BOS NBA 27.5 8.2 7.5 12.4 82 3698 897 1957 897 1957 458 549 672 614 183 2252 .458 .458 .458 .834 .512 20 Oscar Robertson 1967-68 29 CIN NBA 29.2 6.0 9.7 12.3 65 2765 660 1321 660 1321 576 660 391 633 199 1896 .500 .500 .500 .873 .588 21 Russell Westbrook 2014-15 26 OKC NBA 28.1 7.3 8.6 10.6 67 67 2302 627 1471 541 1183 86 288 546 654 124 364 488 574 140 14 293 184 1886 .426 .457 .299 .455 .835 .536 22 LeBron James 2017-18 33 CLE NBA 27.5 7.0 8.3 2.4 13 13 472 143 238 125 190 18 48 54 65 15 76 91 108 17 14 57 24 358 .601 .658 .375 .639 .831 .671 Code: Crit Tota Shoo Rk Player Season Age Tm Lg PTS TRB AST WS G GS MP FG FGA 2P 2PA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 2P% 3P% eFG% FT% TS% 1 LeBron James 2008-09 24 CLE NBA 35.3 9.1 7.3 4.8 14 14 580 159 312 132 231 27 81 149 199 19 109 128 102 23 12 38 30 494 .510 .571 .333 .553 .749 .618 2 Michael Jordan 1990-91 27 CHI NBA 31.1 6.4 8.4 4.8 17 17 689 197 376 187 350 10 26 125 148 18 90 108 142 40 23 43 53 529 .524 .534 .385 .537 .845 .600 3 LeBron James 2016-17 32 CLE NBA 32.8 9.1 7.8 4.3 18 18 744 217 384 173 277 44 107 113 162 19 145 164 141 35 23 72 43 591 .565 .625 .411 .622 .698 .649 4 Michael Jordan 1988-89 25 CHI NBA 34.8 7.0 7.6 4.0 17 17 718 199 390 189 355 10 35 183 229 26 93 119 130 42 13 68 65 591 .510 .532 .286 .523 .799 .602 5 Larry Bird 1986-87 30 BOS NBA 27.0 10.0 7.2 3.2 23 23 1015 216 454 202 413 14 41 176 193 41 190 231 165 27 19 71 55 622 .476 .489 .341 .491 .912 .577 6 LeBron James 2014-15 30 CLE NBA 30.1 11.3 8.5 3.0 20 20 844 227 544 202 434 25 110 122 167 37 189 226 169 33 21 82 58 601 .417 .465 .227 .440 .731 .487 7 James Harden 2014-15 25 HOU NBA 27.2 5.7 7.5 2.7 17 17 636 129 294 88 187 41 107 163 178 12 85 97 128 28 7 77 49 462 .439 .471 .383 .509 .916 .620 8 Oscar Robertson 1963-64 25 CIN NBA 29.3 8.9 8.4 2.4 10 471 92 202 92 202 109 127 89 84 30 293 .455 .455 .455 .858 .568 9 LeBron James 2009-10 25 CLE NBA 29.1 9.3 7.6 2.3 11 11 460 106 211 86 161 20 50 88 120 15 87 102 84 19 20 42 23 320 .502 .534 .400 .550 .733 .607 10 Oscar Robertson 1962-63 24 CIN NBA 31.8 13.0 9.0 2.3 12 570 124 264 124 264 133 154 156 108 41 381 .470 .470 .470 .864 .574 11 LeBron James 2007-08 23 CLE NBA 28.2 7.8 7.6 2.2 13 13 552 113 275 95 205 18 70 122 167 16 86 102 99 23 17 54 33 366 .411 .463 .257 .444 .731 .525 12 James Harden 2016-17 27 HOU NBA 28.5 5.5 8.5 1.3 11 11 407 90 218 58 103 32 115 101 115 7 53 60 93 21 5 59 43 313 .413 .563 .278 .486 .878 .583 13 Oscar Robertson 1961-62 23 CIN NBA 28.8 11.0 11.0 0.8 4 185 42 81 42 81 31 39 44 44 18 115 .519 .519 .519 .795 .586 14 Michael Jordan 1984-85 21 CHI NBA 29.3 5.8 8.5 0.7 4 4 171 34 78 33 70 1 8 48 58 7 16 23 34 11 4 15 15 117 .436 .471 .125 .442 .828 .565 15 Oscar Robertson 1965-66 27 CIN NBA 31.8 7.6 7.8 0.7 5 224 49 120 49 120 61 68 38 39 20 159 .408 .408 .408 .897 .530 16 Paul George 2016-17 26 IND NBA 28.0 8.8 7.3 0.5 4 4 172 34 88 16 46 18 42 26 30 5 30 35 29 7 2 13 13 112 .386 .348 .429 .489 .867 .553 17 Tracy McGrady 2000-01 21 ORL NBA 33.8 6.5 8.3 0.5 4 4 178 51 123 49 113 2 10 31 38 6 20 26 33 7 5 8 11 135 .415 .434 .200 .423 .816 .483 18 Russell Westbrook 2016-17 28 OKC NBA 37.4 11.6 10.8 0.4 5 5 194 59 152 46 103 13 49 56 70 9 49 58 54 12 2 30 16 187 .388 .447 .265 .431 .800 .511 19 Clyde Drexler 1988-89 26 POR NBA 27.7 6.7 8.3 0.2 3 3 128 35 71 35 69 0 2 13 17 13 7 20 25 6 2 12 11 83 .493 .507 .000 .493 .765 .529 Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 11/12/2017.
Liking the ladies especially when you are a superstar basketball player who is single is no crime and he's actually funding real scholarships too, including one for local kids to attend Rice. https://www.3thehardenway.com/scholarships The most self destructive thing we've heard about is Harden dating a Kardashian, lol. I think he is great for the team and the city.
In the entire history of NBA, this feat has only been done twice: at least 29 points, 9 assists, and 60% TS%. Both by James Harden! Historic scoring, play making, and efficiency! Rk Player Season Age Tm Lg PTS AST TS% G GS MP 1 James Harden 2017-18 28 HOU NBA 30.5 9.8 .619 13 13 36.3 2 James Harden 2016-17 27 HOU NBA 29.1 11.2 .613 81 81 36.4 http://bkref.com/tiny/SOZoS