Another view of Harden as an outlier (for good or bad)

Jan 16, 2019
1:20:16pm

fan_byu All-American

"But Harden’s craziest offensive number, and perhaps the one that’s most concerning, is his 691 direct isolation plays (a 1-on-1 play that ends with a shot, turnover or foul). That’s more than any other NBA team has had so far this season. Once more for emphasis: According to stat-tracking database Second Spectrum, Harden all by himself has gone 1-on-1 more than any team’s full roster, combined, has."

James Harden is frying defenses, but he may be burning himself out, too. He's run more direct isolation plays than any other NBA *team* so far. https://t.co/OvMv870b1b pic.twitter.com/1EQsHnkBUD
— Chris Herring (@Herring_NBA) January 16, 2019

https://twitter.com/Herring_NBA/status/1085623167673085958

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