James Harden has not been used effectively at all this season
I think he should be used as a primary ballhandler along with Russel Westbrook and to make this team better on offense, Harden should be allowed to take on a greater role offensively
and Durant can go back to playing more off-ball while Harden and Westbrook handle ballhandling duties
Make Harden the primary ballhandler
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I think Brooks is not capable of putting any decent offense together.
He has all (or almost all) the pieces but uses them completely wrong.
I say it again: What type of offense is where Westbrook is dribbling the ball on top of the 3point line for 10 seconds, while everyone is standing still and maybeKD tries to free hislef from his man, then if he can he gets the ball in a situation where he needs to take his man one-on-one (while everyone else is standing still) or if he cannot free himselt, then Westbrook either settles for the 3 (he is a horrible 3point shooter) after not even passing the ball or he penetrates and either loses the ball, or takes it to the baket himself or gives a pass to a guy, who if lucky is open for a shot by accident.
Thats about their whole offensive strategy and it sucks!
Brooks should get his job done or he should go NOW. I love him, I really do, but it seems he cant get it done. I dont know what he is coaching, but I definitely cannot see anything on the floor.
He has all (or almost all) the pieces but uses them completely wrong.
I say it again: What type of offense is where Westbrook is dribbling the ball on top of the 3point line for 10 seconds, while everyone is standing still and maybeKD tries to free hislef from his man, then if he can he gets the ball in a situation where he needs to take his man one-on-one (while everyone else is standing still) or if he cannot free himselt, then Westbrook either settles for the 3 (he is a horrible 3point shooter) after not even passing the ball or he penetrates and either loses the ball, or takes it to the baket himself or gives a pass to a guy, who if lucky is open for a shot by accident.
Thats about their whole offensive strategy and it sucks!
Brooks should get his job done or he should go NOW. I love him, I really do, but it seems he cant get it done. I dont know what he is coaching, but I definitely cannot see anything on the floor.
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Brooks has been the biggest dissappointment . He did say that he did not work on offense during training camp. They worked solely on defense , haha what a joke. Brooks needs to no turn into PJ Brown and fall in love with players who can't help him. PJ loved Earl watson and Brooks now is in love with Thabo Sefolosha. Thabo is a good defender but not a great one. He has given up highs of 32 to ben gordon and 27 to eric gordon, 19 each for ray allen and Brandon Roy. And thabo probably doesn't have 19 points all season. This guy is a nitemare on offense, and he will never get better. He shoots worst now then when we first got him.
Thabo needs to go to the bench turn that 2nd unit into the defensive unit that changes the tempo. Right now , the offense is being handicapped by Thabo because he is clogging everything up because his man is sitting in the paint daring him to get a pass first and secondly to shoot it.
Presti did not draft Harden #3 to sit him on the bench. He was drafted to be the starting 2 guard so why not let him get the experience his other rookie mates got last year - Curry, Jennings, evans, flynn. He has worked hard on his body and his defense. He still gets beat sometiems but thabo is gettin scorched and he doesn't have the ability to earn a few of the points back on the other end. Atleast if Harden is going to give up 19 points, he will atleast get us 12 to 15 back. Thabo will be lucky to get 8 pts.
Thabo needs to go to the bench turn that 2nd unit into the defensive unit that changes the tempo. Right now , the offense is being handicapped by Thabo because he is clogging everything up because his man is sitting in the paint daring him to get a pass first and secondly to shoot it.
Presti did not draft Harden #3 to sit him on the bench. He was drafted to be the starting 2 guard so why not let him get the experience his other rookie mates got last year - Curry, Jennings, evans, flynn. He has worked hard on his body and his defense. He still gets beat sometiems but thabo is gettin scorched and he doesn't have the ability to earn a few of the points back on the other end. Atleast if Harden is going to give up 19 points, he will atleast get us 12 to 15 back. Thabo will be lucky to get 8 pts.
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Harden is probably the best ballhandler on the team. He was credited the most complete SG in the draft last year, but from time to time I saw him getting confused as a pure catch and shoot scorer, that's a big waste of his talent and abilities.
Harden still has a lot to learn to be a primary ballhandler, but it is worth a try.
Harden still has a lot to learn to be a primary ballhandler, but it is worth a try.
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