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

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  • James Harden. 2018 NBA Most Valuable Player. 6x NBA All-Star. 4x All-NBA First Teamer. 2013 All-NBA Third Team. 2012’s Sixth Man of the Year. Led the league in assists in 2017 (and finished second in scoring). 2018’s scoring champion. 2x USA Basketball Gold Medalist (2012 Olympics in London and the 2014 FIBA World Cup of Basketball in Spain). The Beard is a bucket, and an abusive one at that. He gave it to defenses in every conceivable way: Harden was the league leader in points per game (30.4), 3 point field goals made (265, compared to second place Paul George’s 244) and attempted, free throws made (624, compared to second place Anthony Davis’ 495) and attempted (on 86% shooting), he also generated 8.8 assists per game (good for third in the league, behind Russell Westbrook and LeBron James). He lead the league in Player Efficiency Rating (PER) with 29.8, Win Shares, Box Plus/Minus, and finished second to only LeBron James in terms of his Value Over Replacement Player.
    *Quick aside, in case you're looking for the thumbnail where he makes Corey Brewer MOONWALK, it's the very last clip*
    The Beard broke down defenses with his dizzying, dazzling dribbling. He danced and danced until his defenders were dazed and confused. Until they rocked to and fro from his riveting and rhythmic movements. He’d shift and tilt and jab and jerk and juke and then hesitate and devastate. He had his guy whirling and twirling and then he’d turn on the afterburners with his frightfully forceful first step and then it was over. He’d either muscle his way to the cup, read the direction the defense is leaning and fire the perfect pass, bust out the insane in-between game he’s honed over the years, or rock his signature stepback for a more or less (to him) open jumper.
    (Then again, what else would you have expected from the man when he works with PJ Performance? If you haven’t given that guy a follow yet, I would strongly recommend it. A link is available in my “featured channels” section. His page is crucial for basketball knowledge and to become a better athlete in general.)
    The Rockets decided that the optimal way to play this past season was to utilize two of best shot creators in the league. With Harden’s potential being truly unlocked by the D’Antoni/move to point guard fusion in 2016/17, many wondered how exactly Chris Paul’s arrival would impact Harden. What ended up happening seemed like an anomaly. In the era of pace and space, and secondary break action, Harden and Paul were isolating for large chunks of the shot clock. The reason was obvious: from day one, they were preparation and perfecting a game plan with which to attack the practically unbeatable Golden State Warriors: work the early offense and get a great shot, or use their flow to force a mismatch via the switch, and isolate and devastate that switch. Ultimately, it resulted in falling just short (by virtue of missing a historic number of three point field goal attempts (giving annoying life to pointless argument “live by the three, die by the three”)) of doing something that seemed unimaginable since Kevin Durant decided to take his talents to the 73-9 Warriors…but man oh man, did James Harden light up the league in the about 90 games he played this season.
    These are for the regular season only, and feature no jumpers or passes.
    But here's part 1 of my other video of (about separation and jumpers): • James Harden - Superb ...
    And here's part 2 of that: • James Harden - Superb ...
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Komentáře • 151

  • @Tkjawa
    @Tkjawa Před 5 lety +172

    They keep saying he’s not fun to watch.. only Houston fans know how amazing it is to have him on our team and our city...

    • @loganhall9483
      @loganhall9483 Před 4 lety +1

      💯💯💯 I love our city

    • @cutedog7275
      @cutedog7275 Před 4 lety +1

      He's not fun to watch.

    • @loganhall9483
      @loganhall9483 Před 4 lety +17

      @@cutedog7275 well obviously he is because you clicked on the video to watch lmao

    • @xhedginyt3772
      @xhedginyt3772 Před 4 lety +8

      @@cutedog7275 to me he is he's not flashy or anything he so crafty an shifty it's amazing to you it's not a amazing cause your use to seeing acrobat layups dribble an shit this is pure basketball just finish the damn layup no cuteness in his Craft just pure score

    • @dontworry9959
      @dontworry9959 Před 4 lety

      TheBombDotCom explain the travel at 0:56

  • @kazimgazi6573
    @kazimgazi6573 Před 5 lety +249

    How do people not find this entertaining?

    • @kingrobinho777
      @kingrobinho777 Před 5 lety +15

      right I love watching isolations

    • @jazon345
      @jazon345 Před 5 lety +29

      This part of his game is entertaining.
      The other 13 free throws are not.

    • @feliperuzrojas750
      @feliperuzrojas750 Před 5 lety +6

      20 free throws per game, no, no is entertaining.

    • @psssssyduck
      @psssssyduck Před 5 lety +5

      @@jazon345 is it only his FTs not entertaining or you mean everyone's? If only his you are hating. If everyone's you'd better stop watching bb lol.

    • @jazon345
      @jazon345 Před 5 lety +9

      @@psssssyduck Kazim asked how people don't find his game entertaining, I responded by saying free throws are boring.

  • @southali
    @southali Před 4 lety +35

    Beard goes left, body goes right.

  • @LeBeautiful
    @LeBeautiful Před 5 lety +47

    Iso and Foul king...but that dribble + stepback combo will never be matched!

  • @navshawnguron99
    @navshawnguron99 Před 4 lety +106

    He's quick and really strong, thats my scouting report for him.

  • @bv2146
    @bv2146 Před 4 lety +16

    Man his game is entertaining asf. How many steps he takes on step backs is questionable but y’all understand the level of difficulty it is with these shots. He is going to go down as a legend

  • @ceasardiamos6358
    @ceasardiamos6358 Před 4 lety +7

    Ppl think its a travel but he holds the ball when he is only about to do a step not hold the ball while going in for a step. That's how amazing his euro step is.

  • @devvv4616
    @devvv4616 Před 4 lety +10

    That two handed layup finish is very, very effective, especially one on one. The "off" arm acts like a shield against defender's arms and makes it hard for them to block or even contest the shot without fouling.

  • @ninjachannel007
    @ninjachannel007 Před měsícem +1

    His size ups were so fast they were like instinct, and his burst after the movie was just as quick.

  • @brettboaz9051
    @brettboaz9051 Před 4 lety +9

    I would never in a million years be able to guard this man

  • @Scoreready
    @Scoreready Před 2 lety +5

    i love how you split the different finishes in order

  • @yunan9610
    @yunan9610 Před 5 lety +19

    amazing change of pace

  • @4EvurPosters
    @4EvurPosters Před 4 lety +17

    His change of speed mid crossover is so hard to time he goes from slow to very fast.

  • @mutalix
    @mutalix Před 5 lety +9

    Cant wait to find out Harden is really a cybernetic ball player from the future. Only way to explain his prowess.

  • @h236981
    @h236981 Před 5 lety +7

    0:31 CRAZY

  • @kazimodo9415
    @kazimodo9415 Před 4 lety +4

    The king of isolation
    The king of step back
    The next king of euro step

  • @hbtrenchkidd823
    @hbtrenchkidd823 Před 3 lety +3

    Like LeBron said a ring doesn't define a person careers So
    Rain on Goat James Harden

    • @jontemccants
      @jontemccants Před 3 lety +1

      Facts!!! Plenty of Hall of Famers that don’t have a ring and vice versa plenty of players with rings that aren’t Hall of Famers.

    • @mcjr1989
      @mcjr1989 Před 2 lety

      But if you have multiple of rings and multiple of individual achievements...then your the goat..and thats mj my man..

  • @neilxdavis5359
    @neilxdavis5359 Před 5 lety +38

    0:25

  • @enrqiuemacalintal9793
    @enrqiuemacalintal9793 Před 3 lety +2

    What I like about harden other than his skills is how he always wait for the defender reach or make a small space against him is he will take it and his not afraid of you to challenge his shots no matter how tall you are

  • @4EvurPosters
    @4EvurPosters Před 4 lety +13

    9:03 got tf outta lillard

  • @angeltesfayexo6909
    @angeltesfayexo6909 Před 4 lety +1

    Haters can’t appreciate greatness....it takes tremendous degree of skill and talent to be dominant on isolation CONSISTENTLY regardless of what you think of the trivial “travel” and “flop”...he manipulates defense and keeps the refs on their toes at all times....HE IS THAT CRAFTY, THAT SKILLFUL, THAT QUICK, THAT STRONG, THAT INTELLIGENT, THAT DANGEROUS, AND THAT LEGITIMATE!!!!!
    PUT SOME RESPECT ON HIS NAME!!!!!

  • @andy5434
    @andy5434 Před rokem +2

    Looking back at these, it seems that hamstring injury really slowed him down.

  • @michaeltamba2331
    @michaeltamba2331 Před 4 lety

    #1 fan of you james

  • @Scarletwebb
    @Scarletwebb Před 5 lety +13

    walking bucket

  • @KingOfTheNigglys
    @KingOfTheNigglys Před 4 lety

    That boys GOOD!!!

  • @juliuspacheco9001
    @juliuspacheco9001 Před 2 lety +2

    I miss this version of Harden, now in Sixers, he can do nothing like this.

  • @tsegeye5838
    @tsegeye5838 Před 4 lety +4

    The trick is that he attacks the front foot. He then beats the second defender using a euro. Imma try this. Thanks 🙏✌️

  • @claudiavianna7773
    @claudiavianna7773 Před 3 lety +2

    Sem dúvida, Harden deveria ser MVP temporada 19/20, ainda mais, se não for considerado os feitos na " bolha". Injustiça, talvez um pouco da mídia americana tenha colaborado para isso. Ele é o maior certinha em média de pontos por partida, é constante!!!

  • @DafuqShiit
    @DafuqShiit Před 5 lety +4

    Beard the fear.

  • @kobebryantblackmamba2313
    @kobebryantblackmamba2313 Před 5 lety +1

    MVP!!!

  • @rizalhapian6824
    @rizalhapian6824 Před 4 lety

    This guy is fantastic, Damn Creative and talents.
    Me : steph fans

  • @scofieId10
    @scofieId10 Před 5 lety +1

    Iso god

  • @MrYanndu55
    @MrYanndu55 Před 5 lety +14

    8:00 Speaker screaming defense while Rockets attacking ?

  • @Girlitsdaveo
    @Girlitsdaveo Před 4 lety

    That euro nasty asf

  • @h236981
    @h236981 Před 4 lety +3

    9:34 is the best

  • @rohan_3128
    @rohan_3128 Před 3 lety +1

    Too many people hate him because he cooks their team

  • @donhou4854
    @donhou4854 Před 4 lety +2

    Harden’s crossover is always left to right

  • @joshuatorres3057
    @joshuatorres3057 Před 5 lety

    Gotta do a 17-18’ Giannis vid bro

  • @pockystyxx6322
    @pockystyxx6322 Před 4 lety +14

    With these kind of skill sets,i cant see why he needs to flop so badly...

  • @louietapao
    @louietapao Před 4 lety

    only saw him a couple times drive and put the ball in on the right side of the rim, ain't starting a debate though

  • @reshawdmathew5273
    @reshawdmathew5273 Před 5 lety +16

    Do a Kyrie iso king

    • @inujoshua1359
      @inujoshua1359 Před 3 lety

      Imagine kyrie harden and kd on the same team

  • @strollas
    @strollas Před 4 lety

    danggg

  • @southali
    @southali Před 4 lety +8

    1:52 new age non travel.
    Triple dub step.

    • @Yinka246
      @Yinka246 Před 4 lety +5

      Gather then 2 steps

  • @impleasen
    @impleasen Před 4 lety

    He does the same between the leg dribbles and dramatically flops everytime

  • @user-ve2yv1mm6t
    @user-ve2yv1mm6t Před 5 lety +3

    2:57

  • @neilxdavis5359
    @neilxdavis5359 Před 5 lety +2

    Do Kobe

  • @kalonbrown873
    @kalonbrown873 Před 5 lety +15

    Better ball handler than Curry 🗣

  • @aaronmacapayag9430
    @aaronmacapayag9430 Před 4 lety

    Iso Joe Johnson join the group.

  • @cakezip
    @cakezip Před 5 lety +2

    3:39

  • @sergssergio7621
    @sergssergio7621 Před 4 lety

    if he's team mate would move around or rotate while he was dribbling thats deadly. "see the reaction of his teamate just watching him

    • @Blekkkkkkkkk
      @Blekkkkkkkkk Před 4 lety

      Thats probably what they agreed on..or the strategy

  • @JimmyVu415
    @JimmyVu415 Před 5 lety +12

    How many times did he shit on lillard 😂😩😩

  • @notjalxn
    @notjalxn Před 4 lety

    Mike Conley kinda sticked Harden

  • @junelynbantawig6584
    @junelynbantawig6584 Před 4 lety +1

    Yes he's so great on 1vs1. I'm a fan of him but I don't think he's the king of 1 on 1. Kobe Bryant is the king of 1 on 1. The King of isolation.
    #RespectToHarden

    • @devvv4616
      @devvv4616 Před 4 lety

      would be fun seeing two styles go at it. Post up vs dribble iso.

  • @jaykillz8823
    @jaykillz8823 Před 3 lety +2

    Let’s see how long the nets chemistry will be since James harden got treaded to the nets

  • @jade9288
    @jade9288 Před 4 lety

    Him or A.i?
    Who y'all got?

    • @ireupzz4233
      @ireupzz4233 Před 4 lety +3

      Jade Definitely harden A.I isn’t as efficient and doesn’t have the same level of defense

  • @beastsquad1519
    @beastsquad1519 Před 3 lety

    0:25, 1:55

  • @osamavinalvin7598
    @osamavinalvin7598 Před 4 lety

    merlin is that you the wizard with a beard

  • @CK-ix4hx
    @CK-ix4hx Před 4 lety

    I did not see him score using the right hand. Wew

  • @ganeshchandraupadhyay3068

    Harden fans like here

  • @brennendow9341
    @brennendow9341 Před 4 lety +1

    fear the travel

  • @yehoushua6863
    @yehoushua6863 Před 3 lety

    0:56 so you dont see him traveling then

    • @seanruskowski7311
      @seanruskowski7311 Před 3 lety

      Adrian Richardson lol where?

    • @col7004
      @col7004 Před 3 lety +1

      He dribbled but the defender covers it so it looks like he took 4 steps, when he actually took another dribble I think that’s why, but it’s not a travel

  • @ropettesaragena3033
    @ropettesaragena3033 Před 4 lety +1

    i think he got lesson from Irving. most of his moves look similar to irving

  • @e.mc2
    @e.mc2 Před 4 lety

    This is the reason you won't a chip, because 80% of the time it was in the hands of harden.. 😅😅😅

  • @jocelyngerard9846
    @jocelyngerard9846 Před 3 lety

    It's just only one dribble.
    He is good but kyrie is the best ever.

  • @pharaohqua1981
    @pharaohqua1981 Před 4 lety +1

    bro he gets no separation he just the best contact/ in traffic finisher

  • @crimsonpidlaoan349
    @crimsonpidlaoan349 Před 5 lety +3

    1:52?

    • @jamesynfg
      @jamesynfg Před 5 lety

      Watch the second angle. He dribbles, steps left, THEN grabs the ball, and finishes with a layup.
      Admittedly, he has traveled before. But A LOT of his euros are like that where he doesn’t actually establish a picked up dribble until after that first foot plants.

    • @southali
      @southali Před 4 lety

      He picked up his dribble and took 3 steps. Travel, final answer.

    • @Afrotwistbraids
      @Afrotwistbraids Před 4 lety

      ali bakr gather step

    • @southali
      @southali Před 4 lety

      @@Afrotwistbraids Lol. The gather step was when he put his left foot down with his last dribble. Then he took three steps after that last dribble. Slow it down to x.25
      Travel. Final answer.

    • @Ryan-yu5kt
      @Ryan-yu5kt Před 4 lety +1

      @@southali Except youre wrong lmao.
      A gather step is the foot thats on the ground when you GATHER the ball.
      Thats the problem with you people that dont know the rules. The rule has NOTHING to do with "after the last dribble". It has to do with when you gather the ball.
      His gather step was his left foot because thats the foot that was on the ground when he gathered the ball and put both hands on it.
      After he gathers the ball he takes 2 steps, right-left. THATS the rule. You are allowed 2 steps after gathering the ball, not 2 steps after your final dribble.

  • @Braydog101
    @Braydog101 Před 3 lety +1

    Is 1:50 a travel?

    • @willhooke
      @willhooke Před 3 lety +1

      No 🙂
      He gathers and zigs to his left
      Then with his 2nd step zags to his right

    • @Braydog101
      @Braydog101 Před 3 lety

      @@willhooke True

    • @bossfan49
      @bossfan49 Před 2 dny

      Its a travel. It has to be one fluid motion. You can't stop and check Google maps on your way to the hoop.

  • @uncballer23
    @uncballer23 Před 5 lety

    First

  • @theatlantean7122
    @theatlantean7122 Před rokem +1

    In his prime who was nicer

  • @smell-e-cat6038
    @smell-e-cat6038 Před 4 lety

    Separation from screens.......I guess

  • @mr.k8902
    @mr.k8902 Před 4 lety

    He is really good but with the addition of westbrook, he aint going to win the championship! That is a fact!

  • @dontworry9959
    @dontworry9959 Před 4 lety

    Bro does anyone not see the fucking travel?? 0:56

  • @brianbcj
    @brianbcj Před 4 lety

    Start at 2:30 and watch the fucking Center move outta the way WEAK ASS LEAGUE JUST MY OPINION SOME OF THESES PLAYERS AREN'T THAT GREAT

  • @DaMixWizard
    @DaMixWizard Před 9 měsíci +1

    @1:55, definitely took 3 steps…travel

  • @brianbcj
    @brianbcj Před 4 lety

    I like harden but he wouldn't survive in Mj era shit look at the video mofos just standing around looking at him

  • @michaelreyes9418
    @michaelreyes9418 Před 4 lety

    any travel comments? lol

  • @cutedog7275
    @cutedog7275 Před 4 lety

    Flop free throw show

  • @runitupstraight5019
    @runitupstraight5019 Před 5 lety

    Ref: I don’t like this
    *3 free throws fot Harden
    ME:WTF!!!!!

  • @riyadhasad8115
    @riyadhasad8115 Před 5 lety +1

    travel 1:50

    • @yuripancho6829
      @yuripancho6829 Před 5 lety +3

      r u blind??

    • @JohnDoe-tq1lj
      @JohnDoe-tq1lj Před 5 lety

      Swaggy P bro that was 3 steps

    • @yuripancho6829
      @yuripancho6829 Před 5 lety

      @@JohnDoe-tq1lj obviously, u dont know anything about basketball.

    • @Kichoman1983
      @Kichoman1983 Před 5 lety

      When he gathered his right foot was pivot, then he lifted his right foot and dropped it again in that euro step move, that’s obviously travel period.. ppl who think that is legit don’t know sh*t about b-ball fundamentals.. I don’t blame them entirely tho because today’s NBA is all about entertainment.. they think if NBA players are doing it, it must be legit.. just like the double step back bs

    • @Ryan-yu5kt
      @Ryan-yu5kt Před 4 lety +1

      @@Kichoman1983 A gather step is the foot thats on the ground when you GATHER the ball.
      Thats the problem with you people that dont know the rules. The rule has NOTHING to do with "after the last dribble". It has to do with when you gather the ball.
      His gather step was his left foot because thats the foot that was on the ground when he gathered the ball and put both hands on it.
      After he gathers the ball he takes 2 steps, right-left. THATS the rule. You are allowed 2 steps after gathering the ball, not 2 steps after your final dribble.