Anyone notice how Mil defending Harden?

[MinnesotaFats]

Very interesting. Playing on his left and giving him lane...

[johnnyvegas13]

Is that so

Not sure it means anything

[BuckyOne]

How many times have you seen him finish in traffic with his right hand? He is so left handed I don't think he could eat dinner with his right hand if he had a cast on his left hand?

[MinnesotaFats]

Yup...they may have just created the Harden D template here

[lakerboy]

Yup...they may have just created the Harden D template here

They did?

The playoffs are his favorite time to implement his own template ( fading away)

[cincinnatikid513]

id just let him shoot 3 pointers all night he's horrible from long range

[MinnesotaFats]

No no the dude D'in him up literally was just a shadow on his left.... nobody was in front of him all night.

Did anyone watch this???

The just forced him right and forward all night and guarded the perimeter well.... but I've never seen 1 on 1 played exclusively like that. They conceeded 7-20ft jumpers, no contest....and Hou missed em all lol

[jjgold]

They could be on the something here maybe ithat works

[degennn]

Houston had a couple game losing stretch couple months ago when teams did that and forced him to his right. I remember hitting a couple harden unders and noticed that as well.

[IBetYou]

Yup...they may have just created the Harden D template here

No, the Spurs created it. They had Pau doing what Lopez was doing. Now Pau is with the Bucks of course. Coach Bud was in Atlanta at the time but he obviously follows what his former team does.

[IBetYou]

Pippen did a segment not too long ago, saying he'd defend him this way; hang on his left side and force him into waiting traffic.

[europe_baller]

it works when tucker and others keep missing corner threes.. once they start hitting them you cant collapse like that..they can slow him down but you cant really stop them...he has to give up ball more often and attack off screens, moving without ball which he doesnt like..its harder to set defense that way..this way they all know where he is going and easier to bring help..

[jjgold]

good stuff fatty