The Houston Rockets are 21-7 and in third place in the Western Conference. Their all-world superstar, James Harden, is among the NBA’s leaders in points (27.7), while he also leads the Association in assists (11.8). There are many factors that have contributed to Houston’s success this season, but the team’s progress can ultimately be traced back to the moves made by Rockets general manager Daryl Morey in the offseason. After infighting and chemistry issues plagued the Rockets during the past few seasons, they decided not to re-sign Dwight Howard after three seasons in Houston. The move has paid major dividends, as Howard fancied himself as somewhat of a post savant who required touches, space and his teammates to treat him like the superstar he thought himself to be. Consequently, the Rockets’ offense became a your-turn-my-turn dance between Harden and Howard, which not only frustrated their teammates and members of the organization, but fans as well. As a member of the Orlando Magic from 2004-2012, Howard made a name for himself as a menacing defender with ungodly athleticism and a force in pick-and-rolls. Former Magic point guard Jameer Nelson had career-years with Howard, who set picks …show more content…
Harden never had full autonomy in the past, but that has changed this season. This season, his numbers are some of the best he has produced in his career. Aside leading the league in assists, he’s also among the top five players in the league in scoring. Harden, a slithery player whose change of pace is virtually impossible to defend, has always had a knack for putting the ball in the basket. He’s an expert at manipulating defenders in isolation and is able to change gears so quickly that defenders are often left flat-footed. Thus, Harden can create space to shoot step-back jump shots, blow by defenders or use one of his many lures to bait defenders into fouling him at the
“Keep moving the ball around and dump it inside to Hakeem.” – Rudy Tomjanovich Sounds pretty easy right. Wrong. While Hakeem Olajuwon was one the most dominating centers that the NBA has ever seen, the defense usually didn’t let him get easy buckets inside the paint. Or at least try not too. The offense that coach Tomjanovich used during the Houston Rockets back-to-back championships relied heavily on Hakeem’s post skills and the ability of their outside shooters to knock down wide open looks. This kind of offense is known as a 4-Out, 1-In Motion Offense and it is probably one of the easiest offenses that a team can use. The concept of the offense is to get the ball and defense moving and end up getting the easiest shot possible.
This season Russell Westbrook has been putting up the most insane stats that nobody has seen, before. Russell Westbrook is averaging a triple double which is unheard of. We haven't seen anybody like this since Michael Jordan averaging a triple double a game. Averaging a triple double is unheard of a triple double is three parts of offense or defense in double digits. For example thirty points, ten rebounds, and ten rebounds.
The Heat was once a dominating force in the league for the past few years. From 2010-2014, led by the Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, they build the best trio combination in the league. They've been in the NBA Finals for four consecutive years and won two championships during those times.
If you look at the Thunder’s offseason prior to Kevin Durant’s big decision, you can say it was a productive one. The team acquired an intriguing talent in Victor Oladipo and added another young talent in rookie Domantas Sabonis. Oklahoma City got younger while staying at the same competitive level.
To start off with, you have the seven-foot center known as Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon or “The Dream”. He is perceived to be one of the greatest center to ever play the game. Hakeem was a part of the Houston Rockets for 1981- 1984. “The Dream” was a part of the Rocket when they won their back to back NBA Championship in 1994 and 1995. He leads the rockets with the highest number of points scored in the regular season.
His career with the Rockets this season has been amazing with Chris Paul joining the Rockets at the start of the 2018 season. Unfortunately, Harden and his exceptional team couldn’t get past the Warriors in the Western Conference Finals to go to the NBA Finals, losing the series 4-3. The Beard as he is known by his fans is now competing with King James for the MVP Award and the NBA is real hyped about this competition. Who do you think will win MVP, The Beard or King James? I think Harden will win MVP because he was the player on the Rockets to pass all the teams in the season and finish the season with the number one spot. Although, LeBron did a lot in the playoffs for the Cavs he still didn’t do enough in the season to claim the number one spot in the Eastern
The way he plays amazes me. He is like Albert Einstein in Basketball. The first game of his career as a celtics is this year. He signed with the Celtics after being a free agent. He was drafted by the Utah Jazz. I have alway watched him because the Celtics Coach Brad Stevens had coached him in college at Butler.
His career highs so far are with the Timberwolves. He played in 57 games, his field goal (2-point shots) percentage is at .421, his 3-point percentage is at .304, his free throw percentage is at .641, and he has his high in rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks also. The only record he has broke since then was his free throw percentage that changed to .900 with the Raptors. In his whole career so far he has played in 151 games, has 472 rebounds, given 77 assists, has 58 steals, has 27 blocks, and 658 points. He has only played in four seasons, so this is impressive. Although he hasn’t won any championships, he has great achievements and who knows how his future will
He was also proficient at getting to the free throw line, leading the NBA in free throw attempts seven times. He’s the Jazz’s all-time leading scorer and rebounder. He’s second to only his long-time teammate John Stockton in assists, steals, and games played.
They say he will change the game of basketball by his style of play. When he goes out there it looks like he has a chip on
As noted by Bryant, he move as well as anyone in history without the ball. Even with two men chasing him around the court at any point in time, he still manages to get open enough to launch 20 shots per game. That's an amazing feat for a player that measures 6'3", 190 lbs. The fact he makes more than his fair share of those shots is what makes him scary good. That and the additional fact he is fearless and non-apologetic about pulling up from 35 feet away to launch shots that often find its mark.
As society has become revolved around materials and money, it has made it tougher for kids to fit in and be considered “cool”. To make someone suffer from physical and emotional abuse is awfully horrible and only leads to consequences on both sides of the situations. Fortunately, the bullying laws enacted protect helpless victims and help a lot to stop bullying but need to be strictly enforced because many kids still suffer from bullying.
The team that Curry has is a record setting team that fits to his playstyle. Curry’s teammates helped him flourish to the special player he is today. Curry has teammates that are willing to sacrifice their points to help the team win and vice versa. According to the chart in NBA.com (Stephen Curry Career Stats), it portrays how many assists Curry has produced. An assist is where a player passes the ball to another player who then scores. Curry has averaged 6.9 assists throughout his entire career and he has played with the same team all those years. Those plays involve an intricate set of movements that so far have been successful for Curry’s teammates. There are some who would say that those plays can be run for any player and have the same outcome. The matter of fact is that specific types of players have different types of roles and abilities. And Curry’s teammates have proven to execute plays and compliment Curry’s playstyle
Howard continued to accumulate impressive statistics through the 2007-2008 season. During the 2008 NBA Playoffs, Howard led the Magic to their first division title in 12 years. He was also named as the center for the All-NBA First Team and also named to the NBA All-Defensive second
In 2015 stephen curry and his team out played everyone in the National Basketball assocation (NBA). During the season Curry broke his own record of most three pointers made in a season. Curry ability too shot the ball is not the only reason why he is so leathal on the basketball court. Curry’s passing ablitily is a valued asect to him and he’s teammates. Curry