Who is better, Doncic or Harden during the Rockets era?

Harden's career may be much better than Doncic's! It is too early to draw a conclusion about 077. A lot of people talk about 077, but in fact, if teammates can't open up the space, or if they don't have any offensive appeal, it will be difficult for any star to play in isolation with the ball, except of course James in 2018. In 2018, I have been watching football for 20 years. After canceling illegal help defense, I have seen the only teammate who has no offensive appeal, but can average 30+ per game and have a very high shooting percentage.

But even James, in 2018, 2007 and 2015, when James' teammates couldn't open up space, his shooting rate was very low. It would be biased to draw a conclusion for 077 on this day's game. After all, it really can't open up space today. If you replace Jordan, you will have to waste money.

The biggest problem of the Lakers has always been that there is a problem with their own configuration. A team with poor defense and an offensive coach. As a result, the three-point shooting is at the middle to lower level in the league. This is not the configuration of a strong team. Do you expect Hachimura to shoot over 50% from three-point range all season?

Do you expect Rivers to have 30+5+8 all season? Expect Rivers to average 10+ free throws per game all season? Previous victories were inherently unconventional and predictably unsustainable. The combination of Doncic and Rivers is prone to problems with the ball when they are flanked on the line with the ball. One is that their physical fitness is not strong enough, and the other is that their speed is too slow.

Those little Thunder players have very fast hands. If there is a slight delay in your release of the ball, the opponent will steal you. So Lao Zhan is very needed, otherwise no matter what the outside world says, Lao Zhan is very important to the Lakers. The biggest problem for the Lakers now is athletic ability, no athletic ability.

In summary, if the Lakers want to go further, they can only take off the bench and then add a forward with strong assist defense and transition defense capabilities. But before the trade deadline, the Lakers' lineup is enough to maintain their ranking in the regular season, but it's hard to say in the playoffs. So let's take Lei Hachimura off the bench first, bring back James, and then start Rivers.

Doncic, Smart, LeBron James, and Ayton, this lineup is completely enough now, it depends on how Pelinka operates. The Harden I chased in those years! Back then Harden was all-powerful and in the limelight. Has Doncic surpassed Harden at his peak?

In terms of the ball-handling core, there was Harden before him. In terms of the ability to draw fouls, Harden was unparalleled back then. He was even the MVP. I chased Harden for several years in those years, but every time in the high-end games and playoffs, I saw that I couldn't eat. (There is no slander here. I really loved Harden back then, and the person who can win the MVP will not be bad) [Whenever the whistle blows] It makes my anus tighten. This style of play is too dependent on the "God". The referee can easily decide how many whistles you have. In the regular season, you can kill everyone. When the intensity of the playoffs increases, even in the high-end games of the regular season, the efficiency is extremely low in the face of high-intensity defense that does not reach out. If you don't blow the whistle twice, you will become anxious. If you don't blow the whistle three times, your mentality will collapse... It is naturally difficult for the team to win.

There is another disadvantage. The big ball-carrying core will make teammates stand still. They don’t like or are not good at running. Teammates are used to without the ball. If you are on the team, the team will look smooth. If you are off, the team will not play well (look at today). This ability to draw fouls is undoubtedly unparalleled in the world. We even have two in our team.

Of course, if you want to say that SGA is the same, I don’t think it is the same. The biggest difference between SGA and them is that if you don’t foul, I will almost certainly score. Having said that, how old was Harden when he won the MVP?

Can Doncic surpass Harden at his peak in the past two years? Is the big-core ball-holding style outdated? Is there a future for drawing fouls for the sake of drawing fouls? Is it time for the double-drainage combination in the backcourt to be discussed at the trade deadline?