VIDEO: Harden's suspect defense on full display once again
Basketball coaches at every level loathe an apathetic approach on the defensive end.
For the 2015-16 iteration of the Houston Rockets, coordinated and fully-engaged defensive efforts have been about as frequent an occurrence as a lunar eclipse.
During Saturday's game against the Los Angeles Clippers, James Harden reminded us why his team ranks in the bottom third of the league across most defensive statistical categories.
I know we say it all the time but James Harden is the worst defender ever pic.twitter.com/e5mMkKiVtk
— YannickYounique (@Yannick_DYB) December 20, 2015
On this play, DeAndre Jordan loses his man on a screen, putting the onus on Harden to step into the lane to prevent the Clippers big man from getting to the rim unimpeded.
Yes James, it is you that didn't get to ball side and contest DJ's dive once Blake caught the ball. Peeking isn't D. pic.twitter.com/7Yq2dDcMeb
— david b. thorpe (@coachthorpe) December 20, 2015
Apparently, defense has been outlawed in southeast Texas.