Harden or James, who has better organizational skills?

In the basketball world, singles ability is important, but stars with strong organizational skills can activate the team's offense, allowing the team to suffer losses in singles and also turn the tables against the wind. As superstars in the NBA, LeBron James and Harden have always received much attention. Today, let’s discuss in depth which organizational ability is stronger in Harden or James.

Harden's organizational ability: The organizational ability derived from the score threat

Harden's organizational ability is an amazing highlight of his career. From the Thunder's super sixth man to the Rockets' absolute core, Harden completed a gorgeous turn from a simple scorer to an all-around player with excellent score and organization. Especially during the Rockets era, Harden's "core ball control" style completely reshapes the team's offensive system.

In terms of data, Harden averaged an astonishing 11.2 assists per game (2016-2017 seasons), which is definitely remarkable among defenders. At the same time, his assist rate has remained above 40% year-on-year, which means that nearly half of the team's offensive rounds are directly related to him. What is even more amazing is that Harden not only can deliver a large number of assists, but also won the scoring champion many times. This dual threat of scoring and the organization makes the opponent's offense and defense lose their attention, which can be regarded as a nightmare for defenders.

During the Nets, Harden, Durant and Irving formed the terrifying "Big Three". Although Irving and Durant are both top scoring experts, a good team needs a strong organizer - Harden. Harden's organizational ability is the key to the team's smooth offensive operation. He can create many excellent opportunities for teammates to score easily through sharp breakthrough passes, exquisite pick-and-roll coordination and accurate long passes. Especially when Durant and Irving were absent due to injury, Harden led the team with his single core, and with his outstanding organizational skills, he still made the team full of competitiveness in the league.

Harden's organizational ability is largely based on his powerful personal scoring threat. His breakthrough is extremely lethal and can attract multiple opponents to double-team defense. When the ball is passed to his hand, he will quickly observe the situation on the field and pass the ball to the open outside shooter or inside player in a timely manner. This unique mode of "scoring to drive the pass" makes him extremely deterrent when organizing the offense.

James' organizational ability: The all-round game controller

Unlike Harden, LeBron James has shown an extraordinary passing vision from the moment he entered the league. As his career progressed, his age did not weaken his organizational ability, but instead made him more and more perfect. In some seasons, he was once pushed to the point guard position to lead the team to shoot and kill games.

James has a career-based assists of 7.4 times per game. As a point guard who is not in the traditional sense, such data is enough to prove his organizational talent. On the playoffs, a higher-intensity stage, James showed his extraordinary organizational ability. He is the player with the most assists in the playoffs in NBA history. This achievement fully demonstrates his outstanding organizational performance in high-intensity games.

James' all-round performance is well known. He not only performs well in passing, but also can fully influence the game trend on the scoring, rebounding and defensive ends. This all-round attribute makes his organizational ability even more outstanding. Taking the 2016 Finals as an example, in the crucial tiebreak, James contributed 27 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists triple-double. Through precise passes, he created several key scoring opportunities for his teammates to decide the outcome. It is precisely with his strong organizational ability that the Cavaliers can remain calm at critical moments of the game and finally achieve the miracle of reversing the championship.

James' organizational ability is not only reflected in his precise passing skills, but also in his precise control of the game rhythm and his effective mobilization ability to work with his teammates. He can attack from anywhere on the court and always quickly find the most suitable pass route to deliver the ball to his teammates just right. This comprehensive and in-depth game reading ability makes him well-deservedly become one of the most outstanding organizers in history.

Comparative analysis of the organizational capabilities of the two

From the above personal data analysis, Harden and James are undoubtedly top organizers, but there are obvious differences in their organizational style and their influence on the team.

From the perspective of organizational style, Harden's organization relies more on his powerful personal scoring threat. He attracts opponents to defend through extremely impactful breakthroughs and precise shooting, and then keenly captures the open opportunities of teammates running out, passes the ball in time, and helps teammates score. This model was fully demonstrated during the Rockets' "single-core leadership" period. James' organization is more comprehensive and diverse. Not only can he create scoring opportunities through breakthrough passes like Harden, he is also good at sending amazingly accurate long passes in fast breaks and launching fast counterattacks. Even at low posts, he was able to use his physical advantages and excellent passing skills to support the offense, and his organizational ability covered almost every corner of the basketball court.

Analyzing from the perspective of adaptability to the team system, Harden's organizational ability can exert the greatest power in a specific system, especially when he has absolute ball rights, he can sort out the team's offense in an orderly manner. However, when team tactics require him to be more involved in off-ball runs, his organizational effectiveness may be affected to a certain extent. In contrast, James has stronger organizational capabilities.. Whether playing for the Heat, Cavaliers or Lakers, he can quickly integrate into the team system and significantly improve the team's overall performance with his outstanding organizational ability.

From the perspective of historical status, James' organizational ability is regarded as an indispensable part of his all-round performance and is one of the key factors in his ability to occupy an important position in the long history of basketball. Harden's organizational ability is his core skill after his career transformation, helping him establish a unique position in the league.

Conclusion

Harden and James are both top organizers in NBA history, and they each influence the direction of the game in unique ways. Harden has threatened his teammates with his powerful personal scores and created his own organizational style; while James has improved the team's overall combat effectiveness through comprehensive and excellent game control. From a data perspective alone, Harden's assists in some seasons are indeed more outstanding, but considering various factors such as omnipotence and overall influence on the game, James is slightly better.

Whether it is Harden or James, their organizational skills have had a profound impact on the offensive style of modern basketball. Harden proved with practical actions that the shooting guard can also become the top playmaker, broadening people's perception of the role of the shooting guard; while James redefined the concept of "all-round forward" and set a new benchmark for forward players in organizing offense. Their outstanding performance in organizational skills will always be engraved on the historical monument of basketball and become a model for later generations to learn and admire.

In general, I personally like James more. I have to say a few reasons. I think there are the following points: 1. Strong physical fitness makes me, a younger person than him, look intimidated. 2. Focus on love and friendship, which can be seen in the friendship with Kobe.

Who do you like more? Welcome to discuss together. Of course, if you like one more, you don’t hate the other one, relatively speaking.