Harden is next Kobe

When you look at the stats, it's hard to disagree.

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ugh. why don't these embed codes work properly?

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If Harden is the next Kobe...

 

He is an improved Kobe. Look at how much more efficient Harden is... And the Win Shares. Their playoff performances are comparable. I'm impressed.

Totals<PRE>
Rk Player From To G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 2P 2PA 2P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Kobe Bryant 1997 2001 334 187 10362 2184 4807 .454 260 801 .325 1924 4006 .480 1550 1875 .827 391 1062 1453 1141 415 218 828 877 6178
2 James Harden 2010 2014 371 158 11635 1974 4433 .445 676 1833 .369 1298 2600 .499 2045 2409 .849 242 1232 1474 1443 491 126 909 912 6669
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Per 36 Minutes<PRE>
Rk Player From To G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 2P 2PA 2P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Kobe Bryant 1997 2001 334 187 10362 7.6 16.7 .454 0.9 2.8 .325 6.7 13.9 .480 5.4 6.5 .827 1.4 3.7 5.0 4.0 1.4 0.8 2.9 3.0 21.5
2 James Harden 2010 2014 371 158 11635 6.1 13.7 .445 2.1 5.7 .369 4.0 8.0 .499 6.3 7.5 .849 0.7 3.8 4.6 4.5 1.5 0.4 2.8 2.8 20.6
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Advanced<PRE>
Rk Player From To G MP PER TS% eFG% FTr 3PAr ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Kobe Bryant 1997 2001 334 10362 20.5 .548 .481 .390 .167 4.3 11.3 7.9 19.5 2.1 1.5 12.8 27.7 109 103 23.9 11.3 35.2 .163
2 James Harden 2010 2014 371 11635 20.2 .607 .522 .543 .413 2.5 11.6 7.2 20.6 2.1 0.8 14.2 24.4 118 106 34.6 12.0 46.6 .192
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Playoffs Per 36 Minutes<PRE>
Rk Player From To G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 2P 2PA 2P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Kobe Bryant 1997 2001 66 46 2219 7.4 16.6 .444 0.8 2.6 .316 6.6 14.1 .467 4.9 6.3 .786 1.2 3.7 4.9 4.2 1.3 1.0 2.6 3.5 20.5
2 James Harden 2010 2014 55 12 1793 5.3 12.7 .421 1.8 5.4 .343 3.5 7.3 .478 5.8 6.8 .845 0.7 4.9 5.5 4.1 1.6 0.5 2.4 3.4 18.3
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Playoffs Advanced<PRE>
Rk Player From To G MP PER TS% eFG% FTr 3PAr ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Kobe Bryant 1997 2001 66 2219 20.0 .529 .468 .378 .154 3.8 11.6 7.7 20.9 1.9 2.2 11.9 27.6 108 105 4.5 2.0 6.5 .141
2 James Harden 2010 2014 55 1793 19.6 .583 .494 .540 .424 2.2 15.4 8.9 18.9 2.4 1.0 13.4 22.7 116 108 4.8 1.4 6.2 .165
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Haha op made me laugh. Thanks oP.

 

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