James Harden Scoring Workout by Tim Springer

Written by Coach Peterman

I have coached at the NCAA Division 2 (Southwestern Oklahoma State University), NAIA (USAO), and JUCO Levels (Blinn College and Carl Albert State College) as well as high school. I just felt that fellow coaches especially young coaches need to constantly work on their “game”. Just like the basketball players that we coach. We as coaches need to improve ourselves. That is my story and why I do this blog.

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April 9, 2015

James Harden Scoring Workout by Tim Springer

James Harden wasn’t concerned with Jeremy Lin left for the Los Angeles Lakers or Chandler Parsons left for the Dallas Mavericks. He knows that he and Dwight Howard are the cornerstones of the the Houston Rockets. The rest of the guys are role players or pieces to help their team. All that James Harden has done this season is carry the Houston Rockets to the potential #2 seed in the western conference. That is with all the injuries that the Houston Rockets have had.

James Harden is leading the race for the NBA’s Scoring leader right now, but he doesn’t want to hear that in the media. He says that he is concerned with just winning. James Harden is in the 63.7 perecentile defending the ball handler in the pick and roll, the 61.4 percentile in isolation, and 64.4 percentile on spot-ups on defense. He has become an above average defender also this year.

I believe that James Harden is the best isolation NBA basketball player in the league right now. Here is the top-five, based on the play type tracking at NBA.com.

James Harden: 599
LeBron James: 415
Kyrie Irving: 258
Louis Williams: 254
Tyreke Evans: 244

Harden has nearly 50 percent more than anyone in the NBA, and twice as many as anyone other than James.

Some people complain that all James Harden does is flop to get to the line, but keep this in mind. His step-back, crossover is the hardest shot to defend in the game and it sets up all those free throws.

Harden is so effective, fast and hard going to the rim that defender has to honor that. But the moment they do, Harden makes them pay for that commitment by stopping on a dime, stepping back and draining a three.

James Harden

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Through dedication to his players and a commitment to hard work, Coach Springer has developed into one of the most sought after skill development coaches in Texas.
Passion is a understatement to the dedication he has to the game of basketball. More than anything he wants to see all players win on and off the court.

Springer’s playing career reached the collegiate level while living in New York. It was there that he learned the game under the coaching of the New York State Junior College Coach of the Year (2005-2006). It was this same coach that helped him find his passion for teaching the game.

Since arriving in San Antonio, he has helped multiple middle school and high school programs reach the district finals. He is currently the Girls Varsity Basketball Coach at Castle Hills First Baptist School. In 2011, Coach Springer led the CH Eagles to the Tapps Regional Finals and was nominated for 1A Coach of the Year.

He currently works with D1, international, NBA and WNBA players. In 2011, Tim was a coaching intern with the San Antonio Silver Stars (WNBA) and participated in much of the player development for the team. Coach Springer keeps a strong commitment to personal growth for the sake of helping others. He is a infantryman in the Army National Guard and has a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology. In 2012 Coach Springer was selected as a Ganon Baker certified coach and trainer.