>The whole point has been they can't even run the PnR anymore
>because teams switch it because it was so effective. And
>people even stopped switching so much because of how they were
>leaving their bigs on islands to get cooked.
>
>The answer for Harden now is selective trapping and using
>multiple defenders so that they can all expend all their
>energy on him. And ball denial (or an inspired night from a
>Paul George or Jrue Holiday that just turns an insanely
>efficient 45 into a less efficient 38). D'Antoni gets credit
>for Harden's 12 assists in Y1 of his tenure in Houston; since
>then, the Harden/Capela PnR has been so good, teams started
>using entirely different defenses for it. D'Antoni creates set
>plays, he tells guys where to be, he runs the rotations. Alla
>this scoring, he has about as much to do with as Phil did with
>a fadeaway from Jorn over a double team.

Scottie Pippen broke it down on ESPN. You basically have to sit on his left hand and force him right to TRY and slow him down then deny.

The reality is the real key to Harden's success has been the legalization of the 2-step stepback jumper. That was considered a travel up until a few years ago.