I hate Hardens game, and I hate that the league has morphed into a place where games like his are allowed to flourish.
Me too. I give Harden credit for taking advantage of what the league is offering, but I fault the league for creating this monster.
What could be done to change it, other than making radical alterations to the court / 3 point arc etc.?
Harden feels like a logical evolution given the basic math of the game, it was just never really possible in the past because the three pointer was not emphasized the way it is now.
Imagine the league in 10 years ... how many players will approach scoring like Harden does?
Bring back some allowance of hand-checking. Currently, the 3-pointer is too good to pass up and this has changed the game, not for the better.