Dwyane Wade or James Harden?

    This article discusses a fairly hot topic over NBA (National Basketball Association) recently, that who of Miami Heat's superstar Dwyane Wade or Houston Rockets' new star James Harden is a better shooting guard. This topic was first brought by Kevin Durant of OKC that he thinks James Harden should be one of the top 10 player in the league instead of Dwyane Wade, who ranked seventh by Sports Illustrated. The article compares the two players and tries to predict who would have a better season next year. It breaks down the comparison into several sections using their personal stats. The author claims that Wade wins the categories of Defense and achievements while Harden has an edge on Offense and better role in the team. As an conclusion, the author did not actually make a choice of who is better but admits that the margin is 'paper-thin', which is a disappointment to me.
    After reading the article, I think it would definitely add to the fuel of the fire between the two fan bases. It indeed uses real Stats of the players for analysis and the logical flow seems flawless too.  However, in my opinion comparing these two stars by only the pure stats are far from sufficient. The reason is Wade is co-playing with LeBron James-the commonly accepted best basketball player in the planet, and Chris Bosh-the third super star of the Heat. But for comparison, James Harden is still the lone wolf of Rockets, no offense to any player in that team. When Wade is sharing the ball with these great players, his pure stat and usage would fall as expected. Further more, Wade has won two Championships in a row and three in total while Harden has nothing similar. Harden, as one of the most rapidly risen stars, needs to pass the statement of burden of proof.
    This article indicates the good fact that Harden is one of the best player by providing well-researched stats. However, I do not completely agree the logic of comparing by using pure stat without really looking into the teams. 



http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1787289-james-harden-vs-dwyane-wade-which-star-has-the-edge-entering-2013-14