After a good laugh and in all fairness....

2012-13 MINUTES LEADERS :  Minutes Per Game  - All Teams
PLAYER NAME, TEAM NAME		GP	MIN	MPG
1	Luol Deng , CHI	75	2,902	38.7
2	Kobe Bryant , LAL	78	3,012	38.6
3	* Damian Lillard , POR	82	3,166	38.6
4	Kevin Durant , OKC	81	3,118	38.5
5	Nicolas Batum , POR	73	2,806	38.4
6	James Harden , HOU	78	2,984	38.3
7	Stephen Curry , GSW	78	2,982	38.2
8	LeBron James , MIA	76	2,877	37.9
9	LaMarcus Aldridge , POR	74	2,790	37.7
10	Paul George , IND	79	2,971	37.6

Harden's MPG ranked 6th in the league.  His sky high minutes, usage rate and a long burden of carrying a newly-restructured young team have worn him down.  As I mentioned in my previous post -  Harden, Lin, Asik are all in their first full year as starters,  the Rockets are very young with lots of room for improvement.  Realism will set in at some point.
The Rockets have made significant progress so far, although it is unfortunate that some fans have such negative impressions on Harden's BB IQ.  Lin had a slow start early in the season; it was Harden who stabilized Houston, leading the team to win many of the season games.   Had Harden passed up the opportunities for those offensive games, Houston would likely have already packed it in to enjoy an extended vacation.  It was a joyful moment to see such a young team made it to the playoffs - Kudos to Harden, Lin, Asik, Chandler and the rest of the crew for turning it up a notch this season.
A pass-first PG, to some extent, is a supporting role.  When all hands are cold and the PG can't shoot, then the team is toast. Harden was the 3rd overall pick in 2009 coming into the NBA with natural basketball talent.  In Houston, he shares almost the same assist numbers with Lin.  Being the #1 offensive option, by default, he is the one to take more shots on any given night.
Lin is now rolling into better form as a PG, and will be on the stage to shine during the playoffs. 
Cheers to Houston fans.  -- see you all at TT in the playoffs.

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• 这位妹纸，你的波士屯跟扭腰干上了，首轮收视最高的应该就是这对。 -i751- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:02:56

• 是的今天说了一天火箭。周六开始你一起来帮绿队加油。 -Net-A-Porter- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:04:53

• 那肯定的。 -i751- ♂ (63 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:07:48

• 太好了。我今年为NBA贡献太多了。 -Net-A-Porter- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:11:20

• 如果拼教练对绿队的教练比较有信心，呵呵，支持下net mm ⛽ -令狐冲冲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:21:12

• 太好了周六会很热闹。如果绿队赢了，这次我会贴PP 为体坛做贡献:) -Net-A-Porter- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:23:34

• 期待Ing~那我守着电脑就嘿嘿～🌹 -令狐冲冲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:27:04

• 很久了。丑媳妇总要见人:) -Net-A-Porter- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:32:07

• 我不知道NAP是个女中豪杰。失礼了。 -geneseo- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:44:48

• 我看篮球很晚，真的不是豪杰。我是女同学是真的:) -Net-A-Porter- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:48:17

• 就凭这句看球很晚又如此的出手不凡就是豪杰一名，大顶！ -geneseo- ♀ (22 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 21:03:10

• 哈哈我先下了。在体坛认识大家很高心。 -Net-A-Porter- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 21:06:33

• 幸会，安了！ -geneseo- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 21:14:53

• 那就别犹豫勒。比赛第一场一定好看。KG休息好几天了。 -Net-A-Porter- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:53:19

• 为方便你上贴我已关照我尼让球一场 😜 -geneseo- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:32:50

• 哈哈。那索性让四场。绿队这次你们不让, 还真不知道会怎么样。 -Net-A-Porter- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:36:33

• 我没那么贪心要看4张照片，呵呵。 -geneseo- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 21:12:29

• 看一张就够了，再说扫腰若进东决，我贴pp。 -白娘子- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 21:38:55

• 我尼是久病初愈，你就将标准降低一点点吧：） -geneseo- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 21:53:06

• Rondo唉明年吧。我们又突然冒出Jeff Green.还可以和Melo会会。 -Net-A-Porter- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:41:53

• 先抓来充数。还是觉得他有潜力。 -Net-A-Porter- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:49:54

• Green steps up big this year, but he shouldn't be able to match -geneseo- ♀ (150 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:56:15

• nah. he matched up with LBJ well, believe it or not. -Net-A-Porter- ♀ (104 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 21:01:33

• 纽约波士顿, 手心手背都是肉啊，只好两边都加油了。go Knicks!! Go Celtics! -amyd- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/19/2013 postreply 09:39:01

• Boston strong! Go Knicks!! -Geneseo- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:13:06

• Thanks. Go Boston! Go Knicks~~! -Net-A-Porter- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:18:53

• 掐 ！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！ -Redcheetah- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:22:46

• 不知绿队主场还会不会来个全场国歌大合唱。 -geneseo- ♀ (22 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:27:21

• 应该唱一下记念Boston前两天的tragedy. -Net-A-Porter- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:31:11

• 波士顿拥有全美国最好的医疗体系，尤其是创伤类。受伤的人也算不幸中的大幸 -i751- ♂ (33 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:34:03

• 你们昨天的冰球已唱了，很感动呀！ -geneseo- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:34:42

• 写得真不错。你支持的波士顿对上扭腰一定非常精彩。 -Warsteiner- ♂ (40 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:23:12

• W同学果酱。绿队赢了你写球评好吧？ -Net-A-Porter- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:25:30

• 不嫌我罗嗦我肯定写。季后赛到了，一些老同学也都慢慢出现了：） -Warsteiner- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:52:10

• 你的每篇文章我都拜读。说定了~~ -Net-A-Porter- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:54:58

• 不防也写点我尼吧。 -geneseo- ♀ (80 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 21:23:02

• 谢。还记得去年湖人打完雷霆，你和我们一起喊Go OKC吗，嘿嘿。　 -Net-A-Porter- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/18/2013 postreply 20:39:39

• Well said!! -amyd- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/19/2013 postreply 09:31:14

• 顶好文！ -老看客- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/19/2013 postreply 12:21:02