Why does everyone think it’s a foregone conclusion that Harden starts next season?
Sefolosha was our best X-factor last season, and Harden has never kissed his hand in a game where he matched up against an NBA starter yet. Well, I don’t necessarily think it’s a foregone conclusion, but it is very likely that Harden takes that role at some point in the season because the Thunder were 9 wins and 13 losses with Thabo in the starting lineup. Thabo is my favorite player, and Nick is my second. I like the hustle and sweat guys more than most, but at some point the wins have to come for this franchise. 9/13 is about 41%. That is a big step up from our winning percent as a whole, but it equates to 33 wins. I think that this team is beyond the “just seeing what we have” mode, and is about trying to get to .500 and beyond. So to me, I give Thabo the early starts, but in the end, you don’t use a top three pick to back up the Bruce Bowen/Thabo Sefolosha types unless it is just in form only. If Thabo is still starting in January but only getting 20 mpg while Harden is anchoring t
