28/6/5/2 on 48/40/88 That will easily put him in MVP contention with LeBron, Durant, CP3 and Rose perhaps even our own Dwight depending on our seeding.
On second thought, I'll correct the points to something like 24-25 and assists to 7.5 range. I don't expect his ppg to increase after Howard acquisition, but perhaps expecting a slight drop-off is going a little too far knowing that he is still improving his game.
He is in midseason form already and he looks so much more focused! He is going to have a MONSTER year! 26ppg, 7apg, 5rpg, 1spg, 3tpg, shooting: 47fg%, 39% for 3, and 87%ft. Allstar, 1st team All NBA, finishes 4th in MVP behind LeBron, Durant and Rose
23 PPG 8.5 APG 4.0 RPG 1.5 Stls 5.5 TO .42 fg .88 ft .35 3pt Less points, more assts, more turnovers, lower percentages, except for free throws.
I think the average substitution pattern for Harden is going to have him playing the entire first quarter(, than the last 7-8 minutes of the next. Giving him 38-40 minutes per game. He's played the entire first quarter in all of the pre season games so far I think.