true CP3 doesn't look like a superstar now. Harden has to play at least 60 games, otherwise ...... Tillman gets mad!
Not a good team. Panic! Offer 4 picks for Butler! Not a good team. Panic! Rush Harden back from injury!
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sp...-Trail-13350816.php?__twitter_impression=true 3. James Harden will work out Thursday in Brooklyn, stepping up his workload enough for the Rockets to gauge progress in part by how he responds Friday. The Rockets seemed certain of two things, that he will lobby to be cleared to play and that they will be extremely cautious. With the Rockets heading into a back-to-back, the team might not want him coming back from a hamstring strain by playing both nights. Even if he feels great Friday, they could hold him out against the Nets to play against the Bulls. Either way, if he comes back in the first days of the trip, it will be a quick turnaround from when he left the floor a week ago. That would be in part because he knew when he felt tightness not to push it. If he fought through, he might have ended up on the shelf for much longer. The same attitude will have to drive the decision of when he can return. As desperately as the Rockets need him back, and as poor as the 1-5 record is, they know they cannot rush their most indispensable player. Even with Harden, they need to play better in many ways. They might as well focus on playing better without him. Barring a setback, there was confidence he will return sometime during the five-game trip. The key now is to avoid the setback, and perhaps feel encouraged just to know that eventually, help is on the way.
