His first as a star? Why would that be what you meant? He was a starter and the second leading scorer on both of his previous trips to the playoffs. You have to make an all nba team before playoff experience starts to matter?
No. Because the line-up and rotation that they are using right now have won them 5 games in a row (all games since Fisher has joined them). Thabo Safelosha is a great asset to their starting lineup. Just go and watch how he harrassed Kobe the last game.
Why wouldn't Harden come off the bench? Harden/WB WB/Harden Durant Ibaka Perkins Who would be the offense/energy guy off the bench? The second unit of OKC would suck hard, if Harden became the starter.
OKC's current line up has the right mix of socring and defense. And Harden plays 30+ minutes off the bench, similiar to the Ginobili role during the Spurs' championship runs. I don't see the need to tweak the lineup.