Yes. I remember the same thing with the "overpaid" labeling of Harden last year. It did not take too long before the media stopped mentioning it. Rockets players are slowly shutting people up.
Yes, I have noticed it also. Not that I really care, but a couple of weeks ago Rick Fox said he had us fighting for the bottom seed and possibly missing the playoffs. I know he is just a Lakers homer, but it caught me off guard. The other two guys (forgot who it was), looked at him like he was crazy. One of them said "wow really", and he stood by his statement.
He is just being a hater... <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>RT <a href="https://twitter.com/MrTrpleDouble10">@MrTrpleDouble10</a>: Rick Fox on SXM radio said Dwight Howard is the 3rd best player... on the Rockets.</p>— Michael Pina (@MichaelVPina) <a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelVPina/statuses/428616185777635328">January 29, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>