Harden will be fine, he will deal with issues like this just like Wade has because of how he plays. He is young and will recover quickly. That what young healthy guys do. If he was 29 or 32 I might be worried. I like his style and there is still room for improvement, the young pup is learning.
Just rewatched the 4th, Harden took 0 drives inside 2 or even 3 minutes. Only one rocket did, Jeremy Lin. Harden was shown grimacing after one of his drives but that was with close to 3:30 to go on the beautiful outlet pass from Howard that led to an uncontested lay-up. Did you even watch the game? Or do you consider jumpers to be do-or-die type players?
Parson was playing a lil selfish as well. And when things are not flowing every Superstar player will take matters into their own hands. That is one of the reason why they are paid the BIG BUCKS. Question: Have you ever kept playing basketball after twisting your ankle even in a pick up game? I was at the game and the ball was sticky in Lin, Parson and Hardens hands. All them jokers would hold the ball too long trying to make a move sometimes. So why are you only pointing the finger towards Harden?
Harden plays attacking the rim on most possessions, he could get injured or worn out. Coach needs to keep his minutes under 38. Maybe have a 3 man rotation of Garcia/ Brewer to keep him fresh for the 4th quarter.
