It's been pretty amazing to watch Harden go from underrated to overrated to underrated to overrated to underrated by the public in the span of maybe eight months.

I got too caught up in the play of one Finals. It's easy to forget when you watch guys so young play together in the limelight so often just how young they are and how much room they still have to grow. Every time I see Russy's age, I'm blown away.

So yeah. I cop to previous idiotic statements post-Finals, though I think I backed off of them pretty quickly once various trade rumors started floating out there, as none of them truly effectively replaced Harden, Finals performance be damned.

And yeah... while I love Jeremy Lamb, he's not a replacement for Harden and what he brings to the table. Great move for Houston, at least on the surface. Hardee's a big upgrade from Martin.