admittedly, anything out of one Finals is making a mountain out of a mole hill (just like Lebron the year before, who learned his lesson and moved on).

the main reason I distrust his performance last year is cuz it was bench units who weren't practicing due to the condensed schedule. things won't be so easy when he's a starter in Houston playing against teams properly prepped for him. this year will tell us more about Harden the player than anything that happened to him in OKC.