the Houston Rockets are averaging 130.5 ppg in their first 2 games in the pre season

[Lebron23]

High Scoring Games. Mike D'Antoni bringing back 1980's Ball to Houston.

[Lebron23]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xThqxRDpNrw

Harden will be an MVP Candidate in this offense while Ryan Anderson might become an NBA All Star.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh_LjFhOjUQ

[kurple]

They will be just as bad defensively

[Lebron23]

They will be just as bad defensively

True. But they are a 52-56 wins team. Anderson and Harden are solid duo.

[sixerfan82]

In preseason you say?

[Wally450]

They will be just as bad defensively

Yea, Mike D. teams are just as bad defensively as they are good offensively. They can put up 125 points a night, but they'll give up 127 and lose the game

[TommyGriffin]

Didn't some Euroleague team just score 140 points on an NBA team in a preseason game?

[SamuraiSWISH]

If they win games, Harden will be putting up like 30 ppg and 8 app. Will win MVP. He should've already won it in 2015 but hey ... what are you gonna do?

[BigKAT]

If they win games, Harden will be putting up like 30 ppg and 8 app. Will win MVP. He should've already won it in 2015 but hey ... what are you gonna do?

I believe you are correct.
MVP always was, and always will an Offensive Award.
Defense is very important in the grand scheme of things, but winners like Curry, Nash and the likes showed you otherwise.

[avonbarksdale]

i love james harden

hope he wins mvp

[bobopenguin]

this guy can win mvp, once he left houston.

[Overdrive]

I believe you are correct.
MVP always was, and always will an Offensive Award.
Defense is very important in the grand scheme of things, but winners like Curry, Nash and the likes showed you otherwise.

Those guys tried though. His lack of defensive effort not ability is taking him out of the MVP race.

[Spurs m8]

If they win games, Harden will be putting up like 30 ppg and 8 app. Will win MVP. He should've already won it in 2015 but hey ... what are you gonna do?

I'm not religious, but some form of god prevented him from getting it that year...that ugly ass, borderline cheating game didn't deserve f*ck

[swagga]

lmao this chucker being an MVP level player. today's nba tbh

if the rockets are scoring 130 they'll get 135 pushed in on them

[Real Men Wear Green]

Harden might get huge numbers in D'Antoni's offense but does anyone think he is the best player in the league or even close?