Is Harden a legit MVP candidate?

[gordito]

Anyone think he'll make the 1st team over Kobe?

[BaunceyChillups]

Rockets win like 17 games without Harden this year

[Dupp]

Not top 3 no.

[mj234eva]

Rockets win like 17 games without Harden this year

False.

[nhh90]

he isn't playing with a weak cast. I'm pretty sure parsons, lin, and asik are top 15 in the league at their position.

[DGrangeRx33]

I wouldn't say the Rockets have a weak cast..

I think he has been great, but I wouldn't say he is having an MVP season either. Hard to overcome LeBron and Durant.

Rockets have the #1 highest scoring team in the league and Chandler Parsons is 2nd on the team in scoring @14ppg.

Rockets really still need a number 2 option.

Maybe...but also shows the have quality depth.

[BaunceyChillups]

Rockets win like 17 games without Harden this year

False.

nah it's true

Jeremy Lin as a number 1 option is the worst team in the league

[Left Side Drive]

Rockets win like 17 games without Harden this year

False.

nah it's true

Jeremy Lin as a number 1 option is the worst team in the league

Without Harden because of injury or if the trade wasn't made? If the latter then K-mart would still be the number one option.

[mj234eva]

Rockets win like 17 games without Harden this year

False.

nah it's true

Jeremy Lin as a number 1 option is the worst team in the league

Did you forget they traded guys to get Harden? They also won 34 games last season, and had loads of injuries...

[Clyde Frazier]

Don't see him finishing any higher than 5th. Rockets would need a top 5 record in the league for him to finish any higher.

[junot111]

He is definitely very valuable to his team. He bails them out on several occasions (I say this because I'm a Lin fan so I've seen it first hand). However, as a player I believe he is slightly overrated. It's hard to say but I don't see him as that high of an impact player. It's like the Rockets shouldn't be winning but they are. But you could say they've had an easy schedule.

[Guy986]

Did you forget they traded guys to get Harden? They also won 34 games last season, and had loads of injuries...

Not the same team as last year. Rockets lost 4 of their top 5 scorers via free agency or amnesty. They lost Scola, Lowry, Dragic and Lee.

[holly1985]

I wouldn't say the Rockets have a weak cast..

I think he has been great, but I wouldn't say he is having an MVP season either. Hard to overcome LeBron and Durant.

Rockets have the #1 highest scoring team in the league and Chandler Parsons is 2nd on the team in scoring @14ppg.

Rockets really still need a number 2 option.

Part of the problem with other Rockets players is that they're not consistent. One of them may score 20+ in one game but only digital pts in the next one. Parsons didn't have a high scoring game for a while till today. Lin is really inconsistent, the same go with Asik, Morris and Ppts. Also their bench can score a lot but also inconsistent. TD, Greg Smith and Delfino all have high scoring games and bad games.
The good thing is that at least they usually take turns to step up every game.

[BaunceyChillups]

Did you forget they traded guys to get Harden? They also won 34 games last season, and had loads of injuries...

Dragic, Lowry, Scola and Courtney Lee weren't traded for Harden

[illiance]

Anyone think he'll make the 1st team over Kobe?

Not a chance.