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Message: [QUOTE="champs99and04, post: 2740558, member: 488"] I definitely don't come away from that series thinking less of James Harden. His coach sort of hung him out to dry (which might have been the best decision for the team, but not him) by putting the ball in his hands every single possession. To me, the only thing we learned there is that he's not LeBron (nobody is). That being said, he's not that much fun to watch and the effort isn't always there defensively even when he's not being overworked. I'd definitely take him over Westbrook, though. No doubt. Edit: And I think the Durant thing is tough because you can only make a 73 win team so much better. OKC certainly took a major step back without him, plus, he's proven in the past that he could carry them for stretches without Russ where to my knowledge the opposite was never true. It also doesn't hurt that they took care of the Spurs in 5 and won the first two against New Orleans without Steph. [/QUOTE]