Ridiculous.
That's the word Houston Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni used in the bowels of the Toyota Center after a recent practice. He was describing the numbers James Harden is putting up this season.
Coming from the man who practically ushered in the NBA's current run-and-gun, pace-and-space offensive era with his groundbreaking seven-seconds-or-less Phoenix Suns teams in the early aughts, that may sound hyperbolic, but it's fitting.
"Since (his numbers) are ridiculous, yeah, you have to be surprised," D'Antoni said, laughing. "But we said that he would do that. Now whether we believed it or not, that's the question. But it's good. I'm really happy with it."
He should be.
Through the first nine games, Harden, who is coming off back-to-back triple doubles for the first time in his career, is averaging 30 points, eight rebounds and a league-leading 13 assists per contest.
Yes, those are insane even by D'Antoni's standards. After taking over in Houston, D'Antoni did tell Bleacher Report that Harden could lead the league in assists, but he is nonetheless stun ...
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