Hoops Lab: Rondo Inconsequential

Rajon Rondo and Advanced Stats

Way back at the start of the NBA season, I wrote the Hoops Lab lead about James Harden, and I titled it James Harden and Advanced Stats. At the time, Harden was just coming off of his explosive season debut of 37 points and 12 assists, and I argued that he was a superstar that would be one of the best players in the NBA this year. Not because of that one big game, but because the advanced stats had indicated for years that he was already one of the best but that his role with the Thunder didn't allow him to show it. Here was the money paragraph:

You know, what makes this Harden trade the best test of NBA advanced stats that we've had in several years is that if the advanced stats are correct, then we should see Harden be an absolute stud this year in Houston. For the RotoWire Cheat Shee

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