The Houston Rockets are not only surpassing preseason expectations more than a quarter of the way through the 2016-17 campaign, they’re getting stronger in the process.
After a Dec. 14 blowout of the Sacramento Kings, Houston is on an eight-game winning streak and is 13-2 since Patrick Beverley returned Nov. 17. While James Harden’s MVP-caliber performance has certainly had a lot do with the Rockets’ success, it’s not all there is to it. The role players around him have provided plenty of help.
The team's construction and selection of Mike D’Antoni as head coach makes this “whole” greater than the sum of its parts. Daryl Morey probably hasn’t gotten the praise he should for assembling all the pieces, and D’Antoni should be getting some for making them work.
So they both get well-earned A's here.
The bench is split into two slides (top and bottom), with a grade and brief explanation, followed by the starters, who each have their own slide. Players who are no longer on the team (Bobby Brown and Donatas Motiejunas) did not receive grades.
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