Houston Rockets shooting guard James Harden — who reached an agreement on a four-year, $118 million contract with the team on Saturday — doesn't seem to be too worried about the Golden State Warriors "Super Team" of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and the recently-added Kevin Durant, his former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate.
When asked about the Warriors and the competitiveness of the Western Conference at his renegotiation press conference on Saturday, Harden began by saying that his only focus is the Rockets and how they can improve upon a disappointing season.
Then came the ever-so-subtle jab.
"Obviously the Warriors are a really good team ... but there's only one basketball. You've got to figure it out."
Rockets owner Leslie Alexander added, "They have to defend us."
Harden has a point, and he's not the first NBA player to say that the Warriors may have trouble spreading the wealth next season. But it must be noted that there was, in fact, only one basketball when the Warriors knocked out the Rockets in five games in both the first round of the Western Conference playoffs last year and in the Western Conference finals the year before.
Nevertheless, when these two high-powered offenses square off next season, don't expect a shortage of buckets.
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