Quick Incoherent Thoughts: Harden, Doug Martin, Los Angeles Losers

• Harden had a good couple of games, but people are really over reacting just as they did with ‘Linsanity.’ I like Harden but I dont think he belonged in the Olympic squad nor is he a max player. Where do you rank Harden among all guards in the league? Or if you were a GM, who would you pick Harden over? It is an interesting exercise to go through each team and compare their guards to James Harden.
• The Raiders got ran over by rookie, Doug Martin, today. Exciting name to go with an exciting game. He definitely provides the Bucs with a better option than the inconsistent Blount. In the same game, Darren McFadden went down again. A very typical occurence for the Raiders and Run DMC.
• Did the Broncos and Payton Manning play well or was the Bengals defense just terrible? Payton has no weapons and a decent team would shut the Broncos down.
• The Lakers look old and disoriented. Dwight Howard isn’t looking very explosive. Nash is injured and old. Kobe is looking more like Gilbert arenas post the gun show. Ron Artest looks more confused than ever. Their bench is headlined by Jordan Hill and Antawn Jamison – enough said.
• The Clippers on the other hand look like they are a tough team to play against. They are a mean and dirty team. With dirty players like Griffin, Jordan and newly added thug, Matt Barnes aka Sac’s finest, there are some hard fouls being committed.