Bill Simmons had James Harden as a Western reserve: I especially like Harden because he’ll have moments during a game: You know, like Tuesday night against Golden State, when Ellis was playing out of

Jenni Carlson says James Harden isn’t an All-Star: “Among players at his position, few are more proficient than Harden. Look at the Player Efficiency Rating, and you’ll see that the only shooting guards who

John Hollinger of ESPN.com takes Westbrook as a reserve: “Let’s start by taking our mandated two guards. Westbrook has the best recent historical numbers of the group, leads them all in EWA and has

Perk said before the game yesterday he’s not playing well this season: “I just got to play better. It’s not just the rebounding. My points are down. I’m usually one of the league leaders

A terrific feature from Baxter Holmes of the L.A. Times on Perk: “Through Friday, Perkins ranked 186th in the NBA in scoring (4.8 points a game) and 60th in rebounding (5.5 a game). The

Kelly Dwyer of BDL on KD passing on Griffin’s dunk: “In some contexts, that drive manifests itself as a little ridiculous. When the Thunder lost the Western Conference finals to the Dallas Mavericks last

Blake Griffin’s dunk over Perk got the Taiwanese animation treatment. I remember Bill Simmons used to call it the “Mom Theory” in that if his mom knew about it, that meant it was a

Kelly Dwyer of BDL with an ode to Perk: “And Perk, to his everlasting credit, took a hit of his own. And for that, he deserves a poster. He deserves our plaudits. He deserves