At first blush, it seems like this is just another occasion in which the Houston Rockets‘ fanbase is pouting. Many basketball followers would have the take that all high-profile teams receive some level of criticism and the Rockets aren’t the exception. The problem is there are many examples of how this is more than just Rocket fans seeing it through red-colored glasses. There are examples from nationally ran sites where it’s almost like they lather in the Rockets misery. Many of these examples include preseason opinions which don’t James Harden at the frontrunner of the MVP predictions.