New Year Resolutions for NBA's Top 10 teams

#3 Houston Rockets - Use your Harden's injury to increase depth

James Harden

James Harden's MVP campaign might have taken a big hit with his most recent injury, that keeps him out of action for close to a couple of weeks. This might just be a blessing in disguise for the Rockets. Their head coach Mike D'Antoni has the notorious habit of playing a short bench even when he has players on the reserves who could give his stars some rest.

Houston is going to be forced to replace a lot of points, in Harden's absence, and we can only hope that they use everybody on their bench to make up. The reason for Harden's absurd Game 6 performance against the San Antonio Spurs in last year's Conference Semifinals will never be known but fatigue could be a reason. He had unnecessarily played all 82 games last season and that might have eventually taken a toll on him.

Players like Bobby Brown, Troy Williams, and Gerald Green might not be the opposition's scouting report but giving them minutes boosts their confidence, gives the starters more rest and keeps the team more Playoff ready. In his seven games for the team so far, Green has provided some much-needed boost off the bench, averaging 17.3 points in 25.3 minutes on 51.8% shooting.