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Former Houston Rockets coach Kevin McHale isnt sure James Harden can morph into a full-time point guard.Harden is moving into the role under new coach Mike DAntoni, and while he did lead shooting guards with a touch rate of 85.1 percent last season, McHale wonders whether Harden can become a facilitator first.You are who you are a lot of times, McHale, who will analyze games for TNT this season, said during a Tuesday conference call with reporters. Can you change and be a facilitator first? I dont know. Kevin Garnett, a guy I go way, way back with -- Kevin Garnett was always a pass-first player. He was a pass-first player his first day of practice when he was with the Minnesota Timberwolves.James is a scorer, and at the end of the day, you do fall back on what you are. James is a scorer at heart. Can you change that? ... Can you be something that youre really not for an entire 82-game season? Hes a great facilitator, great passer, and he has great vision -- he really is a scorer as a basketball player.McHale said Harden dominated the ball when he coached the Rockets, moving traditional point guard Patrick Beverley to shooting guard at times. Beverleys touch rate was 55.8 percent last season, compared to Hardens 85.1.Those numbers are expected to increase under DAntonis up-tempo offense, which calls for spacing for outside shooting, the ability to push the pace and high pick-and-rolls.Grant Hill played one season under DAntoni in Phoenix during the 2007-08 season, when the?Suns?averaged 110.1 points per game -- third best in the league.Hill, along with McHale, doesnt see much difference in what Harden did in the past. However, there are some concerns about whether Harden can operate the offense efficiently.Now you have a guy in Harden, he wants to score and hes great at it, and I know he had seven-plus assists last year, Hill said. But its going to be interesting. The jury is still out. Im not sure how its all going to work. I think he will put up great numbers, and his numbers may even be better ... if thats possible from last year. In terms of how the team plays, how they play together, how they jell, Im not entirely sure the style of play -- the position that Harden is in -- is going to translate to success with the team.In three preseason games, Harden has averaged a league-leading 12 assists per game and is second in scoring at 23.3 points.Houston has won all three of those preseason games, with its fourth contest coming Wednesday against New Orleans.Jose Siri Jersey . - Derek Wolfe says hes finally healthy after suffering a seizure in November that doctors now believe was related to the spinal cord injury he suffered in the preseason. Joe Nuxhall Jersey . By having more great seasons. Manning was the only unanimous choice for the 2013 Associated Press NFL All-Pro team Friday. https://www.cheapredsjerseys.us/1305s-bret-boone-jersey-reds.html .ca! Hi Kerry, Heres an interesting one. I know its common knowledge that all players are responsible for their sticks. We witnessed that when Zack Kassian hit Edmontons Sam Gagner in the face after a missed check. Luis Castillo Jersey . PETERSBURG, Fla. Deion Sanders Jersey .J. Ellis hit two-run homers and the NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 4-0 Saturday night.ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- Reggie Baker scored 25 points and Brandon Tabb made three 3-pointers and had 19 points as Bethune-Cookman beat Kennesaw State 75-72 on Wednesday night.Kennesaw State, which trailed by 16 points in the second half, tied it at 67-all with 2:54 remaining. But Baker scored Bethune-Cookmans next six points and, after the Owls pulled to 73-72, Tabb made two free throws with 7 seconds left.Baker made 9 of 12 free throws and Tabb hit all six of his attempts for Bethune-Cookman (1-1), which was 22 of 30 from the stripe.Tabb scored 13 points in the first half,, Baker added 11 and Bethune-Cookman had a 32-23 lead.dddddddddddd Aubrey Williams had eight points and eight rebounds for Kennesaw State.Williams and Johannes Nielsen each scored 15 points for Kennesaw State (1-2), and Williams grabbed 15 rebounds.While Bethune-Cookmans Moore Gym undergoes renovations after Hurricane Matthew, the Wildcats will play home games at the Ocean Center in St. Augustine and the Embry-Riddles ICI Center in Daytona Beach. ' ' '