Where do Harden’s minutes go?

Brian Fluharty-USA TODAY SportsElias Harden is out against St. John’s. Why doesn’t matter yet, but he’s not going to be in uniform or even with the team. That leaves Coach Travis Steele with 26 minutes from last game and 19.7 over the last four to find from his bench that currently contains Ryan Welage, Kyle Castlin, and Dontarious James. Where can the coach find the production he’s gotten from his sophomore guard?

St. John’s isn’t a big team. Sedee Keita is their only player over 6-7, and he only gets 14 minutes per game. Further, he’s thin and doesn’t play like a big who bangs. Xavier has two of those, and both are playing well right now. Jones and Hankins combined for 51 minutes last…