Hartensteinsanity is happening right now, people. RIGHT NOW. It may not yet have the raw excitement that other similiarly-designated -sanities had, but just because the player in question isn’t hitting game-winners or posterizing people doesn’t mean that it’s not a -sanity.
Hartenstein, in the last three games has put up 9 and 13, 19 and 9, and now a for-real double-double, 16 and 12 in only 18 minutes. The Rockets don’t ask for much from their bigmen, mainly just pick-and-roll finishing and rebounding, and that’s what he’s offering right now. No more, no less. Defense? Who cares. While something Linsanity was happening, no one cared at all what the heck Jeremy Lin was doing on that end of the court.
Also, if you’re curious, Dinsanity is still happening in Brooklyn with Spencer Dinwiddie.
Also part two: I was told that Hartenstein is German, which was very believable to me because of his last name, which has a very Teutonic flair to it, but it turns out that he was born in Oregon and lived in America for 10 years? What the heck. I thought this guy was the next Dirk Nowitzki but it turns out he’s just the next Kevin Love.