Who has to go beyond expectations/ ceilings to win it a championship

Parsons. He has to become Paul George like

 

I think we can win it all if Lin because consistent and confident in his jumpshot.

 

I picked Morey, but it is really what he can get for Asik.
Maybe I should have picked Asik the Asset?
But, what we get back needs to be better than expected, whether it be a really good 6th man or a starting 4.

 

The 4 spot. Lin has shown inconsistent flashes of good play, but that 4 spot for a guy that could hit a jumper off a kick from Harden or Howard drive is what would put this team in the same conversation as the top tier of teams.

 

It has to be Lin. If Lin plays well, this team will go to the finals IMO.

 

Yeah, I think Morey is gonna have to suit up and play an Anthony Mason type role to get this thing done. He's been slacking.

 

I was torn between 'Rest of the bench' and 'McHale' because we all know what the majority of our starters can do. Our core guys have shown levels of being a REALLY good playoff team.

The little bit extra may come from how the coach handles the matchups and reads the situation. But, when the main guys come out, its up to the bench to build momentum or at least keep the game even. I ended up going for the bench because it's still a toss up WHO that includes.

 

Everyone has to step up. Even if just a little bit.

 

Lin already has ridiculous expectations from half of CF. So is he going to have to put up 20/10+ numbers for us to win?

 

If Lin gives you 15/8, that would be huge for this team.

 

This. It's not on any individual. We've seen that even the Miami Heat in their first season together took a long time to get an identity and put it all together. We know this group will be able to put up points, but everyone will need to step up their defense if we seriously want to contend.

 

lin won't have the ball all that much with harden and howard and now parsons thinking he's another superstar. lin will be the 4th option.

whether your 4th option shoots 33% or 37% from the three should NOT dictate whether you win that many more games. this is ridiculous.

your superstars, the max guys, HAVE TO to be the one to carry the team and perform above expectations.

if lebron passed to chalmers and he missed that 4th quarter jumper from the top of the key, who's fault is it? every news outlet would put the blame on lebron from not taking the shot. only in houston would people blame lin for missing a shot that harden/howard/parsons passed up.

if you're depending on your 4th option to perform above expectations and win games for you, then he shouldn't be your 4th option.

that's like asking the accountant in a fortune 500 company to help move the stock price. really??

 

It doesn't matter who is what option. If Lin has a consistent shot, he will get the ball. And as the starting PG, he is going to run the play at least a third of the time IF he can consistently make things happen.

It's a matter of being aggressive. I like Lin and I hope we don't trade him. But I don't blame the coach or Harden for Lin's inconsistent play. There were games he took over and played like a superstar. He needs to do that more often and you won't hear things like "McHale is dumb" or "Harden is a ballhog."

 

The difference is you can't just give the ball to Parsons in an iso situation and expect him to create something. He doesn't have a post game nor can he dribble well. He gets most of his points in a spot up/pump fakes, slashes, and fast breaks. Not pick and rolls and isos, like Lin and Harden can do.

 

i think if your #1 option becomes more consistent then winning 16 games in the playoffs becomes a hell of a lot more realistic.

someone posted all the players' scoring variance for the year and lin's is not less consistent then anyone else. in fact the variance between high and low was even bigger for beverley and parsons. if people are expecting 100% shooting as "consistent" then that's not going to happen. even if he shoots 50% he's gonna miss half of his shots.