I think McHale should give Bev a few "trial" starts towards the end of the preseason

I agree with you 100%. well said.

Lin plays the offense better and is our quarterback of the offense. Lin looked very good in that role last night. beverly is 6th man candidate and our game changer pace changer bad ass. We go up with lin and then we bring in beverly like some kind of closer / grim reaper clean up guy. Bev is that cleaner dude from pulp fiction.The WOLF

 

Without a doubt, Beverly and Lin are both very comparable in terms of talent. In a perfect world you would love to test Beverly as a starter, but there is NO WAY IN HELL that I would gamble with Lin's confidence right now, because it has been shaky in the past. I don't want him feeling any other way than the way he is feeling right now.

 

Unless some PG is really going off, Dwight can patrol the paint, Lin is competent enough on D. You need the guy that best compliments D12 and Howard, and Lin's offensive skills are just most diverse than Bev.

 

I wonder how many point guards Beverley going to break this season

Starting a list...
1. Evans
2. Holiday

 

I agree with posters in this thread who say he's better coming off the bench. He's a great defender and the kind of spark we need when the situation calls for it. Don't go changing what works.

 

There were a lot of good things going on last night with the starters. Why not let them develop more? You don't try to fix things that are working well, so I don't agree to try to start with Beverley now. Why can we let Beverley maximize with the second unit, which needs some adjustment, but hopefully, it will work better in time.

 

man, you're cashing in on a gullible anyone-but-Lin fan. smart!

 

Bev's 4th quarter defense on Jrue was excellent,but other than that i thought Lin did a better job defensively.
On offense though, i like how Bev keeps it cool all the time, he's really good at picking up his spots, Lin looked a bit chaotic, over-passing, trying to go for a layup instead of trusting his shot etc...

 

if he started it would put to much pressure on him i am sure he could handle it but he wouldn't be as good as a defender as he is off the bench

 

This just what's pre-season is. Everybody just needs to be comfortable with each other and you won't certainly be if you don't test their limits just like when Lin tested how high can Howard jump to catch a slightly erroneous pass. Hopefully, this kind of experimentation tones down once the real games begin. Starting Bev might also be a good situational move. However, I still strongly believe that in order for the Rockets to maximize Harden's talents, it's still better to trust him to play SG inside a system most of the time and not waste his energy on energy-draining ISOs which is the main reason why you would want to start Lin over Bev. Clearly, it will still be Harden that will be the brightest star of this team and the one who will affects the most if Rockets is going to succeed or not. Conserving him properly is just right unlike last season where he's almost totally spent in the playoffs.

 

There are so many reasons not to do it.

A. Don't muck with the current chemistry when it's working
B. Don't muck with the current chemistry when it's working
C. Don't muck with the current chemistry when it's working
D. Don't muck with the current chemistry when it's working
E. Don't muck with the current chemistry when it's working

Get the drift?

Lin's playing with confidence, last thing you want to do is put Bev in there to start even a preseason game and mess with Lin's head. Last thing you want to do is confuse Bev on what his role might be this season and if he gets to start sometimes and has to be the back-up at others, he's going to get unhappy.

And there's no reason to think that Bev is outplaying Lin. Lin is the starter. Let these guys do their things in a structured role for a while before suggesting it gets changed.

 

Agree with Lou. Bev is doing fine right where he is. Let him shine in his backup role; he's going to play plenty this season with everybody on the team.

Unless he's traded, because Morey.

 

I truly dont want him to branded as such

Else the entire NBA is going to go ahead Bev and team ...nooooo

 

Harden was pretty tired towards the end of last season trying to do it all.

 

things changed after we got Howard.

Lin pairs well with Howard.

 

He ain't no Monta Elli'

 

I also would like to see Jones in the second unit as the second scoring option behind Harden. Here is what the second unit might look like:

Beverley
Harden
Garcia
Jones
Asik

Garcia and Asik can't create their own shot at all, Bev only to an extent, of course Harden can create his own shot. Jones can create his own shot apparently and so he can be the go-to-guy besides Harden in this second unit.

No, do not start Bev. He's a 2-guard in disguise, not a pg.

 

Personally I don't think it will be lasting very much longer. It was all because of last year's playoffs. This is a new season and a new JLin apparently.

 

Same thing kinda worries me. Last year his confidence was made of glass. But if you give him the benefit of the doubt... he said in recent interviews that he's not gonna let those negative thoughts toy with his head this year. The truth will be told if/when he gets subbed out for Bev to close games... will he be disappointed/depressed, or will he cheer the team on from the bench? Last year it seemed like a 50/50 chance for either.

 

Disappointed in Beverley? Disappointed in McHale? Disappointed for the Rockets? Disappointed for yourself? Disappointed in Lin?

I don't understand this post ...