[ClutchFans] Rockets to begin season with Beverley, Asik as starters; Jeremy Lin off bench

I'm fine with the decision. More than fine. In my opinion, anyone who was watching the games, starting with the end of last season, should have realized it would happen this year. I think Jeremy will be a terrific 6th man. This takes a lot of pressure off him, and allows him to play to his strengths, in my humble opinion. Very nice write up, The Cat!

 

A dream come true people! Let's celebrate this! Hahahaha!

 

I'm indifferent about the situation thought both of them were pretty even.

So now lets begin.

 

McHale is just trying to maximize Lin's effectiveness by maximizing the amount of time he ISN'T with Harden on the court.

Nothing more to that.

 

I was one of the people who suggested this over the offseason. Back then I whole-heartedly believed that Lin was better, but that Lin as 6th man would be the better fit. Nowadays I think they are pretty much the same, but still think Lin is the better fit as the 6th man.

Good to hear.

Having two good players at the same position is a good problem to have.

 

I really hope this works out, and the Rockets keep winning. Otherwise, McHale's experiment without reason but personal opinion/bias, will become the laugh stock of the league, at team's expense.

 

Nice writeup, but not dated. How long ago did he copy the handwriting off the wall and onto the internet, just waiting for this moment?

 

With all due respect, I think you must really be bored.

 

ESPN is trash and so likes to trash Lin at any chance it gets. But in the end both Houston and Lin will be the winners out of this move. Houston will blow out more teams by having two great playmakers (harden, Lin) taking turn to hammer the opponents with no let down, and Jeremy's personality is such that if the pressure is not on him, he excels. So watch out for Lin to go back to Linsanity mode with the 2nd unit. If McHale gives Lin enough minutes, Lin can easily win the 6th Man and perhaps be an all-star like Manu did.

 

Fixed your post

 

perfectly makes sense to credit the offensive success to coach and playerS

but it would be incosistent to blame the coach alone for offensive failures

 

Exactly. Huge mistake by Lin and his Agent.

 

Good point. I'll stop now.

 

Don't worry, I unfixed it for you.

 

If this is really about maximizing each player's strength, why couldn't Lin just start, get pulled early in the 1st, get out with the second unit, and so forth? That way everyone is happy and there will be less media/locker room drama. Clearly there's something else going on. Lin better play his heart out and hope some team gets desperate in the upcoming months...

 

Nonsense. Mchale is just trying to maximize Harden's effectiveness (it has nothing to do with Lin or Beverley this is all about James Harden) and just like in the playoff series against a team without their second best player he's going to learn the hard way that Harden isn't who they think he is.

 

Is that a slight?

Every shooting guard needs the ball in their hands to be effective. Hence the label 'shooting guard'. Not to mention the best one in the game this side of D Wade.

 

You may be surprised that a lot of Lin fans like this move. Lin can play equal amount of minutes but now he can be his own man to run the offense with the ball in his hand. If he goes back anywhere near Linsanity as the 6th man, Lakers will be all over Lin in 2 years and the Rockets can't compete for his service with already 2 superstars and Parson going for big contract. Lin fans like him to go to the Lakers because by then Kobe will be too old to run the show and Nash will be gone and Lin will have another stage like NY Linsanity days.

 

Wow wishing the Rockets to fail because this LOF is butthurt.Disgracefull idiot.