No doubt he was a hero. But I'm saying that if we win a 'ship with our new core, you'd have your hands busy with educating people about Clutch City and [whatever city we are right now]. Or maybe there will be a new "tinman" who will constantly educate the youngins about the greatness of Lin/Parsons.
I'm very happy with the way Jeremy has been developing. He has his ups and downs, and it's been rough at times, but he has high upside.
Clutch City is when the Rockets were labeled Choke City and turned it around into two championships Clutch City is when Mario Elie blew a kiss to Joe Klein, when Sam Cassell shut up those fools in MSG, when Maxwell threw John Starks out of way in game 7, Dream in San Antonio making Robinson jump like he ate too many jalepenos Clutch City is FOREVER! ...... I don't base stuff on'what ifs' yo u know that!
Lin is definitely better than he was in NY. It's pretty obvious with more games under his belt. His ballhandling is better and he can now dribble left. The key is he's comfortable w/ the system and everyone is on the same page for everything to work out. The style of running up and down fit his style perfectly. It also fit Harden's style. Everything seems to fit for the Rockets this year from players right down to the coaches.
We all have Harden to thank for resting his injury. Lin looked like he was headed towards a downward spiral before Harden went out. Looks like he regained his confidence and then some.
Just better all around. There was some serious adjustment period coming from the eastern to the western conference. I think its great that he is a Rocket. I joined this site in 09. I started getting interested in the Rockets when Yao first came over. I used to go the the team website and read all the comments from george bush and chandra. Hard to keep up when your from SF and your trying to keep track of another nba team in another state. Really got tired of rooting for the gsw because there was nothing to get excited about. Followed J-Lin when he got drafted by the dubs. Got happy when he came here last year. Weirded out when he got released to NY and our draft position depended on where they finished last year. Got sucked into Linsanity. Happy that NY was fake to J-lin and he ended up with the Rockets. Glad to see him growing with this young talented team. Can't wait for the playoffs. Last taste was when mac, finger wag, and tall chinese dude all went down and we took the fakers to 7. This team is only going to get better. Linsanity(the career in Houston) and black amish going to fun to watch for years to come.
Man, imagine if Rick Adelman had Lebron! he's SIGNIFICANTLY better than that dude who played in 21 games .
I am cautiously optimistic about Rockets and Harden/Lin/Parsons. Get to playoffs and win some game, next year would be even more exciting anyhow.
