He's abusing some of the worst defensive teams in the league on the pick and roll. Let's see what he does against a good Lakers' defense that isn't going to get raped by one play. If he does it against the Lakers' we made a mistake.
If he tears up Derek Fisher, then it will be a mistake for the Rockets? lol. Lin has excelled against some decent competition: Deron Williams, Devin Harris, John Wall. Think about that. He's posted some solid, solid numbers against credible opponents. Even if we ignore the fact that he's blitzed two bottom-feeders, just look at his skills. Watch him play. He's legit. I have rarely seen someone so comfortable in the pick and roll. He always makes the right play. He makes quick decisions. He doesn't hold onto the ball. His first step is deadly. All qualities of a good point guard, at the very least above average. And he's done it consistently playing HEAVY minutes. I would take him over Dragic in a heartbeat. Lin's shot selection is better, he's a better defender and he's a much better passer who actually makes those around him better. He is an absolute godsend for the Knicks.
Letting Lin go makes me wonder if any of the Rockets 09ers would ever break out and become in beast mode if they played for other teams. I hope Greg Smith can do this for us.
We don't really need Lin. We have plenty of wings that can score and pass. We have Martin, Lowry, Lee, and Dragic. He would never get minutes in Houston. If we lose Lee and Dragic in the off season, we can compete for Lin in FA.
That's a likely explanation. However, they didn't pick a big man. They choose a 6' 6.5" F, when they already had 5 forwards, Budinger, Scola, Parsons, Hill, Marcus Morris, and Patterson. They waived 6'10" C Greg Smith, while the Rockets had only Dalembert and Hill with Thabust never playing. Then, Morey goes back and waves Adrien and grabs big man Smith.
A comment like that comes from someone who doesn't know how pick and roll defense works. You can be the greatest pg in the world but if your big man doesn't know when to switch and when not to you are going to get destroyed. The Nets statistically are the worst defense team in basketball and have no quality big men. While the Jazz have good offensive big men they aren't that great on defense and overall as a team they aren't that good defensively either. Lastly, we have the Wizards which are just a joke of a team defensively sometimes and especially when it comes to the pick and roll. The Lakers were bad against the pick and roll last year against JJ but they are a much better defensive team as a whole this year. Mike Brown might not be the best offensive mind out there but you better believe that he will have them ready for that pick and roll come Friday. Also, there is a chance the Lakers throw Kobe on Lin and put Fisher on Fields. If Lin continues his run and dominates the Lakers then I say the Rockets might have made a mistake but until he does some damage to a team that isn't in the bottom 10 of team defenses I will reserve my opinion.
Ok Paul Aufiero. Teach us, teach us, Please mister. No need to tell anyone on an opinion thread what they do or do not know. It's an opinion thread so we can all give our opinions without being rude to one another. Before you say something about when I joined and how many posts I have made let me save u the trouble and confirm yes I'm new to this forum. I live in DFW area but just wanted a way to keep in touch with my home team and talk about the game. I never would have expected there would be so many Paul Aufiero in this forum.
Dude, we clearly already made a mistake because this kid has single-handedly won 3 games for the Knicks that they should have lost. That's 3 wins attributable to Jeremy Lin. We DID make a mistake by not finding a roster spot for him. I understand your caution, but Derron Williams plays defense, John Wall plays defense. Yes the Wiz and Nets are not good defensive teams, but their point guards are. Lin is obviously a talented PG, and certainly worth a roster spot. But it happens. Teams make mistakes. Two other teams besides us made a mistake with Lin. It just stings worse because he's literaly hurting our team with his success. Sucks too, because i really like the kid and want to root for his success; but obvioulsy, it's to Houston's detrement.
To add insult to injury, not only is Linn setting the world on fire but Steve Novak scored 19 in last night's game. But in all fairness to the Rocket's crack management team, Novak looked one dimensional here, on the other hand, Linn was a keeper and they blew it.
I scanned 45 pages and didn't get to see an idiot kiss a donkeys ass, even if Glenrice wouldn't do it, at least be a man and admit when wrong......
Morey has made tons of good decisions before. This one is the exception. No one is perfect. Let's move on.
I think Morey wanted to keep him - which is why they held on to him so long..... The problem was in keeping Adrien, now what has to happen in Greg Smith has a better career than Lin or we will NEVER hear the end of it. Sort of like the Spurs and Scola. DD
Lin wouldn't have played with Lowry and Dragic. Lin is happy he got waived too and got to join the Knicks. I imagine if Lin were still here he would be a nobody still in the league.
So it's not rude for him to respond to my opinion by saying that my opinion is laughable? And when he does do that I'm not allowed to defend my statement? If he didn't throw out his Derek Fisher lol in response to me saying that the Lakers would be a better test for Lin I never would have had to explain why they were. Direct your statements of rudeness to the original poster.
Doesn't matter that much when they are mostly running pick and rolls. Big men and team rotation play a big role against the pick and roll. Wall and Williams can only do so much in those situations. When I say mistake I mean one that is really going to make a difference. He clearly has proven that he deserves a roster spot so you are correct that it was a mistake in some way. He's not hurting us that much yet. Whether or not the Knicks are going to make the playoffs will be decided starting in late Feb when they start the most brutal schedule in basketball. Those 3 wins could end up helping us and keeping them out of the bottom 5 teams which is pretty much where they would be right now if they had lost those 3 games. I will wait until he starts dominating against good teams to say he has hurt us.
