yeah but Asik has only had 1 really bad game (tonight) vs Lin which has been every other game. Asik has earned an off night, Lin hasn't earned anyone's respect this season. I want him to succeed but he is seriously crapping up the joint
Bad shooting night for Houston....Lin sits and still has the team high 6 rebounds....this is another bad sign. This would have been a much closer game if Houston only made more shots.
This, he gets a pass because he has been consistent all season. Once Lin strings together 4 or so games of decent play then he will start getting a pass too. I think he has it in him he just needs to get his confidence up and be more aggressive.
This. We're about 2 years from being able to put up a fight on Defense against the Spurs. The Spurs offense when it's clicking can pick apart just about any team in the league. They don't have one of the best records in the NBA because they don't know what they're doing.
Because Lin can't shoot he is trying to make contributions by rebounding and assisting. But if everyone else is missing shots, he can't do anything by himself cause he can't score a la Linsanity. His jumper looked absolutely horrendous tonight. WTH is he working on? Is this a mental thing? I thought by this time he would have enough muscle memory to bot think when he shoots. But honestly it looks all mental at this point.
If Lin is struggling to shoot the ball then he needs to find a way to get to the rack and or free throw line whenever he gets the chance.