[ClutchFans] Jeremy Lin after playing just 18 minutes vs. Mavericks

Yes, I agree about the classy part.
But honestly, I watched the game and thought he played hard and well enough for him to stay in. I mean, he didn't do anything eye popping (other than the 3's), but he didn't suck for sure.

His coaches are playing some kinda game. Whether it is about not having faith in him, or padding up TD's stats to get something in a trade, I don't know. But on face value, it really makes no sense the way this is turning out. I mean if they wanted to trade Lin, then they would not diminish his playing time and get less for him.

And I can't really imagine that Les and Morey would turn on Lin so quickly after the effort they made to get him. At least, I would hope they aren't so fickle. And the coaching staff wouldn't be dumb enough to go against the owner and the GM.

Anyway, who knows. I just hate to see Lin struggling so hard to find the right words to say after playing just 1.5 quarters.

 

Time for a point guard first coach. It's time to let Harden be a shooting guard instead of the only man on the team.

 

why ?
1. difference playstyle
2. difference coach
3. Pick and roll with asik not really great, Asik isn't a dunk first player
4. While harden bring the ball. Lin will be in the corner, that's it, nothing else...
5. Shooting stance (is it true that he change the shooting form in order to develop more good shooting % like every body said?)

NOTE: i haven't seen many alley up with this team, even asik is a big big guy)

 

I enjoy reading the stuff he posts.
I'm a XOF.
Sorry, the 'O' doesn't really belong there, but I wanted to keep the theme.

 

I agree with most of your post. I, too, have no problem with Lin getting minutes cut due to his performance of late. However, tonight's game was not the one to do it in. Like you said, the team needs someone out there to stretch defense by hitting shots. Lin took an early 3 and made it. He was also attacking the defense, in the 5-6 minutes he logged in the first quarter tonight, more than he's been doing.

 

What a bunch of conspiracy theory victimization bs. To think they are intentionally out to get him is plain paranoia which describes your own cynical personality, more than it does the coaching staff. I can agree that Lin's confidence problem might be exacerbated by being benched for mistakes or by the lack of the coaching staff's confidence in him during closing minutes. But concluding they have some ulterior motive aimed toward his failure is immature, grade school mentality. They're doing what they think is best for the team- whether right or wrong. Anyway, time to put u on ignore, I've seen 10 too many posts from you touting Lin as some innocent victim at the mercy of this evil organization. Didn't u also suggest that Sampson was racist against asians? ffs.

 

Man, Lin mailed in the beginning of that interview.

Was Lowry making faces in the background again?

 

It's not the coaching.

Lin can't do that stuff because opposing teams are defending against it and he has no answer. The Mavs like the Spurs were shutting down his attempted drives to the basket.

Lin has a quick first step or acceleration as the Rockets sell it but he doesn't have the pure speed to beat the help defense. It's this same lack of outright speed that is weighing him down on the defensive. As bad as Harden is as a defender he doesn't lose his man through screens he's quick enough to recover.

That said all he needs to do it hit a few jumpers or 3s early to stop this kind of defense against him.

 

I take back the "being a good Christian" part. It is sacrilegious.

Why do you think he is confused about his role on the team? He was signed on as the PG. He is the starting PG on this team. What makes you think that Lin is unclear about his role?

 

Thanks Clutch. This video is so telling. Good or bad game, Lin usually answers questions with substance and with multiple sentences to elaborate his thoughts. But today, not so much. All answers were short and simple. He was obviously down although he was still trying very hard to be polite as usual.

"How do you think you did today?" "uh, you know, I just try to go out there and play hard, I'm not disappointed in my effort".

Good for you, Lin, for saying that. You did nothing wrong in this game and there is nothing you should blame on yourself. Although you performed poorly the last 2 games mainly because of poor shooting, but today you hit your shots and you got good shots for the teammates and were efficient in the 18 mins you played.

Keep your chin up!

 

I thought his statline was good for the amount of minutes he played.

 

Here's Lin's real thoughts:

The team started out slow and OJ was torching the team. I thought I played well, but got benched again. Not sure what the h?ll McFail was thinking. Coach loss the game for us.:grin:

 

Why is there a thread on this Clutch? Where are the omer asik interviews when he's limited in minutes? Just sayin. Its like the rockets are pushing lin down our throats with stuff like this.

 

and why the hell is Sampson always looking like he is about to slap me

if i got it right, omer doesn't give any interviews

 

Lin is a broken man.

 

You haven't been watching the games if you think that Lin has been playing as a traditional PG in most of the offensive sets.

When he's been allowed to run the offense, he's been good. But when he has to give it up to Harden and set himself up for a catch-and-shoot, he predictably sucks.

 

The guy who made through D-league and multiple cuts is suddenly broken by a couple of bad games?

 

When you bring a guy to be "the face of the franchise", and then you swat him aside into the shadows like the Rockets did, this means something.

Lin can only play well when his leadership is acknowledged by the coaches.

From the moment Harden arrived, the Rockets forgot all about Jeremy Lin.

It was all about Harden.

But guess what: Harden has not carried a team on his shoulders yet. And he still isn't. Lin already has.

I am afraid Jeremy Lin's trip is not going to get any easier any time soon.

All he can do now on his side, is improve his shot (i.e. his form, meaning, shoot with an open hand, with fingers, and not closed palm).

All the rest is on the coaching and management.

I will just sign with: Jeremy, keep working, and fix your shot. There will be the right opportunity for you again.

Good Luck.

 

He posted two interviews, one for Harden, one for Lin. Why do you have to single out Lin's name.

 

Lin is shooting a similiar proportion of jumpers and 3s as he did during Linsanity.

The difference is he was making those shots in NY which in turn opened lanes to the basket for him.