ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Raptors 12/16/2012

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I love Lin but he's being wasted and soil sucks. So if I were a die hard rockets fan I would take Douglas and a good big guy....harden and a big guy, or Lin and a big guy

 

It was 38% shooting for Harden. 4 ast. 4 rebounds. The reason they lost - defense

 

[tweet https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/280423036052705280]

 

Sorry Osik

 

I forgot to add one more thing to the list.

Lin sits more than he should. There are times when it's the entire bench is on, and the lineup at one point was, TD, Parsons, Deflino and some others. The point is, why rest Lin and Harden at same time? Why not let Lin play with TD while Harden sits? It has been proven a few games that Lin and TD are pretty good together. This gives playing time to Lin and to get him into rhythm. When Lin gets going, the entire team gets going. His energy is infectious. I find the coach rests Lin a few minutes too long.

 

But did he get to the LINE? Yes.

 

Most LOF have been wanting a Lin trade that sends him to the Lakers for Pau Gasol. All they care about is the developement of Lin (under Dantoni again)

 

Iso ball isn't going to work. It's Harden with all our players at the three point line. We are a team that lives and dies by the three because the coaching staff doesn't know how to implement a different offensive system.

 

I wouldn't say it's hardens fault but no one can blame this game on one specific player

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Asked how he feels he is playing heading into return to MSG, Lin said, "Terrible. I'm not doing close to what I'm capable of doing."</p>&mdash; Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/280423036052705280" data-datetime="2012-12-16T21:23:56+00:00">December 16, 2012</a></blockquote>
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I don't understand why they don't have Lin and TD playing more together. They were pretty lethal in the Spurs game.

 

Seems like 32 minutes for Lin is not enough ...

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Lin: "It's a matter of figuring out how to ... play more like myself w/in the system. I'll be my harshest critic, but I'm doing terrible."</p>&mdash; Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/280423335182073857" data-datetime="2012-12-16T21:25:07+00:00">December 16, 2012</a></blockquote>
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Smith works pretty well with Lin. They should let Lin run the second unit more when Harden sits, in small stretches to see how that goes

 

Lin is a LOH!!!!

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Lin's struggles were among many issues. Rockets had terrible ball movement, defensive coverages. There are reasons they don't win on road.</p>&mdash; Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/status/280424003544416256" data-datetime="2012-12-16T21:27:47+00:00">December 16, 2012</a></blockquote>
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It would be normally if he handled the ball a bit more - I feel like Lin seems to be someone who needs to get into rhythm, and Harden is similar as well. That's why this combo isn't doing too well.

 

The only suprise this game is Lin's playing minutes. I was expecting Lin to be yanked out half way through the 1st quarter and not come back till the 3rd quarter. Perhaps McFail was afraid of potential backlashes from all the fans there. The most boring game thus far this year by the Rockets.:grin:

 

i'm glad he mentioned the system, bout the damn time