The legend and almighty DaDakota is back!!! :grin: Where is Roxxy? You only got 4000 posts in 7 months. You need to work harder here.
Players like MJ and Kobe are the exception rather than the rule. It's not an accident that SO many teams and players play down to their competition. It's a natural psychological reaction in terms of focus when you don't feel threatened. That said, it is something that can be resolved over time. And speaking of Jordan, he had a ritual where he would amplify perceived slights in order to motivate himself. Most players aren't like that. Some get past it, some don't. Most raise their level of consistent performance over time. Otherwise, how would teams like the Wizards steal wins from top echelon teams? Even Lebron takes it easy some nights... just his taking it easy is still light years ahead of most players.
Jeremy Lin Must See Consistent Playing Time for Rockets to Find Success http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1523971-jeremy-lin-must-see-consistent-playing-time-for-rockets-to-find-success
Maxwell Odgen has an article in Bleacher Report today titled "Jeremy Lin's Inconsistent Fourth-quarter Minutes Continue to Stunt Development." http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...quarter-minutes-continue-to-stunt-development It enumerated how Lin being benched in the fourth quarters have impacted the Rockets' offense and defense negatively, and stunted his development. Let's hear what you think after you read it.
@JasonCFriedman @IdoAmir that piece is trash. Check my timeline as I've already addressed just a few of its many issues. Bleacher Report is not a legitimate news source and I really don't understand why we must keep rehashing the same tired story after every loss. It's mind boggling.
This guy Jason Friedman works for the Houston Rockets. There's a similar guy named David Spadaro who works for the Philadelphia Eagles organization who's sort of the media producer. He would literally never say anything bad about the Coaching staff or GM. That is his employer and it would be against his own interests to criticize them. I don't know this guy Jason Friedman long enough but from what I've seen from him so far he looks to be in the same mold. I would take his opinion about the Rockets with a grain of salt.
He's right about Bleacher Report. Articles on Lin being misused and what not probably generates the most hits.
Wow if you thought there was no love for McHale on this board, there's absolutely zero love for McHale outside of t his board. As for the merits of the article, I suppose the stats, performance, and results speak for themselves.
No doubt they do, but that doesn't mean they are wrong ( or garbage ). Lin and harden should be closing out games. Lin should probably be used a bit more as well but I'm not getting in to that. Beverly and td shouldn't be on the floor in his place because they aren't as good as he is ( and they aren't better defenders, I honestly don't get that excuse ). Lin and harden can co exist. Durant and Westbrook do ( Westbrook has a much higher usage rate than Durant, like 31% to 27% last I checked ) and Westbrook is a ****ing dope. No reason our backcourt can't play similarly. Instead, lins usage rate is around 19% ( last time I checked ) and was about the same as TDs.
In general, I agree, but Maxwell Ogden is probably one of the more legit writers based on what I've seen at B/R. He doesn't just throw Lin's name into a headline to generate hits the way some of the other writers do. This was actually a good article.
BR is not the source to be using to make your arguments for you. In that specific article, Ogden is using stats loosely to make his point while giving them little to no context. Especially with regards to the defensive efficiency of the team w/ and w/o Lin on the court. The differential exists mostly because Asik is usually on the court w/ Lin. Simple as that - that simple fact alone blows up Ogdon's "article."
Cover every viewpoint with 4 or 5 articles a day and there's bound to be some fans that will believe it. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1513379-is-jeremy-lin-officially-a-one-hit-wonder
