I Think It's Time to Explore Trade Options for Lin This Summer

No. Actually if that super star is a ball handler, while Lin is not shipped out, Les will cry. Les still has to pay him 8 million a year, if he doesn't touch the ball.

After all, you didn't really care about the team, but rather someone's fans

 

Outside shooting
Defense
Play making

Which is Lin best at?

 

You call 32.6% 3s abysmal, especially after starting slow coming back from injury? He's been slight below average on the season, but has been at least average after the first month when he was coming back from injury, and has been above average the last 2 months.

 

"There is a reason Morey gave him three years." so the reason he didn't give gogi a player option is because gogi sucks?
WEAK argument.
the offense runs nicely when he is at point. shooters can't always make the open looks he gives them. He is not a 3 point shooter, so why turn him into one? that's as crazy as having harden guard durant one on one.

As for the turnovers, 2.9 for 6.2 assists, the assists will increase in due time.

if I was mchale and I went to bat for gogi and upper management, along with the owner, didn't want to bring my player back because of a "player option", I'd be upset. I'm trying to win games..what is a player option worth to me?
Mchale and the coaching staff are basically step dads

 

Odd thing is that today Lin actually shot pretty well. 50% fg, 2 for 2 from 3 point range

 

I don't get this. Lin is inconsistent in his scoring, that much is true, but when he is not scoring he's doing everything else a TRUE PG is supposed to be doing: distributing the ball, racking up assists, making sure everyone from Harden to scrub touches the ball, and plays one of the best defense at the position.

McHale putting Beverley over Lin because Beverley is more reliable with his scoring/ shooting? So he wants a scoring PG instead of a true PG like Lin? Lin is scoring PG who naturally scores but he's learning to be a true PG and shown/ proven that he can do it with his genuine showings of making sure everybody's involved.

It seems McHale prefers another scorer at PG next to Harden instead of distributor. So he got his wish, enter Beverley and Brooks. Once Lin gets traded, you will see the ball movement without Lin after a couple of weeks will start to deteriorate (just like the Knicks are finding out). The ball starts to stick to the best player (Harden/ Melo), minimal ball movement.

Lin is the reason why bigs like Asik, Smith, PPat before he's traded, Morris, now D-Mo run full court to receive passes. He's the reason why 5 Rocket players can touch the ball on a single possession. His absolute willingness to pass is contagious, this is the guy who scored 38 pts on Spurs and scored 29 pts on OKC but the next night he plays like he doesn't care about what reads in his scoring column. It's not about points, or scoring, it's about being a real PG, being a player that this team needs.

McHale doesn't see this, he only wants scoring PG, he will get his wish and fail.

 

It's not that bad of an idea, when that said young and inexperienced PG is the starting PG getting paid for 8 million a year. The irony would be, if the head coach trusted an even younger and even much more inexperienced PG instead.

 

In on another McHale hate/McHale doesn't want Lin to succeed thread.

 

Which PG does McHale trust then?

Because it sure as hell isn't Beverly.

 

BTW I would encourage everyone to report Orange's post for his racism. Ridiculous.

 

If that's the case, how come Beverly was benched in the last two games and Lin allowed to come back in?

In fact, Beverly was playing extremely well against the Wizards but McHale benched him in favor of Lin despite the fact that Lin was obviously struggling.

 

This is basically that "Jeremy Lin is a joke thread" part 2

 

Maybe, just maybe, a starter in the book, wouldn't be put on bench in the 4th quarter every single game? Wouldn't that be too obvious?

 

Agreed. Also the reason why players like jeffries became such a threat during linsanity

 

Morey is going to trade McFail first before he trades Lin. The reason is because if Morey trades Lin first, he might be out of a job. Imagine Lin getting traded to another team and another episode of Linsanity appears....out the door Morey.

 

Or maybe, just maybe, McHale doesn't trust rookies?

 

Quit lying. 31.8% is his 3pt shooting this season. It is bad.

It is a weak argument, but only because Lin fans don't deserve a good one. They pull stats out of their ass and use obscure numbers to make Lin look more valuable than he is.

You were not part of the tanking crowd. Is this season about developing Lin (tanking) or winning games and making the playoffs? Considering the Rockets have finished 9th three seasons in a row and the west is stacked, don't you think it's fair to bench a turn over prone PG when the Rockets can't afford anymore turnovers?