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We got the shots we needed. Delfino got a couple of really nice looks on open 3s. Harden got to the line twice and nailed a three. That steal at the end where the called a foul on Beverly could have gone either way. You are ignoring what the mavs did. VC pulled up for 3 3s in a row and nailed them. That was everytime we bridged the deficit. Marion played really well of the pick n roll and Dirk was great in the clutch. This is how it went. We make a shot. Dirk hits a shot. Dirk pull up for 3. Get open shot miss. VC pulls up for 3 and hits. Dallas has a VERY talented team. I don't understand why they suck so much, but they showed their true talent tonight.
Look I was rational and fair when McHale benched Lin the entire 4th quarter of the bucks game, and I even supported him, go look up my posts. This was no bucks game. If this is all it takes from your bench to replace your starter for the entire 4th quarter, then you guys are the ones not being rational.
My point was this rule that starters have to finish the games isn't a firm one. Coaches naturally find young players to be less dependable than older, experienced players. There's a good reason for it. Younger players make more mistakes and tend to be more inconsistent in terms of impacting winning. As a result, on younger teams coaches are more likely to make lineup choices based on feeling out what's working within the game rather than committing to a fixed rotation that he trusts.
Let me rephrase that, he doesn't think highly of Lin. Why is it so hard to you guys to accept this? McHale and team cut Lin the first time around, he just can't suddenly sing a different tune, it's obvious what he thinks of Lin. If Rockets are not paying Lin what we are, McHale would very easily have Lin come off the bench as a role player probably even behind Beverly.
I have to disagree here. Parsons bailed us out with some dead-eye shooting but we were settling for jumpers, there was no real penetration inside the post. Beverley made some great hustle plays in the 3rd into the early 4th but his effectiveness wore off. Made a couple of errant passes, he was hesitant to shoot all night long, he deferred too willingly to Parsons and Delfino, got caught on one possession in the air in traffic, committed an unnecessary blocking foul on a breakaway. Don't get me wrong, there are times when I think Beverley should be in over Lin. Tonight in the late 4th definitely wasn't one of them. Not as an in game decision and certainly not long-term. Robinson made some great hustle plays and saves. Two insane blocks at the rim to cherry top his breakout performance but he still wasn't effective at setting picks and rolling on the other end. I can understand the rationale behind playing Robinson over Asik in this game, but I would have preferred seeing a PF/C defensive combo and there were some moments where the Mavs almost stole an offensive board from us because of our lack of length in the front-court. There have been too many games where Asik is riding the bench for some godforsaken reason while we can't get a defensive stop and get bullied on inside and on the glass. His errant hands and FT% certainly warrant some concern, but playing the same hand over and over again with the same result gets a little bit sad.
Sometimes I would get pissed at Adleman for always playing his starters at the end of the game but I would rather have that then the way Mchale did today. This is stupid and I think it send a bad message to Asik and Lin.
That's what Rockets fans call him. If you don't like it too bad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVvvwB5yTZ0&feature=player_embedded#! It's not "only" fans it's Rockets fans who call him Mcfail
Do you seriously think its was McHale that cut Lin the first time? That was 100% a front office decision. Did you forget about the nixed Gasol trade? Had that deal gone down, Lin was slated to be the backup behind Lowry. After the trade was nixed, they had to make a decision... cut Flynn, and waste 3.5 in expiring salary they could later send in trade(and did to get Camby), or release Jeremy Lin... The front office made the call to cut Lin as to not waste away a good trade asset. If it was a coaches decision there is no question that Flynn would have been cut in order to keep Lin. -As for McHale not liking Lin, you should have been watching the Mavericks broadcast on LeaguePass. Pre game they showed McHale and Lin walking through the tunnel to the arena, McHales arm around Lin, smiling coming into the arena... Didn't look like a coach that hated his starting PG to me. Did you not listen to the Rocketscast the other day and hear Chandler Parsons himself dispell the belief that somehow McHale doesn't like Jeremy Lin? Beverley has a fiesty scrappy type of defensive aggressiveness that coaches love. Especially hard nosed coaches like McHale. Doesn't mean that Beverley is a better player, or the coaches/front office think any less of Jeremy's talent and future with this franchise. Just that sometimes having that fiesty edge can win over the coaches. Maybe they are looking for Lin to have a little bit of that fiesty competitive edge... who knows. I couldn't tell you that. What we do know is that there is no way they simply "dont like" Jeremy Lin... that's ridiculous crap spewed from the Real Housewives watching dramatic LOF'ers.
Wow you are barking up the wrong tree. There is nothing you said means McHale just doesn't think highly of Lin as a player. There is nothing personal here, no one is saying McHale is a petty SOB who hates Lin as a person so he doesnt play him. Thats LOFHs' exagerrated spin to distract from the key issue relevant to Lin fans, which is, McHale just does not think highly of Lin's game. Again, just because McHale thinks Lin's game sucks doesn't mean he hates Lin as a person. Cant believe I actually have to make this point. As for 100% front office wanting to cut Lin and not the coaching staff? Neither of us know that for a fact. But I would be SHOCKED if the coaching staff was not consulted when making a decision on the last guy to cut. Plain and simple. Also click on the below link and go watch his interview after Linsanity hit. All he kept saying was what a nice kid Lin was, how active he was in practice, oh he is a great guy, yea great super nice person, barely anything about Lin's game. Very telling. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AAm5YTd794 Again, why is it so hard for you guys to admit that McHale is just not that high on Lin's game and would rather bench Lin first chance, i.e. last night.
Couple of more points: - Seriously? Scrappy is all that is needed from your backup to replace your starter for the entire 4th quarter? Lin has no fiesty edge?? seriously? Don't be reaching now. If this is all it takes for Beverly to bench Lin, can you seriously friggin blame us Lins from being upset at the coach?? Again, before you go running, no its nothing personal from McHale, its just how little he thinks of Lin's game. - It's not about why they had to cut someone, we know the reasons why, its about who. If they were so high on Lin, they would have found someone else to cut. sigh... really needed me to explain that?
