Last night was a significant sign of growth from Jeremy Lin and Coach noticed...

He did sit him. But only on defense which worked out because Beverly was pestering dragic really well.

 

This is not the first time Lin was brought in for Beverley despite the fact that Beverley was playing well....

 

Eh, I'm not sure about how much McHale's rotations earlier this year was based on Lin coming back from knee injury (remember he's only been 100% recent), plus the issues with Lin's jumpshot.

Ditto with the questionable rotations with Asik, his conditioning as a starting center, and his questionable handles and FT's.

 

I like the Bev/Lin combo where Lin subs in for Harden and the Bev/Lin/Harden combo but I'm convinced Lin's been seeing more consistent minutes because Parsons and Delfino are out. Once they're healthy again, I'm expecting to see more regular rotations where Bev and Lin sub in/out for each other.

 

Everything now is high stakes. If McHale benched Lin and ended up losing a highly winnable game, he'd get endless flak for it.

 

Ib4 some tard says "Mcfail!"
I'm glad Lin stepped it up and took it all the way to the rim those last 2 possessions. Hopefully he's earning coaching staff's trust as a closer. He's so clutch when he wants it. A Lin/Harden one-two punch can be Parker/Ginobili reincarnated.

 

cuz he has the clutch gene

 

Not really. He needed Lin for offense bc Parsons and Delfino were out. That's all.

 

McHale doesn't just bench Lin when he's not aggressive. In fact he often benches Lin when he's very aggressive and even playing very well. For you to state McHale benches Lin because he's not aggressive is completely wrong. I would argue that McHales actually benched Lin more when he has been aggressive.

 

Come on MUNCONE. We all know MHale doesn't play Lin enough for you. But McHale has been playing him more in the 4th lately and last night says he was sick and played bad by his own ommission. Cut the coach some slack.

 

Some bug is going through the Rockets. Who got sick first? Maybe this is the best way to take down a playoff team, send in a hot girl with a cold. Lucky Royce isn't traveling with the team or we are done for sure.

 

This.

 

still impressed though that he allowed for the lin iso in one of the critical plays, and then went with lin for the play that gave us the tie.

still says a lot that he didnt push for harden iso ball the entire time unlike the past

 

Geronimo!!

(OK, imagine you just leaped out of a DC3, OK?)

Yeah, I noticed that myself. Jeremy has been picking up his game. He said himself afterwards that he thought the chemistry had improved among the players, and I think it showed. I love our backcourt players. Beverley was a great addition, truly another amazing find by Morey, and Jeremy's game has continued to improve game by game. Toss James in there, and we have a backcourt to be feared in the post-season, in my opinion. Lin has excellent size for a one and is a plus defender. Harden, though justifiably criticized for his defense, has shown flashes of good D from time to time. I think he'll pick it up in the playoffs. The guy has no physical drawback that prevents him from being a good defender. He just needs the "want to," and I think he'll find it. What he needs most of all is someone to take some of his minutes at the two so he has the energy to spare on that side of the court to go all out. I have hopes for Anderson, but if Anderson doesn't do the job, maybe we can get by with Harden, Lin, and Beverley, until Morey finds a good backup two this off-season.

I don't have a problem with the thread, OP. Can't wait for the playoffs!

 

Interesting article showing how Lin has been pretty clutch in the last few games and that McHale has been slowly trusting Lin more lately.

 

Quote from http://houston.culturemap.com/news/...n-could-end-with-houston-rockets-playoff-run/

"More than the stats, it's the Lin moments that have steadied the Rockets playoff ship, even as Harden and Parsons have gone in and out of the lineup with injuries, though. It's the cold-blooded, shot-clock-expiring 3-pointer he buried with two minutes left in Sacramento. It's the dead-on shooting in that road rout of Portland. It's the fearless drive to the rim off a scramble, the foul drawn and the two game-tying free throws against Phoenix Tuesday night."

 

Jlin was sick? When did he mention that? Must've missed it. Got it fron delfino?

 

I'm glad that McHale went offense defense with Beverly Lin - that's as active as I've seen McHale down the stretch of a game. Getting ready for the playoffs. And worked well in this case.