im pro basketball. all this LOH/LOF labeling is childish. the proof is in the bball. lin would be an improvement on the bench only if he has a big to play with. asik is not that guy. and smith is still very raw. jones? perhaps. he looked good in summer league. dwight? definitely. the bottomline is imo there are very clear basketball reasons to play lin and howard together vs lin and asik.
who says he has to be the primary ball handler? it's called ball movement. lin will get opportunities throughout the game. the problem is he has to be more aggressive/assertive when he does have the ball. he had plenty of chances has season, but for the most part he wasnt aggressive. why? imo its because he didnt have a big to play with. imo, with howard, his natural game will come out and he will play with confidence.
So ball movement is bad. because we have a "star". All iso all the time? Lin, Bev , Parsons should just camp put at the three point line? I am sure we would be very successful.
lol Harden is a lot better ball handler than Lin. If Lin was to be a 6th man he could then be the primary ball handler when Harden was on the bench. Parsons also is a better ball handler or at least as good. Very few or as good as Harden in attacking the basket as is Howard. Last year we had to listen to how bad the Rockets were for Lin in not allowing him to be more involved in the ball handling. Being the 6th man will allow him to be into that role.
you just revealed how little you know about basketball and/or how little you've watched them play last year.
Word. Look at this sick lob by Chandler. <iframe width="640" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/vt6rsQtmpLo?feature=player_detailpage" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
lol I watched every game except during a two week period last year. In fact have watched the Rockets and the NBA since there has been a Houston Rockets and that would be since the early 70's. Usually when someone says something this stupid shows they know little actually themselves.
*round of sarcastic applause* for watching the Rockets since the early 70's but this doesn't mean you understand the game. so if you've been eating at the Olive Garden since it started in the early 80's, does that make you an expert on Italian cuisine? There's a reason why McHale has Harden or Lin bringing the ball up and initiating the offense. If Parsons was better, don't you think Morey and McHale would've made that adjustment? Now you're just insulting the team. Parsons is great at playing off the ball but by no means great at creating his own shot or ball handling.
What do you know about good basketball if you've been watching a mediocre team since the 90s. I sat through three seasons of the Spurs before I moved to Houston. That is a real basketball team.
Ridiculous that the Harden thread was closed and this one is still open. I'm cool with either being the 6th man. Lin could still get his minutes and be more effective w/o Harden as a 6th man. And if Harden was 6th man, Lin could reactive Linsanity (with Dwight) and be the main focal point, while Harden could then become the greatest 6th man to ever play the game of Bball.
Hahaha parsons better PG than Lin? Come on that is a stretch . one thing is that Lin is the best passer in the team.
Definitely know more than a fan of a single player. I have seen every great team and player in that time. Harden has 'it' and Lin does not. Lins skill set shows he will never be a great player. He may become consistently good one day but never more than that.
we're referring to PARSONS and his ball handling since you said PARSONS has handles that are just as good if not better. don't know why you're bringing up Harden. this whole discussion didn't involve him. let's stay on topic.
It's funny watching LOF logic crumble to dust in this thread. "He wasn't successful because he wasn't allowed to play his game!" Okay, lets bring him off the bench so he has more opportunities to be the primary ball handler. "Oh no! He deserves to start! Whine. Whine. Whine" Lin has had all season to adjust his game to what we are doing here. If he can't get it together after 20 games or so it will be time to limit him to 10 or 15 minutes off the bench. Beverley has earned his shot and it's time to win, not sit around and wait for Lin to figure it out.
Lin is a ABOVE AVERAGE PLAYER who you could live with as a bench player and Harden is a borderline superstar that you need to start. Whats so hard to understand?
Except that Harden is a STAR and is so much better than Lin that it's not even a comparison. Harden is a top 3 SG and Lin is just another average PG. Tell me, why would we put Harden as 6th man before Lin again?
yes They are fans of a solo player to the exclusion of the team. That is why they have to make excuses for him or blame others. Great players you don't need to do that with. Bev is better than Lin but still needs another year to be top tier for an overall player.
No Lin is not an above average PG. He comes out barely average. If he was above average we wouldn't be discussing who to replace him with so often.
