I think McHale should give Bev a few "trial" starts towards the end of the preseason

Please post a video of McHale saying Lin starting job is in jeopardy

 

So basically you dont like Lin because all of sudden this a good coaching decision..

Wow So why is this a good coaching decision?

 

“A lot of it’s going to depend on lineups, matchups, and stuff like that,” he says. “We’re going to try a lot of different things. Our lineups are not set in stone by any stretch of the imagination. There’s still guys fighting for starting spots, there’s still guys fighting for playing time and being in the rotation – there’s all kinds of stuff going on.”
Read more at http://www.hoopsworld.com/rockets-mchale-starting-spots-still-open#IVuuhE6ALgmHPIGK.99

it's safe to say that Harden, Parsons, and Howard are locks to start. The 4 is still the most questionable position we have, and Beverley and Lin will be jockeying for the point.

 

your interpretation is way off.

it's not a matter of who i "like," i'm not emotionally tied to Lin like a lot of people on here.

It's a good decision because it breeds competition and it leaves the door open for the hungriest players to earn it. Coach McHale is coaching this team instead of allowing politics and other distractions from influencing his coaching decisions.

 

How many more games does Lin have to prove to you that he's worthy of the starting position. I mean he started 82 games last year and wow we did pretty good. Gosh, Lin will never get any respect for some of you people.

 

Lin did an average job and his output concluded that he played as an average point guard.

Is he going to be an average point guard for the rest of his career? He has upside to grow beyond that, but so does Beverley.

There's nothing wrong with having these two young guys compete for that position.

It shouldn't be considered sacrilege to suggest that Lin has competition for that spot. It's not as if Lin was setting the league on fire and proving that he's capable of being a bonafide starting point guard for years to come.

Let the players earn it, let the coach decide it.

 

Herein lies why this is so controversial. Some people want Lin to come off the bench as 6th man, because they think there would be less scoring dropoff, and that Bev would work better as a cog next to Harden. But then there's other people who say Bev should start because he "earned it" and that he's straight out better than Lin is. Not reconciling the two means that this won't go anywhere useful.

 

lol, astute insight. you have my respect.

 

How are we going to know that until he is giving more of a chance? Sorry for Bev, but he wasn't brought in to start. Until Lin fail, Lin should be the starter no question. You seem to want to give Bev all this opportunity at the expense of Lin.

 

Except he was, even if it was for a brief moment in time. He got injured and the next time he played a season game he was recovering and playing out of position with a new team and in a new city all the while only having logged rookie minutes.

But with that said, Beverley is clearly very good and so is Lin, and I'd like to add that Bev's offense, not just his defense, is something to pay attention to. No he can't make plays as well as Lin, but his offensive skill set may be a tad overlooked even on this board. He can get to the basket and shoot (to an extent), and is probably the most athletic Rocket next to a healthy (maybe) Dwight Howard.

It is a damn shame to waste both Lin's and Beverley's talents as just a spot up shooter that plays defense. I'm not saying trade them, but dear god, let them at least play their game, which I believe the coaches' are allowing for this season.

 

expense of Lin? why does Lin deserve more of an opportunity than Beverley? cause of the $$$?

i'll give you the $$ part, cause he's still an asset that needs to prove that he can at least be a valuable trade chip, if it comes down to that.

McHale is giving Beverley and Lin the opportunity to claim the PG position, just like he's giving D-Mo and Jones the opportunity to claim that PF position.

 

How is he going to be an asset if he's on the bench or on a short leash? Yes, Lin deserve the opportunity because he was brought in to do so, until he fails.

 

Asinine logic if for no other reason than this is a completely different team from the one when Lin was signed.

And you seem to fear having Lin compete for the position.

As it should be in sports.

 

Lin will have difficulty playing his game, as he did during his Linsanity tear so long as Harden is on the floor. Which makes him playing the role as the 6th man so tantalizing. Imagine him doing what Harden did for OKC.

it's unrealistic to expect Lin to be able to play that way and to sustain it. He went on his Linsanity tear for 2 weeks and injured himself, and he's a young guy.

Let Lin do his thing in spurts, where he can bottle up that energy and explode when Harden goes to the bench.

 

Then they should have traded him. I don't fear that, but don't put him in constant stress over it either, he should be able to play freely and see how he does.

 

lol, this is competition. this is life. welcome to the real world.

 

I'm not even touching the Lin/Bev aspect of things, but this is a silly rationale. Every team has starters and a bench. Just because someone wasn't "brought in to start" doesn't mean you keep them stashed on the bench to avoid offending the person who was. Again, I'm not saying this specific to our current roster -- but that implication in general is very silly to me.

 

Do you really think that he is so weak that he can't handle competition?
If so then maybe they should trade him.

However, I am of the mind that since he has been playing basketball most of his life, the concept of competition is nothing new to him.
After all, he has spent much of his pro career competing just for a roster spot.

I would also like to think that he knows the ability to contribute to a winning effort is not restricted to the starting lineup.

 

Never, ever, ever in my life have I heard someone say a professional athlete should not be required to compete for his spot because it might make him sad or stress him out. Never.

Luckily, I think Jeremy has more mental toughness than a lot of his stans give him credit for. He would not have survived in the league this long if he didn't.

 

LOL! I agree. Lin fans in Asia will take the demotion of Lin personal and they will treat this as another attempt to humiliate their idol unnecessarily. McHale will need security protection for this, LOL.