Jeremy Lin says he's OK with being Rockets' 6th Man

Lin and Beverly will get almost the same amount of minutes/game so who starts is unimportant. Which is why Lin does not and will not really care.

 

You probably need to spend more time in the real world so that these internet memes and categories don't define your reality.

The door is always open, son.

 

It's hard to take you seriously when you clearly root for a player over the entire team.

"mchale's inability to integrate lin and harden" is truly laughable. You are placing the blame on the HC when the player lost his starting spot fair & square. If you want blind loyalty, go watch the Texans. You are that dude in his mid to late 20's blathering that he could have been great if it wasn't for his jerkoff coach that held him down all those years!!

 

Why do you say that? All the stats show that Harden was DOMINANT when he could control the offense and much less effective when sharing the court with Durant and Westbrook. By bringing Harden off the bench, the Thunder had 48 minutes of elite play-making ability. It is called staggering minutes: do you agree that Lin is better with the ball in his hand? If yes, staggering minutes is the way to go.

So much attention has been brought to the luxury the Rockets have to be able to get 48 minutes of elite rim protection with Howard and Asik. On the flip side, the Rockets also have the luxury of 48 minutes of elite play-making, courtesy of Harden and Lin. There should never be a moment on the court when one of them are not directing the traffic. Stagger the minutes, and let both Lin and Harden do what they do best: dominate the ball and make plays.

Actually, pretty sure that was Morey's decision because his contract was not guaranteed. Also, Mchale pushes the Howard + Asik because elite defense does not overlap, while play-making ability with the ball does.

 

lol. That dude is a bit obsessed.

 

I don't think I care or even think about Manu coming off of the bench. I just love watching the guy play and love when he comes in the game. He's one of the Big 3, Duncan, Parker and Manu. Of course now he's older and gets injured a lot and Duncan is older, but there was a time when Manu was almost as big an attraction to the Spurs as Duncan and he's certainly one of the stand out players and faces of the Spurs for years now.

 

I'm a big fan of Lin's. I doubt anyone can doubt that but here are a couple of observations:

- Bev is a true talent not a case of ABJ or a energy guy who will wear our throughout the season. His game has has always been about energy and I have no doubt that he can play 30 mins with energy from what ive seen. Bev is similar to Parsons as he gets in where he fits in like a boss and compliments ball dominant players like Harden like a glove. I love Bev.
- I believed that the starting lineup without Lin will be less of a run n gun, more stagnant offense, but the preseason games at least showed me that the impact may not be so dramatic especially with Harden shooting as well as he has been. It'll be one key point that I'll be watching with interest.
- I personally believe that Lin is getting a raw deal, from Lin's perspective not the Rockets' as I believe that the coaching staff never has believed in Lin's potential as evidenced by the dismissive of McHale towards Lin's accomplishments in NY.
- Lin's going to be the laughingstock of the NBA among his haters and people are going to talk about this especially idiotic media people and proclaim how they always knew he was a bench player. Also, I think it may not be easy to learn a new role for Lin once again, but I have hope that he will succeed.
-Finally, in the end, it's all about the Rockets, not Lin, so in hoping that everything will work out for us this year so let's just cheer on McHales decision and hope he's right.

Go Rockets!

 

I think this is probably the best rotation for the team, considering that the offense is pretty much saturated on 1st unit with Harden, Howard, Parson and a PG. If last season is any indication, it's the 2nd unit that really needs help, and Lin is ideal for providing that offense.

Hypothetically, if Lin is intended to be traded for the mythical stretch 4, this will be a good opportunity for both sides, as the Rockets get to up his trade value while Lin making a case for himself.

 

Lin will not play the same the role that harden did as a sixth man. Either harden or beverley will be ball dominant when lin is in the game.

 

Try to breathe. Some meditation might help. If you relax your sphincters, you might live longer.

 

Okay coach Mchale.

 

Regardless of who starts and barring injury does anyone believe that their is going to be a massive disparity in number of minutes played between Bev and Lin? This is really about who plays the first 6 mins with the starters and the rest will be situational. Plus, it can add another trophy to this season.........

 

dude you could have been PRO!!!!!!!!!!!!

man, that coach really hated you and held you down.

 

It could be interesting to track what happens more frequently this season -- the Rockets scoring off of a Beverley offensive rebound, or the Rockets getting scored on in transition because Beverley was chasing after an offensive rebound.

 

No I don't want him to pull a Dez Bryant. I would like for him to man up, play with some swag and play up to his abilities more consistently. He's gotten shafted a lot over the years but I'm tired of the excuses. Lin could have ended any debate with who the starter was going to be by now and he hasn't taken advantage of it, at least not last season and in the playoffs. That being said he played well in the preseason but it was obviously too little too late.

I don't agree with the premise that the rockets are better with Lin coming off the bench. This team needs a third star type talent to go to the finals and win it. It's not happening with the current starting 5. How do u accomplish that? A) trade for a star PF like love or LMA or B) go with Lin as starter cuz his upside is still star talent and at the very least, his upside is way more than Bev's. I think, barring a trade for v good pf or something, this team needs Lin at least closing at games to reach their max potential.

Anyhow, let's see how it plays out I guess. Lin had partially put himself in this position to be second guesses yet again, but once the games start everyone will be able to go out and show what they're capable of. I just think if he's relegated to normal bench guy (and btw first guy off bench does NOT automatically mean 6th man, sry) and gets like 20 mins game, the rockets will be worse off as a team because he brings a lot to the table.

 

or he could be the new Manu and stay with the Rockets.

 

*there.

 

Harden plays like 38 minutes a game, that's ten minutes he's off of the floor will that really make a difference? why can't harden just learn how to play off the ball? like it or not it would actually be best for the team if harden could play off the ball more.

The guy makes our offense stagnant.

 

Bev. Is overrated and so is Lin.

Bev reminds me too much of Rafer Alston without the tear drop.
Lin is a poor mans groan drastic....

 

^ +1. Shouldn't Lin fans be paying close attention to Lin? And yet I can't believe there are a whole bunch of Lin fans who are delusional enough to not see you see.

I have suspected that you were not an LOH but an overly critical Lin fan all along.

That is the best thing that can happen to Lin. I really don't want him return to being a bench warmer in Houston.

To be able to see what has been happening all this time, imarealballer is probably a rational Lin fan. Rockets fans who aren't Lin fanatics wouldn't have paid close enough attention to be able to keep track of all the events leading up to Lin's benching.