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

McHale is a fool for playing this whole thing out as two players fighting for a position. He knew all along that Bev would be his starter so why not come out and state it instead of pretending that there is an actual fight for the PG spot. Rockets deserve better than a coach who is tainting this reputable organization

 

Lin said something very interesting and stuck with me during Linsanity and why he never made it

It was something to the effect of he was always discredited for whatever he did. If he scored 20 points on someone, it was never how good Lin played but how poorly the opposing teams defender played. If he did well, it was always the system and not Lin. If he got to the paint and scored a bunch of layups, it was always his jumper was not good.

Pretty amazing huh as I really see it now.

Versus say Howard at least in preseason. Ho would be 1 block but man did he anchor the paint and intimidate the entire team into missing shots. howard would score 6 points but man does he take up so much space in the key and it opens up the floor for everyone else. his stats sucked but we win and everyone praises about Howards amazing leadership skills which rallied the team to a tough victory

I am not bashing in anyway but it is quite comical

 

yeah. and he STILL didnt come out and say it

Parsons was the one that said it

 

Aren't you contradicting yourself here? First you say you only look at actions and not perceive intention. Then you say McHale made his decision before the pre-season. Doesn't that imply that you can read McHale's mind?

During all of preseason, tons of fans here saw how Beverley was the better backup and Lin was the better 6th man player. Wouldn't occum's razor suggest the Rockets staff saw the same thing and made their decision based on that, rather than chalking it up to some conspiracy to minimze PR? If you want to go that route, wouldn't McHale have started Lin in Phillipines?

 

McHale never said this was a case of two players fighting for a position, as far as I'm concerned he said he was experimenting and testing with different lineups.

And how do you know McHale knew all long that Beverley would be starter? For all we know he made the decision near the end of pre-season, and chose to withhold information from the media so teams cannot properly strategize against the Rockets.

And McHale did not taint this organization. His tenure as a Rocket coach is more than satisfactory.

 

Again, stop comparing Lin to Howard or Harden. They are Top 10 players. Lin is no where close.

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>After years of following the Spurs, I never ever saw outrage over Manu Ginobili not starting. I have been shocked by the response about Lin.</p>&mdash; Jenny Dial Creech (@jennydialcreech) <a href="https://twitter.com/jennydialcreech/statuses/395589988739330048">October 30, 2013</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>It's a tragedy. RT <a href="https://twitter.com/jennydialcreech">@jennydialcreech</a>: Also, for the record, Lin seems fine about it. Isn't pouting. He wants to win, like rest of these guys.</p>&mdash; Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Feigen/statuses/395590363345211392">October 30, 2013</a></blockquote>
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What do you mean during the preseason, Bev was the better PG for Howard and Harden? Their stats were comparable, even Lin had sinus infection.

As for fitting better with Harden - Lin started all 82 games last season alongside of James, and they went to playoffs. Harden's efficiency etc was discussed/beaten to death on this board. No proof whatsoever (McHale agreed with me with his action last season) for your claim.

Fitting better with Howard - Howard couldn't create his own shots, how Bev's lacking of playmaking skills complement him better? Didn't Lin get Howard involved in preseason games? Didn't he get Asik, another starter, involved? When was the last time Bev got Asik involved?

So, how those preseason games make Bev better fit as starting PG? If that's debunked, the decision can ONLY be drawn before the so-called experiment.

Isn't this logic simple?

 

He probably forgot that the whole Spurs organization, owners, GM, coach, players, and fans, praised/recognized Manu's excellent play AND his sacrifice.

There was no nonsense of "how the backup guard COULDN'T provide offensive spark, therefore he's more FIT for the starting lineup".

 

He claims it is not important who starts, then start Garcia over Harden, GSmith over Howard, Jones over Parsons.

 

My lack of iq? I assume since you are a new member, you probably didn't go through the weird roatations and poor decisions made by McHale through-out his time as the head coach of the rockets. So I am gonna just leave it at that. Btw, I was referring to his basketball iq, but I guess you're trying to revert that and insult me for lacking iq? Nice. We got a bad ass over here.

 

Rockets

If what she says is true, Rockets sure did a poor PR job reg Lin. If they value Lin as a money-making commodity (aside from value as a BB player), they have to do a better job on PR.

 

People will always find a way to do that when it comes to a player they aren't all that fond of, or who is in perceived competition with their favorite player.

It's no different than all of the people here who said Bev's D on Jrue Holiday only looked exceptional because Jrue isn't really an All-Star PG, or Bev's defense only looks effective because he plays more against the opponents' 2nd unit, etc.

This is not some Jeremy-specific phenomenon.

 

Response

The real tragedy is that Rockets could have avoided this kind of reaction from Lin's fan base by having done a better PR.

 

It'd be great if McHale reiterated that Lin is not necessarily getting demoted and drop hints about his future role as a 6th man type.

 

the Rockets didn't explain anything before benching Lin, but they try the Twin Towers?

 

Hahaha you're adorable. What other fan base is so entitled that it deserves PR finagling to avoid outrage?

Lin is saying the right things. He's a good guy; good player, happy to have him on this team. I think he'll flourish off the bench.

 

They dont owe you anything.

 

It's time the Rockets to call Yao to appreciate Lin's sacrifice.

That's why Chinese fans like the Lakers and the Heat more.