[ClutchFans] Rockets to begin season with Beverley, Asik as starters; Jeremy Lin off bench

for one things, we know cp3 won't get those bogus call since the game will be at toyota center.

 

I don't think there's any problem with you thinking it. Heck, I thought it and I bet majority of Rockets fans thought the same thing. We're curious about things especially when they don't play out the way we think they would (I.e. Lin had a good game, you expect to see him play in the fourth). But the thing is, We won so it's not worth getting hung up on. We got over Harden being MIA in yesterday's 4Q vs Clippers (even if it was a loss), we'll get over Lin being MIA in tonight's 4Q too.

I've said this before and I'm going to say it again. For some reason McHale has Lin on a shorter leash than all the other starters. After a whole season of seeing Lin get pulled out quickly for any kind of mistakes, what we've been seeing from McHale with Lin is actually progress. I don't think you're going to see Lin close a lot of games, but at least McHale is a little more patient when Lin makes a mistake and letting him kinda play through it. That said, I don't think this makes McHale a Lin-hater or any of that other BS conspiracy stuff. I just think he prefers certain things out of a PG for his system and maybe he thinks Beverley is the better fit. There is nothing wrong with that, nor anything wrong with Lin or Bev. Just let it go, it's pointless to keep questioning it, because in the end, the only thing that matters is the W.

And honestly, for me, lost in the Bev/Lin debate is Omer Asik. After the year that he gave us it really sucks to see him on the bench during close out. As much as I hate to lose him I totally understand why he wants a trade.

 

Last year he did something similar and lost; there was uproar after that. I guess it makes sense to you. Well, he's gonna hear it when the team loses after pulling this strange thing.

It's a different story. If he plays well enough, he would get to play. Develop a mid range jumper, catch better and finish better. Lin does everything right and still get benched, not very good for morale.

Again, this arbitrary and unusual disfavor/decision might or might not pan out. It's quite risky for him to do something like this. Except for the extremists, he won't win a lot of friends/admireres with this kind of moves.

 

the rotations are working great, loving Casspi off the bench and loving how good Jeremy Lin is shooting the ball with confidence

 

How surprising. We're 4-1 (with our only loss being to the Clippers on the road) and idiot LOFs are still crying.

 

they were meant to go 82-0 man, come on lol

 

How surprising. You're still continuing to be a bigger idiot than those LOFs.

 

1. It's because Beverley plays the same position as Lin. If Bev was a small forward, then we would have seen Parsons benched a few times.

2. Lin is still prone to careless turnovers. And while he makes up for this with his scoring ability, Harden is our closer, so in a close game in the 4th quarter, Bev's defensive, energy and rebounding impact are going to more valuable than Lin's scoring ability in a lot of games.

I'm a Lin fan and believer but LOF's need to relax. We're 4 and 1, Lin will get his 30 minutes per game anyway and will probably have better numbers coming off the bench, I don't see what the problem is.

 

Your opinion doesn't matter to me at all and your username is quite fitting

 

When the team lose, the official put Lin's picture on the FB to blame him when it's clearly Harden lose the game.

Now, the next game, Lin made the team lead with his defense and playmaking skill. Mchale put Beverley to finish the game.

Anyway, I do want to see more samples of Beverley as a starter and see how it works out.

 

Well, I'm giving you my opinion nonetheless, and I'm sure a lot of folks agree with me that you are pretty high up there on the idiot scale

Also, compared to you and your username, it is clear that I don't really take myself very seriously :grin:

 

troll

 

The childish, accusatory, puritanical and acronym-filled name-calling pollutes.

 

Well, judging by the bar next to your name, it appears your opinion doesn't hold much weight.

Or you are just being honest with yourself and preparing the board for your inane ramblings.

 

yeah it's no shame, the reason I've told, that the ref got their hands too deep into it, for me the game is completely rigged like those Asian soccer match. Maybe the true reason is, I really have no mood to review this crap, those refs are disgrace of basketball. maybe one of you guys can fill it up, just watch the replay and check out how many points did CP3 get on Lin. I know Lin did good and CP3 is a seasons vet, and actually those plays between them were enjoyable to watch, just the refs were so bad that undermined both guys effort, I really dont want to spend time and get pissed off one more time.

 

Let the bygone game be that. We have another matchup with them on Sat. I'm pretty sure we would be ready together with PB.

If anything Jeremy could take console off is, his true shooting is still better than CP3. His eFG% is 47.3% compared to CP3 at 46.7% based on last 4 games.

 

McHale is going to be grilled every post game if Jeremy continues to play well and avgs 15-16pts off the bench (yes I know he started today but got pulled at the 6 min mark).

I don't think anyone would have any issue for what McHale is doing except this:

Salary:
Jlin: 8.3 Million
Pat Bev: ~800K

...and if Beverly continues to close games and Jlin plays well...ppl will stay b****ing throughout the season.

If you loop in Asik, that's 16.6 million on the bench during crunch time.

 

Lin coming off the bench might be good for the team since Lin and Harden can stagger their times more, but Lin not finishing the game indicates McHale really want to make Lin a bench player and doesn't want to develop Lin. Now, Lin doesn't have much to lose. He is making big bucks and will play the way he thinks that benefits the team. McHale will lose some control of Lin, which might make Lin a better player.

 

Make no mistake, Lin did not lose his starting role because Beverley is the better PG. I am a LOF and I have no problem Beverley starting over Lin because he does complement Harden's game better. Harden is seen as the star and focal point, so Lin is inevitably the one who has to lose out. If Lin was the selfish type of player like many others are in the NBA, he'd look for a move that would benefit him personally but he's a team first guy and will sacrifice for the good of the team.

 

Those are the same refs that always put their whistles away and look the other way when Lin gets mugged by opposing team. There is one in particular who I always see, who has me wondering why he has the job.