ClutchFans Game Thread: Rockets @ Kings 12/15/2013

I disagree that Lin is just average. His PER is very good and his penetrating skills are excellent. Lin makes his team-mates better by creating open shots and create the right spacing for his team-mates to succeed. Lin is also not a terrible D player as you claim. However, that is neither up to us to debate since the decision goes with the ROckets and their management. We will see how great PBEV truly is this year. and whether they will be vindicated with their decision to replace Lin.

 

I can't believe anyone would call Lin injury prone after getting back spasms. Lin is no more injury prone than Harden.

 

I think Lin is a wonderful player, but people do have a point. Lin got injured several times in his NBA career. I think with the warriors, Knicks, and now the rockets. Nothing too serious, but it is a concern to be dealing with.

 

Lin is longer (and perhaps stronger) and still can't defend like Beverley.

Do you at least agree the 2nd unit needs more playmaking? If you can't agree with that there's no point talking.

 

if he misses time, this is a good thing for the rockets and us fans since it means harden is probably getting traded for a big fish like lebron james with future miami picks which will be valuable when heat suck again. i'm excited111

 

Your'e joking. Right!

 

So what you're saying is Lin makes the bench players useful, and that's why he should be a starter? You just stated the reason Lin is playing 6th man....

 

They caught us at the right time. No HC, 3 game in 4 nights road trip, and many injured/inactive players.

 

So back spasms are Lin's' only injury the last 18 months?

mmkay

 

He has to be careful about his ankle. Sometimes it will become season ending injury.

 

So ... perhaps Parsons alone does not cure all.

Currently 5-3 without Jeremy Lin this season.

Losses against the Western conference bottom of ladder Jazz and Kings, and mediocre Suns.

Wins against Iguodala-less Warriors, Leastern conference greats the Hawks, Magic, and Nets, and only one good win against the Spurs.

Hasn't look too great. Two losses Parsons out also. But tonight's team was basically our team last season with Dwight being an upgrade over Asik, and Lin out with injury.

 

We are not moving the ball and not caring enough on the defensive end. Typical nights....sigh

 

Not who your asking but I think the second unit needs all the help it can get. The first unit benefits from Beverley's defense and very low turnovers. To some degree, Harden's high turnovers plus sometimes Howard's plus Lin's, is a lot of turnovers. Lin's defense is good but Bev's is better. In the beginning, Lin came in at the 6 or 5 minutes mark as a bridge to the bench with at least one starter always in. There's really not much of a second unit. What I don't understand is why so often Lin is not playing PG. He's not exactly SG either.

 

It's not a bad idea to put Lin on the second unit, which I do see reasons to actually use Lin as a 6th man role. I still would experiment with both options and see which options becomes more viable. Like a scientific experiment of some sorts.

 

Don't worry, McHale's "clap clap clap" will solve it all ...

 

not quite. My point is that he makes players better around him. He makes D12 better with alley oops. He creates shots for TJones and Parsons. Lin has a playmaking ability for whoever is around him. that is a unique skill Lin has that very few players int he league besides LBJ/Durant/Paul/George possess.

He also makes bench players more useful like he did with Novak, Shumpert and Fields. He just makes players better and gives them confidence. It's innate in Lin and he knows that he helps his team-mates.

Whether or not He should be a 6th man or starter is not up to us to decide. We will see if the ROckets will succeed with their interesting strategy to start an unproven PG like Beverly in the starting role with superstars.

 

If harden misses time Sampson has to be one of the biggest dbasses of all time.

 

Beverly unproven ? Check his history lol , Lin needs to be traded so these bandwagon guys can discontinue posting

 

"Next Man up..."

"We have more than enough to win"

- Tom Thibodeau

Bulls are going to be a huge test coming up. Two contrasting styles. Bulls entire lineup is ragged with injuries. Virtually no offense generated other than Deng. These guys are the walking dead. Yet they fight on and continue to give it they're all out there.

So much can be said for a team with abundant talent and when they're not winning, its only because they need even more talent.

I'll be rooting for Chicago on that game, hopefully there will be some drastic changes in store after that.

 

If Smith can stop fouling, Lin has a good PnR chemistry with him. I'm not liking Casspi and Lin. Lin feeds Casspi the ball and Casspi tries to create his own shot too much and when he receives it down low, he doesn't finish well. Smith finishes well. I like T-Jones and Lin and I'm disappointed in how little chemistry has developed between DHo and Lin. That's something the Rockets need to get to the level it is with Harden and DHo. Lin has good chemistry with Bev, Bev's points go up when they play together. But I think Garcia and Casspi and Lin need to work together better. I'm not holding out hope for DMo to get in but he and Lin have decent chemistry.