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My prediction Lin will be traded between Dec 15-19 (make yours)

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by basketballholic, Dec 11, 2013.

  1. basketballholic

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    Sorry you feel that way. It's all about the Rockets man. Sports journalists write articles and make predictions every day. Stephen A. Smith right now is predicting that Melo is going to walk away from the Knicks after this season. Of course, I predicted that back in the summer. But if we're wrong..we're wrong. But what he is predicting has validity. And it's worth discussing if you're a bball junkie.

    the problem here is anything that is said about Lin is magnified and blown out of proportion in every direction. Starting this thread was not about Lin. It was about that fact that I feel very strongly that Morey is trying to set up to make a huge move either at the deadline or on the 2014 off season to acquire another premier player such as Kevin Love. I thought it was thread worthy so I started a thread.

    If you want to make me your focus instead of the content, go ahead. Just remember that if Asik isn't traded tomorrow, somewhere around 99% of you will have been wrong on what you THOUGHT was going to happen. And 99% of you were totally shocked today when Morey pulled out...although there were a few of us that told you it could happen and wouldn't be surprising if it did.

    I'm still saying....

    Don't be surprised if Lin is traded by tomorrow night. I will not be surprised if he is traded. And I won't be disappointed if he is NOT traded. I'm not advocating that Lin is a bad player and he needs to get out of here. I am saying that I think the forward goal of Morey is to get ONE MORE premier player to complete this team. Morey is looking for one more thoroughbred before he settles into filling out the bench, etc. That's what I believe right now and I'm sticking to it.
     
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    Ohhhh geez. This again. People need to relax around here, and just focus on basketball for a day.

    If the Rockets couldn't even auction off Omer for spare parts, what in the world makes people think that Lin is just going to slip through the cracks in a deal behind closed doors?

    If Morey wants to trade Lin, he's going to have to make a ton of calls around the league and we will definitely hear more about it than some Alan Hahn interview where his take is purely speculative.
     
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    Also is BHollic really the 2nd coming of Jopat??… Makes sense.
     
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    #basketpatheticccccccc
     
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  6. Krizzle

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    They basically have the same contract.

    Nelson can start already has chemistry with Howard,and probably can actually throw alleys to him and give him good entry passes in the post.He would make Dwight better. He has been playing great, this season he can score,he can pass, and he can shoot the 3 ball,that way Bev can just be a energy guy of the bench cause IMO Bev is a backup PG in the league and more important Is that I think he fits this team better than Lin if Lin started. Jammer is a vet,he has Finals experience and could be a leader.
     
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    Unless his defense is on par with bevs he wouldn't start, and Lin is better for the playmaker off the bench role.
     
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    lol... just got a bribe rep point to get off OP's back. As if I care.

    Patheticccccccccccc....
     
  9. roslolian

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    Lol I like the OP he keeps making weird predictions with no basis, like when he said Tjones will only be successful if he can hit 3's when he only shoots 1-2 threes a game.

    My prediction is DM's hard line stance with Asik will cause some desperate team to cave and give us real goodies instead of proposals on the level of the Courtney Lee poo-poo platter the Celts offered us, if not in the trade deadline then in the offseason. Morey was able to get Kevin Martin, Jared Jeffries and Jordan Hill for Tmac's expiring and Landry, I think he can get a decent return for Asik even with the 15M balloon payout.
     
  10. Billionzz

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    BBholic, glad to see you were wrong again. I don't know if you realize how important Lin is to this team. We need the lane penetration that he provides, it really opens things up. Hopefully before the year is over, Mchale will put him back in the starting lineup and the offense will really flow again.
     
  11. Chef_Monteur

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    Well, if he can't stay healthy or if he refuses to play for other reasons then we need to trade him.

    I'm tired of him and Asik missing games. We could have beaten Portland the other night if just ONE of them had played in that game.

    Our short rotation is going to hurt us, playing Dwight and Harden 40 mins a night is going to land us a first round exit this year. I hope Morey pulls the trigger on something soon, or we could end up right back where we were in 2005 with Tmac and Yao.
     
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    What more do you wAnt? Give them a break they are injured.

    Come on dude, injuries happen. Brewer has been injured. And so was Harden, and Parsons. Were you tired of them missing games too? Lol

    And minutes distribution are decided by the coaching staff, not the players. If Lin and Asik were traded would you be sure that Dwight and Harden wont play 35-40 minutes a game?

    Stop the hate, and support the team and it's players.
     
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    When you first started this thread and were asked to post it in the Random Trades thread - you said the reason was because this is a PREDICTION, while the posts in that thread were merely speculations i.e. you made a point to differentiate between the two.

    And NOW you want to duck and take cover behind that thread? An impressive exercise in intellectual cowardice indeed.
     
  14. basketballholic

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    A prediction/speculation is not a random trade proposal. The other thread I showed you is also predictions.

    Random trade proposals is simply guys getting on trade machine and coming up with trades they would like to see happen. I don't have a specific trade proposal for Lin. I simply predicted he would be traded by the 19th or more appropriately by the deadline to flip whatever we got for him on the trade deadline, which is today. I still think it will happen although I can see the growing possibility of waiting on a Lin deal with the Asik deal being scuttled. However both guys could very well be gone today.

    Dude you have 4 posts. You're not qualified to make a decision on this thread. And your opinion right now without some history isn't worth much to me. Show me you know something about basketball and I'll give you your respect. But simply cluttering up the board even more with your opinion on whether this topic is thread worthy when you have 4 posts is a waste of my time. I won't dignify it with any further responses. By the way I can't decide after starting a thread to put it in another thread. That's the mods decision. And they didn't merge it. Send them all your email complaints.
     
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    Heroball will be first round exist no matter what talents are in this team. The two stars in this team are just selfish.
     
  16. basketballholic

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    Lin in the role he is currently is not super important to this team. While I agree we need a second playmaker behind Harden and I could make quite the argument myself that Lin should be starting and I can even say that if I were coaching this team that Lin would be starting.....that's not what this thread is about.

    My opinion about Lin does not matter to the Rockets. Neither does yours. What matters is their opinion. This thread is about what their opinion is and what they are attempting to do. Nothing more, nothing less. Morey wants to deal Lin and Asik for expiring contracts, young talent, and draft picks, plain and simple. Agree or disagree...doesn't matter for the purposes of this thread. This thread is about speculating what is going to happen today since today is the equivalent of the 19th.

    Here's what I see happening today:

    At some point we're going to hear some Lin trade rumbles. Probably something along the lines of "The Rockets are in advanced talks with ........ about a trade involving Jeremy Lin and other players"

    And then at some point we're gonna hear some more Asik trade rumbles. Something along the lines of "Rockets and ....... are once again talking about a trade for Asik...." or out of the blue "Rockets and ........ (not a previously named team) are discussing a blockbuster trade involving Asik and ..........(some other star), talks are advancing quickly."

    And at some point I think there's going to be a trade announced....today. That's my prediction.

    Now, make your prediction instead of wasting time discussing the validity of this thread.
     
  17. Lihao

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    serious? since when someone who averaging 13 pts below 40 fg% on a 8-18 team consider as playing great?
     
  18. Codman

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    Are you serious, dude?

    So, let me get this right: You make an entirely new thread (which belongs in the Random Trade Thread, anyway) where you make predictions without any evidence and expect thoughtful responses? Moreover, you decide to choose the player whose status on the team causes so much divide on this board, and when you are questioned on your lack of logic, you resort to someone's post count and history here? Really?

    If I looked correctly, you joined in 2013, so YOU really don't have room to speak based on your own "rules." Plus, even with all of those posts under your user name, a simple search would probably show that it should be QUALITY over quantity. You're not going to "respect" someone's opinion because of post numbers, yet you expect others, who are fans, current/former players and coaches to consider your prediction as anything more than something found on an ESPN message board.

    You won't dignify a response for your own spam-infested thread because you have this false idea that your post count puts you on some imaginary pedestal. It doesn't, kid.
     
  19. King1

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    You guys are pathetic. Why don't you just go to your Lin fan site so you can salivate about your hero with the other window lickers.

    For as much as you clowns like to criticize Harden, at least he plays hurt. That;s something that can't be said for tin Lin
     
  20. Mr Chuck Norris

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    I disagree, Dwight has not been selfish in the least.
     

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