Either start Lin, or bring in a new starting PG, Bev ain't cuttin' it.

You bring the quality of this board down by constantly harping on about other posters rather than making substantive arguments.

 

Posters like you illustrate my point. I was just debating a page back about the merits of Rondo as a fit for this team and how we lack leadership. All you see is "Lin" though which cements my general statement on Lin's fan base. My rep bar also says otherwise on detracting from the quality of the board.

 

yea trade lin out for the love of god.

 

Actually, you're illustrating Chemistry's point. Because you don't have a high opinion of Lin's game doesn't mean other people can't have legit different viewpoints or are part of Lin's extreme fan base. Not all people that support his game or even his fan base are that. And Rondo isn't on the Rockets, Lin is. Not everybody has to agree on Rondo or want him to be a Rocket for various reasons.

 

How so? I also never said people can't have different viewpoints of Lin's game nor did I say all people who support his game are part of his rabid fan base. It's quite obvious the faction of it I'm referring to. Dude, what are you talking about? It's quite evident you didn't even bother reading anything so this is a waste of my time

 

its the people who unleash a giant turd sandwich on Harden/McHale/etc to prop up Lin.

 

bring in a new starting PG,and trade Lin.

 

Exactly. That and the guys who celebrate injuries and call it "God's will".

The funny thing is that if you could just omit the LOF's from the board he wouldn't be discussed anymore then any of the other role players are. That's what they don't get but it's a waste of time trying to explain it to them. The hero worship stuff is something I'll never get with any athlete let alone a role player.

 

It makes no sense to deal him if we aren't going to get anything in return that can help the team. Look how low the offers were for Asik. Teams aren't going to give us anything of value for Lin. Plus, I'm still of the opinion he can be an effective 6th man. I just don't want him as my starting pG

 

makes no sense to deal with him ? he sucks

 

Lin has a huge following because of his uniqueness (first Chinese American to play in the NBA, Harvard grad) plus other factors like his huge underdog story, humbleness, being a devout christian, etc.. that brings more attention to him than normal, and gives him a larger fan base than he might otherwise deserve.

In sports we are constantly looking for the next big story and the media loves to hype it up.

Follow hockey? I'm only a casual fan, but I can tell you that Seth Jones, an African American and son of former NBA star Popeye Jones was the 4th overall pick in the most recent NHL draft. Why? Because it made the headlines of the sports pages and was hard to miss. but I can't even tell you who was drafted number one. His story was a unique one so he got all the attention whether it was deserving or not.

 

That all makes sense. He's a hard guy to not root for because of how he carries himself. I watched and enjoyed his documentary. I think the huge divide (and Tebow is a good comparison) comes from both sides going to the extreme ends of the spectrum talent wise. Ultimately, I think it does both a disservice. I also get the fact that people like to criticize Christians (I'm one) and that draws some unwarranted hate. I don't really see the racism thing but maybe that's because I'm from Detroit and live in Houston which are both very diverse places.

True.

I'm not a hockey fan but I'm familiar with the story.

Very good post man. Can't say I disagree with any of it. You should post more.

 

Your rep bar. I smiled. Thank you. The amount of cliqueness that goes on here is hilarious.

For what it's worth. I think Lin has some leadership qualities but I agree with you in that he will never be a leader on this team. I also think Rondo is a no brainer, though you can argue that his ego will clash with Harden's. But saying Rondo would be great on this team is not new or astounding. There are very few times Rondo wouldn't be great for.

 

<3 (as usual).

 

I laughed too at the fact that you don't understand how rep works. People can't continually rep each other. Themoreyouknow.jpg

I agree with you on Lin. I think he could easily assume a Battier type role leadership wise. I think Harden would defer to a personality like Rondo. He's far from a leader as well. He's a secondary star the same as Dwight.

 

Well considering the leadership quality of the stars on this team its an obvious that it isnt championship worthy this year.

 

Nah bro, there is a very complex rep swapping con going on in clutchfans.

 

I received some positive reps from people who were criticizing me or complaining about my posts. The way I see it, most fans don't know how to use it properly. Hence, it is possible to get a high rep count if your posts are highly controversial or you are plain stupid.

Food for thought.

 

King1, you said that you hoped Lin could help lead the team with 20/7 type stats for the next month or so. I think part of that might depend on how much time Harden has to miss due to his ankle. Certainly that would be a great result for Lin and the team, but if he could do that, he'd be a bona-fide all-star even in the talented West, wouldn't he? As guards go, isn't that just behind CP3, Curry, Harden, and...I can't think of anyone else without looking it up. If Lin was capable of that consistently, then after next year, he'd probably be somewhere else doing a poor man's imitation of Derrick Rose or something.

If anything, I think your expectations of him are too high! I can see Lin having the impact of a 2011 Harden and to me that would already be a pretty good result.

 

Only in the NBA is a guy raised in the ghetto the norm, but some kid with a Harvard education out of the suburbs the underdog.