So teams haven't been trying to shut down the three and penetrate focus of our offense? I think if it was that easy to stop we wouldn't be lighting up the scoreboard and flirting with the best record in the league. I agree that Lin would benefit from more mid range game, as would Harden. And we have seen a little bit more of that in the past month or so. But let's be honest, the team's success isn't going to be predicated on Lin getting the green light to start jacking up 15-20 footers. And I'd also argue that his true strength has been playing off the pick and getting to the rim.
Lin fan wants Jeremy's dad to get plastic surgery to look like Mike D'Antoni and have the Rockets hire him, not knowing it's his dad Lin fans also want Toyota Center to serve food from California chains like PinkBerry and InandOutBurger They also want Yao Ming erased from the Rockets history book as the first Asian because they will disqualify him cause he's from China and Lin represents more asians cause he's from California Palo Alto where the house hold income is like $500,000
Wanted to see if you caught that lol. No Chinese but I do know Korean because I was a Korean Linguist in the Army for 5 years. Regardless, no hard feelings. Just busting your balls is all.
Agree on all counts.....BUT In n Out is pretty awesome just saying lol Stationed in Cali for a couple years and aquired a taste for it
"Linsanity" was spectacular no matter what standard you are using. For Lin, in my opinion, it's more of a compatibility issue (with Harden). Harden is definitely a better player, however he marginalized Lin's creativity, and Lin's lack of defense intensity does not help either.
http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/jet-li/images/6366372/title/unleashed-wallpaper sorry, image didn't post. there's the link
Generalizing all Lin fans now? A new trend I sense? As a Lin fan I would love to see him being coached by Pop. He tortured Parker and eventually transformed him. I was kind of hoping McHale can do the same but it becomes clear to me now that it's not going to work out for Lin to be in the same team with Harden. Meanwhile though, Rockets does have the luxury to have a very creative PG coming off bench. I am rooting hard for Rockets and Lin. Rockets going deep in the playoffs and Lin having a strong showing in the playoff will help both Rockets and himself tremendously.
Lin only fans are not the same as Lin fans The real Lin fans are rockets fans cause they care more his game than his fame
The hypocrisy... lmao. This guy can't think of an intelligent response so he decides to attack their grammar. SMH
When Lin was going through his terrible stretch prior to the last 3 games, he absolutely deserved to have his minutes dropped. He was playing awfully and was a detriment to the team. The Rockets are a championship contender and don't have the luxury to give a negative player minutes on the hope that he would play his way out of a slump. Nevertheless, the way Lin played during those games is not indicative of his career to this point. Saying nothing of the Linsanity stretch, we've seen how good he can be in multiple games for the Rockets, particularly when Harden is out. Quite a few posters have complained about the "short leash" that McHale supposedly has Lin on. I have to say that I think there is come credence to the argument that Lin would play better and become better if he was allowed more leeway. Players improve more and play better when they are given what Thrope calls the "royal jelly" treatment and know that they won't be benched for every mistake that they make. See http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/14779/to-young-players-playing-time-is-oxygen. "Playing time is the first part," says Thorpe. "A coach's support is another thing -- it helps you grow as a player if you know you're not going to get yanked the first time you miss a shot. That gives you the confidence to be creative and expand your game..." Now, if Harden and Howard had never joined the team, Lin absolutely should be given the "royal jelly" treatment. Teams give lottery pick players (like John Wall) years of opportunities to develop into a great player because they have shown their talent and ability prior to the NBA. During Linsanity, Lin played like a superstar, not in high school, not in college, not in the D-League or Europe, but the frickin' NBA! In most cases, it is hard to tell which players will succeed in the NBA. You see #1 picks going bust all the time. Unless you are looking at the next LBJ, Linsanity is as good as an indicator of success as you are going to get. (On top of Linsanity, almost every time Harden is out, he has shown he can play at that level.) BUT things changed when the Rockets acquired Harden and later Howard. Suddenly, they didn't need to invest in a player that might develop into a superstar, they had superstars on hand. The team is in win NOW mode not give Lin a year or two of royal jelly hoping that he develops into an all-star. It's not that McHale has something against Lin, it's just that given the present situation, it is not in the Rocket's best interest to give Lin that kind of leeway. In fact, I think McHale has shown that he is very willing to play Lin when Lin is playing well. After his horrifying slump, it only took one game (vs. Pacers) before he started giving Lin heavy minutes again against Portland. (That being said, there were some games last year that McHale inexplicably benched Lin for. The loss to Orlando being a prime example. However, I do think he has been quite fair this year.) TLDR Lin has shown great potential and could perhaps develop into a star given leeway and opportunity. However, with Howard and especially Harden on the roster, the team is in win-now mode and doesn't have the luxury to take that kind of risk on Lin. It's not that McHale dislikes or doesn't believe in Lin.
That's also another terrible excuse. A star? When you are repeating the same mistakes again, and again, and again, and again, you want to call it the potential of a star? Watching the Rockets games lately, its not very difficult to notice that Bill Worrell is going to lose his mind and go nuts on Lin's next TO. Rewind the Thunders game of Lin's last TO and you will know what I meant. To be fair, if Brooks will be still in this team, I doubt Lin will even get 15 minutes nowadays.
Sad, but true. Hopefully Lin spend his $25 mil well and hire himself the best personal coaching staff for his defense, ball handling and 3pt shooting. Keep fighting until his day comes. It's already way better than his underdog D-League years.
Lin is in no way a joke. It's a Joke to even think that. I think we're paying him more than we really want to, but that poison pill we fed to ourselves. Is he a super-star? Well, his play is not consistently, or much at a super-star level. His fan base is arguably super-star level. And which is more of an indicator of being a super-star is another debate to be had at a later date. However, I think McHale has done a great job overall using him to the best interest of the team lately and Lin has definitely contributed big in several important confidence boosting games, so I'm glad he's on the team. Go Lin-sanity! Get Lin-sane again soon!
