Paul abused the Point guards tonight. Lin didn't step up. canaan had a nice game, but he will be scouted as well. Lin is well scouted and the Clips game planned for him completely tonight. Stop Lin and the Clips win easily. pretty easy game plan tonight
look, i don't wanna be labeled a LOF. but that's just wrong. either you are just making stuff up to suit your argument or you didn't actually watch the games. prob both. lin had his best month in april averaging 17 ppg and 7 apg on 55 ts.
I cannot wait until we unload Lin. This TEAM and Forum would be better without this highly overpaid scrub.
I'm sorry but I'm not going to use one game against a team the Rockets seem to consistently lose to, regardless of who starts, as an indictment for Lin to ride the bench. If we still see this after 5 or so games, then we'll talk. Now, this is a huge knee-jerk thread. Let's allow this new lineup to gel and hit a groove before we make any sweeping statements. Lin was terrible though.
I wanna see some Canaan highlights. He had some good hustle plays, wasn't afraid to go to the rim, and of course he hit his first 2 3pters
Being a LOF is the samething as Lebron only fans. look at the bandwagon Heat fans and Bulls fans. it's just the nature of the beast. It seems like there are lot's of people that just don't like Jeremy because he's jeremy. his christianity may turn people off, which is a good reason for some. And being chinese could definitely be a factor for some as well.
I distinctly remember Lin disappearing leading up to the playoffs thats a big reason why Rox faded down the stretch and dropped to 8th. Lin had a horrible game against the Lakers to close out the year last year and some other lack luster games down the stretch. Playoffs last year...ditto... He can't be trusted.
Canaan had a nice game, but we'll see when the NBA catches up to him. I think it's true that Lin can be gameplanned for and taken out by the better teams in the NBA like the Thunder, Heat, and Clips. Lin hasn't adjusted to the aggressive defense they play on him.
Lin's game is too limited. drive to the rim only and then his perimeter shooting. Those bigs can block any layups and then he didn't have his shot tonight. But his biggest opponent is himself--those TOs were created by undisciplined play. Kamikaze drives against a great-defending team.
Without Howard and Beverly, we are no longer contending and we will be a tanking team. We are better getting some good role player so we do not have to kill our starter to win games.
disclaimer again before i post: lin was awful tonight, and isn't that good a player in general, BUT we lost 3 of our last 4 games to end the season. in those 3 losses, harden was 7-24, 5-18 and 8-25 too. again. harden is light years better than lin. that is not my intention of the post. but our whole team kinda just stumbled in those games. and he got hurt in the playoffs, unfortunately. he can't be trusted cuz he's inconsistent in general. but not for the reasons you listed, imho.
Not to be that guy but it will be good when is Lin is finally gone...and I thought he would be a board line All star.
If you don't think Les had a big hand in acquiring Lin you're clueless. Wanted to pad his pockets in a down time. Les knows his money. He knows what he did. I want to bash Morey for it, but at the end of the day, if he drew the line on Lin, we wouldn't have Harden or Howard. Right now, do you think it's purely coincidence Lin is the only one with a horrid contract? Morey can snatch PG's overseas, bring in AB for cheap, or draft one late first round (if not second) and let him play in the d league for half a season. If there's a position we don't need spend big on as far as role players, it's the PG position. It was never a risk, as it was a bust from the jump. Lin said he was told he was going to save Houston basketball. You think Morey told him that? You don't have to put words in my mouth either. I said he pulled a Jerry Jones. If I thought he was Jerry Jones, then I wouldn't have needed a reference in the first place.
This is such a sad state of affairs when knowledgable fans are calling for Canaan to start. This is how bad Jeremy Lin is as a player and his contract makes even worse. Thanks Maury.
don't worry too much about hurting Les' feelings. He's a businessman who knows the measuring-stick is a championship. Morey already tried to unload Lin at the trade deadline. Hard to see he'll still be on the team next season when we try to upgrade once more.
pls, many scoring PG do that what the opponent takes out his first option. Cannon had 4TO within 20mins.
Les wanted to "pad his pockets"? The only revenue Lin brings in that the Rockets get to keep are sales made IN Toyota Center. Lin jerseys sold anywhere else, along with other NBA player's jerseys, are split evenly amongst the teams...so I'm not really sure how much "padding" Les is getting because of Lin. If you want to show me some figures of a tangible fiscal amount Les has made solely by Lin, sure, I'd love to see them. Yes, Lin has helped globalize this team. But the Rockets were global long before Lin came here. Les wants to win above all else. Go read the SI and ESPN articles about him. Seriously. If you're a Rockets fan, they're must reads. He's not the type of owner to take $$$ over wins. Morey thought it was a good risk to take, and Les is a great enough owner to grant his employees the room to take such a risk. Obviously, it didn't pay off. This is not the first risk Morey will take, nor is it the last. But comparing Les to Jerry freaking Jones is downright laughable. Does Les tell Morey who to sign and draft on all accounts? JW. Good talk
HOU lost to LAC 3 times before. If HOU won this game, should we conclude the team is better without Howard and Beverley?
