This game should prove that Lin has the skills to be the Rox primary ball handler

This is all so simple.

Against Atlanta Jeremy was still the primary ball handler, they played on instinct without set plays.

Harden got 45-7-6
Lin got 21-7-10

They were anointed best backcourt duo in the NBA by many.

Coaches cream over James and immediately after that game, Harden becomes PG with an offensive set being run over and over where Jeremy is relegated to spot-up shooting duties in the corner.

Lin struggles, Harden has some good games but some terribly bad games, and starts racking up turnovers like no tomorrow. Ugly ISO stagnation offense at the end of games.

Now this game Jeremy gets the ball in his hands again and explodes.

You'd think the coaches would get a clue by this point, no?

 

I'm saying it. Lin is better than Harden. Lin took the best team in the NBA to OT tonight. Harden has led this team to a sub .500 record. Harden isn't who we thought he was. He's houston's version of melo and is just a selfish ballhog.

 

You pretty much just owned him. Just rep you

 

You LOFs are ridiculous.

 

Rockets losses with Harden as primary ball handler: 10
Rockets losses with Lin as primary ball handler: 1

 

Lin is not better than Harden...first and foremost...get that through peoples head...he is a hybrid SG in a PG body...he is score first PG...that is way too nice...trying to facilitate...

But if Lin plays like he should....which is attack the basket and force the offense to stop him...it will only make thhe game of others better...Harden should and will be our closer...but i like Lin looking for his points first...it may be what gets him rolling....Harden is excellent at playing to what the team needs...

If Harden and Lin can get this going...watch out guys..but they become instantly a dangerous back court...the key is Lin has to be selfish...seriously cant believe im saying that..."the Key is Lin being selfish"

 

did everything well except for the last second shot where he was guarded by green


should've went left but tried to go back to the right and lost the handle

 

IMHO, you are more ridiculous than he is to throw out the LOF name.

If I am not mistaken, LOFs means posters who followed Lin to this team and became a member here only because of him. Rover16 joined this website in 2007. So how in the world can he be a LOF?

I agree what he said is ridiculous. But calling him a LOF is just dumb. By the way, labeling someone an "only-fan" in order to make your own post more convincing is getting old.

 

LOF here, i think Lin is better than harden in leading crappy teams

 

I don't see how making Harden our primary playmaker is best for our team. Let's just say for the sake of argument Harden is most effective as the main ball handler. I don't believe this is true but let's just go with it. With that said it's been clear that Lin has been far less effective playing off the ball.

Let's go a step further and say Harden is a 9 on a scale of effectiveness when he's the primary playmaker and Lin is a 4. That's a total of 13 out of 20.

Now if Lin becomes the primary playmaker his effectiveness obviously improves let's say it goes up to a 7. But let's say this hurts Harden's effectiveness and that goes down to 8. That's still 15 out of 20 and 15 over 13.

I think Lin actually playing PG and Harden is best for both their games, but even if it makes Harden a little less effective seems to make Lin way more effective. Lin's played PG his whole life and he does not look very good or comfortable basically being a spot up shooter. I just don't see how it makes any sense to have Harden play PG over us. Now I can actually see the argument for Harden as the PG with Douglas as the SG though. Douglas is a pretty good spot up shooter.

 

when Harden's back , we should try to play like how OKC playing now. Durant is the best player , but Westbrook is the one handling the ball

 

Having seen how stubborn these coaches are, I'd be surprised if they don't revert back to same style of harden centric approach the next game.

 

I think he was being sarcastic...

 

Yes...

 

Well said.

 

The coaches are clueless. They missed Lin's potential last year and the AFTER LINSANITY they missed it again this year.

 

Haha, well I have no shame admitting, I started out as a YOF, then took a break from the rockets when he retired, but now am back as a LOF.

 

Let's hope so. They are incredibly clueless though so I'm afraid they'll screw up a potentially dynamic duo who could be the best backcourt in the league.

 

I'm sorry but I disagree. You can't have everyone looking for their shot first. A PG really should look to pass first and set an unselfish example. Usually if he does that it becomes contagious and the whole team starts passing to the open man.

 

Not necessarily. If you get a good look and you are a good scorer sometimes its better to take the shot or if your hot, or if your team is cold. Its not that simple.