Jeremy Lin says he's OK with being Rockets' 6th Man

If you think Beverley will be dominating the ball when Lin and him are sharing the back court, I guess we have reached an impasse. Why would Beverley, who has a pretty defined role as the "pest", defender, and garbage collector, be chosen to dominate the ball over Lin, who was the 9th best pnr player in the league last year? Morey knows this and is setting up an environment for Line to succeed. Lin will be playing the exact same role as Harden, and quite frankly, will dominate in said role. He will flourish and will lead what should be expected to be one of the best benches in the league.

 

Cancer? no one called him a cancer?. BTW, the Melo situation is what all the LOF's were complaining about how he and Melo couldn't mesh..I'm going on by what Lin fans were bashing Melo continuesly.

Well again, aren't Lin fans complaining that Lin cant be Linsanity with Harden on the court?. I mean are you blind or have been ignoring what Lin fans are ranting and complaining about. Lin is not getting enough of the ball arguments?

 

What he said.

 

you know, you just brought a pretty good point here...

consider the rockets last year. going into the season, the thought was that they are young, not very experienced, and no superstar talent but nevertheless, talented YOUNG players (before harden, of course). so the strategy back then was to run, speed things up, take advantage of players who are good at pushing the pace, like lin, and use their youth and athleticism to beat other teams.

the starting lineup with howard and asik has changed all that and requires a different approach. the bench players, however, still has the same characteristics. hmmm..

 

Certainly some seem to be acting that way.

For others the question is not him flaming out, it is whether he'll be given enough minutes to thrive ala Manu. It's a fair question, though it looks to me like the team is settling on a 3 guard rotation, which should mean significant minutes for Lin.

 

Yao was royally screwed over by the refs over and over again. I think it was against Orlando that Kemp pretty much scrapped his skin off and there was no call after no call allthroughout the game.The Dallas series was even more bizzare.

 

so like one day left for the start of the season! wooo.

 

When investing interest in solely one player, it becomes harder to look at the situation objectively and the other side of the possible scenarios. This part is dangerous and that's why we have too many knee-jerk reactions.

Just because Lin starts, it doesn't guarantee that his role would change from last year. Howard is still trying to prove he is reliable in the post, while Harden still controls the offense, which allows a player like Beverley to maximize his skills.

But this also let's also see if Beverley is the real deal. Will he have the same type of energy on back-to-backs and does he get to play the same kind of aggressive defense against All-star caliber Pgs or does he get exposed? I think he deserves that chance.

If you're a Lin fan, this 6th man role still gives him the opportunity to shine and control the offense. That doesn't mean the lineup can't interchange with starters either. If he truly is the All-star player that some of us might think he is, he'll show it regardless but more based on his role. This could be another version of Linsanity.

Even if the Rockets trade him, there's no guarantee he goes to a team that favors his skills. Do what u gotta do with the 2 years left in the contract and go beast mode when you're called up, which will be a challenge for both Lin and Beverley.

 

What would be the difference of lin playing the sixth man role while playing every minute that harden is out to simply starting and playing every minute harden is out?

Shouldn't this thread just be "lin should be in the game when harden isn't"? which he may have been already.

 

How many times did Lin not close out the game? Actually, he closed out the majority, and we as fans should praise Mchale for holding his players accountable, including Lin (except Harden, but hey, 26ppg on 60% TS gets you some leeway).

When Lin was destroying it at the end of the year before the playoffs, he was finishing games. He looks improved and more athletic, why should he not finish games?

I would hope Lin plays balls out every second, or he should get benched for coasting no matter the circumstances.

Honestly, what is your argument? I don't understand what your claim is supposed to be.

Appreciate it

If Lin really cares what fans on a Rockets forum says, we might have a much bigger problem than Beverley only fans. Hey, guess what? Mchale and Morey know what he is worth; reminder that they are paying him over 8 million a year, what the Knicks didn't think he was worth. Also, the Rockets are a contender.

 

I personally don't care which PG starts and am sick of this back and forth topic. However, after seeing how things are playing out and assuming Lin comes off the bench....I think it's safe to assume Lin and probably Asik will be traded this year. More than likely he will have limited minutes and he will not be closing out games. Because of this, it'll be impossible for him to be this Ginobili type player that LOFs and other ROX fans here seem to think that he will be. Book it. Bye Bye Jeremy. Wish you the best with your new team.

 

You made you screen name imarealballer but so many of your post are like you have never played or watched a game.

Beverley will not dominate the ball when it is him and Lin in the game, that is just ridiculous.

 

What if his fit in the offensive scheme of a contending team is to be the 6th man on the team?

I'm not sure why some fan here (not you necessarily) think that the ball will be taken out of Lin's hand. Who on the 2nd unit is a reliable playmaker, shot creator: Lin, Garcia, Casspi, DMo, Jones, etc...? As turnover proned as Lin can be, I'd still want no one other than Lin to handle the ball. And he needs to be aggressive with the 2nd unit too. I'm not cool with Garcia or Casspi doing anything more than dribbling a few steps or passing it when the offense is set. They need to play within theirselves and pass the ball back to Lin to reset the offense instead of forcing a pass or play that isn't there. I really do not want to see a repeat of Delfino trying to get creative with the ball.:grin: Also, I think we'll see a good amount of Lin/Bev backcourt, those two play really well off each other.

 

Lin will have more shots, more points, and maybe more assists (assists need the player to actually hit the shot, lol) as 6th man, where I can't really see a place for anything more than 13/7 in our starting lineup unless you're Chris Paul, as a 6th man, i can see 15/8

 

Is it possible to create a Lin sub-forum? That way true rocket fans can enjoy discussions without every single one turning into why Lin isn't getting X amount of minutes or touches or starting.

 

I'm ok with this but i wish harden would sacrifice some of (not all) of his iso play for the good of the team. Sometimes its effective but not always especially at the end of games or over two defenders. I've seen it time and time again. also lin is a better pick and roll/passer for howard so i would like ball handling duties to be spread out more. i hate to see teams sit around and eat away the shot clock and put up bricks.

 

I'll just wait for the season to see how it all works.

 

He and we? You think you, Dwight, Harden, Chandler, and Bev are trying to win a championship while Lin is the outsider in this scenario?

lol.

 

All of this is true. And before certain people take offense, this is not a slight on Lin. He needs to develop a better off-ball game to mesh with star players (who should rightly have the ball in their hands). And, there's no reason to think that he can't if he continues to work on improving his game.