One more tweet to add on <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>More Daryl Morey: "..It's not personal. My job is every day figure out how to win. Sometimes it creates challenging situations."</p>— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) <a href="https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/statuses/484473177087569921">July 2, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
This is a story in the TMZ sense. This has nothing to do with basketball related operations. This story has no affect on anything except making Lin feel disrespected, which is human, but also completely acceptable collateral damage in the pursuit of FAs.
It will have no impact on any future free agents. Lin is a big boy he knows there's no chance Melo is coming here without him being traded so his frustration is probably more with the fact that he knows his days here are over if Melo comes.
Εƒone of those players had half a billion nutball fans that revel in drama, paranoia, and conspiracy.
Lin went to Harvard=smart. Lin knows being butthurt will make Melo happy. Lin is helping Melo come to the Rockets. Lin is turning the other cheek. Lin got slapped in the face by McHale when Bev started on the Asia trip. Lin got slapped on the other cheek just now by the Rockets. Lin bares his ass cheek for mean people to slap again!!! Lin=shot clock: above da game!
The only players that matter are foundation players. This means stars and role players that keep the team together. Lin is not one of those players. Role players are not dumb. If they don't realize how cutthroat the business side of the NBA is, they will learn really quickly. It happens to all role players when their teams are recruiting stars. I didn't see Scola or Bev b****ing to the media when we recruited Bosh or Howard. It's only because it's Lin the cultural icon (not to be confused with Lin the mediocre player) that the media is going into a hissy fit over this.
Okay, I'm starting to get the point. Our disrespecting Jeremy Lin, who doesn't figure into our plans for next year anyway, might hinder us in a future search for a backup point guard! Other second-stringers may think twice before coming here! Seriously, we unceremoniously dumped Steve Francis, who was a HUGE part of this team for a few years, when we got a chance to pick up a better player. Stevie hated being traded from the Rockets, but that's how it works out sometimes.
If those other players had more class, they too would have tweeted bible verses to stand up for themselves to the obvious disrespect.
What about how we traded SF3 on Christmas day? That is more of a story than a backup pg losing his number to a key piece toward a ring.
While I agree this doesn't "really" matter, we have to realize the incident did cause negativity in the image of the organization, especially at a free agent sensitive time. That REALLY matters. I think Morey handled it well, but it did show the organization is all cold blooded business. Loyalty and hard work are irrelevant. If I'm a free agent, I would have to think a bit more right?
You've got a point. At the end of the day it is a business, but it is important to still treat your players like people. Being looked at as nothing but assets is what upset Kevin Martin and other players a few years back. It's just not a good idea to have an environment that is all "We love you until a better player comes along, then **** you!"
Lin is a drama queen who instigated trouble when there was none. This is common practice like Morey has stated when pitching to all star caliber players. Why the hell should Lin be an exception?
You need to understand the difference between insecure and insult. Just put yourself (or anyone) in Lin's shoes. What would you do/react? Or if you are a manager, would you handle your employees like this?
Not at all. ALL TEAMS ARE LIKE THIS! Repeat this to yourself a billion times. The only reason it's being fussed about now, is because it is Lin. No free agent is going to look at this and be deterred save the ones affected like Lin and in this case, only Lin. The reason being that if they let this affect their decision making, there is no team for them in the NBA. All teams treat role players like assets because, that's all they are. Players like Lin are easily replaceable. If you are a role player, you primarily play for a job unless you are at the tail end of your career and want a ring.
Do you seriously think of the NBA business like your typical corporation? That said, I know corporations who treat their employees much, much worse and STILL can hire anyone they want. Ever heard of Foxconn?
Lin has been extremely professional over his tenure as a Rocket, and I would hardly call his tweet instigating problem (even if it was, I would hardly hold it against him. It's not his job to save face for the team that is throwing him under bus). Let's just call it as it is - a practical, calculated business move. If any of us were in Lin's shoes we would probably feel slighted and upset.
End of the day, if Rockets organization acted a bit classy and pre-informed Lin regarding the poster, it should be a non-issue. Nothing wrong with the poster, but they should have been a bit more respectful.
