Yeah exactly, he'd have an amazing game against the gasol(s)/ibaka frontline at the olympics, then he'd disappear against some minnow team like Angola or something.
Yi and Lin situations are not comparable at all. Yi never had enough success for race to even become an issue at all. Lin, on the other hand, has done very well yet many critics refuse to give credit where it's due. It's silly to pretend that racism is not a factor. Also it's silly to pretend that Yao never had to deal with unfair criticism. "Yao will never score 20 points" remember that?
Actually, the offense was a "big issue" in the Suns game. 88 points on 35% shooting with only 13 total assists. That is terrible for a team that leads the nba in scoring at almost 108 a game. Even in the Jazz game, a hot shooting Lin could have made a difference in a 6 point game, where the point guard combo only scored 21 points on 22 shots. Actually it didn't have to be a hot shooting Lin, if they had shot his normal 64% true shooting avg. and all other things being the same, Houston would have won. Houston lost those 2 games because the other teams outscored them. The disgraceful defense was a big reason for the losses but not the only one. If you can't see that Lin "might" have made a difference, then your too biased to have an intelligent conversation with.
There's also plenty of racist NBA fans who dislike black people in general. I will never understand what goes on the mind of some people, but those people are r****ded so I'm glad that I can't understand.
I was talking about the Jazz game and how Lin would have not made a big difference. The problem was Hayward and I don't see how lin would have stopped him. The Suns game probably he would have made a difference but I cant say it would have helped us win. If we going on these if's I'm sure Harden would have helped in the Philly game, but that's a IF.
I am a Rocket fan and I believe that Lin will help this team,if he will be traded for an upgrade then I'm down on it.Comparing to BEV,BROOKS AND LOWRY ,I have watched enough basketball to say that he is better than them.For OP's question yes he was missed.Is this question really necessary unless if someone knows that he is getting traded.
THE TRUTH Win vs Spurs AB 1-8 3 points 4 TO's Bev played OK no better Loss vs Utah AB/Bev 9-22 for 21 points combined ineffective Loss vs Suns Ab/Bev 11-28 for 29 points combined ineffective Win vs Warriors Bev 2-6 3 TO's 6 points - AB 3-7 8 points Win vs Magic Bev 3-9 for 9 points AB 1-4 for 6 points 3 TO's HORRIBLE As you can see Bev and AB did nothing to prevent losses vs Utah and Suns and were virtually ineffective in our wins Vs GSW and Magic and AB was horrible in our win vs Spurs.
Agree. Not sure why we need another Lin-bashing thread after he has proven himself with much better shooting %, defense, handle and led the bench effectively. If this is not racial rejection of Lin, don't know what it is. Lin is the other only playmaker besides Harden. So when Harden had off nights in those 2 losses, there was no Lin to fill in the gap. Teams also ganged up on Harden when he was the only option. In the playoff, you need as many offensive options you can get, because it will be hard to score points with much tighter defense. We need all the players of Houston to be healthy. The OP is trying to stir up more Lin hatred at the detriment of the team. Some Rox fan!
What I observe is that Lin is no longer a PG on this team but a SG u can call him a combo guard but he is being molded into a 2nd SG behind Harden this is why the true backup for when Harden is out is Lin not a backup SG. Morey has stated that when Harden is out Lin is the primary scorer. You can see how much has bulked up this year vs last season and he is more than capable of backing up Harden something no other player on the Rockets can do.
Agre. This is the reason we did well lately. Harden probably heard all the complaints on GARM about his horrible effort on defense that he is now getting serious about playing defense. When the opponent's SG is shut down by Harden, and Harden himself is beasting as usual, we win.
Ya, just think if those 10 bricks Harden sent up were replaced by Lin attacking the basket and kicking out to shooters, we would have won. You can't blame Harden too much because he was tired as the only option on offense.
The team doesn't live or die by Lin, but to say he isn't important to the team is sheer stupidity. The team is deep and other players have the same skillsets, and he's only gone for two weeks. Could his play have put the team over the top in the Jazz and Suns games? Who knows, but we all know that Lin is an integral part of the team and the sooner he gets back the better for everyone, which will be in a couple of days to a week.
Lin is a SG like Harden a shooting guard that has the responsibilities of the PG (playmaking setting pace and tempo and scoring) meanwhile Bev is a PG that is not a traditional PG but a role player "spot up 3 pt shooter" ughh and supposedly a great defense player.
Maybe Lin fans should concern themselves with his injuries He sure has missed a ton of games reg and playoffs in his short career.
They sure missed him when Westbrook went down. KD was the only offensive option left. Poor guy. Did you see how Grizzlies ganged up on him and wore him down? The thing is if Harden is the only option, other teams gang up on him too. Howard has a long stretch of games scoring below 15 so he couldn't help Harden when both Lin & Harden were out. During playoff, any key players will be very, very important, Lin, Parsons and Harden included.
Word. I feel Parsons is also a difference maker FOR THIS TEAM. I dunno, that dude fits us like a glove. If he's going to shine anywhere, houston is it. He's gonna get paid, but I would take less to stay here if I were him.
You need to work on your writing and reading comprehension. You might have been thinking about the Jazz game, but you wrote "The same with the Suns game.Offense was not a big issue". There is a big difference between "might" and "would". The other guy posted "The 2 games we lost, we MIGHT have won if Lin were playing". That's a reasonable thing to say. While the only person saying "WOULD" is you. Btw, why are you bringing Harden into this? I think any reasonable person can say that Harden MIGHT have helped us win the Philly game if he played, so what's your point?
Anyone have any updates on Greg Smith's injury? I don't think they'll trade Omer until they know Smith is 100% and Smith works well with Lin in the second unit
