Coach McHale has played double point last year when Martin got hurt and now with Harden, star combo guard, on board. Can Houston finally run double point guard scheme now? That's how he is going to coexist with Jeremy. Great complementary to each other. Call it now...
Yes, Lin is more than capable of sharing the ball and playing off the wing. He did that at Harvard, but of course Lin needs to be able to get his jump shot down for it to work effectively.
It all depends how you define position and it all varies. Harden does good off ball but he can excel with ball pick and roll. That to me with ball offense is Point Guard for him. He is a perfect combo guard IMO.
This could be scary. lin and Matin never blend together. All Lin does this preseason is go to frontcourt and give the ball to Martin and Martin can not do much with ball. Lin and Harden all demand the ball but they could be complement together, taking ball pressure of each other. If they continue to double Lin like they did preseason, Harden is going to make them pay. Martin can not do that. But Harden can.
Can't agree more. Harden loves to drive left, Lin loves to drive right. Defenses good luck. Lin knew there must have been a reason why God sent him to Houston. This is the reason.
Ya I think it's potentially scary but I'm still waiting to see, like everybody else, if Lin can get that jumper down consistently. I suspect a lot more open J's for everyone as teams will close the paint on him, as they've already been doing but now with Harden it's going to be even more deadly. I still think it's going to be a work in progress. Lin still needs to show that if he's going to drive and draw a crowd of defenders, he's going able to still complete some of those difficult passes especially when he decides to go up in the air. This was a problem he said he had coming into the NBA. That Magic game showed a little promise, but then again that's against the Magic.
Lin can now relax a bit more, and I think that will improve his game, and revert him back to his old form. Everyone thinks that Lin is a great teammate and is very easy to play with. I see no trouble with their chemistry on the court. Kmart can create his own shot, so for Lin to defer to him would not have worked. Lin and Harden can both create their own shots and more so now as Lin will no longer be double teamed.
They can still double Lin and rotate around pick and roll, right? I know it is all X and O. But can you elaborate more?
This, Harden could maybe play point guard in a pinch , but he's not a true combo guard. He's more like Manu.
Anyone worried a little as they're both ball dominant? I really hope Lin becomes a better spot up shooter. He has not really shown that in preseason. Let's hope he gets it together.
That's why Manu is off the bench. And that's the same reason Harden came off the bench for Westbrook. Because they are all ball demanding. We don't know how this would work out for Harden and Lin yet. But this is an idea.
