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First Round: PG Matchup - Lin vs Westbrook

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by tinman, Apr 18, 2013.

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It's playoff time, advantage..

  1. Westbrook

    252 vote(s)
    53.7%
  2. Lin

    82 vote(s)
    17.5%
  3. Even

    56 vote(s)
    11.9%
  4. Beverly getting Sam Cassell minutes

    79 vote(s)
    16.8%
  1. aesthetics80

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    Bev works better on smaller, quicker guards. Too undersized to be effective against Westbrook. Lin gives Westbrook more problems due to his size.

    In any case neither guy is really stopping WB so Lin should be out there for his offense.
     
  2. sean joh

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    This series will spot on Harden. It doesn't really matter who should take on Westbrook !
     
  3. Jedster

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    Never.
    If he ever lost his underdog status, he'll be less lovable. C'mon admit it.
    :grin:
     
  4. tinman

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    Dang that was rough
     
  5. A_3PO

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    I hope you understand better now.
     
  6. yunac010

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    Actually I thought Lin did a better job on Westbrook than Bev, but no one can stop Westbrook anyways.
     
  7. tinman

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    Lin was reckless with the ball. He needs to not make crap passes
     
  8. GWST11

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    Can't get any worse for Lin. Need to man up and have a solid game 2. He can do it but will he?
     
  9. yunac010

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    That's true. That baseline pass... dear lord.
     
  10. Geronimo

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    I thought he played pretty good D on Westbrook for the most part, but when he tried that pass between Durant's legs, it was :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:
     
  11. tinman

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    Yeah. He's smart, he will watch film and say that was an un Harvard thing to do.

    Westbrook is a problem. Don't know how we are going to solve it
     
  12. CasaDolce

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Lin says 2nite, Rockets were pretty terrible across the board. When askd what he needs 2improve on, he says, "What isn't there 2improve on?"</p>&mdash; Howard Chen (@ho_chenCSN) <a href="https://twitter.com/ho_chenCSN/status/326196672965275650">April 22, 2013</a></blockquote>
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    Jeremy will get better.
     
  13. Geronimo

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    The frustrating thing about watching Lin is he has the quickest first step on the court and there were numerous times where he had his man beat off the dribble if he would have just kept attacked but would hesitate and just hold the ball trying to think of what he wants to do, which allows the defense to set up again. He can almost get to the rim at will if he wanted to but he lacks that same instinct Harden has.
     
  14. CasaDolce

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Lin knows he struggled, but says he honestly felt each shot was goin' in. Not sure if it was adrenaline or what that causd misses <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23RedNation">#RedNation</a></p>&mdash; Howard Chen (@ho_chenCSN) <a href="https://twitter.com/ho_chenCSN/status/326197385044836352">April 22, 2013</a></blockquote>
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    At least he was not afraid to shoot when he got some good looks.
     
  15. CasaDolce

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    A good film session will fix that.
     
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    weve been saying that all year, maybe Lin is what he is... a mediocre pg who cashed in on a 7 game stretch
     
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>The playoffs are here, which means Russell Westbrook's crazy press conference outfits are back. <a href="http://t.co/nXBbbUKLoV" title="http://twitpic.com/cl2o6s">twitpic.com/cl2o6s</a></p>&mdash; Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexKennedyNBA/status/326195140484018177">April 22, 2013</a></blockquote>
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    At least Jeremy doesn't dress like that :p
     
  18. CasaDolce

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Lin: being tentative hurt Rockets. OKC took advantage of every slight bit of hesitation. <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%23RedNation">#RedNation</a></p>&mdash; Howard Chen (@ho_chenCSN) <a href="https://twitter.com/ho_chenCSN/status/326197035030167552">April 22, 2013</a></blockquote>
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    Jeremy knows what he has to do to get better. I'm hopeful :)
     
  19. Bucketfans

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    Did you watch any of the rockets games all season? Lin was terrible in the beginning of the season and he has improved month after month. Lin now is better than Lin at new york-->fact
     
  20. LosPollosHermanos

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    Boy got his lunch eaten. The good thing about the playoffs is its 1 game at a time. Regardless of how bad we got beaten . Can we win at least 1 game though?
     

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