looks like a reason to me... This team has championship aspirations. Stop being an apologist for mediocrity
Oh Carl...tsk, tsk! Jeremy had to learn real fast that you cannot study for a Harvard exam the night before like he did in high school. BTW, he graduated from high school with a 4.2 GPA. He was also involved in basketball, flag football, president of his Bible study group at Harvard. I'm sure if his grades went lower, Mama Lin would give him a good talking to. Just posting this. Love his comments about when his mom is at the games. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/7nv4QZtllK4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
I think a key component for coaching that problem is consistency. As long as the player knows what he needs to work on, he can do something about the problem. It seemed like sometimes last year, Lin didn't really know why he was being pulled, and that is on McHale. Not that McHale was trying to stunt Lin's growth or anything stupid like that... just that McHale is still learning on the job too. It seems like they were both getting better at it as the year went on, though.
The average grade at Harvard was definitely around a B to a B+. Getting A- or A was pretty difficult but so was getting a C. But given he was playing basketball all the time it's tough to spend your time studying...but ha on the Asian F.
The thing about confidence is that it's something that can be overcome with time. As Lin gets older, and Houston fans start supporting him more instead of doubting him, he will become more confident. Bring a sign to Toyota center at the next game you attend that reads "we believe in you, JLin!" and watch the guy score. One thing that cannot be doubted is that as Lin gets older, and longer tenured in the NBA, he will become more confident. You see it all the time. Last year DMo throwing up airballs on wide open threes and TJones being afraid to shoot even at all--that's lack of confidence, almost expected of rookies.
Doubting and supporting are not mutually exclusive. Just because someone doubts Lin will regain Linsanity level doesn't mean he doesn't support Jeremy Lin. Key distinction that so many people miss.
i think our goal is not to tolerate mediocrity, but to try and discuss how to rise above it. the flow of the thread went to Lin's mental state and how he underwent supreme confidence and then turned to extreme doubt that affected his game. bringing up the reasons for the wild swings in his mentality does not say that it is okay to be mediocre or does not necessarily blame the coach for his poor play. if you are a real Rocket fan, it gives insight and hope for you that one of your players can realize where he is mentally and where his confidence is, and find out for himself whether he can hack it or not. i dont think just because dwight is there that we let all the other players stagnate and label them mediocre forever.
Carl's been bitter ever since PPat was traded...let it go. Too much trolling hurts your mind. Since you are so resourceful, what's the average GPA of players in NBA? lol
a B average is an Asian F. If your not a 4.0 student, aint nobody got time to brag about your grades.
Although it's completely irrelevant to Op's post, the following is what I've heard about Asian mark: A = Average B = Bad C = Crap D = Dead
I'm pretty tired of hearing the excuse that he's only had x many starts or games as if that made a lick of difference thinking about how good his game may ultimately become. Starts don't matter. He's 25 and has played 3 seasons. From here, he can only improve incrementally from last season.
He improved a lot from the beginning of the season to the end. Incremental improvements can be a big difference maker. Lin doesn't need to explode at the gates, he just needs to be solid.
I graduated with a 2.89 out of Texas A&M and I graduated from Medical School this past summer! Does not mean much, trust me.
Check out this link: http://www.bsports.com/statsinsights/analyzing-player-development-by-position It has a chart showing PER since 1990 for all positions by age. It seems to indicate that PGs hit their peak at age 30.
