Is Jeremy fairly/unfairly being treated as the scapegoat?

Oh boy, I missed that. Something is fundamentally wrong there......
I just feel bad for Lin. Maybe it's best for him to play under another coach.

 

He'd probably avg around 18.5 -19pts...if he was full time PG (like a real point guard with normal usage rates) he'd be dishing a lot more... right now Rox are using him as slashing/attacking scorer off the bench...he has to make use of what few touches/shot attempts he gets

he'd probably only avg 20+ if he was on a team with no stars to defer to (aka linsanity run)

 

I just think there needs to be more accountability by the coaches on the players overall.

I don't see any problem between Dwight and Jeremy at all. Dwight seems like the guy, if he gets mad and goes off on his teammate, he'll be the first one to hug them and say sorry.

 

Didn't he just say that with those quotes?

 

Wow, players and coaches yelling at each other in a NBA game!!

Can you also tell me if:

Fish swim
Water is wet
the Earth is round
Big Macs have 2 beef patties
Chickens taste better cooked
Michael Jackson did Thriller
It's cold in Antarctica

 

This is the fantasy of all the Lin fans
and the fact is you will never be or come close or
even remotely think how he thinks

Jeremy Lin is also well liked amongst Rockets fans

 

Lin is a ball stopper just like Harden. He's exactly like Mario Chalmers is to the Heat. I think it's warranted when you have all of your teammates grilling you, because face it, Lin isn't Steve Nash. He has a lot of holes in his game, but we just have to live with it this year.

 

I think Feigan was responding to Pizza_Da_Hut's tweet and saying that it WASN'T Lin's fault.

 

I think he is honestly. Why does nobody get on Harden's ass for his disgusting defense and sometimes HORRIBLE offense? He's the one that impacts the game the most out of anyone on the floor, on both ends.

 

Oh hey, how did your starting point guard do in the game?

 

Lin really needs to speak up and stop trying to be a peace maker. You see Lin always trying to keep everyone composed and running when a teammate is on the floor to help pick them up. To me, he is on the wrong team - this team is all about "I" and in Lin's perspective, he sees this team as a "We".

If you watch the Knicks play, even though they are doing horrible this season, you do not see them at each others necks when a play gets broken or when someone misses a shot - they are united and play as a team. Other teams that comes to mind is the Heat, GSW, and even Pacers.

 

Only thing Lin and Chalmers have in common is they both get yelled at a lot

 

Yes he is, if you have been reading what people in the stands have heard in the games against LAC & LAL, but also last year (comments by McHale) and what you can see for yourself (Harden & coaches yelling and pointing at Lin) you can do nothing but conclude that he is at least being blamed WHILE OTHERS ARE NOT!

I put this in caps because this is the big issue. Be honest, how many times have you seen / heard McHale and other coaches being angry and or blaming Harden for anything? The truth is never. A lot of fans on here had and still have doubts about McHale having the guts to hold his star player accountable. It seems he still hasn't done it, because anybody that is objective can agree that Harden has been doing whatever he wants (ignoring plays, playing iso ball with the result of hoisting up a bad shot or passing at the last second - most infuriating player ever! - not playing defense, not boxing out etc.

It's not just Harden, I've not seen anybody yelling at Chandler Parsons for his piss poor play this season so far. Dwight Howard, same thing.

 

He certainly knows how to manage his.

 

Warranted how? We are talking about our team's #3 top scorer, who averages 1.6 more points per game than Chandler Parsons while playing 5.8 fewer minutes and taking 2.5 fewer shots per game. Did you know that thru 6 games Lin is shooting almost 44% beyond the arc (tying Cassioi for best on team) while Harden & Beverley both shooting an abysmal 27%?

"Just have to live with it"?

 

No, the plan was to switch, as McHale had reiterated post-game. Switch 1-5. Lin got bear-hugged by Nash; Bev was screened by Pau; Dwight was supposed to take on Blake, but was too slow.

 

LOL!!!!! Man I was rolling when I read this....

T_Man

 

Response

Earlier Lin and Asik are traded, the better for everyone.

 

I am not too worried about the chemistry. Things often got exaggerated when team lose and rumors exploded. Remember LBJ, wade and Spo in their first year? Durant and Westbrook not playing together? Give them time, things will smooth out and players will start trusting each other and the plays. With that being said, i do worry about the coaching stuff's poor rotation management. Don't think 8 man rotation with nearly 40 min for both harden and howard is a solution for 82 games. There was essentially no 2nd unit last night.

 

Response

I rather take Lin's D over Harden's D any day, which is not saying much, I know. Also, Bev is better than Lin in man to man D in that he's better at fighting through screens, but that's about it. Where Bev is clearly superior to Lin is his rebounding ability.