Lin and Parsons are replaceable because their backups can put up similar numbers Switch Harden for Martin and there's a 5-8 lose difference for the rockets Replace Asik and we are the Kings( high scoring team ,but worse defensive team in the league)
I love when people say Bev shutdown westbrook Westbrook scored 29 with 1 good leg on bev people seem to forget Lin held westbrook to 13/9 the first time they played each other Bev got outplayed by Jackson in 3 of 4 games in the playoffs ONLY 1 PLAYER ON THIS TEAM IS UNTOUCHABLE(Harden) Bev put up 11/3 , while giving up 16/4 , no he didn't produce as well as Lin, but the drop off isnt that bad
Clearly you are blinded by the numbers. Anyone with 2 eyes and basketball sense can see that Parsons is on the brink of being our 2nd or 3rd most impactful player on our roster. Parsons isn't comparable to a backup. Against the #1 seed, in the playoffs, he was integral in both of our playoff wins. I'll go a step further and say that both Asik and Parsons have cemented themselves as James Harden's sidekicks. Parsons and Asik took their games to another level in the playoffs, they earned the praise and the adulation from Red Nation. The playoffs is where legends are born, those 2 young guys, in particular, are on their way.
Is Parsons a bargain , Yes Second win he scored 10 points, played good defense But he's still replaceable Parsons is still ranked 12 -15 in his position Playoffs 40mpg 18 points/ good player Season 36mpg 15.5 points/ above avg. player whichever star comes here, Parsons will become 4 best player Garcia and Delfino can put up his production , just like Bev and brooks can put up Lins production Dont be a COF ONLY 1 PLAYER IS UNTOUCHABLE HARDEN
How old is Parsons? What was this, his second year? and he's already improving by leaps and bounds. How old are Garcia and Delfino? The number of years that players have been on this planet are as equally important as the numbers they put on a stat sheet. And if we do get another star, Parsons will be our 3rd best player. Like i said, he's only in his second year, and he's proving to be our most dynamic and consistent player outside of Harden.
hey new user, you realize that #1 is the only person who decides what goes where. when you realize he's Hakeem here and you are just Lin, then you'll get it.
I remember that Kenny was very athletic when he joined the Rockets. How else would he be in the dunk and 3 point contest? why would kenny need to create his own shot? the point was for us to get the ball to dream or the open guy. Kenny was the most stable Rocket, Sam and to a lesser degree Scottie Brooks closed out games in the later part of his career. He was also extremely CLUTCH in the post season. Not only in one game. What about turnovers? ball handling? that's Lin's biggest problem next to consistent shooting. when was the last time you remember Kenny passing the ball out of bounds?
I think as long as he is not personally attacking someone it's ok. Basically aiming the words at a particular person would be bad, but he didnt do that. If you look back at the post last nite it was after someone compared Lin to Kenny Smith, so the responses were in a joking sort of tone. I consider myself a Lin fan, I just don't think he should be on the Rockets and I got attacked for that. The funny thing is I think we should trade Asik too but no one ever really gets mad when I say that and Asik played awesome in the playoffs, lol. And really comparing Jeremy Lin to Kenny Smith is insane. Kenny Smith could be named clutch himself.
What's next? comparing Lin to Vernon Maxwell? Steve Francis? Calvin Murphy? The Rockets ever since Kenny left, have been searching for a steady PG who can run an offense. When Kenny was losing minutes to Sam, he was in the late part of his career, plus we know how well that Sam Cassell guy turned out. He was "James Harden" from OKC.
Actually, compared to his NYK days, Lin's turnovers have decreased. While there is no denying he could stand to improve there as he was 5th in the NBA for his position, the fact is his average of 2.9 this past season was behind the likes of Westbrook, Jeff Teague, Jrue Holliday, Damian Lillard, Also 0.1 above Deron Williams and Goran Dragic. Lin needs to work on his shooting, as most likely his role next season will still require it as Harden is still likely to be given the ball to play as he does, and he will need to be more aggressive when he doesn't have the ball. From what I've seen, he needs to be more decisive in when he makes moves with or without the ball. Early in the season, Lin was playing right up there with Harden, it seems like the coaching and the offense running through Harden make him tentative. He needs to get over that, stop just staying in one spot when he can at least in toward the ball when Harden or whoever they handed it to is in trouble at the top of the key. He can also start demanding the ball a little more via scoring the open jumpers or using his speed and scoring instead of circling underneath the hoop expecting his shot to be blocked. If he can overcome these issues, he should be fine and should get the coaches' trust more. Lin has good upside and skills to be a starter in the NBA. He is unlikely to be a Derrick Rose, Chris Paul or Deron Williams have people call him the best PG, but there is no doubt he can play and be one of the better ones.
Just because it doesn't go in there doesn't mean it doesn't belong there. No matter how I read this post, it reeks of the extreme-right. So is the extreme-right making a comeback or is this "the base" for the extreme-rightists? But of course, it's probably just a corrupt tool having a delusional ego-trip because his/her join date is earlier-than-thou.
1.if you want to get technical, the thread is about game threads. this is not a game thread. 2.if you didn't like my post, it must have struck a nerve with you.
I know, I think sometimes we underestimate just how die hard some Lin fans are. They honestly see him as a big time player. I mean comparing him to Derek Fisher and Kenny Smith two of the most Clutch players in basketball history. Either you don't know the game and your looking at stats or your a bit delusional. One of my major points when starting this thread is that Jeremy looks scared, he really does. That is not a personal attack against Lin it's the truth. Trust me I wish Lin played fearless and with a bit more smarts. He would be a really good point guard if he did. The most frustrating thing is that you know that he can do better, but he doesn't. At least in my opinion he can do a lot better but he scared to either mess up or take charge and he only does it when he absolutely has too. The thing that he may not know is that a team needs several leaders in order to make it through the playoffs and they need him to be a leader and he's not. Will he be in the future? I don't know but the Rockets have a chance to be really good next year if two stars decided to come here and in IMHO Jeremy Lin made himself available for trade.
Bad joke. Actually I think aiming words at a particular person is better than aiming words at a group when only a particular person says something wrong. 1. It's subjective 2. No one knows the future 3. Even if they are far apart, it's not worse than comparing White to LeBron 4. Even if it is insane, it's only one person doing that
your right it was a bad joke man. I am sorry you took offense to it. But I will say that it's really not subjective JEREMY LIN IS NOT KENNY SMITH PLEASE STOP IT. And whoever compared Royce White to Lebron is insane also, lol.
I wasn't trying to get technical, it's the opposite, it's more of the content that I was talking about Definitely, as I have posted numerous times, I do not like to be pigeonholed. If you trash-talk some posters who say stupid stuff that's fine with me, don't say all Lin fans dis or dat, which would be seen as directed at me, since I am a Lin fan. But more importantly, I am a Lin fan but I have watching b-ball for many years and had been fan of many players. It is truly disturbing to be lump-summed into this group-think monstrosity. I also do not like the divisiveness and seniority complex here now but that's secondary.
