He's technically still a rookie. We have a very young team and we are only going to get better. Some people here are just way too harsh on the guy.
You don't think he was better in Houston then he was in NY???? When you say that one game, you mean the 38 he dropped on the spurs??? You want him to score 38 a game, am I hearing this right??? Or do you want him to be consistent and contribute just as much on offense as he does on defense??? Lin has an erratic jump shot that can't buy a bucket. Keep in mind that he's still learning what being a full time starter is like unless you're Damian Lillard??? I still believe in Jeremy Lin and why not???. By no means he's a rookie, but he's taking his lumps and learning his hard lessons.
Dragic stats this season pt fg ast rb blk st 14.2 .448 6.2 2.9 0.27 1.51 Lowry 14.4 .423 6.0 4.7 0.48 1.43 Lin 12.1 .426 6.3 3.9 0.39 2.08 Lin is behind by 2 pnts, otherwise his stats are similar to dragic and lowry, they have bad games too. ffs.
I was a fan of another team (not the Knicks) but I found myself rooting for the Knicks last year because of linsanity... because I was never a Knicks fan to begin with, I jumped ship immediately to follow Lin to Houston, and although that is the reason I became a Rox fan, I am a Rox fan at the end of the day. I have watched every minute of every game, even the garbage minutes with our rookies. I don't want to be called a LOF even if Lin is the reason I became a Rox fan, I think you need to give me that distinction. And with that said, I think Lin is playing like s**t. Ppl will point to the good games he has had this year, and certainly he has had them. But his inconsistency is what kills.... coaches, teammates, and jeremy himself doesn't know what to expect from one game to the next and so no one knows whether to trust him with the ball or not, trust him with the minutes or not. If he brought his season averages of 12 and 6 to every single game, we would have 5 more wins. At the end of the day, basketsball is about getting the round orange ball into the hoop, your PRODUCTION is judged on it (unless your rebound or assist stats are so off the charts). it kills me that he scores 20 in 22 point blowouts and 6 in 7 point losses.... That is what is so infuriating. It is really to be a Lin fan right now... Depending on the game, he is actually selfish to a fault or unselfish to a fault. If you've seen every game like I have, you know what I mean. Right now, he doesn't know what he needs to do, what his role should be, from one game to the next, from one possession to the next. That is partly on coaching of course, but I think he needs to own up to his side of it as well.... Get him a priest, get him a sports psychologist, get him a new shooting coach, hell, get him laid. Anything to snap this guy out of it.
Response It is true that Lin doesn't get many good PNR sets from his teammates, but even when he doesn't get these, he should be able to create enough spacing for himself to get off decent shots; but at this point in his career, he doesn't have a variety of "shake and bake" offensive moves for him to be effective; and his outside shots as you mentioned is not strong enough for him to score over 16 points per game. Yeah, he has a quick firs step, but he needs to develop a more offensive games to get his shots off. As to your point that Lin should come off the bench, I might agree if Jrue Holiday was playing for Rockets, but what is the alternative? Start Douglas as a PG? I can assure you that's not going to work.
Response I am a Lin fan in that I like the way he plays unselfishly, etc., but as you mentioned, he's way too inconsistent. I admit that Lin doesn't get many PNR sets from Rockets' bigs (mainly because Rockets' bigs suck at setting good picks), but his inconsistent offense is due to the fact that his long jumpers are so inconsistent and Lin lacks a variety of offensive moves and short jump shots. I think he can and should take more of stop and jump type of shots, but for some reason, he doesn't attempt as many and just tries to hit 3s which he's not good at. It's the same old story, so I don't expect a big jump in his offensive contribution if and when Lin improves on this aspect of his game during off-season. Hopefully, Rockets can make it to playoffs, so players can get some playoff experience. Also, it's true that Refs are not giving him many fouls when he drives to the rim, even though in many instances, he is getting fouled.
Response If we had Jrue Holiday on Rockets, I would start him over Lin. However, the fact is we don't, so Lin has to be the starting PG; and the coaches need to set up some plays for him to get his offensive mojo going. Lin is very streaky player offensively in that once he makes one or two shots at the beginning, he can take off. I can tell how he's going to play just watching first quarter.
Response Jrue probably scored more points off Dougie, not that he did not score many points off Lin. The fact is that there are around 5 to 7 PGs in NBA who can score off anyone; they can create enough space and take short jumpers all day if they need to. One aspect of Jrue's game where he can improve is because he's so good offensively, he sometimes tries and takes very difficult shots. Jrue, if he played more smartly, can be 18+ and 10+ assists type of PG.
It's just sad that just when you thought Lin turned the corner during that 4 game stretch beginning with the New York Knicks game, he reverts back to being Linconsistent
oh keep saying that to yourself that if that makes you feel less pathetic. i know you mad. :grin: "not worth a reply" made my day LMAO thanks
One thing that does piss me off is why the heck Lin couldn't learn to shoot open long jumpers in Harvard. There is a real possibility that Lin may take long time improving his shooting. I would also say Lin would be a perfect fit for Felton's role with Knicks, playing with a good PNR Center who can go up strong and dunk the ball. Felton's fault is that he takes way too many shots thinking he is a superstar or something. At least, Lin was more unselfish. However, in Rockets, Lin needs to be more selfish and score. The way Rockets play the game, you don't need a true PG player: it's penetrate and dump the ball to whoever is open for long 3s.
Response I don't expect Lin to improve significantly during this season offensively. Hopefully, Rockets will get some playoff experience though. It's too bad that Rockets is not in the Eastern Conf.
Jeremy Lin is a Rookie? Jeremy Lin is the most inexperienced Houston Rockets starter, total career playing minutes: 2,424 mins, But I thought he is good on defense
Dietary cholesterol does not contribute significantly towards blood cholesterol unless you are a hyper-responder, so go ahead and trade Lin for that burger.
He's had a bad season with a few good games mixed in. I made this call before the season actually. I don't think he's anything more then a backup pg. Out of curiousity, what improvement have we seen? He still can't shoot and the turnovers are still occurring at an alarming rate. All is see is people keep mentioning "he'll get better", 'He's got so much potential", ect..Sorry, I don't see it.
I think he's a great young player. I'd love to have him on the Rockets. I agree though, his shot selection needs work. He'll get there though
