When you start saying Cutch "dislikes" Jeremy and encourages "hate" on Jeremy then i most definitely am barking up the right tree.
Lin needs to be benched. It might cost us some games, but if Lin keeps this up Canaan will take his minutes and he won't be giving them back.
Why because he dropped 26 and helped win a MASSIVE comeback game? Sure glad you're not involved in the Rox organization.
That's a bit extreme. Just from watching his play in the last two weeks it seems pretty obvious that something physical was bothering him. The quickness and burst seems to be back now. Clearly vs. Portland he was a huge asset. I was hoping to see signs of that in OKC but it never really happened. He didn't look slow like he did when his back was hurting, but he didn't have the same impact. It's the fact that he's a wild card that worries me. We'll need that scoring punch and play making every night in the playoffs.
Do not confuse realistic expectations with dislike. The reality is that Lin is not that good. The reality is that for every Lin thread that is down from Lin, there is at least 2 positive ones, possibly much, much more. The reality is that Clutch likes Lin, but dislikes LoF's. The reality is that there exists a website that people like you need to go to and stay there.
With Lin, it's the same old sad story of: - Inconsistency - Picking up his dribble in traffic - Jumping and then forcing a pass - Toeing the line when shooting a three As usually typical of Lin, he also showed some spark, but was not really much of an impact.
Failed?? 3-6 from the field and if you watched the game...Asik and Hamilton missed 4 dunks from Lin passes. Meaning that he was passing and distributing well...hardly a fail.
That's the thing. I've seen him get on streaks where he makes great decisions, doesn't pick up the dribble, jump pass, etc. He'll play out of his mind and we'll crush a team. Then the very next game he's like a different player. It's mind boggling. At the beginning of this year he was very consistent and I thought he had turned a corner. I was stoked. Then the wheels fell off after he came back from that first injury, and now he appeared to be playing with a second injury. I normally can get a good "feel" for a player after watching him every game for a season or two. I still am not sure what to expect from Lin.
The Jeremy Lin conversation is just so pointless. Look.... He's going to be a factor in some games, and he's going to be the sole factor in winning some close games during a season. However..... We all know the areas that Lin struggles in that will continue to hurt this team moving forward more nights than most - -cap space taken up to sign more reliable role players -inconsistency -turnovers -overall confidence player -jump shooting & reluctance to shoot -driving to the lane with nowhere to go -poor defense -etc. etc. The long story short is that the Rockets are married to Jeremy Lin both this year and next so there really isn't a point of continuing to argue about him. There is nothing to argue about. He is who he is, and unfortunately the Rockets and their fans are going to have to hope and pray that he shows up when they need him to show up. Until then we just have to deal with the fact that he's a Rocket for now, and stop the b****ing. He's not ideal for this team, he's a miss on the part of Morey in free agency, but he's our guy for now.
To me, he is just not a good or BB smart player, at least not good enough of a player to run the primary offense through. Linsanity was a peak and probably the highest he will ever get. While I don't consider it a complete fluke, I do believe he was playing far beyond his actual abilities during that stretch. Like someone else said though, he is what he is.
LOL...plays at linsanity level, and doesn't have ability to play at linsanity level...how dumb are you people
I actually don't think it's a matter of BB IQ (some of his passes are very very nice), it's more of a maturity thing. He operates on 2 speeds...passive or active. When he's passive, he's useless. When he's active, he is either awesome or forces himself into high turnover situations. Those jumping up with nowhere to go is because he usually forced a drive into a clogged paint. Alternatively, a lot of times when he pre-determined that he was going to pass, he doesn't shoot even when there is an opening. Elite PGs are consistent because they adjust to the situation of the game to maximize the team's output. Basically, he's playing like he's a rookie/sophomore. But he is 25. So I hope for 2 things. 1) His inconsistency shifts the other way in the playoffs. There's like a 5% chance we can get Linsanity in the playoffs. 2) He renews at 4-5 mil. If not a bargain, he would at least be paid at fair value with a chance of upside for the team.
I think you missed his point. I once made 12 threes in a row in the span of two pickup games. Does that make me Steve Kerr or Mark Price? Streaks happen. They can be a glimpse of future potential or they can be just that, a streak. Flavor of the month, flash in the pan, fools gold. It happens in every sport every year. Now I don't put Lin in that category because he's shown that he has talent. But his Linsanity performance shouldn't be the expectation level.
It is definite BB IQ He consistently makes dumb decisions on both offense and defense whether he is being aggressive or passive.
